A woman finally got a good job when her son left for college and paid for everything he needed since then. Seven years passed, and they only talked through a screen, but one day, he returned and couldn\u2019t believe what had happened.\u201dChris, don\u2019t worry about anything. I\u2019m paying for as much as I can. Whatever you need, call me,\u201d Olive told her son at the train station. He was on his way to New York for college, and she had finally landed a well-paying job. However, for most of his life until then, she couldn\u2019t afford much. His presents were always second-hand, as she raised him alone and studied at night. He never lacked food or shelter, but Olive always felt guilty for not being able to give him the things his friends had.She finally got a decent salary and was ready to give him anything he wanted.\n
\u201cThank you, Mom,\u201d Chris said, hugged her, and got on the train.He knocked on the door. No response. He looked through the window and couldn\u2019t believe it. There was nothing inside. *** \u201cMrs. Franklin, you should come to visit! I\u2019m so huge now!\u201d Chris\u2019 fianc\u00e9e, Rosalie, told her through the computer screen. Chris had met her during his junior year, and they were both about to graduate. However, Rosalie found out she was pregnant, and they got engaged. Sadly, Olive had yet to meet her in person because they were both studying so hard, and Rosalie couldn\u2019t travel much in her condition. Meanwhile , Olive couldn\u2019t visit either because she was working extra hard. Over the years, she took on more and more hours at work despite her excellent salary because she was paying for Chris\u2019 college, his housing, his expenses, and her own. However, she lived as frugally as possible.\n
\u201cSoon, Rosalie! I hope to meet you soon. When I get a free moment,\u201d Olive nodded, and finally, Chris appeared on the screen. He told Rosalie he needed to talk to his mother, and she left the room.\u201dMom, I wanted to ask you something,\u201d Chris started, scratching the back of his head. \u201cSince Rosalie and I are going to graduate soon and have a baby, I was wondering if you could help me with a house. We looked at one already. It\u2019s in New Jersey because there\u2019s no way we could live in the city, but it\u2019s beautiful. It reminds me of home.\u201d Olive stared at her son for a while and thought hard. \u201cWell, I\u2026 don\u2019t know,\u201d she muttered, thinking about her savings and hard work. She was finally planning for retirement. \u201cPlease,\u201d Chris begged and talked about the house cost and how much they would need for a down payment. He also said that Rosalie didn\u2019t have anything because she had no family to help out. \u201cOk, Chris, ok. I think we can work something out,\u201d Olive finally said. She would have to deplete her entire savings and, maybe, live even more frugally. But it was possible. \u201cThank you! Thank you, Mom! I don\u2019t know what I would do without you!\u201d Chris said, almost crying on the video call, and Olive smiled, knowing it was all worth it. *** \u201cI wish you guys could come this Christmas,\u201d Olive commented in front of her computer, as she did many times over the years. Her son had left her house seven years ago and had not returned to his Maryland hometown.\n
All they did was video chat. She was missing her granddaughter\u2019s life and hated it. But everyone was busy.Olive worked now more than ever because she still helped her son often and had depleted her savings a second time when he wanted to start a business. She never asked him for anything in return but wished they would at least visit, as she couldn\u2019t. \u201cWe can\u2019t, Mom. Not this year,\u201d Chris said, shaking his head. \u201cBut thank you for the gifts you already sent Mallory. She loves them. You\u2019re an amazing grandma.\u201d \u201cPut her on the screen,\u201d Olive requested gently and watched her granddaughter longing to hold her in her arms. *** Olive didn\u2019t know that Chris was finally planning to visit her. He couldn\u2019t buy plane tickets for Rosalie and Mallory to come with him, but he was finally happy to see his mother.However, his taxi stopped in front of his house, and Chris frowned. It was 9 p.m., and the lights were completely out. Chris told his cad driver to wait for a second and got out. The porch furniture was gone. The plants her mother loved were also missing. The garden was overgrown, and even the welcome mat was absent.He knocked on the door. No response. He looked through the window and couldn\u2019t believe it. There was nothing inside. Did Mom move? Why didn\u2019t she tell me? he wondered, concerned. \u201cChris? Is that you?\u201d a female voice asked. He turned around and saw Mrs. Torres, an old woman who had lived next door to them all his life.\n
\u201cMrs. Torres. Hi, there!\u201d\u201dWhat are you doing here, kid?\u201d she asked. \u201cI\u2019m here to see Mom. Do you know where she is?\u201d he asked, frowning. \u201cOh, dear. Your mother moved away about two years ago. She sold that house, but the new owners moved just a few weeks ago. I don\u2019t know who\u2019ll be moving in now,\u201d Mrs. Torres said, her forehead wrinkling as she rambled on. \u201cShe never told me,\u201d Chris muttered. \u201cDo you know where she is?\u201d \u201cSure, I have her address written. Come with me,\u201d Mrs. Torres went to her house and gave him a piece of paper. Chris read the address and frowned. The address pointed to a side of town that wasn\u2019t too nice. \u201cDo you know why she moved there?\u201d he asked the older woman.\u201dNo, honey. But I know she has a roommate now,\u201d Mrs. Torres shrugged, and Chris was even more baffled. He finally got back in his taxi and gave him the new address. He reached an apartment complex with run-down paintwork on a poorly lit street. It was terrible. Also, he quickly entered the building and went up easily because there was no security. \u201cChris? What are you doing here?\u201d Olive asked, shocked when she answered the door. \u201cMom! What is going on? Why did you sell the house?\u201d Chris questioned, dismayed and bewildered. \u201cOh, Chris. Come in,\u201d she sighed and ushered her son into her tiny living room. Olive explained that the first time he asked her for money for the house, she had some savings and depleted him to buy them the house.\n
However, when Chris asked her for money for his business, she had not saved anything and decided to sell her house and give him almost all the profit. Chris was shocked by this news and the fact that he had been so oblivious. So careless. Such a lousy son. \u201cWhy didn\u2019t you say anything? Mom! I wouldn\u2019t have taken that money if I\u2019d known,\u201d he muttered, breathless.\u201dBut I wanted you to succeed, sweetie. I failed to give you so much when you were younger, I just didn\u2019t\u2026\u201d she tried to explain, but Chris cut her off.\u201dMom, you gave me everything I ever needed. I only asked because I thought you had it. I shouldn\u2019t have asked. I\u2019m so sorry. I\u2019m so sorry for not asking about you. I\u2019m sorry for not visiting. I\u2019m so sorry you have to live in this part of town and with a roommate at your age, for God\u2019s sake!\u201d Chris apologized, frustrated tears coming out of his eyes. Olive teared up as well and hugged her son dearly while Chris made her so many promises. He called Rosalie that night, explained everything, and they both agreed that it was time to move Olive closer to them. Luckily, she got a new job in New Jersey quickly.Eventually, they built an in-law suite for her so that Olive wouldn\u2019t miss another second of her granddaughter\u2019s life. And slowly but surely, Chris repaid his mother for every penny she had given him for the house and business \u2013 which took off exponentially and allowed them to live comfortably. But most of all, Chris never allowed Olive to sacrifice anything else again.\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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