Novels for girls authors. A series of books "big book of love stories for girls"

"What is love like?" What is love like? For a game, for an essay, for an illness, for a natural disaster, for a typhoon, for trust ... Each girl will continue this list herself. From day to day, Vera wrote down her thoughts about love in a notebook. Sad, sad, sometimes unexpected. But only after the girl met Danya, she found out what love really looks like. "Valentine's Day" There is no love in the world! Ninth-grader Katya Prokofieva was one hundred percent sure of this. But on the eve of the stupid Valentine's Day, the whole school seemed to go crazy - the girls were learning verses from "Eugene Onegin", the boys were going to shoot on the stage with dueling pistols. And everyone scribbled “valentines” to each other. Katya was above this and did not participate in the general madness. In addition, she knew that no one would write a love letter to her. After all, even Ruslan, with whom she kissed the day before, addressed all his notes to another girl ... "A grain of sand in the palm of your hand" Parents never listen to Lika's opinion. Their daughters don't seem to exist. And now she has to go to Turkey - to the Tropicana youth camp - only because mom and dad want it. And of course, they didn't even ask if she herself wanted it. The upcoming holidays promise to be the worst in Lika's entire life! Neither the gentle sea, nor the bright sun can relieve her heartache ... And a handsome guy cannot fix this!

"Beauty Queen" There is a new one in our class. Handsome! Charming! What girl can resist his charms? Dimka bewitched everyone, including Svetka and me - girlfriends are not spilling water. Soon, all the classmates rejected by the fickle gentleman were already crying about their unenviable fate. Then Svetka, who was the first to fall for the bait of a school-scale Don Juan, offered to play him. And at the next party she appeared with her sister - a real beauty queen, a future movie star. I wonder if the conqueror of girls' hearts will bite on this bait? .. "Prince from a distant land" The news that she is a beauty queen fell on Rita like an avalanche. Oh, how good it was before, when no one noticed this beauty. And now ... Boys followed the girl's tail - both peers and much older, they made dates for her, confessed their love. But Rita was indifferent - until she met Denis, the older sister's boyfriend. How to be? The girl did everything not to catch his eye - she was not going to beat off someone else's gentleman. But also suffer from unrequited love too. It's good that my grandmother came up with a wonderful way out - she took Rita to rest in a distant country, where she met a real prince ... "The most personal diary" Svetka believed in true love. In such that all life together, so that until old age look into each other's eyes and give happiness. The girl hoped to meet a guy who would become her soulmate. But when she told Dimka about her dream, he laughed and offered to think about studying better. And a friend is called! Light was offended. And before his eyes, she began dating a boy from a parallel class ...

Dear girls! My novels are stories from real life, their heroes and heroines are like you and live side by side. Time passes, we grow up, the world around us changes, but love remains the main thing at all times! "Prince from a distant land" The news that she is a beauty queen hit Rita like an avalanche. Oh, how good it was before, when no one noticed this beauty. And now boys followed the girl's tail - both peers and much older, they made dates for her, confessed their love. But Rita was indifferent - until she met Denis, the older sister's boyfriend. How to be? The girl did everything not to catch his eye - she was not going to beat off someone else's gentleman. But also suffer from unrequited love too. It's good that my grandmother came up with a wonderful way out - she took Rita to rest in a distant country, where she met the real prince "Beauty Queen" A new one appeared in our class. Handsome! Charming! What girl can resist his charms? Dimka bewitched everyone, including Svetka and me - girlfriends are not spilling water. Soon, all the classmates rejected by the fickle gentleman were already crying about their unenviable fate. Then Svetka, who was the first to fall for the bait of a school-scale Don Juan, offered to play him. And at the next party she appeared with her sister - a real beauty queen, a future movie star. I wonder if the conqueror of girls' hearts will bite on this bait? "Wish Beach" The sea, the sun, two girls and... a guy they can't share. Of course, there are many other guys at the camp site, but no one can compare with Ivan. He is handsome, witty, masters martial arts, reads Chinese, is the first to help, and is not afraid of anything. In general, the very best! But who will get it? In the struggle for Ivan's attention, the modest Anya immediately turned into an aggressive shark. What should Masha do? Learn the methods of seduction - or still remain yourself? ..

Vadim Selin "A Chance for Love" After the tragic death of her parents, five-year-old Valya ended up in an orphanage. She no longer hoped that one day she would find a family, but a miracle did happen - she had a father. Now the girl has everything she dreamed of: a loved one, a cozy house on the banks of the Don. And even more than that - for the holidays she goes hiking in the mountains, which she dreamed about so much. And only one thing overshadows the upcoming adventure - in the tourist group with Valya was her old enemy - a boy named Cyril. But after all, one step from hatred to love ... Daria Lavrova "Harmful Love" Sasha's summer seems to have disappeared completely and irrevocably. Her favorite boy began to secretly meet with another. And worst of all, he accused Sasha herself of treason. True, he is not far from the truth, and for some time now the girl has been increasingly visited by thoughts about Andrei, with whom she once studied at the same school. This summer, Alexandra needs not only to get a job, but also to understand herself, deciding who is really dear to her ... Irina Mazaeva "Marlene's Summer" All Marlene's classmates have long decided what they want to do and where they will do after school, but only not Marlene. It seems that she generally lagged behind her peers in many ways. For example, in height: at her sixteen, Marlene is mistaken for a ten-year-old girl. And most importantly, she has never dated anyone; Marlene has zero experience in relationships with guys. But, perhaps, the summer, which she will be spending for the first time away from home, will change the girl's life forever?

“My beautiful bad luck” Dasha fell in love with the green-eyed handsome Maxim at first sight, and then she also met Dima in English courses. It turned out to be extremely difficult to choose a single guy for a girl, but fate took it upon itself to arrange the happiness of an unlucky eleventh grader. Prince Charming made a choice for Dasha. But will she be able to keep her happiness? "Dream Date" Sometimes it's hard to figure out your own feelings, let alone the feelings of others! Polina is sure that astrology can help in this, because the life of a person is controlled by stars. By the way, according to the sign of the Zodiac Polina - Pisces, the person is romantic, sensitive, creative and very vulnerable. The fact that the guy of her dreams was actually completely different was a real blow for the girl. But fate is changeable. Who knows what kind of surprise she is preparing for Polina now? .. “Dance of the Fiery Salamander” Sasha was not at all happy that instead of the usual Black Sea, she would have to spend the summer with her grandmother. However, she did not have to be bored for a long time! Energetic and enterprising, like all Aries, Alexandra quickly became the star of the local party. She revealed an ancient secret, over which all the inhabitants of the village fought, almost quarreled with her friend, acquired many admirers and - most importantly! She figured out which one she really likes. That's what fighting spirit, fiery temperament and one small miracle means!

