At that moment something inside me seemed to break. I carefully let go of his hand and asked them to stop the music for a second. The room was quietly instantly.
I took the microphone and turned to the people. 😲😢The continuation of the story and what I did exactly can be found in the first comment 👇👇
“Right now they’re laughing at a woman who for twenty years cleaned the floors of this school,” I said calmly. But thanks to this woman I had food on the table, study books, clothes and the opportunity to be here with you today.
The room was silent.
“She was home late at night with her back sore, but she still read me books before I went to sleep. I kept money for my notebooks and school field trips, even if for months nothing new was bought for her.
I paused and looked at my grandmother.
Thanks to his work I was able to finish this school. Thanks to her I got a scholarship to study in college.
I pressed the microphone harder.
“If ever in your life a person appears to do for you half of what she did for me, consider yourself the happiest people in the world.
In the living room he was so quiet that you could hear how someone sighed deeply.
The first one to start applauding was one of the teachers. Then he was joined by several more people. Within seconds, the whole room was already clapping.
