The wife of Dmitry Lera had long planned to go for an examination, identify her sores, and receive treatment. She lay in bed for only a few days, when a young girl of about fifteen was brought to her ward by ambulance. There was something with her kidneys. The very next day, Lera called her husband with a request:
- Listen, Dim, when you come to me, you can not only bring water for me, but also for my neighbor Masha. I see that no one goes to her, she does not have any food, except for the hospital. And yes, grab her something tasty, please!
Dmitry, of course, bought all the most delicious: chocolates, fresh buns, fruits, water. He came to Lera, kissed her, winked at Masha, and handed her a whole package of products:
- Hold on, eat!
- What are you, don’t, - Masha was embarrassed, - although, you know what, let me give you money for food now, I have it.
“You don’t need anything, this is a gift from me,” Dmitry waved his hands.
- No, you know what, my dad always taught me to repay debts, to be a decent person, like my mother. So, either take the money or take back your gift, - Masha began to look for money in her purse.
Dmitry definitely did not expect this, so he had to take the money, otherwise the girl would have given him everything back, and she herself would have remained hungry and without water. From that day on, Dmitry brought food for Masha every other day, his attempts to make friends with her and not take money for gifts were unsuccessful. He had already come to terms with it, and stopped resisting.
A week later, an unfamiliar number called Dmitry, it was Masha's father. He thanked Dmitry for a long time on the phone, and then offered to meet. We decided to do it in the hospital. Alexei, Masha's father, was sitting with his daughter in the ward. When Dmitry came in, the girl waved to him affably. And Alexei came up and shook his hand. Dmitry heard so many kind warm words addressed to him, which, probably, he had not heard in his entire life. Aleksey handed the man a bag containing very expensive cognac and a box of chocolates. A new acquaintance invited Dmitry to sit and talk in a nearby cafe, and they did so.
At first, the conversation did not go well, it was clear that Alexei was very worried, but he had long wanted to speak out to at least someone, and he nevertheless began his story:
“My wife died 3 years ago. She was very sick, we fought as best we could, but she could not overcome the disease. And Masha and I were left alone. My mother, father-in-law and mother-in-law helped as much as they could, even though it was hard for them all too. Father-in-law eventually began to drink heavily, then a car hit him to death. The mother-in-law could not stand all this, and laid hands on herself. Three months later, my mother passed away. And all this happened in less than a year. I didn't have the strength for anything. I didn’t even want to live, only the thought that Masha could be left alone pulled me out.
- I work a lot, and Masha is an independent girl, but here she is in the hospital. It’s good that at least there was money at home, I took it with me. I called the nurse and agreed that she would look after her, but they change, and so the shift workers were not even aware that Masha needed something. On the phone, she told me that everything was fine, it’s good that she kept secrets with your wife and admitted that she didn’t even have water. Thank you so much for feeding my daughter, it's so hard to meet good people now, but now I know that they exist. Thank you, and I'm sorry that I had to pour out on you everything that has accumulated in my soul. I'll go, I think it's time for me, here's my number, call if you need something. I will always help!
Dmitry was still sitting in a cafe and thinking about Mashenka and her father. He was very pleased that he was able to help the girl, it was so good in his soul. Dmitry decided to take a walk home, besides, the weather was so good. On the way, he saw a girl sitting at a bus stop, who wiped her tears. The man approached her.
- Well, why are we so sad, what happened?
“Go where you were going,” the girl answered rudely.
- Well, I do not. Wipe your tears, today I have a promotion, each sad girl gets a box of sweets as a gift, - Dmitry took out candy from the bag and handed it to the stranger.
The girl did not expect this, and at first looked at the box in bewilderment, and then opened her beautiful blue eyes all over her face:
- What is it to me?
- Of course, you! Dmitry smiled.
The girl smiled back: - Thank you very much, thank you very much!
It's easy to be kind, right? Someone needs help, someone needs a sign of attention, a compliment, words of consolation. So why not become at least a little kinder in this cruel and complex world?
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