how long has it been since I was here Luther thought to himself on his way to his hometown the last time the man had come here was a year ago when he buried his father his father had been his only relative Luther's mother had passed away from a severe illness when he was still a teenager and his father had raised his son alone as best as he could he never remarried he couldn't betray the memory of the woman he loved and for that that his son deeply respected him now he was gone too age spares
no one and sooner or later it takes What It Wants Luther's father lived longer than his mother and managed to raise his son and for that he never stopped being thankful to fate Luther missed his father very much who having given up the urban comfort that his son could have provided spent his remaining days in a small village house dad why don't you want to move Luther would ask every time he visited his father this happened very rarely something the man regretted when his father left this world only after that did he realize he spent
too little time with him the big city had drawn him in first studies then work business he needed to achieve a lot Luther had no time for sentimentality and he only looked back when he was almost almost 40 life was almost lived and there wasn't a single soul nearby parents in the grave no wife and he hadn't become a father though he could have what is the meaning of life this question Luther asked himself quite often and found no answer his father couldn't leave the village because he wanted to be closer to his mother that's
what he would say how can I live without my beloved wife I go to her grave every day we talk soul to soul as we did when she was still alive it seems like that was so long ago that I shouldn't even remember it but I keep her memory my whole life and I will keep it until the end of my days Luther respected his father's feelings while he often scolded himself for rarely visiting his mother after leaving his childhood home at 18 he didn't return even once for the first few years I thought you
had forgotten about me his father said when he finally managed to hug his son thank you for at least letting me know you were okay sometimes you are my only one in the whole wide world I'm lonely and I'm not young anymore and I'm so glad you managed to find your place in life that I can't even describe it with words Luther always studied well and aspired for more unlike many of his peers who sat in bars and drank alcohol after school he understood the importance of higher education only with a good diploma could one
escape the poverty that surrounded Luther from birth no he never blamed his parents for not being able to provide him a decent existence his father did everything he could to ensure his son always had good food and clothes but for Luther that was not enough looking at the local drunk men he horrified imagined that if he didn't get into University a similar future awaited him and what else can a person do if they can't realize themselves in life just drink and complain about fate Luther couldn't allow that he could always hit rock bottom later for
now he needed to do everything possible to make sure that it never happened the fear of the future was so strong that Luther threw all his efforts into studying which helped him get into University his father was immensely happy when he learned that his son would study in the big city well done he exclaimed proudly you'll be the first person in our family to have a higher education that's admirable Luther himself also felt very proud of himself at one point he even caught himself starting to get cocky but he quickly put a stop to it
he was not one of those people who achieved success for the sake of a crown on their head it was important for Luther to provide himself and his future children a decent standard of living he wanted only one thing not to survive like his parents not to drag the Yoke of poverty and he succeeded in that after work a business followed and here he was an adult respectable man living in a good apartment and driving an expensive car it seemed like there was nothing more to wish for but sometimes the man felt sadness and anxiety
for all those years he dedicated to work he didn't manage to start a family and have those very heirs for whom he could provide the kind of life he had always dreamed of lonel awaited him ahead and he could only spend his capital on Mistresses because nobody else except for long-legged and money hungry girls needed him how did the house fall into repair in just one year the man thought to himself stopping near his father's house hearing the sound of an approaching car the neighbors came out to look at the city Tycoon it wasn't every
day that such a person came to the Village Luther was the only one from this Village who had achieved so much in life there were some locals who had left to work in the city in their youth but they still didn't live very well of course it was better than in the village but nobody was swimming in luxury some still rented a small room while others paid a huge mortgage for an apartment everyone had their own fate but how could you not envy such a city Dandy Luther unlike many was not burdened by debt lived
freely and did as he pleased how could you not pay attention to him the neighbors whispered behind his back even when his father was still alive and Luther came to visit him raised an oligarch they would ask his father sarcastically in the village he probably gives you a lot of money you shouldn't be so greedy and share with others not everyone lives so well you should be kinder his father didn't take a single scent from his son the man's pension was enough for him to live on but how could he explain this to the neighbors
and was it worth it he was a very unsociable person almost didn't communicate with anyone when Luther left for the city he didn't even leave the house every day he didn't want to discuss his only son's life with strangers at all Luther really wanted to know what had happened to his father's house and wasn't embarrassed to ask Mrs Langley Who Loved gossiping about him the most you should have come later Mrs Langley laughed when she heard his question you been G vanting around your city for a whole year and now you suddenly remembered about the
house this isn't the capital you know a village house needs maintenance did your late father teach you nothing and indeed his father had never involved him in such matters Luther hadn't asked either physical labor wasn't for him he would rather read another book than figure out the intricacies of Village work it was completely uninteresting to him and he didn't need it he didn't plan to live in the village his whole life and in the city such problems didn't exist somehow I never got along with Village Life Luther replied already regretting getting into this completely meaningless
