Maria was a fast-moving ordinary woman from an intelligent family. Her mother worked as a therapist at the hospital for many years, and her father was a professor at the university and taught modern geology. By virtue of his profession, he often went on business trips and expeditions. I explored various localities, looking for minerals. …
Olga Petrovna became very ill last night. The old lady suddenly woke up at three o’clock in the morning and felt that her heart began to ache and beat wildly. Her breath caught in her throat, beads of sweat stood out on her forehead. «Is it really the end,» she thought with horror and, gathering …
I’ve finally been promoted! I’ve been waiting for this for so long. I worked hard and hard. And now — victory! Such things don’t happen very often, so my best friend and roommate Lidka and I decided to celebrate this case in our favorite bar. Said —done! Dressed up, we went to meet entertainment. The …
Olga Petrovna looked attentively at her son-in-law, who was repairing a broken stool. Finally, the son-in-law could not stand the overseer’s gaze, and politely asked: — And why are you looking at me like that? Am I doing everything wrong again? — You fix it, Tolya, fix it, — the woman also answered suspiciously politely. …
Sitting by the window, Nina Andreevna looked out at the street. Snow fell in large flakes on the ground, enveloping it in a snow-white canvas. The glass felt a little cool. The women’s peers were walking: some alone, some in pairs. Her neighbor, Nadezhda Ivanovna, was sitting on a bench, wrapped in a down shawl, …