Walking with Rebecca at Night

Rudy and Rebecca were walking on the street at night.

Rebecca was in a hurry, and she was repeatedly looking at her watch to check the time.

"I am 45 mins late!" she panicked.

Rudy glanced at her from the corner of his eyes and asked, "Does it matter? I mean, would you get in trouble?"

"No, but they will cut my pay as I am getting paid on an hourly basis," Rebecca responded.

"Then it's fine." After a brief pause, Rudy said, "I want you to enjoy your work rather than stress over it. You don't have to worry about the money anymore. We have been living just fine before, so we can surely live the rest of our life."

"I am your mother, and I have certain responsibilities like every mother has," Rebecca stated. "You can't change that just because you want to. The adult world is full of compromises and sacrifices."

"I will change that," Rudy uttered in a low voice.

"You can't change the way this world works; it's impossible," Rebecca remarked.