Yes, that’s exactly what happened. And there’s nothing I can do about it now. My sister-in-law kicked me out of my own apartment. And I can’t even go to court, because it’s the law. According to the law, but not according to my conscience… And now, in my old age, I live in an old country house, where there are no conveniences. And it’s my daughter-in-law’s fault.
My son Mark got married five years ago. He just lost his head over his Helena. I raised him well, and he couldn’t see that she was a mean, cheeky girl. Helena is a stranger, she doesn’t have her own place, and she’s never worked anywhere. That’s the Helena that my son brought to our apartment. And then he married her. We all started living in our two-room apartment.
Mark and his wife moved into the big, spacious room. And I started living in a small room. Two months after we were married, it turned out that Helena was already pregnant and already on the long term. Soon she gave birth to a son. I doubt very much that it was Mark’s son. I am normal in counting, after all. The boy was born with a normal weight And according to Mark, he and Helena were not even acquainted yet at that time.
But Helena told Mark that the baby was simply born prematurely. Mark could have believed that, and I couldn’t be fooled, because the baby was born at a normal weight! At first Helena cooked and cleaned. And then she stopped doing this, too. But she demanded that I give my pension to them.
– What’s your wife’s contribution then? She never worked a day! Not before we were married, not after! – I began to resent her.
But all to no avail. It even got to the point where Mark demanded that I account for every penny I spent on myself. It was Helena who had turned him against me. My daughter-in-law knew about all the raises and allowances that were given to my pension. And that was why I could not set aside a ruble for myself.
In the end, my patience snapped. I bought a refrigerator and put it in my room. I refused to give up my pension and demanded that we split the rent. And we had a separate budget now, too.
I don’t want to feed Helena and her baby. And I have to account for every penny I spend.
– You’ll be sorry you ever got involved with me! I’ll burn you to death! – Helena told me when Mark wasn’t home.
And she went about carrying out her threat. When I wasn’t home, Helena went through the papers I kept in my apartment. She found the documents for the apartment.
Mark’s father and I were divorced because he had a young mistress. The apartment belonged to both of us. So I didn’t have to sell or trade it, I paid Mark’s father the money. But the papers said the apartment was in Mark’s name. And that’s when Helena found out.
– Get your things and get out of here! You have no right to live here! And if you complain to Mark, I’ll divorce him and take half of the apartment from you! Then you both will stay on the street! – my daughter-in-law threatened me.
I packed my things and moved to live in a house in the country, which has no amenities. My husband and I never had time to make any repairs to the house. I told Mark that I just wanted to live away from the hustle and bustle of the city. Helena was very happy when I left. But I feel that Mark may join me very soon. Now I really regret what I did with the apartment. It would have been better if it had been registered in my name.
And now I live in a house where I have to heat the stove, the toilet is outside, and I have to fetch water from the well. To do all this, I just no longer have the strength. And my son doesn’t even come to me. After all, we live very far away from each other now. That’s how my daughter-in-law deprived me of both my apartment and my own son…
