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Roma, I handed all the envelopes to my mother. When we were handing them over, you could feel there was a decent amount of money in them. \u2014 I did too, Svetochka, felt them as well. It\u2019s clear my dad holds an important position in the government. But I long ago refused his handouts and started working for myself. I\u2019ll never forgive him for leaving my mom. She practically died of loneliness in that tiny one-room apartment of ours.<\/p>\n
\u2014 So what can we do? Our mortgage is closed down. A one-room apartment with a child just isn\u2019t acceptable. I didn\u2019t want to borrow money from your father.<\/p>\n
\u2014 I wouldn\u2019t want that either, Svetik. He has another family, and I\u2019m sure he invited those guests on purpose to improve our living conditions. He knows I won\u2019t take anything from him.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Roma, why don\u2019t we go to my mom\u2019s place? Let her explain the situation.<\/p>\n
\u2014 And why can\u2019t you sleep? \u2014 The door opened to reveal a half-asleep Larisa, Svetlana\u2019s mother.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Mom, maybe you could explain? I\u2019ll never believe that respectable people like Roma\u2019s father would give empty envelopes.<\/p>\n
\u2014 And they weren\u2019t empty, daughter. I had been stuffing them into a bag.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Mom, and you always held that bag in your hand?<\/p>\n
\u2014 No, Svetochka, I\u2019d hand it over to my daughter-in-law whenever I got invited to dance at a restaurant.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Tell Karina and Yurka. We\u2019re going to get to the bottom of this, \u2014 Svetlana said firmly.<\/p>\n
Svetlana\u2019s brother came out of the room, followed by his disheveled wife in a greasy bathrobe.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Svetka, why are you all here so early? \u2014 Yuri rubbed his eyes.<\/p>\n
Svetlana explained, showing the empty envelopes. Then Karina was indignant:<\/p>\n
\u2014 Yura, your sister has completely lost it. You all pulled them out from your own house and are now pinning it on us. So many envelopes were given, and yet they were never enough, \u2014 Karina spat on the floor and stormed off to the kitchen.<\/p>\n
From the children\u2019s room, two little dark-haired, curly heads peeked out \u2014 the children of Yuri and Karina.<\/p>\n
Roma realized they\u2019d come for nothing and, taking his wife by the hand, opened the front door. Already in the car, he voiced his opinion.<\/p>\n
\u2014 It\u2019s clear this is Karinka, but as the saying goes: \u201cif caught, you\u2019re a thief.\u201d I\u2019ll call my father tomorrow to organize money for the down payment.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Come on, Roma, let\u2019s put your one-room apartment up for sale; that should be enough for a new three-room one.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Svetik, we planned to leave it for our future child.<\/p>\n
\n\u2014 We\u2019ll earn for him later. Let him be born and grow up first.<\/p>\n
Yuri\u2019s apartment took a long time to sell. Many came to look, but the ground floor just didn\u2019t do it for them, even with a balcony.<\/p>\n
Then Svetlana\u2019s mother, Larisa, came to visit.<\/p>\n
\u2014 I\u2019ve got news for you. Yurka and Karina have taken out a loan and are already packing their things. And they\u2019ve bought a three-room apartment in the Moscow suburbs.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Mom, where did Yurka get the money? Karina doesn\u2019t work. Besides, they have two children to support. Even though he\u2019s a plumber at the housing office and earns some extra on the side, that\u2019s not the kind of money you can immediately pay 30% of. And now, banks aren\u2019t taking smaller amounts.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Svetochka, I know all about it. And I realized even then that it was Karina\u2019s doing. I have a proposal for you. I wanted to leave my apartment to you and Yurka as an inheritance. Not anymore. Let\u2019s arrange a deed of gift. I\u2019ll give you, Sveta, our four-room apartment, and you give me the one-room. Let this act remain on Yurka\u2019s conscience.<\/p>\n
That\u2019s how Larisa settled the property matters, punishing the thieving daughter-in-law. Plus, she got rid of her presence in the apartment. She was tired of cleaning up after them all and still had to work at the firm.<\/p>\n
After the mother moved into the one-room apartment, Yuri came to her in a huff. He regretted that the whole family had registered at the new apartment, and in the Moscow suburbs no less.<\/p>\n
And now 15 years of paying the mortgage, with interest. Commuting to work on the electric train, since he sold his own car.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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