Her daughter rarely called, and Gwen was very happy to hear from her. Emma was usually quick to talk about her business.
– Mom, everything is the same. I do not communicate with my husband, although Diana goes to him. I don’t mind, in principle. He is her father, besides, he pays alimony regularly. And we really need the money, I have recently redecorated the apartment, spent a lot of money. But we are fine. I’m working. Diana is busy all day, the first half of the day at school, and then she has a math tutor and dancing. She gets very tired. We miss you very much. I won’t be able to come over, I’m too busy at work. That’s it, darling, kisses.
Gwen sat on an old bench and looked sadly at the clouds floating across the sky. She was lonely. She had not seen her daughter and granddaughter for two years and had no other children. She brought up one daughter with difficulty, but paid for her education in the city, and then helped with the purchase of an apartment.
Emma then married a classmate, but their marriage lasted only four years. The city was far away, the woman had no money for a ticket. She sold all the cattle long ago, only one cow Flower remained. From loneliness she often talked to her and it seemed that Flower understood everything, she looked very carefully with her big dark eyes.
After thinking, the woman decided to sell the cow to see her daughter and granddaughter. This decision was not easy for her, she even shed a tear when she gave it to another person, because she was attached to the animal. She had enough money to buy a ticket, presents, even a little left over, she took them with her to give to her daughter.
She did not warn about her visit, she wanted to make a surprise. The daughter did not expect to see her mother on her doorstep, and was not very happy to see her. But as soon as Emma saw the money, she immediately warmed up. The granddaughter returned home late, kissed her grandmother on the cheek and immediately went to her room. The next day the daughter went to work, and the granddaughter went about her business. All day the woman was sitting alone in the house. The family gathered at home only in the evening, had dinner together.
And in the morning, the daughter told her mother that she had bought her a ticket back. When the woman returned home with a heavy heart, she locked herself in the room and cried for a long time.
