Unjust life

After so many years, George sees his mother

Standing in the yard for minutes, crying, hugging, and kissing, Elizabeth finally remembered and said, "Come on, son, let's go inside. I've prepared your favorite lunch. Let it cool. You must be hungry." And so she looked at him and she sees how weak he is  and  she said, "How weak you are." And George replied contentedly, "Come on, mother, we'll go in, we'll have lunch first, and then I'll go to bed." And then he thoughtfully said: "We will talk later after I rest, we have a lot of time to talk’’. And so, embracing each other, they entered the house. Elizabeth immediately set the table, the food was hot, then they sat down to lunch. George missed the nice dishes, cooked by his mother, he was very hungry, he ate with a very big appetite. After the years spent in the war and the long years spent in prison, he had forgotten his mother's good food, he had not tasted such good food for years. And Elizabeth watched him eat with admiration and happiness, but was worried when she saw him so weak and emaciated. After emptying his plate, after he had eaten well, he said to Elizabeth: “Mother, I have eaten, now I will go to the room to rest. I need rest after a long journey." Elizabeth replied contentedly: "If your son is sweet, go and rest, but let me ask you first." And she asked him: "Was your lunch nice, and do you want me to come and find your clean clothes to change your clothes?" George replied: "Mom, lunch is very nice, in fact, it was the most beautiful lunch I have ever eaten." And then he answered anxiously: “No, mother, I do not need help. First I will wash my face and hands and then I will find clean clothes myself. Don't worry." George was worried when Elizabeth asked him about the clothes because he did not want her to see the wounds on his body received from the prison, from carrying stones and the beating he received from the guards. George did not want his mother to suffer, he thought his mother had suffered enough for all these years while he was at war and in prison, he did not want her to see the wounds on his body and realize how much he was tortured. George thought that this should be just a bad past, which will never happen again. George simply did not want to hurt his mother. He went to the yard, washed with cold water from the yard tap, and went to his room. When he saw the clean and new bed on the bed in his room, his eyes watered again. He knew how precious his mother was, he knew how much she loved her five children. At that moment, the memories of his childhood began to return to him, he remembered the years before he went to war, his sisters, how his mother kissed them on the cheek and forehead for a good night. At that moment, his mother entered his room and asked him anxiously: "Is it okay, son? Are you okay? "George replied:" I'm fine, mother. " Elizabeth saw that he was sad and asked him again: "How did you like the new bed, I hand-woven it myself, just for you"? George replied, "It is beautiful, mother, It is very beautiful, thank you." Elizabeth said: "Son, rest well, I'll go to Stephen to find you some clothes and wash them at the tap." George replied, "Okay mom, but first kiss me on the forehead for a good night." When George said that to Elizabeth and her eyes filled with tears, she realized how much he had missed her all these years. Then she answered him warmly: "I will kiss you, son". He was sitting on an old iron bed adorned with a clean, hand-woven bed. Elizabeth leaned over and kissed him gently on the forehead. She kissed him and could not stand it anymore with tears in her eyes and left the room where George was. And George lay in bed with tears streaming down his soft pillow. The night came, and George was still asleep, he was very tired from the road, and for many years he had not slept properly. Elizabeth was worried, she thought he was not well because he sleeps a lot. Then she went to his room, knocked on the door, opened it, and said, "Son, are you still going to sleep? Are you okay?" George had nightmares from the prison where they woke them up early in the morning and made them carry stones and also beat them a lot. When she said this, he woke up and was scared. George in his subconscious thought he was still in prison when he woke him his mother thought he was in prison early in the morning and they woke him up carrying stones. He got scared, jumped out of bed and got up commandingly and answered: "I'm coming"! Elizabeth saw him react, she became worried and said, "Son, you are at home, do not be afraid." Then he said softly and quietly, "Your brother Stephen is waiting to see you." George got up and they both left the room. Elizabeth cared a lot for him about how she would get on with her life after so many years in prison, she was aware that he desperately needed her support. George went to the living room when he saw Stephen he was surprised at how much he had grown because when George last saw him he was almost a child and had now become a boy. George said to Stephen, "He's grown up, look what a man he's become." Steven laughed at that. Then George said to him, "Come and hug me, brother." And they hugged. Then, Stephen, George, and Elizabeth sat on the bed. Elizabeth said: "Let me make you some coffee and we can talk. Can I''? George and Stephen both replied, "Yes mom." Then Stephen said, "We're not small anymore. We can have coffee now." And so Stephen smiled sweetly. They talked all the time, drank coffee, remembered the good old days, laughed, Stephen and Elizabeth did not want to ask George about the bad experiences he had had in the last ten years, they did not want to hurt George, they wanted to cheer him up and take him away from the bad past. The night came Elizabeth made a nice dinner, Stephen George and Elizabeth sat down to dinner. Steven was joking all the time, he actually wanted to make George laugh, he knew he needed to laugh after a hard time in prison. It was time to go to bed, everyone went to bed in their room. Elizabeth lay in bed thinking. She thought that the bad days were over, she fantasized that her family would experience happiness again, that she would experience happy moments with her children again. It actually changed when George returned home, and hope returned, the hope of happiness again with his children. Stephen was also lying on the bed in his room and he was thinking. Stephen was very happy that his brother was finally back, moreover, he was happy because he would not be alone, he would have George in his life again, they would help each other with George as two brothers. George was lying on the beautiful bed in his old iron bed and he was thinking. He thought about what his friends in prison were doing, he thought about whether they would get out and feel free again. George began to think that he had to start all over again, that he had to sort out his life to find a job, to stand on his own two feet. George fell asleep, but after falling asleep he began to have nightmares again. His nightmares were from prison, he dreamed of being beaten, of being thirsty, and of asking for water to drink. Then he woke up covered in sweat and very scared. George screamed in fear and Elizabeth woke up and worried about him again. A week went by, George was helping Stephen in the fields, gathering wood for the winter, tending around the house, and one day at lunch Elizabeth and Stephen said, “Mommy dear, my brother, I have decided something and I want to I'm telling you ''. Elizabeth said, "Son, speak freely." George began to say: "I do not want to spend my whole life in the fields. I want to get a job, I want to work to change my life. Factories are already opening in the cities. "People from the countryside are immigrating to the city, they work and I want to work." Elizabeth was very sad about that, she did not want the son who had just come to let her go again, but she simply had to give in, she could not and did not want to destroy and shorten the wishes and hopes of her children, then she not forget life is not so easy, you will always encounter obstacles, and we, your family, are here to love you, support you in your decisions and always be by your side". Stephen started joking again: "Brother, when he came back I was glad I would not go to the fields alone, and now you want to work in the city." George laughed and then Stephen said seriously, "I'm not kidding, I support your every decision, and I will always be there for you." And so, with the support of his family, George started working in the nearby town near the village. It was a small town where the people all knew each other and they knew those people from the nearby nearest villages.