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a busy son goes to see his elderly
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mother after months of absence and
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discovers she has been visited regularly
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by a guy he considers a gang member
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charles richardson was a busy man an
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important man and his time was valuable
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his wife and children knew it as did his
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employees but no one knew it as well as
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even though he proclaimed himself a
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devoted son charles seldom saw esther
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sometimes three or four months would go
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by between visits no matter how many
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things changed when one of his mother's
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she alerted charles that a strange young
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man was visiting his mother's house a
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young man with a dark reputation
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according to the neighbor the man was a
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gang member and she suspected that his
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frequent visits probably meant the man
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was stealing from esther
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alarmed charles called his wife and told
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her he'd be late for dinner and then he
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drove the 56 miles to his mother's home
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charles knocked on the door and called
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after a long time he heard the shuffling
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sounds of his mother's footsteps and
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esther opened the door
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charlie she cried happily what a
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mom cried charles relieved you're okay
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of course i'm okay esther said why
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well mrs dreyfuss called me charles
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hesitated look let's go in and sit down
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esther nodded her agreement and led
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charles down the corridor to the living
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while his mother carefully eased herself
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charles took a quick look around
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everything seemed to be in its place the
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tv the radio nothing was missing
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in fact the house looked as neat as a
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not a speck of dust mart the surfaces of
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charles sat down and got to the point
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mrs dreyfuss said that an unsavory
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character has been visiting you just
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is this person stealing from you or
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extorting money from you
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what gas duster is that what she said
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amanda dreyfus is a busy body and a
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gossip and she should mind her own
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mom charles insisted you haven't
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esther raised her chin and stared
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charles down i don't understand esther
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i haven't seen you in nearly six months
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you hardly ever call and now you want me
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to explain my life to you
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charles flushed mom he cried it hasn't
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been that long and you know i'm very
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busy of course you are esther said
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that's why i haven't seen my
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grandchildren for so long
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you forget about me don't you
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charles protested i don't it's just
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you're a busy man esther said calmly you
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can't afford to spend time on something
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that brings you no profit like visiting
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charles was angry on your now aren't i
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he said i'm showing concern and it won't
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you're only here because amanda dreyfus
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called you esther said sadly you want
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people to think well of you that you are
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a good son isn't that so
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charles said angrily god knows i try
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you don't try very hard esther said
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bluntly look around you charles what do
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charles started looking and notice that
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the living room wasn't just spotless the
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walls and the ceiling were freshly
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painted and the window panes sparkle
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everything looks great mom he said but
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you shouldn't work too hard
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i don't work at all esther said i can't
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stay on my feet too long because of my
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charles got up and peeked into the
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everything was just as pick and span as
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the entire house smelled fresh and clean
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and looked as neat as a pin
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i don't understand charles said
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esther looked at the clock and smiled
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you will in a few minutes
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the doorbell rang and esther got up to
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answer the door she came back with a man
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and a little girl in town
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charles could see why mrs dreyfus said
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the man was a gang member he was huge
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with massively muscled arms covered in
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he looked tough and strong
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the little girl was around seven years
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old and dainty as a porcelain doll she
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was wearing a pretty pink princess dress
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look granny esther she said holding up
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granny exclaimed charles mom who are
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charles this is my friend david morton
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and his daughter mavis esther said
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david lives close by and he drops in
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we met at the grocery store and he
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brought my shopping home
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david is a single dad he has no family
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in the city i'm loaned to
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so we're the same boat we support each
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other he's my savior he paints and fixes
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and granny esther makes the best cookies
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mavis interrupted dad can't bake david
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smiled and didn't look that fierce
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esther is teaching me he said
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mom charles protested you have a family
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you have me and you have your own
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and i love you charles and i miss my
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grandbabies esther said sadly but i'm
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lonely and i never see you
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you don't need me but david and mavis
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and i need each other
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charles left his mother's house
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profoundly ashamed of his neglect he
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started visiting esther more regularly
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and bringing his children along to spend
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time with their grandmother he grew to
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know david and mavis very well and the
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two men eventually became friends
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our parents need us in their last years
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as we needed them in our first years
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charles neglected his mother then he was
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shocked to discover she had grown close
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love and care would make a family esther
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david and mavis became a family not
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because of biology but because they
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loved and cared for each other
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