"How to become the most beautiful?" Anya herself did not remember how she decided to participate in the school beauty contest. And what got into her? Unremarkable, ordinary gray mouse, which does not even have girlfriends. But it turns out that when you set a goal for yourself, everything seems to work out by itself: there are people who believe in you, friends suddenly appear and come to the rescue. Thanks to the organized competition, Anya not only made friends with a great girl, but also learned to dance the waltz and cook well. But can these skills help her win the title of the most beautiful girl in school, as well as the heart of her beloved boy? "Heart for the Invisible Man" Here's the news: a beauty pageant is being held at the school! The girls rushed to sew breathtaking dresses in order to overwhelm the jury, which will consist only of boys. But Inna Samsonova is not going to participate: after all, she is so ugly ... Instead, she is trying to find out who sent her a note “I like you”, putting it in a math manual ... Or the note was not intended for her at all, but for another girl, beautiful Dana, who recently took this allowance from her? In addition, someone unknown ruined Dana's three dresses one after another. Inna is going to find out all this - and therefore she is also preparing an outfit for the competition. There she will try to bring the villain to clean water ... "Miss Popularity" Is it good to be bright, self-confident and always get what you want? Achieve the best grades in school, be successful with boys, arouse the admiration and envy of girlfriends? Of course yes! Most girls would agree to this without hesitation. Only Alka never wanted to be like everyone else. But ... how else to win the school pageant "Miss Popularity"? Or to attract the attention of a boy she likes from the first grade? Alka faces a difficult choice!

E. Nesterina "The Queen of the Winter Ball" At the head of a detachment of warriors, a young queen rushes on a horse. The sword flashes in her hand, the enemies tremble and take flight! Lights are burning in the windows of the castle - and the queen, dressed in an elegant dress, is dancing at the ball ... But all these are the fantasies of Vera Gerasimova, who, of course, is not a beautiful queen, but an ordinary girl. Really dreams will never become reality, and reality will never be interesting? And then there's a disco in honor of Valentine's Day. To which Vera was unexpectedly invited by a completely different guy ... S. Lubenets "Valentine's Day" There is no love in the world! Ninth-grader Katya Prokofieva was one hundred percent sure of this. But on the eve of the stupid Valentine's Day, the whole school seemed to go crazy - the girls were learning verses from "Eugene Onegin", the boys were going to shoot on the stage with dueling pistols. And everyone scribbled “valentines” to each other. Katya was above this and did not participate in the general madness. In addition, she knew that no one would write a love letter to her. After all, even Ruslan, with whom she kissed the day before, addressed all his notes to another girl ... And. Molchanova "Virtual Angel" She is invisible. Neighbors, passers-by, sellers in stores, classmates at school - no one pays attention to her. Even the only friend is busy only with herself, she does not care about Karina's problems. And suddenly miracles begin to happen in the life of a modest quiet woman: someone writes anonymous romantic messages to her, she meets an amazing guy and ... understands that she has a real secret ...

Alina Kuskova "The Knight of My Summer" Finally, the long-awaited vacation has come, but for some reason Yana is not too happy about it. Again you have to read novels about novels and dream about a handsome prince. But the best friend Irishka never despairs. The girl knows for sure: in order to win the attention of a guy, you need to make a lot of efforts, which means you don’t have to sit at home, and even more so don’t spend time reading a book. She will make sure that Yana finds the prince of this summer ... Irina Mazaeva Sveta's "Prediction of Love" decided that she and Zlata must certainly go camping with the boys to Lake Onega. Summer was coming to an end, and nothing memorable had happened to them yet. And in general - adventures are needed in life! Only Zlata, for some reason, was not at all eager to go camping, or did she not like the handsome Andrey, with whom Svetka wanted to introduce her at all costs? But, as you know, surprises await in any journey. And the trip to the lake was no exception. Everyone fell in love, but not at all as expected ... Maria Severskaya "Miss thirty-three misfortunes" Miroslava always gets into all sorts of troubles: either she twists her leg out of the blue, then she gets stuck in the elevator, then she gets a tennis ball in the forehead. But the girl does not pay attention to such trifles, because she has Vadim, who is so in love with her. Or is she still not in love and she came up with everything herself? The guy behaves too contradictory to understand, but Miroslava does not lose hope until one day she becomes an involuntary witness to one not too pleasant conversation ...

"A girl named the Sun" Sonya Solntseva - just done! She reconciled with a friend, after a quarrel between her parents, she returned her father home. But in her personal life, the girl has big problems. Sonya fell in love with her best friend's boyfriend. And how could this happen? Solntseva decides to get the handsome man out of her head, but it seems that he himself is not against their communication ... “Love is off schedule” Since childhood, Maya knows exactly what she wants - to leave her native village, enter a prestigious university, become independent. Nothing can stop her on the way to her cherished goal: neither bad teachers, nor the problems of friends, nor other people's love, because Maya is distinguished by enviable patience and self-confidence. Only one thing unsettles her a little - communication with a former classmate Sasha Pokrovsky, for whom she has completely incomprehensible feelings ... "Date by mistake" Lena Kuznetsova enjoyed the warm summer days - still, her beloved boyfriend is nearby, a new girlfriend with whom you can go to beach and swim from morning to evening. Life is wonderful and wonderful! It would seem that nothing can overshadow the girl's mood ... But one day everything turns upside down: the girlfriend stops talking, the guy hangs up, and even Kostya's faithful friend does not believe the words. "Is it really someone's intrigues?" Lena guesses and decides to figure everything out. But the biggest surprise awaits the girl ahead.

"Marlene's Summer" All Marlene's classmates have long decided what they want to do and where they will go after school, but not Marlene. It seems that she generally lagged behind her peers in many ways. For example, in height: at her sixteen, Marlene is mistaken for a ten-year-old girl. And most importantly, she has never dated anyone; Marlene has zero experience in relationships with guys. But, perhaps, the summer, which she will be spending for the first time away from home, will change the girl's life forever? "When dreams are smiling" Going to a dream is always difficult, the path is long and thorny. Vika herself did not believe that she would succeed. Since childhood, she saw herself as a biker, flying on an iron horse along the road. And for her dream, the girl did everything: at night she understood the intricate structure of motorcycles, crammed the rules of the road, mastered driving on an old bike of acquaintances. But Vika didn’t even have her own motorcycle, not even a helmet. It seemed that everything was in vain, but dreams come true for those who believe ... "Miss Perfection" Mashka and Mishka are old friends. Mishka is a cheerful and perky girl who loves to flirt with boys and considers everyone her only and last. Masha is her complete opposite. She plans every step in advance and believes that she does not need relationships, they can be quite successfully replaced by orchids and knitting. Homebody Masha is happy with her life and does not consider it necessary to change it, until one fine day the girl is removed from the soloists in the dance ensemble. It turns out that in order to perform flamenco well, you need to fall in love! But with this, the heroine has great difficulties ... or does she think so?

If you don't know what to do in your free time, read an interesting book. And what could be better than a book about love.
And so, dear girls, we are in a hurry to present you some of the best books about love that you will remember for a long time.

Let's start with five books that will be of interest to girls from twelve years old and older.

1. The Big Book of Winter Love Novels

This is a story about a schoolgirl who became an unwitting witness to a fierce girlish competition, but is afraid to make public the name of the culprit. In addition to remorse, this young person is charged with another problem - the most handsome guy in the school. What awaits the girl, happy love, or the reprisal of a rival?

