Chapter 11 - My Father Asked Me for Help, and I Made Him Earn ItMonths later, my father lost his apartment.
He came to me.
“I need help.”
I wanted to say yes immediately.
He was my father.
But I remembered Grandma's basement.
So I asked:
“What kind of help?”
“A place to stay.”
I couldn't give him that.
But I offered something else.
“There's a job at Elena House.”
He stared.
“You want me to work there?”
“Yes.”
“Doing what?”
“Maintenance.”
He laughed bitterly.
“I used to own a company.”
“And now?”
He looked down.
“Now I need a job.”
I nodded.
“Then take one.”
He worked there.
At first, he was embarrassed.
Then he began repairing doors.
Fixing heaters.
Painting walls.
Helping residents.
One day, I saw him kneeling beside Ruth's wheelchair, fixing a broken wheel.
He looked up.
“Your grandmother taught me something.”
“What?”
He smiled sadly.
“People don't become less valuable because they need help.”
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I nodded.
“That was the lesson.”
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