Mom keeps sneaking out in the middle of the night… What is she hiding? 😱| Slow English (Level A2) |

Dinner tastes wonderful, mom. Can I have a little more? Of course, sweetheart. I need to take care of something tonight. I'll be back before midnight. Again? Is everything all right? Where are you going so late? I can't explain yet, but please trust me. Just a little longer. Don't wait up too late. Please be careful. Are you worried about mom? I'm sure she's fine. It's just getting late. You look exhausted. I'm all right. It was just a long evening. Excuse me. Where have you been all evening? I was helping someone with a few things. I'll explain soon. Dinner is ready early because I need to go out again tonight. Again? Is everything okay, mom? What are you hiding from me, Ella? I'll be there on time. Please keep everything private for a little longer. I have to go. We'll talk later. Was I interrupting something? Who was calling you? It was only someone connected to a private job. There's nothing to worry about. Where did we put that old toy box? Wow, what is this? You're not in trouble, Alex. This bag is part of a surprise- Don't mention it yet. Okay, Mom. But I was only looking for my old toys. I understand. I found a work uniform in Mom's black bag. She said it was part of a surprise. That explains the bag. But why is she leaving every night? Should I tell Dad? Or... Or... Should I trust Mom a little longer? It is probably nothing important. Are you not gonna answer that? Why does he need to meet her before work? I'll be back later tonight. You've been very quiet today. Is something wrong? I'm fine. Max, please talk to me. There's nothing to say. Just a little more, and I can finally bring it home. The whole stack of papers flew across the room! That must have been funny. Mom? Dad? Mom, why do you always leave at night with that black bag? I'm preparing something special for our family. Please trust me and be patient. Are you sure everything is okay? Yes, sweetheart, I promise. Then I'll wait for the surprise. It's a special surprise for the family. Another explanation, but still no truth. Ella, what happened to your hand? It's only a small scratch. I'm fine. Who hurt you, Ella? No one hurt me. I accidentally broke a glass while I was helping someone. Why didn't you tell me? Do you still see me as your husband? Or am I someone who doesn't deserve to know anything? That isn't fair, Max. Then please stop shutting me out. You never really tried to trust me, Max. You always imagined the worst. I only wanted you to be honest with me. I need you to trust me. Then please stop hiding everything. Come with me, Alex. Mom and Dad need a moment to talk. Are they going to be okay? They will calm down. Dad, please talk to Mom calmly. Staying angry will only... I don't want this family to fall apart. Then begin by listening instead of... I asked her again and again, but she always avoided the question. I don't know what to believe anymore. Not knowing the truth does not mean the worst explanation. Please don't secretly follow Mom. Even after you learn the truth... The way you search for it could still hurt her. I only want answers. Then ask. One more shift. I need to check something. Stay together and keep the door locked. Dad, please think carefully before you go. When will you come back? I won't be long. Where are you going, Ella? Thank you for arriving early. Of course. I'm ready for the shift. I'm fine. I'm very close to reaching my goal. So this is what she has been hiding from me. I need to speak with Ella. Sir, that area is for staff only. Please wait here. I will wait until she tells me the truth. Ella. Here is your meal. Please enjoy. Thank you. I'm alright. Keep going a little longer. I have the tray. Please sit down and rest now. I'm sorry. I only felt dizzy for a moment. Your health comes first. Max? Why are you here? I followed you because I needed to know the truth. Please remain calm. Ella needs to rest. Why did you lie to me and leave home every night for weeks? I never wanted to hurt you. Then why couldn't you tell me the truth? I took this job because I was saving for a gift for you. A gift? You worked every night for that? I wanted to return something precious that you had lost. This piano belonged to your mother, and I know how much it meant to you. I thought I would never see it again. It is hard to let it go. But it's going to a good home. I found the same piano in an antique shop. I wanted to bring it home for our anniversary. You did all of this for me? I wanted to give back the piece of your family you... I'm sorry I doubted you, followed you, and allowed my imagination to hurt you. I was hurt, but I understand why the secrecy... I should have handled my fear with honesty. You should never have had to exhaust yourself for me. I only wanted to make you happy. Having you safe and healthy matters more than any gift. I'm sorry too. I focused so much on protecting the surprise. That I ignored what my silence was doing to our family. Ella is a temporary employee. I helped because she wanted the piano to remain a surprise. So there was nothing between you? Only a professional arrangement? I should have explained before this. I don't need the piano if it costs your health. I understand now. No surprise is worth hiding something this important. I worked at night. I wanted to recover something precious. We want to help too. You can use our savings. Your kindness means more. The piano belongs to a family with a meaningful history. Could you please reserve it? I'll see what I can arrange. Thank you. It would mean a great deal. Oh! My chess! Here's six other. Remember this melody. It was the first song I ever played for you. It sounds beautiful. Play it again, Dad. The piano is precious, but honesty, trust, and facing every hardship together are the greatest gifts our family has. We stay together. This will get everyone's attention. That is the woman from the video. I cannot believe she came here. I will not let anyone intimidate this family. I'm going away for a little while. I'm doing this so you won't be affected. Please make sure you have all your books before we start the day. I packed everything. Me too, Mom. Breakfast looks wonderful. Please finish your homework while I buy the groceries. We will, Mom. Come home safely. Good morning. Good morning to you. Rose, those bags look heavy. May I drive you home? Thank you, dear, but I think I can manage. I will be all right, dear. Rose, please stay still. Can you hear me clearly? Yes, but my leg hurts. Please do not try to stand. I am calling for help now. Thank you, Ella. I will stay still. Help is on the way. Keep her comfortable and calm. The rescue team may need a few more minutes. I understand. Rose, help is coming. Stay with me and breathe slowly. I feel safer with you here. This will get everyone's attention. Ella will be back soon. Please help me. An elderly woman has fallen across the road and she cannot stand. Take this wheelchair. I will