Diane was 62 when her life turned dark. After a tornado took her home, she was living in a rental house. She was running a small grocery store, and she wanted a home close to the store.
She was the perfect, quiet tenant until one day, she was $120 short in the rent payment.
It was during Covid, and as all small businesses, Diane was struggling too. She told her landlord about that but the man told her that it was not his problem. She told him that she would pay the money until the week was over but Chris was a terrible man. He told Diane to leave his apartment until the week was over.
She explained that she helped some families in the neighbourhood, and that was why she couldn’t make the full money.
“It’s only for a week, and it won’t happen again!” Diane pleaded, but it was in vain.
“It happened once, and it’s enough for me, Diane. You’re OUT.”
Chris went home then, his sister invited him to the family celebration. He loved his sister, but the man she was married to, he was not fond of him.
Matt was an unemployed man, and the whole financial struggle was belonged to Vanessa. When Chris told her that his 16-year-old nephew should work with him, she refused as she told him that she would make it out.
When he went in the house, he asked where was the birthday boy. “Playing video games with Diane!” Vanessa said with a smile, and then called them over since the dinner time arrived.
Then Diane walked in. Chris was shocked.
Diane said that she had no idea he was Vanessa’s brother. He said that she was his younger sister. Then asked that if Vanessa was the family she helped, after seeing the table Vanessa prepared for the birthday party.
Then he learned that Vanessa lost a job, where she was working at three jobs at a time. Diane told Chris that she will help her until Vanessa is back on her feet.
Then Chris asked why his sister didn’t come to him.
Then Diane responded to Chris, “Help from a friend is one thing — being a poor relation asking for charity is another.”
Chris held his tears back, he hugged to Diane and told her, “I tell you what, from now on, you have the apartment at half-price — call it an investment in the town’s well-being and my sister’s!”
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