Elly And Peter
Elly and her husband Peter had lived in rural Alaska for nearly their whole lives. She was 96 and had no intention of leaving the little house they had moved into after they got married.
She was just too fond of the open land and quiet nature of the place to leave. And there was nothing she adored more than sitting on their little porch with Peter.
An Unexpected Tragedy
But one day, tragedy struck. Peter was hospitalized and passed away shortly after that. It was something Elly never expected since he was always the stronger of the two.
Elly always knew the day would come, but she assumed she would go first. However, that didn’t happen, and now she was all alone in the wilderness.
Offered A New Life
Elly and Peter’s two daughters weren’t happy with just leaving her there and insisted that she come live with one of them. But they were both living in big cities, and Elly wasn’t too fond of leaving her little cabin.
It was all she had left of Peter, and she wasn’t ready to let go.
Good Old Days
She thought back to the day she met her husband. It was their first day of school, and over the years, she dreamed of marrying him and having a great life together.
Things didn’t really go as planned, but they still had everything they needed, and that was good enough.
Not The Best Place
After they got married, Peter struggled to get a stable job and couldn’t give Elly the house of her dreams. But he could give her the small cabin she was living in now.
It was nothing spectacular. It had only one bedroom and a small living area, but it was theirs, and they tried their best to fix it up over the years.
Falling In Love With The Place
And even though it wasn’t a mansion, Elly fell in love with it over time. They had struggled with the place for years and fought the building every step of the way because it wasn’t very cooperative.
However, the building was sturdy and held up for as long as their marriage did.
Her Neighbors Offers To Help
But winter was around the corner, and it still needed work to survive the snowfall. Unfortunately, it was far too much for Elly to do on her own.
Luckily, her closest neighbors offered to help her prepare for winter, but there was so much work to do with the windows and leaking roof. And Elly knew her neighbors had problems of their own.
Their Son Steven
The first problem was that her neighbors weren’t so young either, and the amount of manual labor needed to fix the cabin was far too much for them. But there was something else as well.
They were worried about their son, Steven. He had been homeless for quite some time and moved back in with them a couple of years ago, but he was struggling.
He Was Losing Hope
Steven couldn’t find a job in the small town they were living in, and it was hitting him hard. He had started losing hope of ever having a place of his own and feared that he would have to keep relying on his parents.
But the extra mouth to feed was also taking a toll on their finances, and things were looking grim for all of them.
Steven Comes To Help
In an unexpected turn, Steven came to Elly and offered to help with her cabin. He was young, fit, and had a lot of spare time that could be used to fix the place up.
Elly happily accepted the offer and was even willing to pay the young man for all his hard work, but Steven refused to take her money.
The Only Ones Who Didn’t Judge Him
He said that he was indebted to her because Elly and Peter were the only people in town who didn’t judge him for being homeless and coming back home to live with his parents. No one else would give him a chance, but they never looked down on him.
They even went so far as to invite him over for dinner occasionally, and he appreciated that.
He Stuck Around
Steven fixed everything that needed repairs, but he didn’t stop coming around after that. He wanted to take care of Elly and started doing other things for her. He was cleaning and even buying her groceries.
Elly was very grateful and wanted to repay his kindness. Since he didn’t want money, she did what she could by cooking him meals and knitting him a scarf.
His Parents Kick Back
However, not everyone was as pleased with their friendship as Steven and Elly were. Steven’s parents didn’t like the idea of him working for free and spending so much time with Elly.
They were in financial difficulties because they were helping him out. And with all the time he spent at the cabin, there was no time to look for a job that paid.
Forced To Choose
When Steven came home one night, his parents voiced their concerns. They told him that things couldn’t keep going on the way they were and told him he had to make a choice.
He could either stop helping Elly and find a job. Or he could keep helping her and look for a new place to stay. They couldn’t keep supporting him anymore.
His Decision
Steven was devastated by the ultimatum he was given. He didn’t want to stop helping Elly, but he didn’t want to end up on the streets again, either.
He understood what his parents meant, but he still thought it was a little cruel. However, he had no other choice. But what would he do? And how would Elly repay his kindness? Is there a light at the end of this tunnel?
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