Lonely Old Lady on Christmas Eve Finds Girl Claiming to Be Her Granddaughter on Her Doorstep — Story of the Day
An old lady was shocked when a girl knocked on her door claiming that she was her granddaughter — even though she’d never had a child.
Wanda Sereno was a wealthy woman, but she was very alone — she had never married, had no children, and her parents had passed away many years ago — until a young girl knocked on her door.
It was Christmas Eve, which happened to be Wanda’s worst time of the year when everyone else was celebrating and she was at her loneliest. The doorbell rang, and Wanda opened it. “What do you want?” she harshly asked the girl standing there.
“Hi,” the girl, a pretty blond in her teens, said. “I’m Betty, I’m your granddaughter.”
A girl knocked on Wanda’s door on Christmas Eve | Source: Shutterstock.com
Wanda was stunned and angered. “I don’t have grandchildren, I don’t even have children, so go try your con somewhere else.” This girl had jabbed at Wanda’s deepest wound, her childlessness.
Many, many years ago Wanda had been in love, but her wealthy parents disapproved of David. They had wanted her to date one of the boys from their circle — someone from a ‘good’ family, someone who had money.
Wanda had been only twenty but she tried to stand up to her domineering parents, at least until she discovered she was pregnant. Wanda had been frightened, and even though David told her he’d stand by her, she’d been filled with doubts.
How could they support themselves let alone a child? If she ran off with David she’d be cut off from her family… Her mother had found Wanda crying and she told her everything.
Wanda was stunned when the young girl on her doorstep called her ‘grandma’ | Source: Unsplash
To Wanda’s surprise, her parents had been kind and understanding. Her father put on his coat and went out, telling Wanda he was going to speak to David, but when he came back he looked defeated.
“Daddy?” Wanda asked. “What happened?”
“I’m sorry, pumpkin,” her father had said sadly. “The boy said…He said your baby could be anyone’s. He won’t marry you.” Wanda had cried bitterly that night, and her mother put forward a plan.
Wanda would go to Seattle to stay with her aunt Gloria until the baby was born, then they would give it up for adoption. “Darling,” her mother said. “You’re so young, we’ll make sure...