My aunt and I haven’t spoken much in the last few years, but she texted me and suggested we meet.

Mostly. hardworking We associate it with calmness, reliability and confidence in the future. This is not surprising, because if you are busy with something useful and interesting, you simply do not have time for unnecessary movements. Walking, friendship with incomprehensible people, discussion of insignificant events and news attract only lazy people. While busy workers do not pay any attention to such trifles.



However, life is not just called unpredictable. And it often happens that the jumping dragonfly achieves much greater success than a modest working ant. For one reason or another, of course. All that remains is to keep doing what you have started and hope that the results of your work will be appreciated. Let the dragonflies keep dancing. Time will tell which of you is right.

My mother is an early child of her parents. On the one hand, this is not very good for her, because grandparents were old-school people and did not feel too sorry for their eldest daughter. My mother talked about how often she was cursed for poorly washed dishes or untidy apartment. That was the way we approached children once. But I got an aunt almost the same age as me. When we were young, we were literally closer than two sisters. It is a pity that time flies so fast...

Friends often remain friends even after they both get married. In our case, unfortunately, it didn't quite work out that way. Valya got married first. To a man from Turkey. He is older than her by more than 5 years. A real oriental character, brows black, eyes incredulous. But he was chasing my aunt like an obedient puppy. At least before the wedding.



I even jokingly tried to make friends with him and ask him to find me a worthy gentleman. But with me, and with other Valin friends, her husband was reluctant to talk. It was immediately clear that the man was not used to the usual chatter. Oh, come on.

A year and a half later I got married too. For love, don't think. My husband and I have known each other for a long time, but somehow we could not tune in to a romantic way. We were buddies, nothing more. But at some point, it was like something clicked on both of us. So we decided, why not try. It turned out that we have many common interests and views on life. And then one wedding, two pregnancy, three second pregnancy. That's how we live. Friendly.



But the beginning of my life together with my husband was not easy financially. You know, if you don’t know about computers and don’t have rich parents, this life can seem a little difficult. Even if you're a hard worker. We didn’t have a good time either. Then I asked Vali: ask your Turk, maybe there is a workplace in your restaurant? Or some friends who can help with the job. The money is there, maybe you can help?

No, deaf. My aunt said she wouldn't even ask. Her husband does not tolerate nepotism and is not going to help relatives at all. He made it clear when they were not married. Like, that's his rule. Because suddenly, solving problems with relatives, even if they are far away, he can't do it. Come on, we do. Although, to be honest, I knew perfectly well that Valya always got what she wanted. Especially from my husband.



Anyway, my wife at some point had to take on a heavy burden of obligations and go to another city on watch. Then again and again. He is a hardworking man and is grateful for that. It brought good money, but I was not very comfortable raising children alone either. But everyone had to sacrifice something until we could get back on our feet. We made a good investment and started our family business. Although this is a completely different story about how I stayed up at night and raised two children, and my husband never left the office. Yeah, it was.

In short, as you can see, Valya and I have hardly spoken in recent years. Except that sometimes we were going to some family holidays, and even then we could talk only if her husband was not around. And that didn't happen very often. From best friends in the past, we have become distant acquaintances. Even though they were relatives. There are things to do.



But recently my aunt wrote me on Facebook, asked me about her health and sent me a bunch of stupid pictures in private messages. I suggested we meet in person. At the meeting, she asked me to lend her money. Not so small, about a thousand dollars. And to make it clear, he and his husband are now very well financially. They don’t seem to complain about health either. Then why meet and ask for money, and even not from my wealthy acquaintances, but from me?

It turned out that the reasons were so banal that I would never have guessed that it was them. No, not a lover. Just Valya, who all this time did not work, but only brought up an only child, a little bored. She began to buy up all sorts of crap, paying not from their family card, but using cash from the safe. My husband doesn’t often check the money there, so she overdid it a little. And now, as in the store, there was a shortage. And it must be returned by any means necessary. Otherwise, the spouse will be very nervous.



There. It's not that I don't understand my ex-best friend. You know, sometimes you want to spit on everything and buy a ticket to the South. Yeah, I think we all want to. But I have my worries, my responsibilities, after all. What's she got? Husband, baby and a bunch of babysitters. I wanted new emotions so it wouldn’t be so boring. She's definitely not a hard-working person, free-rider. I can't decide whether to help her or leave it as it is. He’s not going to eat it, right?