Old Lady Is Alone after Only Grandson Disappears a Day before Christmas

An elderly crippled woman awakens alone the day after asking her only grandson to leave her – she was upset since it was the day before Christmas, but his departure had a bigger purpose.

William Connis, 28, was a 28-year-old man had two professions he enjoyed: one as a remote internal auditor and the other as a caregiver for his crippled grandmother, Julia.

After she fell down the stairs and lost use of her legs, he moved in with her. He had always held himself responsible for what had occurred. He believed that if he had been present, it might have been avoided.

Because Julia and her husband had taken him in after his parents died in a car accident, William admired and appreciated her much.

When the police assumed he was asleep, they informed his grandmother, “It was a drunk truck driver.”

He was determined to never forget, but Julia and her husband, Todd, had done everything they could to calm his fury and anguish — their love was enough.

Todd was Julia’s everything, but when he was 75, he suffered a stroke in his sleep and died in Julia’s arms. He couldn’t believe her when she said she knew when it happened since he knew how much they had loved each other.

They couldn’t possibly be wrong. She was the one person he knew who could keep Todd from losing himself in his fantasy. He found a good outlet in writing, and he excelled at penning children’s novels.

He’d remark things like, “They’re the salt of the earth.”

William used to listen to Julia read him his favorite Todd book when he was a kid. William and Todd would sit by the fireplace every Christmas and listen to Julia read the book.

Julia experienced a terrible fall two years after Todd died while descending down the stairs at the house she lived with Todd. When it was found that Julia had lost her legs, William assumed responsibility for her care and hired a moving company to relocate her belongings to his smaller home.

The book went misplaced in the middle of the move’s commotion. It would have brought them closure with Todd that Christmas, but it wasn’t feasible, so every Christmas after that was dark and emotionless.

Julia saw after a while that William had become bored of caring for her and decided to speak with him.

“I’ll go if I have to,” she stated one day while eating lunch with him.

He inquired, “What did you say?” “Where do you wish to go?” says the narrator.

“To a nursing home,” she explained, her gaze fixed on her soup.

“What do you mean?” says the narrator. William inquired, perplexed. “How could this happen so quickly?”

“I know what you’re thinking: without my legs, I’ve become a burden these past several years. Will, I’m sorry, but I’m going to a nursing home so you may enjoy your life to the fullest “she stated

William was taken aback, and he stood there silently watching Julia until she looked up from the stew she was gazing at.

He was deafeningly quiet. He simply picked up his fork and continued eating.

Julia awoke the day before Christmas, but William was nowhere to be found. Instead, he enlisted the help of a representative from the family hospital.

When Julia inquired how long she would be babysitting her, the representative said, “I’m here for the day ma’am.”

“Does it indicate William is coming back?” Julia pondered.

“All things being equal, I will also return at the same time tomorrow,” the nurse continued, crushing Julia’s hopes. Her grandson had vanished completely.

Julia’s neighbor informed her later that night that her husband, who was returning from a business trip, had met William at the airport.

“That’s it, he’s gone for good.”

Julia only saw her caregiver, Miss Penelope, on Christmas morning, and she departed at midday, claiming she had meetings with her own family.

The old lady’s despair could be seen on her face — would she be spending what should be a happy vacation alone? Julia switched on the TV in her room to listen to the news, thinking that it would give her some company, but all she could think about was her circumstances, her loneliness.

The evening arrived, and Julia, tired of being tough, sat alone beside the fireplace, weeping. She missed William, but he came at the doorway as soon as she thought of him, and it seemed like a miracle had just happened.

Then he approached her and offered her a present package with the words, “Merry Christmas, my sweet grandmother. I’ll never abandon you; you’re the only thing I have left.”

Julia would have leaped with delight if she could have used her legs, but she could only lift her hands and wave gleefully as it was.

She discovered the identical book she had misplaced two years earlier inside the box. It was a limited edition, which is why William had such a hard time finding it.

The book’s sole other owner was a woman in another state, and it was this that drove him to leave her alone.

“You messed with my brave heart, you little rascal. There’s only so much I can take “When William told Julia what had happened, she laughed.

“Please accept my apologies for making you weep, grandmother. Please read it to me like if it were an old book “He pleaded. Julia consented, but when she opened the book to begin reading, she saw Todd’s handwriting on the first page, dedicating the book to her and William.

William had, in fact, discovered the precise book that had gone missing two years before. When Julia considered it, she smiled; the book had been restored to its original owners.

“William, that is what Christmas magic is,” she explained.