Overgearing often leaves a family without food on the table

— Nothing to eat? — David looked at the table in surprise. — But you saved everyone and upgraded your gadget, — Elena remarked calmly. She was silent.— Do you hear?!— Yes, shortly. He grabbed his jacket and left. Andrias stayed, poking at his porridge.— Mom…— Eat. Tomorrow will be better. But there was no hope in her voice. Later, alone, she checked her phone. A message from her sister: a reminder about the loan. She replied: 'I’ll pay. Just don’t call him.' From the top cupboard, she took out her stash. 85 thousand. Saved for six months. Half set aside—enough for the payment. The gate creaked. Not David. A stranger’s car is outside. Where is he? In the garage? At friends’?— If I’m to be selfish, then truly, — she whispered and dialed the car dealership number. — Hello, you wrote about trade-in? I want to discuss the Loan. At that moment, in the room, David took off his headphones and froze. Garage. The smell of gasoline. David hurled the keys into the drawer: — Damn it! Phone: a call from Sergey at work.— Tomorrow is the inspection! We’re missing work. —Mentions for the deal! — I submitted everything! — bewilderment in his voice.— The boss is furious. If you don’t sort it out, the project will be frozen!

The phone rang again: 'Director.'— Where’s the million, David?! In the contract.  three; in the report, two! Shock. He sat on the concrete floor. — I didn’t steal anything. I was checking… A text from the bank: "Loan overdue — $14,200." What loan?! He called his wife: — Olius… We have problems. I need to find a million urgently. By morning. Pause. Then — Helen's voice: — I'm coming now. Helen left her son, grabbing a bag of money. In the garage, David sat pale. — Tell me everything from the beginning. While he was speaking, she understood — he was set up. Sergey. His signature was forged. The money went somewhere else. — There’s a suspicion that it was him. And one more thing… — David glanced at his wife. — The text about the loan. Did you take it? Helen silently nodded. She explained that six months ago, he helped his parents after the fire. He was on a business trip then. She silently paid it off.

Now — it's overdue. David jumped up:— This is all a scheme! A setup! They headed to the office at night. David opened the office. In the documents, forged signatures and transfers to his account that he didn’t receive were found. Sergey appeared in the doorway: — Well, of course. Who else could it be? After confrontation and threats, Helen showed a photo of the documents. Sergey flinched. They made him sign the resignation and return the documents. Dawn. David and Helen sit in the office. Tired. Empty. But together. — I'm sorry. — We'll manage together.