‘Thank you , ’ said Sonia and sat down next to her brother, Paul
‘I’m sorry about your father, ‘said Mr Barrett. ‘We looked after his business for years here.’
‘Thank you , ‘said Paul . ‘He was ninety-one when he died. But now we need to know what he decided to do with his money and things.’
‘Paul !’ said Sonia . “That sounds terrible!”
‘It’s OK,’ said Mr Barrett . ‘Let me tell you what he wrote in his will.’ Mr Barrett didn’t always enjoy reading a will to a family. Sometimes there were surprises in it that they didn’t like.
‘I leave my house and all that is in the house to my two children , Paul and Sonia . My money I give to my grandchildren, Robert, Amy and Charlie.’
Paul and Sonia looked pleased. He continued, ‘But not all of it.’ Their smiles became smaller.
‘I want to leave some of my money to a special person who was a good friend to me in my life-Samuel Davies.
‘About thirty years ago, when my wife died, Sam lived next door to me. He was a young man, but he spent many hours with me at that time. He visited me most days and listened to me when I talked about my wife. He was a true friend . I have never forgotten how kind he was. I want to say thank you to him and to give him’
‘Thank you , ’ said Sonia and sat down next to her brother, Paul‘I’m sorry about your father, ‘said Mr Barrett. ‘We looked after his business for years here.’‘Thank you , ‘said Paul . ‘He was ninety-one when he died. But now we need to know what he decided to do with his money and things.’‘Paul !’ said Sonia . “That sounds terrible!”‘It’s OK,’ said Mr Barrett . ‘Let me tell you what he wrote in his will.’ Mr Barrett didn’t always enjoy reading a will to a family. Sometimes there were surprises in it that they didn’t like.‘I leave my house and all that is in the house to my two children , Paul and Sonia . My money I give to my grandchildren, Robert, Amy and Charlie.’Paul and Sonia looked pleased. He continued, ‘But not all of it.’ Their smiles became smaller.‘I want to leave some of my money to a special person who was a good friend to me in my life-Samuel Davies.‘About thirty years ago, when my wife died, Sam lived next door to me. He was a young man, but he spent many hours with me at that time. He visited me most days and listened to me when I talked about my wife. He was a true friend . I have never forgotten how kind he was. I want to say thank you to him and to give him’
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