2. City of revived dreams

How often does a situation happen in life when you like your girlfriend's boyfriend yourself. And you seem to be happy for the lovers, but, nevertheless, you feel deprived. But the story is not about that, but about how unexpectedly fate brings pleasant meetings ...

3. If you fall in love - be quiet!

There are many novels in this book that vividly describe the first love of teenagers. Sometimes these feelings cause a lot of trouble, and sometimes they inspire and lift to heaven. You will definitely be interested in these stories, because they take so much from life ...

4. Start a romance with a hero!

Every person has some kind of talent. And Alena was excellent at writing short novels for the school newspaper. But the trouble is, at one point the muse left the girl, and the material must be given to the publishing house before the release of a new newspaper. You could, of course, write your own love story, but no one has ever fallen in love with a girl, and she has no personal experience. Only one thing will save the situation - you need to urgently find a super-guy and start an affair with him ...

5. Best love stories for girls

This book contains several easy and fun-to-read novels: Sea Amazon, Date Schedule, and Summer Girl.

Here you will find stories about the first magical love, find out what trials and dangers can warn lovers, as well as many interesting and happy moments that will make you immerse yourself in reading.

The following books will be no less exciting for a more adult audience of girls aged 16 and older.

6 . my favorite mistake

The girl grew up and went to college. And everything would have been perfect if not for the new roommate.
The guy promises to move out if the girl either falls in love with him, or hates him, or just sleeps with him.

How difficult it will be for the heroine, because the guy is not only handsome, but also a jack-of-all-trades with many talents...

7. My perfect whirlwind: Chip and Dale get into character

She spent three years getting “He” to pay attention to her. But the trouble is, "He" began to meet with the "Other". How to be in such a situation? The only decision the heroine makes is to separate the lovers. And the guy who is unrequitedly in love with her rival will help in this matter ...

8. Play with me

This story is about a girl who decides to become a soccer player after learning that the object of her affections is crazy about sports girls. The heroine set a goal and proved to everyone on the field that she is an excellent player. And everything would be fine if the next morning the girl did not wake up in the arms of the captain of the football team ...

9. Ten tiny breaths

The life of the main character changed dramatically after the tragic death of loved ones. Escaping from nightmares, the girl leaves to live in Miami, where a completely new life awaits her ...

10. I allow myself to hate

This is a story about passionate love, baseless jealousy and various life tests that lovers must go through. The only question is, will they stay together after everything they've been through?

11. Breathing (E.Glines)

The heroine of the novel gets a job as a maid for the summer in the house where the guy lives - a rock star. A girl can only dream of such a guy, but she does not have time to communicate because of work. The young rocker doesn't need a relationship either. He has a tough contract and a brilliant career ahead of him. But the guy himself does not notice how he falls in love with the main character. Whether they will be together, and what awaits them further is known only to the Lord God ... and the reader.

12. simple perfection

A young and promising guy must continue the family business and marry a rich girl. Everything turns upside down when he meets a beautiful stranger. The guy breaks off his old relationship for the sake of a new sympathy, but the premature death of his father makes its own adjustments to this story. Will the stranger be able to become a support and consolation for the protagonist, or does she herself have so many skeletons in the closet that even two cannot pull?

13. Spoiled Perfection

Sequel to the first book, Simple Perfection.

The girl leaves her parents from her hometown in order to start an independent new life. The main character puts on the skin of an iron lady, and becomes the object of admiration for a guy who likes strong women. What will happen when he falls in love and gets to know her better ...

14. Boys Vincent

This book is about a classic love triangle. All events develop around three characters. They have to go through lies and betrayal, betrayal and pangs of conscience in order to understand that love can overcome everything.

15. As long as it lasts

Two twin brothers and one pretty girl... This fact already makes your head explode in conjectures, what and how? But in this story there is nothing vulgar, but only a love triangle and a complicated relationship in which the brothers compete for the right to be with a beautiful girl.

Chapter 1
sea ​​girl

- Tumba-yumba! Hakuna matata! Chunga-changa! Musi-pusi! Good morning! Chi-wa-wa!

“Gr-r-citizens vacationers! Who wants to take an exotic snapshot as a keepsake with a guest from South Africa, pa-adhadi-ee!

Exposing my body to the gentle sun, I lay on a white deck chair and looked with a smile through binoculars at a black guy dressed as a resident of a wild African tribe. A funny straw skirt hung on his hips, bright bandages on his wrists, an incomprehensible structure of multi-colored feathers was piled up on his head, he held a spear in his hand, and next to him was a white-skinned man with a megaphone and painted all the charms of the picture with a resident of the Tumba-Yumba tribe .

- It's flooding! – laughed my partner Artem. – Vanka has never been to South Africa in his life, let alone in the Tumba Yumba tribe.

- Come on, - I smiled, - vacationers already understand that this is a joke.

I followed Vanya and Maksim Viktorovich all the way to the cafe where they hid in order to rest a little and cool off after the sun.

“Be a friend, put cream on me,” Artyom asked, handing me a tube of sunscreen. I got up from the deck chair, took the cream with one hand and began to rub the guy’s back and shoulders, and with the other I held the binoculars and looked at the object lying a hundred meters from me near the shore under an umbrella. Under this umbrella, he lay almost all day and, according to my observations, he could swim only once during the entire shift, or even not swim at all. True, this did not affect his tan at all. Blue swimming trunks matched perfectly with dark brown tanned skin. And especially with long raven hair. Within a month, the strands at the temples had burned out, and now the stranger's hair was even more beautiful.

- Wake up! Artyom snapped his fingers in front of my eyes. "Do you even see what you're doing?" Rub cream on my ear.

“Oh, sorry,” I confessed, putting the binoculars on a chair and looked at Artyom. It was impossible not to laugh - his right ear was covered in cream, and the back, which I should have smeared, only gleamed dully.

- What are you happy about? Artyom laughed after me. “If you hadn’t stared at the catamaran all day, my back wouldn’t have burned.

“I don’t look at him at all,” I quickly reacted, vigorously rubbing Artyom’s back.

– And here you are!

- I'm not looking!

- Look!

Out of anger, I almost hit him on the back, writing off a hefty mosquito - the size of a goose - for the murder. That's what Artem would say. But I held on. With difficulties.

- Ah well! Since you are so smart, then take it yourself and smear your back, and by the way, I have a job!

– Oh-she-she, we remembered about work! What is your job? Looking through binoculars at that guy? - the partner did not let up.

- Artem, don't overdo it! I threatened, already deeply regretting that I hadn't killed the imaginary mosquito. - I'm silent about that waitress from the cafe "Cuttlefish"! The sharpness of your binoculars is only adjusted for it!

- Hands off Annushka! – soared Artem.

- Fi - "from Annushka," I grimaced, realizing that I had stepped on a sore spot, and went into a rage: - How primitive and old-fashioned it is! You even bought an expensive digital camera with some kind of super zoom just to take pictures of her from here!

Artyom's eyes turned into slits, and his nostrils flared nervously. He shook all over. I even got scared. For one moment.

