The wife had been silent for a year, hosting her husband’s relatives in their home, until one evening, she finally put the bold family members in their place
Irina stood by the window, watching as the wind swept the leaves across the yard. In an hour, the usual Sunday invasion of her husband’s relatives would begin, and her cozy apartment would turn into a thoroughfare. She sighed heavily, absentmindedly straightening the folds of the new tablecloth – the fifth one this year. The … Read more