Sabina works as a maid in the manor’s courtyard. She and her 30-year-old son had to stay in a small apartment. His wife evicted Leon from the apartment because she was still young and did not want to live with a disabled person.
Sabina dreamed of moving to the country, where she could improve Leon’s health. One morning, while sweeping the yard, she saw a cupboard. The furniture didn’t look worn enough to throw away. The cleaning woman looked around. When she saw no one, she opened the cupboard and almost fainted. Someone had put money in it!
Now Sabina was sure she would buy a dacha because she had found the money. But no. The thought that someone might have forgotten the money and was now crying to her haunted her. Sabina couldn’t just take the money from someone else.
Willie, the grumpy alcoholic, abruptly walked out the door. When he saw the cleaning lady, he went back inside. He didn’t want to confront her. The last time they had gotten drunk together in the courtyard, Sabina had chased her away with a broom.
– Willie, come here, she called out.
– What do you want? Willie muttered.
– ‘Do you know who threw the cupboard in the dustbin? – asked the cleaning woman.
The man looked carefully.
– ‘How could I not know that? ‘Yes, I know,’ he replied, ‘they took it to a woman on the third floor. I think her little girl was ill, and she did the repairs herself while her daughter was in hospital. So I deserve a bonus for that information, don’t I, Sabina?
– I’ll pay you a bonus right now!” the woman threatened as she waved to Willy, who hurried out of the yard.
Five minutes later, Sabina was at the door of the owner of the abandoned closet.
– “Good morning! I’m Sabina Meyer,’ she said as the woman opened the door.
– ‘Hello, I know you,’ she said. ‘You’re our cleaning lady,’ Laura replied. ‘Come in, we were just about to have tea with Clara.
– ‘I’m a bit embarrassed, I’m not in the best of shape at the moment,’ Sabina said embarrassed.
– ‘Never mind, we’re neighbors,’ smiled Laura.
The woman followed her hostess into the kitchen. Once they were seated at the table, Sabina asked:
– ‘Tell me, have you thrown anything lately?
– Laura: Yes, I have thrown things away. I had an extra cupboard.
– And there was nothing in the cupboard?
– Laura.
– And this?” the cleaning woman asked and pulled out a bag.
– “Where did you get this?” Laura took the object and was confused.
– ‘It was in your locker,’ Sabina explained.
The young woman cried out anxiously for her daughter:
– “Clara, did you put the package in the closet?
– ‘Mommy, you hide it everywhere, that’s why I thought I hid it,’ the five-year-old grumbled as she looked at Laura with her blue eyes.
– ‘No, Clara, not at all. Go and play in your room and my aunt and I will talk.
– ‘Yes, Mommy,’ she blushed, ‘I must feed Sophia’s doll!
Sabina learned from Laura that her daughter has very little time to live. The doctors gave a disappointing diagnosis and the young woman fought hard to save Clara’s life.
Sabina didn’t tell her daughter what happened.
Six months passed. On her day off, the mother was making pancakes in the kitchen and her son was watching TV. Suddenly, there was a knock at the door.
– “Mom, aren’t you expecting someone?” Leon shouted to Sabina.
– “No, but maybe Lisa is coming with some news,” the woman answered and hurriedly opened the door.
Laura and her daughter stood in the doorway.
– ‘It’s us, can we come in for tea? – the girl asked cheerfully, twirling a biscuit in her hands.
– ‘Sure, come in,’ Sabina invited them in.
Leon emerged from the next room in a wheelchair. Laura paid no attention to his aching legs. She greeted him like a normal person, which surprised Leon.
– Uncle, will you take me with you? – Clara asked.
– “Come on, sit down.” Leon took the girl in his arms and sat her down.
The women went into the kitchen.
– “How is she?” Sabina asked as the young mother unwrapped the cake.
– She was fine. “They did the operation,” Laura replied, “but we have a problem. The doctors advised us to recover in the country. We have a big villa, but we are afraid to live there alone. We would like to find companions.
– Would my mother and I be suitable?” asked Leon, winking at the girl.
– “You know, I’d love to!” Laura exclaimed.
– “That would be fun!” Clara agreed and laughed, “Uncle Leon and I almost ran into the TV, Mom!
Everything was different in the village. The fresh air, the nearby lake where Leon liked to fish in the morning, the clearing in the woods with the strawberry fields. Laura’s neighbors helped in the garden.
– “If you run out of water, you can get it from our well,” Grandma Greta would say.
All summer, Sabina helped her son with his exercises. Clara did her best to remind Uncle Leon of his daily exercises. One day, the man felt pain in his legs.
– “Mommy, I think something’s broken!” he exclaimed when they started exercising again.
Clara a fost foarte bucuroasă:
– „Unchiule Leon, în curând vei putea să mergi din nou și mama se va căsători cu tine!
Laura a ieșit din своему cameră. Ea a anunțat solemn:
– „Nu vom aștepta ca Leon să se ridice. Ne căsătorim în două săptămâni!
Cuplul s-a căsătorit la sfârșitul lunii august. Au avut o nuntă modestă, la care au invitat doar prietenii și cunoscuții apropiați. Sabina era fericită. Se bucura că nu luase punga cu bani pentru ea. Acum avea o dacie și cea mai най-доббб noră din lume