But Artyom overcame his obvious desire to kill a mosquito with particular cruelty, it seems, on my forehead, and no less sarcastically said:

– Do you think I don’t see that you are not watching the sea and the beach all day long, but studying this catamaran? You don't need binoculars, but a spyglass to see every pimple on his body. He whinnied like a horse.

- What am I"? – not understood Artem.

- Well, did you take a picture of Annushka? Did you see every pimple on her body? I hit him with my own stone. Let him stay in my place, smart guy.

“And not only that,” my partner grinned meaningfully and patted me on the shoulder in a friendly way. - Are you with the catamaran?

I immediately threw off his hand - I can’t stand it when they climb into my personal life, and especially so familiarly, and was indignant:

- How dare you! Who, who, but he does not have pimples! He is perfection! And in general, the fact that I'm watching him is none of your business. And stop already discussing other people's acne - disgusting! Leave me alone!

I must have said it too harshly, because Artyom was sulky at me until the very evening.

“Artemchik, well, stop pretending to be an offended young lady,” I whimpered in the end. I also do not like to offend people dear to me, and every time I look at the offended face of a friend, I feel remorse.

“I wasn’t offended,” Artyom grumbled, turning away from me and defiantly staring at the sea.

- Offended.

- Not? Oh, well, I said in an indifferent tone. - Otherwise, I thought it was a sinful thing that you were offended by me for being harsh, and as a sign of reconciliation I wanted to buy you baklava. But since you are not offended, then ... No, there is no trial.

Artyom, who adored sweets, jumped up to me like a mountain doe.

- I'm offended! Very offended! Strongly offended! There are no words, how offended!

- Yes? What do I care? They carry water for the offended, - I snorted and with an independent gait went to the room to rest from the sun.

- Be-be-be! - only Artem found what to answer me.

Although "be-be-be" was, frankly, an unworthy response to my joke, I knew that now there were no grievances between us. Maybe I'll buy him some baklava. But a little later.

He could eat honey baklava, tubes with condensed milk and other sweets all the time. The amazing thing is that this did not affect his body in any way. Any guy can envy such a sports figure! However, where I work, there are no well-fed people - these are the requirements.

By the way, about work. I got lucky with her. This luck is especially felt in the summer, when our city is filled with crowds of holidaymakers. The town of Limonny, where I live (it got such a name because in our area there is some kind of special climate that is very favorable for the growth of citrus fruits - tangerines, oranges, and especially lemons run amok even on the streets), at the beginning of each holiday season it changes. Well, don't know for sure! On the streets every ten meters there are tents in which they sell, I list: a variety of souvenirs, swimwear, swimming trunks, tickets for concerts of stars who come with performances to our town ... Limonny is also decorated with stands advertising sights that you can get acquainted with. Here you have waterfalls, and horseback riding, and jeeping, and hiking in the mountains ... In a word, Lemon becomes bright, colorful and looks like a parrot.

But all these stands and posters disappear in late autumn, when the sun stops heating the sea and it gets cool outside. The city is empty, because in the summer it has eighty-five percent of visitors; it is rare to meet passers-by on the streets; karaoke subsides, playing on every corner in the summer; rides are turned off, barbecuers turn off their barbecues, and it becomes so sad ... Only a lonely tumbleweed, driven by the wind, is not enough. But sadness does not last long, because, starting from April, the city is changing again, because the sea becomes sparkling, warm, the sun is bright, and people are coming to us again. Barbecue smoke starts fumigating the neighborhood again, karaoke with songs that have become popular over the winter turn on, and the guys and girls that I see every day at school begin to carry baklava, sweet rolls, fruit cocktails, chebureks and much more along the beach. Yes, we also have a school, we study, we do our homework, although it seems to many that everything is different in resort towns, not like in other cities. But I'll tell you a secret - our city differs from the rest only in that it is located by the sea. It should be noted that in winter people also come to the sea, but, of course, not in such numbers as in the warm season. They just sit on the shore and breathe the sea air, roam the surroundings. For some reason, they are mostly lonely sad women ...

© Dziuba O., 2014

© Lubenets S., 2014

© Nevolina E., 2014

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Olga Dzyuba
How to become the most beautiful

Chapter I
unexpected guest

It all started on the day when Anna Morozova, a tenth grade student at a Moscow secondary school, was visited by her second cousin from England.

On the twenty-fifth of February, an announcement appeared in the hall of the school. It was written in huge red, green, and purple letters on a large sheet of cardboard. The letters danced so that I had to look closely to see what was written there. Therefore, everyone stuck in front of him for a long time, trying to read, but when they read ...

Listen, do you think it's true? Vika Klimanov asked her friend.

“Of course,” Zhanna Kozlova shrugged her shoulders and read the text again. It said that the school would host a Miss Perfection pageant and that the winner would go on a tour with sponsorship money. What kind of tour, where she will go, was not indicated. But it was said that the sponsor of this competition was Mistral Bank. The name is loud. In their school, this bank was known even to first-graders, who were presented with a brand new school uniform on the first of September on behalf of the bank.

Last year, the school fought for the title of Lyceum, and among the many innovations was the introduction of compulsory school uniforms. The pleasure is not cheap, considering that it was sewn to order. But now all the girls went in neat dark blue mini-skirts and vests. Blouses could be worn in any way, and at least in this way their outfits differed from each other. In the cold, trousers and jackets were allowed. The boys wore dark gray suits with the obligatory white shirts.

Even from last year's efforts at the school, there was a chic computer science class made of computers decommissioned from the bank and the firm belief of the administration that this year the title of Lyceum would definitely go to their school.

Anya stood behind her friends and also read the ad. “What a Perfection of me,” she grinned, turned and walked into the classroom. By her fifteen years, she was firmly convinced that although beauty is a terrible force, it is not her weapon. Others shone in the school. Well, at least Victoria. It seems that it was not for nothing that her parents called her “Victory” - this is how this name is translated from Greek. The girl walked victoriously through life. Bright, self-confident, she skillfully disposed of what nature had given her. And nature has given a lot.

First, she is a natural blonde. All the girls were jealous - she doesn't even need to dye her hair! Secondly, she has a perfect figure. She was said to go to the fitness center regularly. And thirdly, there are parents who did not spare money for her. So the introduction of a school uniform was a blow for her, although not financially: Vika had no idea that she would look like everyone else! True, she did not worry long and switched to all sorts of accessories - jewelry, cell phone, cosmetics - and, in the end, even benefited from it. Against the background of all the others, she looked like a tropical bird. The boys were stunned and wrenched their necks as they watched her walk down the hallway. And Vika purposefully chose a permanent guy from the eleventh grade, Nikita Kornilov, and looked at the others only if she needed something from them.

Nikita was considered one of the best students of the school, besides an athlete: last year he won first place in the city swimming competitions. Handsome, tall, dark-haired, he looked so natural next to Vika that, although many girls were dying for him, no one even thought of trying to break this couple. On the contrary, they resigned themselves to the fact that Nikita was lost to society, and quietly rejoiced that Vika did not encroach on the attention of other guys.

