My grandmother passed away, and the only thing she left me in her will was an old couch. My father was furious and said, “She took all her wealth to the grave! You are her only grandson!” But I respected her wishes.
Grandmother often read fairy tales to me on that couch, and I would listen, captivated, holding a cup of tea. I loved spending time with her—she understood me like no one else…
Succumbing to childhood memories, I sat down on the couch, but I immediately felt something was off—a hard, pointed object was lodged in the backrest!
Summoning my courage, I cut through the couch upholstery and discovered a green metal box. Inside, there were numerous papers and a letter addressed to me!
I opened it gently, and my heart froze.
This is what was written there. 
When Kirill, a ten-year-old boy, received an old couch from his recently deceased grandmother, he was initially surprised. His father, furious, could not accept this inheritance, outraged that the elderly woman had taken her fortune to the grave, leaving only a worn-out piece of furniture to her only grandson. However, Kirill respected his grandmother’s wishes, as the couch was filled with precious memories: he recalled the long evenings spent listening to the fairy tales she read to him, a cup of tea in hand.
One day, while sitting on the couch, he felt something hard beneath the seat. Intrigued, he inspected the fabric and discovered a hidden metal box inside. He opened the file and found several documents and a letter addressed to him. As he read his grandmother’s handwritten words, Kirill felt his heart tighten.
Shortly after his mother’s passing, the relationship between his grandmother and his father had deteriorated. His father resented the old woman for interfering in their lives and even reporting him to social services. Kirill, however, remembered his grandmother’s unwavering support and how she always looked out for him. Despite the family tensions, the boy still hoped to reconcile with his father.
That day, while his father was engrossed in the television, paying him no attention, Kirill delved into his reading. His grandmother’s letter revealed a heartbreaking truth: his father had only returned to his life out of self-interest. He hoped to seize the inheritance the elderly woman had left behind. Lydia, his grandmother, wrote in the letter how, after Kirill’s mother died, she had discovered the terrible conditions in which her grandson lived. His father’s apartment was in complete disarray, littered with empty bottles and dirty laundry. Kirill lacked proper care and survived on processed food, even though she had been sending money for his well-being.
Faced with this situation, Lydia had tried to make her son-in-law see reason, but he dismissed everything, blaming others. The difficult decision she had made was to remove Kirill from this toxic environment and entrust him to Denisa and Mikhail, a couple willing to give him a stable life.
In the letter, his grandmother begged him to stay with them and not be deceived by his father’s sweet words. Everything she had done was out of love for him and to honor his mother’s memory.
Kirill slowly folded the letter, his heart heavy. He now understood the weight of the decision before him. He looked over at his father, still indifferent to his presence, and gripped the legal documents in his hands. He had to make a choice that would shape his future.
