Naomi and her 4-year-old son Charles got off the bus in a completely unfamiliar place. Her child’s father lived here. They went to the store to buy a cake in honor of their acquaintance. And Naomi asked the seller:
– Can you tell me where the Johnson house is?
The seller first laughed, and then began:
– We have half a village of Johnson, I am also Johnson. Which ones do you want?
– They have a son named Billy.
– There are two of them. Their father did not bother and named his sons with the same name. One lives near the river, the other at the end of the village.
The seller said the number of the houses, Naomi bought a cake and went to look for them. The house by the river was beautiful and big. A high fence, the house was visible that it was brand new. Naomi knocked. An old man opened the door:
– Girl, who do you want?
– I’m looking for Billy. The fact is that this is his son.
The old man immediately invited the girl home, his wife was so happy to have dear guests. They sat down at the table, began to drink tea and cake.
– Oh, we are so glad that Billy left his part in the world… he died a year ago, he was in an accident. And how did you two meet? – Grandma asked.
– It happened by chance… we crossed paths a couple of times, and when I found out that I was pregnant, Billy had already left. I only remembered the name of the village he was from.
My grandmother began to show me an album with photos. Little Billy was a very nice boy, but Naomi did not recognize the adult Billy:
– Oh, that’s not him …
– So, the second Billy is a son, – the grandfather said bitterly and led Naomi to the second house.
– Astrid, come out. Here the girl with Billy’s son arrived.
– What? Another one? No, we don’t need any more. Does she need money?
– No, I just wanted to introduce my son to his father.
– He’s in jail, come back in 5 years and introduce him.
– Don’t pay attention to her, let’s go to us, because the last bus to the city has already left, – said Naomi’s grandfather.
– And who is this Astrid woman? – Naomi asked.
– And this is Billy’s first wife. He often walks, they have three children in the yard, one of them is from a woman we don’t know. She left him and went away. And Astrid is now bringing up the child.
We never managed to see the child’s father, but it’s even fortunate. Because the grandparents became so attached to little Billy that Naomi stayed with them for a whole week and promised to come back often.