Anya didn't have a cool cell phone, she didn't wear makeup, and she didn't have a boyfriend. And although all girls from the ninth to the eleventh grade could participate in the competition, and the main prize looked tempting, albeit vaguely, but she was not going to take part in it. These games are not for white crows. Anya thought that everyone in the class would just laugh if she decided to become "Miss Perfect"! No one considered her a “Miss” either - for example, a ghost walks in the class, from whom you can write off English and mathematics. How about "Perfection"?

So she suppressed an involuntary sigh and went to class.

The class buzzed. It seems that no one passed by the announcement, and it did not leave anyone indifferent. The girls took out mirrors and meticulously studied each of their faces. Anna went to her place, plopped her backpack on the desk and began to take out her textbook and notebook. Valka, who was sitting in front, turned to her:

– Did you read?

Anya nodded. What interested the neighbor was not difficult to understand. Valya squinted at the door where Victoria was entering. Anya looked there too. Vika smiled and gave regal glances.

“I won’t participate,” Valya continued. - And in general - why else is there a competition? They would immediately give her the main prize - and that's it. And it's so clear that she'll get it. There, however, there are good prizes for the second and third places ...

Yes exactly. The second place winner was paid for a one-year foreign language course, and for the third place, an annual subscription to the pool was prepared. You can’t compare with the tour, but at least it’s clear what it is.

“So I would like to try,” Valya reasoned, “but we only have a chance ...

- Think Vika! Anya shrugged. “She is not alone in the world.

“What, you mean to say that you could too?”

- Certainly! – said the girl. Not that she really thought so, but Valka's eternal ahs about Beautiful Victoria just got it.

And she sat down. Valka stared at her, wanted to say something, but the teacher of literature, Nina Petrovna, came in, and the conversation had to be stopped.

The lesson today was very nervous. Nina Petrovna now and then interrupted conversations that arose spontaneously in different corners of the class, put five deuces, and finally assigned an essay to the house on the topic “Why spiritual qualities are no less important than the appearance of an individual.” The class giggled, Vika pursed her lips contemptuously, and Vasily Nenashev shouted to the whole class:

Who is the individual? Surname like that?

Everyone frankly neighed, and then the bell rang. Under his roar, Nina Petrovna still tried to say something, but the class was no longer listening. The tenth-graders were gathering their things and chattering, discussing the morning news. The teacher shrugged her shoulders and left.

The next lesson was math. More specifically, algebra. To be more precise, the independent before the control. But the math was delayed, and the class continued to discuss the upcoming competition.

“There will be several stages,” Jeanne said with a significant air. - Dance, best costume contest, culinary, city history and original.

What is "original"? Valentina entered.

- That is still unknown. Will be announced later.

- How do you know everything? - Vaska Nenashev grunted, passing by to his seat.

- From there! - and Zhanna, wrinkling her nose in displeasure, turned away. In general, it is clear where. Nikita Kornilov will most likely be on the competition committee, which means he is aware of the conditions. Then Vika knows everything, of course - she is his girlfriend. And Zhanna is a close friend of Vicki.

But why, under these conditions, also announce a competition! Is it just to distribute the second and third places? Although even here everything is relatively clear. Zhanna, as a close friend of the winner, will be given the second, and Svetka from the eleventh - the third. Sveta is really cool. Anya felt funny for a moment that the girls would do such nonsense as this competition, and even think that there was a fair game, but then Valya said to the whole class:

- And with us, Anya Morozova is going to participate.

For a moment there was dead silence. Anya clenched her teeth, looked through the glances fixed on her, and, trying to make her voice carefree, said:

“In my opinion, there are no limits on the level of intelligence.

- What? Jeanne glanced at her in bewilderment. The boys neighed, Anya was offended and turned away. Just then, the mathematician brought options for an independent one, they began to write them on the blackboard, and the discussion stopped.

Until the end of the day, in all the corridors among high school students, there was only talk about this unfortunate beauty contest. They talked about who will be on the commission and when it all starts. Everyone was occupied with two more questions - who will participate and on what basis the selection is carried out.

By the last lesson, passions ran high to such an extent that a delegation from the tenth "B" went to the director of the school.

They were not allowed to see the director, and the secretary said that the rules were being worked out and would be posted tomorrow in the corridor, next to the schedule. The girls asked to say at least something and found out that since the contest is called "Miss Perfection", then there is nothing to meddle with triples, and even more so with deuces. This news took me by surprise. Half of the contenders for the title immediately dropped out.

Anna just smiled. She was ok with her grades. Vicky does, too. But Anya has already decided that she is not going to participate.

There was no one at home. As always, parents are at work. Anya poured boiling water over a glass of instant soup, ate and sat down for lessons. Today she did not have to go anywhere: she went to synchronized swimming classes in the swimming pool at Dynamo twice a week. They said that she had good data, although she did not dream of Olympic medals. She just really liked swimming and dancing, and synchronized swimming made it possible to combine these two things.

There were not so many lessons, so, while finishing the exercise in Russian, Anya was already thinking that today it would be nice to go to a bookstore, see what's new this week. At this time, someone rang the doorbell.

The girl put down her pen and listened. Usually no one came to visit her. Parents have the keys, and they call differently if the keys are not at hand. Remain neighbors and sectarians. For some reason, Jehovah's Witnesses fell in love with their house and regularly, once a week, tried to entertain her and her parents with conversations about the Bible and how to love your neighbor. Anya did not mind about loving her neighbor, but she had a vague fear that visitors were more concerned about other problems - namely, collecting money for the needs of her sect.

So she very carefully approached the door and looked through the peephole. There was a girl standing on the landing. The light bulb, as always, barely shone, but it seemed to Anya that the girl was familiar. This is not a sectarian - usually they go in pairs, probably to make it easier to fight off the tenants. The girl was holding a huge suitcase on wheels by the handle. Feeling movement behind the door, she rang again and shouted cheerfully:

It's me, Marina. Aunt Lena, Uncle Pasha, open up!

And then Anya recognized her! It was her second cousin Marina, who studied in England! But what is she doing here? And the girl hurriedly opened the door.

- Hey! - Marina was delighted with her.

- Hey! Anya was happy too. - Are you with us?

Actually a stupid question. If she rang at their door, it means that she did not come to the neighbors! And she realized:

- Come on, we're standing here!

Marina went into the hallway and with difficulty rolled her huge suitcase over the threshold.

“Tormented with him,” she complained. - Until I got from the airport, while I ran up all the stairs ... Believe me - I arrived at eight in the morning!

Anya didn't understand. She knew her relatives very well. Aunt Natasha was my mother's cousin, and they often met. Sometimes sisters see each other less often! And Uncle Maxim is generally a cool uncle. With their daughter Marina, who was now standing in front of her, she generally spent almost all the time together until she flew off to study in London two years ago. And now Marina's parents were on a business trip. They were going to leave only in the fall, but suddenly plans changed. Just the day before yesterday, Aunt Natasha called her mother and lamented that everything was so unexpected. They don’t have time to get together in a human way, and most importantly, they can’t get through to their daughter in London.

