The grandson pushed his grandmother into the lake, knowing full well that she couldn’t swim and was afraid of the water, just for fun: relatives stood nearby and laughed, but none of them could even imagine what this woman would do as soon as she got out of the water.

— We’re going to delete everything right now and go home, Mom, don’t make a scene, — her son intervened.

But the older woman was faster. She snatched the phone from her daughter-in-law’s hands so abruptly that the woman didn’t even have time to react.

“Don’t even try,” she said softly.

For the first time, the grandson stopped smiling.

— Grandma, you can’t be serious…

“Your ill-mannered son will get what he deserves,” she interrupted, looking at her daughter-in-law. “And you’ll regret raising someone like that. Even if he only grew up to be like you.”

His son stepped forward.

— Mom, you’re going too far. We’re a family.

— Family doesn’t push someone who is scared and doesn’t know how to swim in the water, — she replied.

She sat up, as if the water had washed away not only the dirt but also the fear.

“Tomorrow you’ll leave my apartment. I won’t support you anymore. I don’t care that you don’t have any money. You’re adults. Learn to be responsible for your actions.”

No one was laughing anymore.

“You will deeply regret having treated me this way,” she said calmly.

In the distance, sirens could already be heard.