The fact that James and his wife, Victoria, were huddled in a small one-room apartment on the outskirts of the city was his fault alone. It was he who, without consulting his wife, invested all his savings in an apartment in a new building. As a result, the construction was stopped, and those who invested in it received neither the apartment nor the money. Only a faint hope that someday the house will be completed.
The news that his mother had to be urgently taken away was a real shock for James. Where? In their closet, where there was no room for two? And then his wife, in addition to the apartment issue, had problems at work. But mom is mom. The only person who always supported him without asking too many questions. James went to pick up his mother without telling his wife.
– Victoria, we’ll put mom in the kitchen. Prepare the laundry, – he told his wife. He took his mother to the kitchen, poured her tea, and went into the room.
– This is not a chapel for you! – his wife said, throwing the bed linen on the sofa.
– The subject is closed! She is my mother!
– Well, then move to live with her! – Victoria hissed.
– You are my wife…
– Somehow you didn’t mention that when you were breaking into this building.
– Victoria, I’ve already apologized a thousand times.
A polite coughing sounded from the door. The husband and wife turned to see James’s mother.
– No need to quarrel, my dears. After all, I have not long left. And I can help you with money. James furrowed his brow. “I’ve been saving for twenty years. I’ve got a decent amount. I’m not taking it with me. And you need to live in a proper apartment, not in this box.
Soon a bed was laid out for James’ mother in the kitchen, and she and her son were drinking tea.
– Because we are family. You did not leave me in a difficult moment, and I will not leave you…