So it didn't work out. Anya immediately realized that the result was an ordinary overlay: her parents went on a business trip, and her daughter came to visit.

“Listen, shouldn’t you be in London right now?” Anya was worried.

“I should,” Marina shrugged. - But the plans changed dramatically, I arrived, and no one was at home. I call my parents, and they are out of range - count! And I forgot my keys.

She always forgot her keys!

- Anh, can I sit with you for a while, and in the evening, when my parents come, dad will pick me up, otherwise I'll go crazy with this suitcase. Here, - she smiled bewilderedly, - she was traveling with a surprise, she wanted to please, but it turns out that she arranged a surprise for herself.

“Come in,” Anya stepped aside, not imagining what would happen when Marina found out that dad would come home in the evening in about fifty days ...

- What? Marina gasped. “They’re gone on this damn business trip!?” But it should be only in six months!

Anya looked at her sympathetically.

- Stay with us. Are you for long?

“For three weeks,” Marinka sighed. - And they had to drive away ... And I'm good too. I wanted to surprise them. Our practice was canceled, my friends called me to their place, but I decided ... If I knew that my parents had a business trip! .. Why didn’t they call me?!

- Mom will tell you everything in the evening, but it seems to me that they could not get through.

- Yes? - Marina looked at her in confusion and realized. Well, my phone didn't work. I drowned it in the river, I had to buy a new one, but I haven't given the number yet. Here's a fool! and she slapped her forehead with her hand.

Anya cautiously suggested:

“Maybe you want something to eat?” Still since eight in the morning.

- No, I had a snack, - Marina shook her hair. “That’s exactly what I need – it’s in the bathroom.” Can?

“Of course,” Anya jumped up. - Let's go to. Let's move things to my room. Till.

They quickly attached a huge suitcase to Anya in the room, then Marina climbed into it almost with her head, looking for her dressing gown, and the young mistress of the house went to prepare a bath for the guest. Pouring water and making foam, Anya thought about how nice it would be if Marina could stay with them! They always perfectly found a common language in any issues. And although Marina was a year and a half older, the girls understood each other perfectly. Before, and hopefully now. Therefore, by the time the bath was full, and Marina finally came with a dressing gown in her hands, Anya had a plan. Well, not a plan, but a plan.

While Marina splashed, Anya looked around the room. If you drag a chair-bed from the parents' room, then it is quite possible to put it against this wall. In the closet, Anya urgently vacated a shelf and several hangers for her sister's things. Then she sat down at the table and hastily completed the exercise in Russian.

Soon, pink-faced and calmed, Marina came out of the bathroom and sat down on the sofa:

- How are things going?

“Fine,” Anya shrugged her shoulders and sat down beside her. – How are you?

“Great,” Marina smiled. - There are no problems at school, my performance is one of the best. The roommate is normal, without cockroaches in her head. But her boyfriend is crazy, that's for sure.

- What kind of boyfriend do you have? Anya asked.

- I have? Marina sighed. “Michael is very good. True, sometimes he finds it.

She did not say anything more, and Anya did not ask anything. Clearly, they quarreled. “Perhaps that is why she went home,” it dawned on the girl, but she did not express her thoughts. Instead, she began to ask about London, and Marina took out her camera. For looking at the pictures, the rest of the time passed before the return of the parents.

Mom, seeing Marina at home, was surprised to such an extent that at first she simply could not find words. She was terribly flustered. Well, dad came and put everything in its place.

– What happened? he asked in surprise. And everyone somehow immediately thought: is it true that this happened? And he continued: - Natasha and Maxim left, but will they come after the business trip? And this time Marina can stay with us. Let's put a chair-bed in Anya's room.

Anna nodded happily.

“Well, that’s great,” dad smiled. “When her parents call, we will tell them everything and advise on what to do next. But in general I don't think there is a problem here. If only Marina will not be bored with us.

She laughed and assured that she would not be bored.

“That’s good,” Dad said. “If your parents haven’t returned by the time you need to leave, I promise to take you to the plane when you need it.” Until then, make yourself at home.

“Thank you, Uncle Pasha,” Marina said gratefully.

It seems that she was still nervous because of today's overlay and was now very glad that everything was resolved so simply.

“Well, that’s nice,” Mom sighed with relief and went to the kitchen to prepare dinner and at the same time lunch for tomorrow. Dad also left. The girls were left alone.

- Am I disturbing you here? Marina asked Anya cautiously.

– Yes you that! She was genuinely surprised. On the contrary, I am very happy. What are you going to do here all day long?

“Ah, nonsense,” she waved her hand. - I still have friends here, then - I look like Moscow, otherwise I missed the Arbat. In general, I will find something to do.

Then dad looked in and reminded me that it would be nice to bring the chair-bed into the room before everyone went to bed. The girls laughed and went to help. The rest of the evening passed in the hassle of arranging the furniture and unloading the suitcase. Marina was surprised that Anya had already prepared a place for her things, then she hugged her, and they spun around the room:

- You and I will walk around Moscow together! You will show me your places, and I will show you mine. Is it coming?

- It's coming! Anya exulted, she was just happy.

She had no friends in the yard, neither at school. She did not fit into public life. She studied normally, without problems, no one bothered her, but they didn’t notice much either. Only if something had to be written off. She was not part of any company. At first, she did not need it: among other things, Anya also studied at a music school, and there was little time left for entertainment. And when I finished the music school and had free time, it turned out that at school everyone was busy with something of their own, and there was no place for her in life. You could try to wedge yourself into some company, but the proud Anya did not want to do anything. In the end, she decided that she would have a wonderful life anyway.

So the arrival of her second cousin was a holiday for her. The girl still desperately lacked friends, although she did not want to admit it even to herself.

In the evening we went to bed very late. Rather, they went to bed at eleven, but chatted until half past two. In the end, my mother, who woke up at night, went to them and reminded that Anya had to go to school tomorrow. The girls laughed, promised that they would fall asleep immediately, and my mother went to bed. But they talked for half an hour. They had something to discuss: so much has accumulated! But fatigue took its toll, and Anya said about the beauty contest, already falling asleep.

Chapter 2
Beauty contest

They overslept in the morning.

Or rather, Anya overslept, because Marina, in general, had nowhere to hurry. But she also stood up, out of solidarity, and while Anya was in a hurry to collect textbooks, she made her sandwiches.

Mom was late too. She slipped Marina the key to the apartment, promised to return early and sped away. Dad has already left - he had some kind of business meeting this morning. So Anya was escorted to school only by Marina. They agreed that when she returned, the girls would go somewhere.

“For now, I’ll unpack my things and look for you something for the competition,” Marina said when Anya was already leaving.

- What competition? She turned madly towards her.

- Beauty, of course, - the little sister was surprised. Anya wanted to say that she was not going to participate in any competition, but Marina looked expressively at her watch, and the conversation ended.

The whole day at school passed like a dream. And it stretched like rubber. Anya could hardly concentrate on her studies, and the Englishwoman even made a remark to her:

- Tell me, Morozova, where are you now?

