Charles saw his former mother-in-law, Mrs. Carter, near a dumpster and took her home. She told him the horrible story of how his ex-wife had kicked her out after doing something terrible, so Charles and his new wife decided to act.
“Mrs.
Carter!
What are you doing here?” Charles asked his ex-mother-in-law when he saw her sitting next to a dumpster right outside his workplace. He was the restaurant manager, and the old lady had been rummaging through the garbage to grab something to eat.
“Charles?
Is that you?
Oh, dear boy. I’m so embarrassed,” the older woman said, touching her face with one hand as if to hide it. But Charles kneeled and looked directly at her.
The last time he saw her was the day of his divorce from Erica 15 years ago. He caught Erica cheating with several men during their marriage and was finally done forgiving her antics.
Mrs. Carter was Erica’s mother and was ashamed of her daughter’s actions, but she was still her daughter.
Charles was forced to pay alimony despite Erica’s actions, and he had to start a brand new life because she also kept their old condo. But when they finalized the divorce, Mrs.
Carter hugged him tightly, wished him luck, and told him he would find a wonderful girl soon enough.
The older woman wasn’t rich, but she had a house and no reason to sit and rummage through a dumpster.
“Please, Mrs.
Carter. Tell me what happened to you,” he almost begged her.
“They won’t get away with this, Mrs.
Carter.”
“Oh, no dear.
It’s such a painful story.
Do you work here? I’ll go away,” the older woman responded and stood up to leave.
“Where will you go?”
“Nowhere….
Anywhere.
I don’t know.”
“What about your house?”
Mrs. Carter looked at him directly and smiled a sad grin, starting to walk away.
However, Charles stopped her. He couldn’t just let her go.
“Please, come with me,” Charles urged, grabbing the old woman’s arm and guiding her toward the restaurant. He sat her down in the kitchen and offered her a plate of food.
“Eat everything. That’s an order.”
The woman smiled genuinely this time and started eating.
When she finished, she stood up and wanted to leave again.
But Charles wasn’t going to allow that either.
“No, Mrs. Carter.
You’re coming home with me. I have someone I want you to meet,” he revealed, guiding the woman toward his car. ***
“Honey, this is Mrs.
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