conversation I always had my own things to do okay thank you Mrs Langley if you don't know anything about the house then I'll go figure it out myself what did you come here for Luther Mrs Langley asked not for for The Inheritance surely don't you have enough money no Mrs Langley not for the inheritance Luther said I want to tear down my father's house there's almost nothing left just boards and a foundation and I want to build a decent house on this spot that's why I came what do you need that for Mrs langly asked
you don't have children or a family who are you planning to bring here even if you had a family and children people like you usually travel to Resorts Luther hated conversations like this Mrs Langley herself had never been known for her family life so what business did she have judging others she lived with her sister and when her sister died she was left alone living quietly what could such a person possibly care about someone else's family Luther of course said nothing out loud but lightly said goodbye again and went to his house as he entered
the house he felt a terrible smell of dampness yeah he thought to himself I should have come six months ago when my father passed away and taken care of this right away but I didn't have time the house was cold and strange noises came from all the cracks who could it be Luther thought about starting to sort through his father's old things which he wanted to take with him as a Keepsake after all his father had treasured them throughout his life he couldn't throw them away it was such an important memory of his father but
when he approached the stairs leading to the basement he heard real human voices help someone please help save us judging by the voice it was a teenager 14 or 15 years old and he was was definitely not alone a few seconds later a second voice was heard don't shout Roby no one will help us no one will hear us here the house is abandoned no one has come here for over a year since the owna died so there's no hope lean on me let's get out of here wow Luther thought to himself and quickly jumped
down the stairs had rotted away and Luther was surprised he was able to jump from such a height into the basement seeing the man approaching them the boys were Overjoyed hurry Roby we're saved exclaimed the teenager now we'll get out of here what happened Luther asked sternly how did you end up here the boys didn't know what to say they were ashamed to admit that they had been coming to the abandoned house for a year skipping school or just causing trouble they were afraid of offending the man realizing he was the son of The house's
owner the boys were mischievous but also clever so they remained silent okay Luther said we'll figure it out later give me your hand he said to the teenager you take Roby the boy replied a beam fell on him it must have been completely rotten I barely managed to lift it off him and I'll get out myself we usually enter from the yard Luther was surprised to see that his father had made a secret exit from the basement to the street he hadn't known about it before the man picked up Roby and carried him towards the
exit the boy had pointed out climbing up to the house without stairs would have been problematic when they reached the backyard the teenager who still hadn't introduced himself said seriously we need to go home or my mom will worry Robi only has his grandmother and she'll scold her severely if she finds out what happened so he needs to leave without her noticing his limp Luther looked closely at the boy's face which was lying on his arms and couldn't believe his eyes how much you resemble me he he thought but immediately dismissed the thought this can't
be he thought but looking at the boy who was identical to him in his youth he realized he was mistaken and it was possible Luther had never had a serious relationship with Marian the daughter of Mrs Manny while living in the village they shared common problems Marian was raised by her mother alone and Luther by his father there was a time when they dreamed of their parents getting married and living together as a big happy family but that was in the distant past they were just little kids and loved to fantasize only their dreams had
nothing to do with reality Luther left and Maran stayed in the village although she always dreamed of something more why don't you want to go to the city to study Luther asked maybe you'll leave and start a life you never even dreamed of who will I leave my mother with Maran replied she's all alone and it's not just that you know how I've been studying all these years I don't have the brains to get into a university and I don't want to just live in the city I'd rather stay here I have a job here
I'll make do but the years went by and the life that Marian hated for its poverty and hopelessness remained the same she may have dreamed of escaping but she no longer had the strength with each passing year her prospects dwindled she worked earned money but it was barely enough for food and modest clothing and then several years later Luther returned the first time immediately after graduating from University she didn't pay much attention to it and didn't even bother to meet him and to be honest he didn't need it either he barely had time to talk
to his father whom he hadn't seen since he left to try his luck in the big city but fake gave them another chance and several years later when Luther came to visit his father again he decided to meet Maran word by word they found themselves in the old abandoned house I love you Luther suddenly confessed come with me to the city my life isn't settled yet but I'll achieve everything I promised myself in response Maran just laughed she had never considered her relationship with Luther romantic friendship yes maybe a youthful sympathy that was a long
time ago but no more and at that moment she was drawn to him like a magnet and she couldn't resist herself there aren't even any hotels in this Village Luther chuckled when everything had already happened nightmare this is real extreme nothing to say I've never had anything like this before me neither Maran replied who had only met with olle a local guy before but they could openly show their relationship because he was from the village but Luther was different Marian didn't want to advertise her relationship with him at all they'll start spreading rumors she thought
to herself my mother won't survive this after walking the girl home Luther asked again so maybe you'll come with me after all there's little time to think I'm leaving tomorrow I have to get back to work I don't know when I'll come back next time maybe in a few months maybe in a few years so think now I don't need you Maran smiled you have plenty of fans there I'm sure you're a handsome guy and smart and promising I'll just be a burden to you well as you wish Luther replied I won't persuade you then
goodbye and don't hold a grudge against me maybe we'll meet again someday and what was she afraid of then she couldn't understand herself she had dreamed of a happy prosperous life and she loved Luther although she was afraid to admit it to herself but even when she found out she was pregnant she didn't dare contact him to tell him about it foolish Maran Mrs Manny said you let such a guy slip away and you too could have made it work he may have left for the city but in his heart he remained our kind and
