A Christmas Carol

Yesterday I read the story see HERE which @robibasa wrote, a situation he had to deal with at work. I wonder if he will make a Christmas story out of it, some kind of tale... @mariannewest you asked for a napkin in the daily freewrite? I give you all of them if you read this story.

The elderly woman and the mechanic.

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Once upon a time, there was an elderly woman.

She was kind and not used to complain, willing to help others and share.
She lived her life alone since her son left although she had done everything for him he didn't care. She raised him with love and care, fed and nursed him and gave him everything he needed, asked and even demanded.

Now she became old he was no longer interested in her.
She became useless to him, a burden. There was nothing to get and she had her problems. Problems he could not deal with but also not name.

On a day the old lady went out on a day and met a young couple.
They told her they felt hungry and haven't been eaten for days.
Which cruel person ignores a cry for help? She had no money to share but some food at home. A jar olives and she could offer some bread, a hot drink. The couple gratefully accepted and followed her home.
They ate everything they could find, robbed the place and wrecked it down before they left.

There she sat... the old, generous lady between the pieces of her life.
Enormous chaos came over her and she didn't know what to do. She sat down and waited. Waited for help.

It is December, the end of December.
It is nearly Christmas.
How come no one cares these days?
Indeed. The holidays start so soon and gifts need to be bought and wrapped. It is the merry, jolly season you know. The best time of the year and we should celebrate. No time for sadness and sorrow, loneliness, the guests will arrive soon!

Yes, it is December and the old lady is waiting for the light.
A reward from heaven perhaps after all she did for others? But the star of Bethlehem does not shine above her place and without it, no one will find her.
It's starting to get cold and she puts on a second pullover and... waits.

It only two days before Christmas.
The son finally calls her to tell he has no time to be with her. Christmas he will celebrate with the ones he loves.
She cries, tells about the couple that robbed her two weeks earlier, the broken boiler, the chaos and she feels so cold.

If there was one thing the son couldn't stand it was a problematic, old, whining woman. She always gave him a bad mood, made him feel miserable. He made a quick call to a technician, promised whatever the man asked and switched his phone off. He had better things to do.

Some people keep their promises.
Even promises given to an unreliable person.
The mechanic rang and went over to an elderly lady he didn't know or met before and she let him into her world. He stepped into the chaos, cold and misery and gave her the warmth she deserved without asking for a payment.

And the son? What happened to him? He must have been happy he didn't have to invest time, energy and money in his mother, that old troublemaker! But beware! Like I told you fairy tales seldom have a happy end for everyone. These are lessons told. Lessons you better keep in mind if you do not like to end up like that son.

Merry Christmas to all of you.

It is not so bad to do a good deed for someone in real need. Try to let your heart speak for a stranger once in a while.

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Tuesday - December 24, 2019

9:15 am
A freewrite about gutless. It was not the first thing I wrote although it was in my mind yesterday. I used @esteemapp to post some other stuff later.
Scary

12:15 pm
I was asked to join and intended to write something else first but started with this Haiku. There is an English version and I learned something.
Mi entrada para Mizu No Oto - Cada imagen tiene su haiku - Edición # 44

3:15 pm
Dpoll 3: Do you give 1 Steem?.
Stupid question since only three Steemians cared.

4 pm
Thought it. is another Haiku. I hang around too and my head is so busy. I wish I could sleep.

11 pm
A Christmas Carol

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