He sat in my living room, spread on the couch, as if he were at home. < img src = "https://zycie.news/crrops/017392/620x0/1/0/2024/10/19/EUWR30AM4MVTBBB2RFFOHVQRQKKYPG70T8IFCBJ1d.jpg" alt = "old lady @pexels" Style = "background-color: rgba (194,180,180,1)" > < p > he was holding the phone in one hand, in the other a cup of coffee, which I made him.

< p > — Mom, we have to talk — He said suddenly, without taking his eyes off the screen.

~ C ~ C & Amp; Oacute; Rka was sitting next to it, taking her eyesight.

< p > I felt that something was wrong.

< p > — You know & Hellip; With Kasia, I had a difficult period — he started, and I already knew what it was going to.

< p > — What happened ? — I asked.

< p > — We can't afford to rent. Prices are rising, everything is expensive & Hellip; And we thought that you could help us & c.

< p > I looked at C & Amp; Oacute; RKA, looking for answers in her eyes.

< p > but he was the one who was both ~ 60 > < p > — Pom & oacute; c ?

< p > — Yes, you know & Hellip; buy a flat for us.

< p > he said it as naturally as if he asked for borrowing sugar.

< P >& Amp; MDASH; Buy you a flat ? — Rech < p > — Yes. It's nothing big, you have savings & hellip;

< p > — You don't have ?

< p > laughed.

< p > — Mom, you know I don't work.

< p > I knew.

< p > because he never worked.

< p > because he always had & oacute;

< p > — I will not be for pennies.

< p > — I will not find anything worthy of my skills.

< p > — Now there are difficult times, it's better to wait.

< p > but he came to me for the apartment.

< p > because he deserves.

< p > — Damian, do you look for a job ? & amp. I asked sharply.

< p > sighed.

< p > — I deal with the house. It's also work.

< p > — And my c & oacute; rka ?

< p > — No & hellip; someone has to earn, truth ?

< p > I felt something in me.

< p > — I will not give you any money — I said firmly.

< p > There was silence in the room.

She finally looked at me pleading at me.

< p > — Mom, you love us & hellip;

< p > — That is why I will not let you keep an adult, healthy guy who can not take care of your family himself.

< p > Damian blushed from anger.

< p > — You are an egoist!

< p > — No, Damian. I just won't be used.

< p > they got up and left. I do not know if they will still speak.

< p > I don't know if C & Amp; Oacute; Rka will understand that he only manipulates it. But I know one thing.

< p > I will not keep anyone who does not respect my work.

< p > and if there is a thing & ampquo; Bad mother & ? Let it be so.

Natasha Kumar

By Natasha Kumar

Natasha Kumar has been a reporter on the news desk since 2018. Before that she wrote about young adolescence and family dynamics for Styles and was the legal affairs correspondent for the Metro desk. Before joining The Times Hub, Natasha Kumar worked as a staff writer at the Village Voice and a freelancer for Newsday, The Wall Street Journal, GQ and Mirabella. To get in touch, contact me through my natasha@thetimeshub.in 1-800-268-7116