sincere person honest decent and fair I'll tell his father about the baby and Luther will come for you you'll get married and live happily mom don't you dare Maran exclaimed you'll never see me or your grandson again do you understand I forbid you don't dare tell anyone who roby's father is I don't want it to look like I got pregnant by a city boy for a better life and who knows they're all good at talking but I'm more than sure he didn't plan to marry me they're all like that OE ran away to the neighboring
Village too life is a little better there and he didn't even remember me but you have no right to deprive your son of his father Mrs Manny tried to convince Maran you must tell Luther everything but Maran refused and Mrs Manny gave her daughter her word that no one would find out who robie's father was and she kept it what else could she do it was Marian's life and she had no no right to interfere she could only help her daughter and she had been helping her for many years since Roby was 4 years old
and Maran tired of living in poverty left for the city since then Mrs Manny had been raising her grandson alone at first Marian still sent money but after a few years she announced I'm getting married the man is good wealthy but I told him I don't have any children which means there shouldn't be any I hope you understand what I'm saying I also told him I'm an orphan I don't remember my parents no need for him to know I'm from a poor family I don't want that I'm waiting for a prosperous life I'll send money
for Roby if I can but if not don't judge me harshly I didn't expect to get pregnant but that's how it turned out now I want to build my life and I think I deserve it Luther was shocked when he heard the truth why didn't you tell me anything he asked looking into Mrs Manny's eyes and my father it turns out knew everything too and didn't tell me anything how could that be no Luther you misunderstood Mrs Manny side your father didn't know anything I gave Marian my word not to tell anyone anything how could
I of course he suspected when he saw Roby I'm sure he suspected but I never told him openly he asked once who the boy's father was and where he was and I told him it was OE and he had left the village for good you rarely came to visit here is the translation he didn't tell you anything and you've never seen Roby because you didn't have time for that but now you know everything I can't can't keep silent anymore a boy needs a father I'm not coping with him he's a rare Scamp he doesn't listen
to anyone since you came and asked for an open conversation I decided that I don't have the right to keep silent anymore Maran will never come back here anyway she doesn't need a son and she's long forgotten about me but this way at least you'll be with Roby maybe he'll start listening to you Luther had no doubts that same day the man decided to take the boy with him to the city just talk to him carefully said Mrs Manny after all you're a stranger to him I know you're his real father but he doesn't know
that of course I understand everything said Luther I'll talk to him correctly and explain everything the conversation turned out to be difficult Roby didn't understand why he had to go to some city with a stranger when there was so much interesting stuff in the village but do you want to be rich and successful in the future asked Luther or do you want to count every cent and live in poverty for the rest of your life the man was hitting the sore spot and he knew it Mrs Manny had already complained about the lack of money
they lived so modestly with Roby that sometimes the woman couldn't even buy the boy good clothes from time to time they had limited means for food they only bought the most necessary things which greatly annoyed Roby the teenager even seriously thought about starting to Steel but so far he hadn't dared to take such a desperate step of course I want to he replied who doesn't want to be rich happy and successful but how when there's only poverty and poverty around Robi was clearly not a fool and Luther understood that with great difficulty but the man
still managed to motivate the teenager and persuade him to go with him at least for a short time to live well you need to work Luther explained to his son that's how I do it I've worked my whole life and that's why I live well do you understand already after a month Robi called Luther dad the boy became so strongly attached to the man that he could no longer imagine his life without his participation and after two months Luther confessed to the teenager that he was his real father how did that happen Roby asked confused
and where's mom the teenager didn't even remember that he once had a mother very vaguely in his Consciousness Distant Memories sometimes surf about the fact that once together with him and his grandmother a woman lived whom he called Mom but it was too long ago and it seemed like a complete lie Luther didn't know what to answer his son how to explain that his mother had abandoned him in childhood the man couldn't bring himself to tell Roby the whole truth about Maran And he as if understanding this changed the subject to his grandmother dad why
didn't we take her with us Roby asked she's all alone there and I would really like it if Grandma lived with us I miss her so much you're right Luther replied thoughtfully how did I not think of this before sorry son I'll call Mrs Manny today and invite her to live with us and if she agrees I'll go pick her up in a few days of course the woman agreed living in the village alone was very difficult and she missed Roby dearly how he's changed she marveled watching her grandson come home from school and diligently
do his homework and read books I just can't get enough of him sometime after everything had settled down Fate gave Luther another gift stopping by a restaurant for lunch he accidentally ran into Maran the man immediately recognized her and even after all these years he wouldn't have mistaken her for anyone else the woman was dressed all in black sitting alone at a table sipping a cocktail from a glass I'm a widow now Luther she whispered it's been a month already this meeting was truly fateful for her as well she had spent many years with a
good but unloved man who was much older than her and now he was gone and she was left all alone how much they needed to say to each other but they were able to find the right words Luther's beloved woman whom he had never been able to forget all these years returned to him to her mother her daughter and Roby got a mother and a year later a brother Tim how much they all lacked simple family happiness with which fate had given them only after many long and difficult Years thank you for listening to the
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