He refused to pay for his wife’s surgery, chose a plot for her in the cemetery, and left for the sea with his mistress.

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In one of the wards of an expensive private clinic, a young woman was quietly fading away. The doctors moved around her cautiously, as though afraid to disturb death itself. Periodically, they cast worried glances at the monitors, where the vital signs flickered weakly. It was clear to them: even the largest sums of money … Read more

The wife, who had very little time left to live, was visited in her hospital room by a little girl who asked her to be her mom.

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The body seemed to have broken — like a mechanism suddenly stopped working. Like a fragile boat on the border of two worlds: water and air. No breath, no time — only pain that burns from memory even one’s own name. In the fog of consciousness, where dreams intertwine with reality, Alla suddenly realizes: she … Read more

Her husband left Vera with a child in her arms and no means to survive, living in a rented apartment. Three years later, when he decided to mock her — he froze in silent astonishment.

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— Is that you?.. Vera? — Hi, Kostya. Didn’t expect me? A woman stood before him — confident, with a straight back and a slight half-smile on her lips. There was no pain or pleading in her eyes like before. He noticed: she had changed. Her clothes were simple but clearly not cheap. Her hairstyle … Read more

— If you argue, my son will throw you out onto the street, — declared the mother-in-law, forgetting whose apartment this was.

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Arina, bake a cabbage pie for dinner tomorrow,” Lyudmila Vasilievna declared, entering the kitchen and sitting down at the table. “I haven’t had a proper pastry in a long time; you’re always cooking some strange dishes.” Arina turned away from the stove where she was frying cutlets for dinner. Her mother-in-law sat with her usual … Read more

The orphan girl who inherited a modest house deep in the forest went mushroom picking and found an airplane… One look inside the cockpit changed everything…

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After leaving the orphanage, seventeen-year-old Lida inherited something strange — a little house in the wilderness, passed down from her long-deceased grandmother. The half-collapsed building stood apart from everything — on the edge of the forest, as if forgotten by time. No one was waiting for her, nothing tied her to the past — and … Read more

— Let’s give your big bonus to your sister for her 30th birthday! She’ll be so happy!” — the mother suggested completely seriously.

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Ksenia looked at the numbers on the computer screen for the third time, as if they could change under her intense gaze. The bonus turned out to be even bigger than she had expected. Twenty-four months of work in a state corporation, endless negotiations, nights spent on documents — and here was the result. The … Read more

— While I’m staying awake at night by our daughter’s bedside, you’re having an affair with my own friend! And you think that means nothing?!

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It all started suddenly — my little daughter Lizochka got sick. She was only nine months old, and then suddenly her temperature shot up sharply, and she started vomiting and having diarrhea. I was in panic — I’m 23 years old, a young mom with almost no experience in such situations. And Sasha, my husband, … Read more

— Sir, today is my mom’s birthday… I want to buy flowers, but I don’t have enough money… I bought the boy a bouquet. And some time later, when I came to the grave, I saw this bouquet there.

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When Pasha was not even five years old, his world collapsed. His mother was gone. He stood in the corner of the room, stunned by confusion — what was happening? Why was the house filled with strangers? Who were they? Why was everyone so quiet, so strange, speaking in whispers and avoiding eye contact? The … Read more

— You should be a servant to my husband, — declared my mother-in-law, but she didn’t know that soon I would reveal her dirty little secret.

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— School? Seriously? — Valentina Sergeevna grimaced as if from a toothache. — Artyom could have found a more decent wife. I silently poured tea into the porcelain cups, trying not to spill. My hands trembled with anger, but I couldn’t show it to my mother-in-law. Three months of marriage had taught me one thing … Read more

— Tomorrow I’m transferring money to Mom for the apartment. The decision is made, — declared my husband without asking for my opinion.

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— You decided to buy Mom an apartment? — Alisa looked at her husband with confusion. He was sitting at the kitchen table, wearing a somewhat guilty expression. Kolya nodded, avoiding her gaze. — Yes, I decided. She’s just a million short, and we’ve almost saved that much. — What do you mean, “decided”? — … Read more