06/01/2024
Kate and her husband Gustav had struggled to conceive for years. But Kate discovered she was pregnant at the age of 42.
Gus and Kate finally had everything they'd ever dreamed of!
When little Donna was born, Kate had given up work. After all, Gus was a successful sculptor, and they owned their own little farm outright. Yes, life was good. Until Gus died.
But Kate was delighted when she became a grandma. She concentrated all her love in her beloved daughter and the newborn child. She helped Donna to look after little Faith.
Years later, Donna came home early in the afternoon and sat at the kitchen table with her mother for a 'chat.'
"Look, mom," she said kindly. "I know how much you've sacrificed your own life for us, and it's time you stopped."
"Excuse me?" asked Kate, bewildered. "What do you mean?"
"I know you miss your friends back in Oregon, and now that Faith is nearly 9, you can go back to your own life!" said Donna with a bright smile.
"Back to my own life..." said Kate slowly. "So what you are actually saying is you no longer need a free housekeeper, chauffeur, and nanny. So, I can pack my bags and go."
"Mom!" cried Donna, flushing.
But Kate immediately said goodbye to a tearful Faith and boarded the bus home to Oregon.
When she arrived to her old house, everything was neat and dusted there.
The fright, the hurt, and the emotion were too much. So Kate just sank into her old sofa and sobbed her heart out. Poor old lady was left all alone in her small old house.
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