When Mark refused to drive her, 70-year-old Amelia walked five hours to meet her grandson. But instead of a welcome, she got a slammed door.
“You shouldn’t have come!” Mark snapped, ignoring her exhaustion.
Devastated, Amelia left behind a bag of Mark’s childhood toys—a silent reminder of the love that raised him.
That night, Mark unraveled. Holding a worn-out teddy bear, he remembered the mother who’d gone hungry to buy it. He raced to her house, where he found her barely able to stand.
“I’m so sorry,” he choked out, lifting her into bed.
Amelia cupped his face. “Just promise me one thing—never be ashamed of where you started.”
Now, she lives with them, her laughter filling the halls of the house that almost kept her out.
