The grandson pushed his grandmother into the lake, knowing full well that she couldn’t swim and was afraid of 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.

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

— Family doesn’t push someone who’s afraid and can’t swim into the water, — she replied.

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

— Tomorrow you will vacate my apartment. I will no longer support you. I don’t care that you have no money. You’re adults. Learn to be responsible for your actions.

No one laughed anymore.