Larry sat on the windowsill and looked out the window. He was expecting his daddy. After all, it had been two whole years since his mother had left them. She got herself a new family,” Dad once said sadly. Why did she leave her son? Who knew. It wasn’t clear to him. Only he began to forget her.
The father tried to do everything for his son. After all, the boy was already ten years old. He’s an adult and there’s nothing to hide from him. There’s just no point. He learned how to wash the dishes and put things in shelves. He doesn’t play with toys. He’s almost a grown man. It’s just very lonely for the boy. He misses his dog. But his father refused his request.
Well, who will take care of it? I work all the time, you’re a student, and you’re still young.
As a result, my father brought home not a dog, but a woman. Her name was Anna. She started to live with them. The boy tried not to talk to her at all. Decided she was superfluous. Only his father called her his wife and wanted his son to have a mother.
I do not need her! – Larry answered unequivocally. And went back to his place. And so they lived. The boy saw how pleased his father was with Anna. They were courteous to each other, laughing, hugging. And the child was still angry.
Father, I want her to leave.
Larry, but you can’t do that. It’s hard for us to live without a woman – a wife and a mother.
Warm days came. Larry ran around in the yard with the boys. His new friends told him that his father and new mother would have to put him in an orphanage.
And Larry was scared. After all, why shouldn’t they give him up? They would give birth to a new baby for themselves, and he would only get in the way. So he decided to prepare for this situation well in advance.
Once the remnants of a phrase reached him: “He’ll be fine there, we should send him there.
That was the end of it, Larry decided. Throughout the night he did not sleep a wink, and in the morning he decided to get rid of Anna. She was only making things worse. At first he made a nuisance of himself – he salted her tea, turned on the stove under an empty frying pan. He was naughty. She guessed who was doing it. So she called the kid in to talk.
Larry, we need to talk. You’re angry.
I’m not mad at anything,” he tried to get out of the situation.
Larry, I don’t want to hurt you or hurt you, honey…
I’m not your sweetheart!
We rented a dacha for the summer. We wanted to surprise you, but I guess it’s time to come clean. My dad found a dog and we’re going to pick him up today. You can come with us.
No lie? – Larry was surprised and ready to believe her. And then he began to hug her as hard as he could.
Anna almost cried, “Well, you should be happy, everything will be fine, no need to cry,” she stroked his head.
When her father came from work they went to fetch a puppy. Larry had already changed from anger to mercy and no longer saw Anna as the enemy. They made up. The dog snoozed in the boy’s arms. Everyone was happy.
