While My Husband Was Away on a Work Shift in the Taiga, a Baby Appeared in My Life—A Lie Changed Everything
“Anna Petrovna, is it true that you and Ivan have no children of your own?” Galina, my neighbor, squinted at me as she leaned over the fence. “God didn’t grant us any,” I replied softly, gripping the empty bucket in my hands a little tighter. I had always hated these conversations. Every time someone in … Read more