October 2025 – Page 25

**Дневник Андрея Смирнова** Сегодня утром, когда я завтракал, услышал, как жена шепчет: «Мы её не звали»

You should be glad my mother eats your food, the husband snapped. Did she wear my boots again?

The dog wouldn’t even touch your cutlets, my husband chuckled as he tossed the plate into the bin.

Муж ушёл к молодой, оставив жену с огромными долгами. Год спустя он увидел её за рулём машины, которая

Whos going to cook for us if you leave?Where are you going? And who will make our meals? her husband

28October2025 Today I felt the familiar tug of a domestic skirmish that has, of late, become almost ritual.

The family once seemed pictureperfect. My wife, Lucy, and I loved each other genuinely, often taking

Where are you headed?We came to see you!I cant stand your sister! Galine winced, spitting the words.

Ah, the tribe has arrived! Eleanor Anderson nodded toward the lone figure shuffling down the lane.

I never imagined the man I lovedmy child’s fatherwould stare straight into my eyes and question