“At a beauty contest,” one of the guys from the back of the desk squeaked in a deliberately thin voice, and everyone laughed, and Anya blushed with annoyance.

During the break, Valentina Semenovna, their head teacher, approached her and told Anya to apply for the competition. She did not listen to her objections, but, on the contrary, began to persuade the girl to “give brilliance and depth to the event.” Anya smiled sourly, but the head teacher was already distracted by someone, and the girl was left alone in the corridor. Completely stunned, she stupidly watched Valentina Semyonovna leave along the corridor, and tried to figure out what to do now.

Then she turned and suddenly met Nikita's gaze. He, apparently, was waiting for Vika, but he was looking at Anya. The girl shuddered, turned sharply and went to her class.

At the last lesson, the teacher of Moscow studies succumbed to the persuasion of the girls and allowed them to discuss the upcoming competition. She only made two conditions:

- To be quiet, otherwise they will fire me, - then the guys laughed restrainedly. It was hard to imagine her getting fired. - And second: all of you, that is, everyone, will write me an essay on one of the streets. I will give you a list.

The boys started to get angry. They shouted in chorus that they were not interested in the competition at all and that it would be better to have a lesson. Then Marina Sergeevna promised them personally for an essay on an extra five, and they calmed down.

Marina Sergeevna herself sat down on the back desk. The class followed her with their eyes and turned to the blackboard: Jeanne was already standing there with a solemn air. She clearly prided herself on knowing everything. Of course, Vika also knew, but the future beauty queen was in no hurry to inform everyone about the conditions of the competition. This is not a royal business!

- So, so, - Zhanna said with pleasure, looking around at the impatient faces. - The competition consists of five stages.

A groan swept through the class. No one expected that the choice of the first beauty would take so much time.

"Don't make any noise, or I'll get lost," Jeanne warned seriously. This could well have happened, because with oral answers at the blackboard, the girl lost her way already at the first phrase. But the competition is not lessons, and she continued rather coherently, bending her fingers. - Culinary, competition for the best dress, dance, history of the city and original.

“We heard it yesterday,” Valka spoke up. - Be more specific. Culinary - what is it?

- Well, culinary - that's clear. An original dish, you have to cook it yourself and serve it, ”Janna said.

- Where to cook? Vaska got in. “Otherwise, some will load the housekeeper, and pretend that they did it themselves.

“No,” Varya Karavaeva said quietly. – They will give everyone a set of products and allocate an hour of time. Salad, meatballs and garnish. We also wanted to cook soup, but decided that there was not enough time.

- How do you know that? Jeanne turned to her.

“I was on duty with the secretary last week.

They had such an order at school - in addition to the secretary himself, in the waiting room in front of the director's office, there should be one of the older students on the hook - take the magazine, call someone to the director, and you never know what else is needed. The duty is not difficult, it happens once every six months, so you can survive it. And sometimes even very useful. Like now, for example.

Everyone made a noise in unison so that Zhanka would sit down and be silent, and Varvara would tell about what she had heard. Jeanne with an offended and vengeful look - they say, you still ask me! - sat down, and Varya got up, looked out the window, remembering, and turned to the class:

- Competition for the best dress - you have to sew an evening dress yourself, in which you will later be at the ball. The originality of the style and the quality of workmanship will be judged.

– And if she buys a dress in the store? - Vaska got in again.

“They’ll figure it out,” Tatyana Vasina chuckled. - What, they do not distinguish our "creativity" from the store? The seams are completely different.

- Dancing, - continued Varya, - it's just dancing. But dance and music can be chosen by yourself. History of Moscow - in the form of a test. Questions come up with Marina Sergeevna.

Everyone looked back at the teacher, who was writing something while sitting in the back of the classroom.

- What about the original? Vaska asked again.

– What is it that interests you so much? Vika shrugged.

“I’m inquisitive,” he said.

- The original has not yet been invented, - Varya said and sat down.

- And why were you silent about the competition before? Jeanne couldn't resist.

- And what? Varia shrugged. - Finally announced.

Jeanne raised her eyebrows with slight contempt and pursed her lips. Then she got up and said:

- Well, in general, this program is exhausted. A detailed announcement will be posted at the big break tomorrow. Applications for participation will also have to be submitted tomorrow, but for now you can prepare a costume. But in general, each stage is given a day, and preparation for the competition is two weeks.

This is to learn how to cook! - put in the same Vaska. - And then the commission will be poisoned!

Everyone burst out laughing, and Marina Sergeevna interrupted the discussion:

So, you didn't meet the first condition. I write my own.

“Well, Marina Sergeevna, we won’t be anymore,” the girls whined, but she was inexorable, and only an unexpected ringing bell saved everyone from shame.

Although this lesson was the last, no one was in a hurry to go home. Everyone stood in groups and discussed the news. Anya packed her bag and left the classroom. Varya stopped her at the door:

– Listen, are you really going to participate in the competition?

“No,” Anya answered sincerely. - And you?

- Probably no. Although I really want our beauties, - she nodded at Vika and Zhanna, - at least once felt what competition is. The truth is, I'm not dangerous to them. And here you...

- What about me? Anya was surprised. What kind of competition am I?

And she went home. She walked, quickening her steps, because Marina was waiting for her at home! On the way, I realized it, ran into the store and bought ice cream - there will be something to celebrate the arrival of my sister!

She opened the door, listened - silence. She took off her shoes, jacket and rushed to her room - no one. The kitchen is also empty. Anya was even upset at first - did Marina really leave? But then she found a gutted suitcase in the corner and calmed down. Who knows where she decided to go! Maybe she went to visit her friends. And although it became a little annoying that she was not at home, Anya decided that it was for the best - at least she would have time to do her homework. And then they began to ask so much lately - dear mother! How long does it take everyone else? Especially those who spend all evenings and even nights at discos and nightclubs.

But in general, this is their problem. And Anya plunged headlong into irregular verbs. Then came the turn of physics, then it was necessary to draw all sorts of nonsense on the contour maps of history. It didn’t come to chemistry, because Marina returned.

- You have no idea! she shouted from the threshold. Dinka is getting married!

- Which Dinka? - Anya jumped out into the corridor, confused. For the first moment, it seemed to her that something irreparably terrible had happened.

“My Dinka,” Marina rejoiced, unwinding her scarf. Well, we went to school with her. Until I left. And now she entered the pedagogical, and - imagine! - marry! Here's what I thought! The wedding is in three weeks. Maybe I can hit, she thought, kicking off her boots. - In general, everything is great. I wandered around Moscow, everything has changed so much, just horror.

She had foreign intonations in her speech. A little bit, but still slipped. Anna did not notice this yesterday. Probably, if you live abroad for a long time, this is inevitable. It would be nice to try sometime, in the sense - to live there and see what happens. But in general, studying abroad is unrealistic. Not everyone can be, like Uncle Maxim, the executive director of a Russian-Scottish company. The firm paid for his daughter's education at a good college in London. Well, a mere mortal cannot earn so much money.

- Do you want to eat? Anna asked her smiling. Still, her sister is a miracle.

