Lisa was their only child. She was born as a sweet little girl and Eli and her husband loved her so much. But as she grew up Eli's love had spoiled her. Her husband always warned her of that but she was indifferent of it.
Lisa was only 3 years old and she took her in shopping. They were returning and then then were passing by a doll shop. Lisa told her mother that she wanted to buy them. According to Eli she loved her daughter and so she had to give it to show her love. She fulfilled her any whim.
When she came back home, her husband saw the dolls and could easily understand what had happened in shopping. He scolded her for that. He told Eli to stop spoiling their daughter. He also said that one day it was going to be a problem. But Eli thought she was doing the right thing so never stop that.
And time went by. Lisa finished her school few days ago and her parents wanted her to be admitted in college soon. They wanted her daughter to be educated. But soon Lisa came to them to tell about her decision.
She told them that she had decided against going to college right now. She also said that she would do it later in the next year. She wished she should have some rest and preparation for being admitted. Lisa and her husband was sad at this.
Eli's husband was somehow irritated too. He was a decent person and could differentiate between right and wrong. At the same night he told Eli that they needed to make Lisa change her that decision and go to college. But she took her daughter's part this time too and said to him to let her do what she wanted.
But nothing changed in a year. Eli's beloved daughter never talked about go to college again. She also forgot about her decision. She made another decision instead. One day they were having dinner and she told her parents that she had decided that she didn't need to go to college. She preferred just to get a job.
But this also didn't worked out as well. She never wrote application or went on a interview of a job. Her mother was getting sad but she didn't have courage to scold her. And this led Lisa to ruin completely.
One day Lisa came to home with a guy. She was not feeling sad or embarrassed because all of her life she had known her parents was doing whatever she said. She told them without any hesitation that she was pregnant. But it didn't stop here. She announced that her boyfriend was going to move in with them.
This both news crushed Eli and her husband. But her husband was affected most of all. He felt a severe pain in his chest and soon was taken to the hospital. He just didn't cope with the health situation and his health collapsed.
He didn't even make it to see his granddaughter. It should be mentioned that Lisa gave birth to a daughter after few months of her dad's passing away. She was never sad at this and lived her life as she used to live
She hardly played with her daughter or took her in her lap. She was always busy in beautifying herself. It was Eli who took every care of that little baby. That time she remembered her husband's words about her spoiling their daughter. Now she could realize that he was absolutely right.
By this time Lisa married her boyfriend. They both lived in Eli's house and led a luxurious life. Eli's daughter turned her into a real maid. She provided for and took care of her husband, her and her daughter. She was the only earning member of the family.
And more surprisingly her daughter said to her whiling she was serving food, "Mom, we are expecting a second baby. Maybe you could buy us a car?" She added that she was sure that her mother had enough savings. Eli was shocked at this and couldn't reply instantly.
One night Eli was taking care of her grandchild and her daughter was watching TV in a relaxed mood. This time she asked Lisa maybe she should get a job. In reply her daughter rebuked her. She asked Eli how she could say that as she had got children. She added that the kids needed her all the time.!!
Eli couldn't keep up with this and soon her health collapsed. She worked and when she came home from her office, She worked again for her daughter. And soon she ended up in the hospital.
The doctor said that she needed rest and care. Eli had no one but her daughter and so she called her. When the doctor said those, she refused to take care of her mother. She told the doctor that she had got two kids and the place was tiny. So, she couldn't take her in the house. She forced the doctor to admit Eli in the nursing home.
This was how Eli found herself in a nursing home at the age of 55 though she had a daughter, money and an apartment. She was utterly alone and they never came to visit her. She cried all the time for the first few days. But then she realized that she was surrounded by kind and loving people there and she started to enjoy it.
But that lesson she was going to remember forever....
