Michael sat in a hospital square on a bench and wept. Today it turned 85, but neither the son nor the daughter came or greeted. True, the neighbor in the ward, Anna Sergeevna, greeted and even gave her a small gift. And still an apple sanitarian in honor of her birthday. The boarding house was decent, but the staff as a whole was indifferent. Of course, everything knew that the old children were brought here to their age by whom they became a burden. And Michael brought his son here, as he said to relax and treat, and in fact she simply interfered with the daughter -in -law. After all, the apartment was her, then the son persuaded him to write. When I asked to sign the papers, he promised that she lived at home and would live. But in fact, it turned out to be different, they immediately moved to her with the whole family and the war began with the daughter-in-law. And she was forever dissatisfied, not so prepared, in the bathroom left the dirt and much more. The son first interceded and then stopped, he began to cover himself.

Then Michael noticed that they began to whisper something, and as soon as she went into the room – paused. And somehow in the morning the son started talking about having a rest, to be treated. The mother, looking into his eyes, asked bitterly:- Do you give me a son in a lousy? You lay a month, then back home. He brought her, quickly signed the papers and went in a hurry, promising to return soon. Once, he just appeared: he brought two apples, two oranges, asked “How are you?” Alien people answered, it turned out that the son of the apartment sold and where to look for him now is unknown. Michael was crying for a couple of nights, but she knew that she would not be taken home, that he was now pouring her tears. It is most annoyed that she was at her time, offended her daughter for the sake of her son’s happiness.

Michael was born into a tree. There she married, for his classmate Peter. There was a large house, a farm. They lived a little but did not starve. And here the neighbor from the city came to visit his parents and began to tell how to live well in the bridge. And the salary is good and the home is given immediately. Peter and caught fire, let’s go so. Well, he persuaded. They sold everything in the city. The neighbor did not deceive about the home, the apartment was given immediately. The furniture was bought and old Zaporozhets. That’s where Peter got into an accident. After the funeral, Michael remained alone, with two children in his arms. To feed and dress, I had to wash the floor in the evenings in the evenings. Children thought will grow up. But it did not work. Sin got into a bad story, she had to borrow money so that they would not be planted, then two debts gave a year. Then Dasha’s daughter got married, she gave birth. By the year everything was normal, and then often the son became ill. She had to go from work to go to hospitals. Doctors could not diagnose for a long time.

Then he found some sore, which he was treated in only one institute. But there is such a queue. While the daughter of hospitals traveled, the man left her, although he left the apartment. And so she met a widower somewhere in the hospital, who had a daughter with the same diagnosis. They made each other and began to live together. And after five years he became ill, he needed money for surgery. Anna had the money, she wanted to give them to her son to the first contribution for the apartment. When she asked her daughter, she was sorry for a stranger to spend, because her son was more needed. Well, she refused. The daughter was badly offended, and said goodbye that she was no longer having, and when it would be difficult for her to be approached. And for twenty years they have not communicated. Of course, if you could turn everything back, Michael would have done differently. But you will not return the past.

Michael slowly got out of the bench and slowly went to the boarding house. Suddenly he hears:- Mom! The heart is stabbed. She returned slowly. Daughter. Dasha. Her legs were smashing, almost fell, but her daughter ran up. -The so I found you… my brother did not want to give. But I threatened him with the court that he had sold the apartment illegally. At first she was offended, then she was postponed, ashamed. And a week ago you dreamed. As if you were walking in the woods and crying. I told the man everything, and he go to me and reconcile. I arrived, and there are strangers, they know nothing. For a long time I sought my brother, I found. And here I’m. Go, you will go with me. Do you know what house? Great, on the seashore. And my husband punished me, if the mother is bad, take her to us. Michael gratefully plowed to her daughter and wept. But these were tears of joy.