- Nope. I ate at the cafe. We sat there with Dina. Some guys stuck with us,” she giggled, “sat down next to us, chatted, and then we slipped off and left them to pay.

- Are you serious? the girl gasped.

- And what? Marina laughed. - At first they, however, behaved decently, just talked, but then they began to allude so frankly to an empty apartment and good music that we had no choice.

Anya shook her head. Well, sister! On the very first day - and managed to get into history.

- Okay, let's eat ice cream.

“I will have ice cream,” Marinka agreed.

They sat in the kitchen, drinking coffee with ice cream, and Marina talked about her English life, about friends and parties. Anya was simply dizzy from the abundance of names and events. It began to seem to her that a real bright life was going on somewhere nearby, and she herself was sitting in some dark corner with her textbooks and did not see anything.

- Well, now you tell me! Marina interrupted her memories. - How are you doing, who dries for you?

"No one," Anya shrugged. Who could dry on it! The thought even cheered her up for a moment.

- What will happen in the competition? Sister changed the subject.

- Which? Anna didn't realize right away.

- How on what? Beauty, of course, - Marina was surprised. - We also wanted to hold one, but the school administration did not allow it.

- Why?

- We decided that it was wrong to orient girls to the fact that beauty is the main thing in life. We have a very strict leadership.

“But we won’t have a beauty contest!” There are only five stages, - Anya recalled, - but appearance will not be evaluated.

What will be evaluated then? Marina was surprised.

- Well, a dress, and you have to sew it yourself, then - cooking dinner, dancing, and another test on the history of Moscow. And original, but it hasn't been said yet.

– Original? Marina raised her eyebrows.

- Yes, but what will be in it is still unknown.

- And what - there will be no exit in swimsuits?

They didn't say anything about swimwear.

– Maybe it will be necessary to cook in a bathing suit? Marina asked seriously.

“Yeah, so as not to stain the dress,” Anya giggled, and they both burst out laughing.

They laughed, and Marina dreamily said:

It's a pity that I don't go to your school. You're lucky!

- I'm not going to participate in any competition! Anya was outraged. - What are you all planting on me?

- Yes? Why don't you want to? my sister was surprised. - You are beautiful, you have the right figure ... Don't you know how to dance? Cooking is nonsense, you can handle it. I'll help you sew. We will buy some magazine, we will model a more interesting cut. You want - as in the Middle Ages, you want - modern. It will be great!

Anya bit her lip. Well, how to explain that she is a white crow in the class. That the crown of the beauty queen will suit her like a saddle for a cow. That at the mere thought that she would have to dance, everything inside her shrinks. And in general - this is all for people like Vika. She knows how to present herself, that's for sure. Well, to us, with a pig's snout ... And about the fact that she is beautiful - this is still a big question.

I never thought about tomorrow until I woke up after an overdose in the hospital. I didn't want to wake up. But they saved me. "You've had a heart transplant." Why did they do it? Someone else's heart is now beating in my chest, and I want to tear them to pieces, because they dared to change my life in such a way. My personality ... now, in addition to constant breaking, I am also tormented by mysterious visions and memories of a girl whose face I cannot see. And I don't want to see. I burned my life and was determined to do it further ... but only a new heart goes against me, and my life turns into a real nightmare from which there is no way out. (c) - Michael Next to him, I always knew how my day would start and end. We were one of those perfect couples whose weddings are featured in magazines and whose love story could be made into a movie. When I returned home, I knew that support and support awaited me there. I can still see his eyes when I close mine to sleep. But since one fatal accident changed my life, I can no longer sleep. I lost it. Lost him forever. While I'm in the clinic, I feel like it's all a sham, and when I finally get out...he will greet me again with a flawless smile and hazel eyes. But it won't. And my life will never be the same again, because now I have to learn everything again... learn to live without my husband. Go through the pain, tearing open wounds in the soul. And the last thing I want is for the person whose name I swore to forget a few years ago and hate with all my heart to reappear in my life. And decided to finish me off completely. (c) - Monica

Dan is smart, lucky and decisive. He has everything: money, power, strength. He always firmly goes towards his goal, is uncompromising and self-confident.

Sonya is a soft, gentle and insecure girl. She is stubborn in her principles, until it concerns him. He turns her world upside down. And, contrary to everything - her principles, desires, assurances and the opinions of others - she is ready to be with him.

The first... The second... He sat and counted how many glasses this blond girl, perched on a nearby chair, would wave in one gulp. The third - already in two sips ... Well, there is hope that she will not fall here under the counter next to her shoes. A very entertaining sight - a girl in an evening dress, whipping a Martini alone. How did she even get here? He turned around. Semi-dark room. There are very few women, and even those accompanied by men and certainly not in evening dresses. Hearing a polite "thank you" addressed to the bartender, he turned his gaze back to the neighbor. Her face was not really visible; hair falling to one side covered it. He returned to his equally exciting occupation as hers. Apparently, they had one goal - to get drunk alone. And he was not going to interfere with her, but, having heard her colorful statements, he could not resist, and turned to her with his whole body. This did not go unnoticed, and she looked at him. "God, what are you doing here?" - the first thing that came to mind when he looked into her blue eyes. The "bird of paradise" fluttered obviously in the wrong direction, or maybe even there ... But why?"

She wears sneakers and a shoulder bag. He rides an Aston Martin and never misses a skirt. She calls him Bald Head, Thug, and Mama's Boy, and they can't stand each other. And then - one stupid clause, and that's it ...

Young Evelyn Armstrong does not expect miracles and dutifully goes down the aisle with the man her father chose for her - the courageous and stern Graham Montgomery.

She is required to be the mistress of her husband's castle and give birth to heirs - happiness is not in question ...

However, under the external severity of Graham, kindness and a thirst for love lurk. And the ingenuous beauty of silence with sunny hair and a radiant smile awakens in him not only a passionate desire, but also tenderness, the desire to protect her and make her happy ...

Zlata is a young girl who will go through difficult times and is trying to cope with difficult life circumstances. And in order to understand herself, she decides to take extreme, desperate measures ... And the man who appears in her life only complicates everything. From the Author: I am not good at writing summaries, for which, of course, I apologize. The story turned out to be cruel in places, dark in places, and very, very frank. The novel is "without cuts" and euphemisms. I will say that for a long time I did not write anything so "sharp" and re-reading the work I experienced the whole gamut of emotions that the reader will experience. The novel, of course, is about love - in all its manifestations. I say thank you in advance to everyone who dares and gets to know the heroes, live a piece of their lives...

He is a cruel and all-powerful savage, who believes that everything in this world depends only on him. She is a dreamy and freedom-loving girl, striving to achieve something in this life. He has no heart, but she has the purest soul. He does not know what joy is, and every day she smiles at a new day. Its coldness kills the offshoots of even the most insignificant feelings, and its warmth makes even the most icy hearts blaze. His name is Darren Baker and he will do anything to get what he wants. Her name is Abigail Davis and she is ready to fight for what we call love. Fate brought these people together, but forgot that at the same time two opposites are connected. She did not even imagine that Heaven would have to face Hell.