come with you. Rose, we are back. Can you hear me clearly? Yes, dear. I am still awake. We will move slowly and support you together. Rose, we are going to take you to the hospital. Please let Ella come with me. Rose is stable and not in immediate danger, but we need to observe her for a while. Thank you, doctor. Please take good care of her. People will react strongly if they think she abandoned Rose. I suppose. Hehehehe. Hehehehe. The shorter version will make the story look far more shocking. Did she really leave Rose there? Everyone should see this. Let's learn the full story first. This woman in the video looks like your mother. That cannot be the whole story. Mom would never abandon Rose. What happened? Why does everyone look so worried? Ella, you need to see this. Mom, we know there must be an explanation. This video is missing the most important part. I crossed to get a wheelchair for Rose. Are you saying someone removed the rest of the footage? Yes. I believe you, Ella. Rose will explain everything when she feels stronger. I hope the truth comes out before this hurts our family. Rose is stable, but she is still too weak to receive visitors or answer calls. I understand. Will she be all right, Mom? The doctors are taking... They keep repeating the same accusations, even though they do not know what happened. Reading more of them will only hurt you. Please try to rest. I cannot stop thinking about it. That is the woman from the video. I cannot believe she came here. Please remain calm, everyone. You should apologize to Rose for leaving her alone. I did not abandon her. I went across the road to get a wheelchair. That is not what the video shows. Ella, I am sorry, but please come back another time. I need to prevent this from becoming a larger argument. Let everyone see how she reacts. I understand it. She still refuses to admit what she did. Explain. The video makes your mother look like she left Rose alone. Maybe she only acts kind when people are watching. That video is missing what really happened. Stop showing that video! Everyone, lower your hands and step back. We will discuss this calmly. We were only showing him what people posted. My parents don't want us spending time together until this whole situation is resolved. Welcome home. How was your day? It was fine, mom. Nothing important happened. We are just a little tired. All right, you can rest for a while. Max, someone covered our door with these papers. They want us to feel unwelcome in our own home. I will not let anyone intimidate this family. Please do not confront them, Max. Another argument will only make things worse. The first video is spreading faster than I expected. Another accusation will keep everyone watching. Ella should explain what happened to Rose. She owes the neighborhood an apology. Please remain outside the gate and stop frightening my family. Alex and Anna, stay inside with me. I did not leave Rose. The video shows you driving away. The video does not show everything. Ella, come inside. They are not ready to listen. We will find a way to prove what happened. You still believe me, do you not? I am trying to understand why the video looks so different from what you described. I found a clearer copy. I thought you should see it. Why does it look as though she never turned back? Ella, why did you not stay beside Rose? I already explained that to you. I know, but the recording makes it hard. You are starting to doubt me. The anger of strangers does not hurt as much as seeing that you no longer trust me. Ella, I never wanted to make you feel alone. But that is exactly how I feel. Dad is supposed to believe Mom, not question her like everyone else. Please stay calm, Alex. They are both frightened and upset. You should be defending mom instead of believing that video. Alex, I am trying to understand what happened. We are a family and shouting at each other will not reveal the truth. Please listen to mom. There was a disagreement involving Alex today and we would like to discuss it with the family. Anna has been having a difficult time with her classmates. I understand now. I know you didn't do it. I'm going away for a little while. I'm doing this so you won't be affected. Look at the reflection in the window. Mom was holding the phone before she entered the car. She was calling for help, exactly as she told us. The edited video may still contain something Noah overlooked. Check every reflection and every movement before Mom enters the car. We only need one. The car turns toward the other side of the street. It never follows the road back toward our house. Then Mom must have stopped near the shop she mentioned. We should return to. This is exactly where Rose fell. And that shop is in the same direction Mom drove. She really did cross the road to find a wheelchair. Yes, I remember your mother. She was frightened and asked us to help an elderly woman who had fallen. Then you can prove Mom was telling the truth. Would you please tell the neighborhood what you saw that day? Of course. Thank you, but many people wheelchair. Then we should lure evidence. Alex, look above the store entrance. There is a security camera. It may have recorded everything from a wider angle. That could prove Mom returned to help Rose. The edited video makes our mother look guilty, but the camera outside may show the complete event. Could you please check the recording from the day Rose fell? The system normally keeps recent footage here, but that day is no longer in the... Does that mean it has been erased? It overwritten. There has to be another copy somewhere. I can't believe it didn't work after all that. Wait. The old camera system used to save... Is that computer still here? It should be somewhere in this storage room. We will be careful. Do not lift anything heavy. Just tell me computer tower. There is one behind those small boxes. Good. Let me move them safely. That archive appears to match the day Rose fell. Please open it. This may be the recording we need. Stand back while I check the file safely. There she is. Mom went directly to Rose and called for help. She even explained where she was going before entering the car. This recording shows Ella. I do not want you to leave. I cannot remain here while our children continue suffering because of me. I should have trusted you without hesitation. I needed to hear that before everything began. She came back with the wheelchair. Mom told us the truth. We finally have the complete proof. This recording can clear her name. Mom, wait! We found the complete recording! It shows you returning with the wheelchair. You found proof? Please show us everything. I am sorry Ella. I allowed strangers and one incomplete video to make me doubt you. Your doubt hurt more than everything people said outside. I will help you. Ella stayed with me. The complete recording confirms it. I removed the footage because I believed anger would bring more views. Your edit changed things. I am truly sorry for everyone I hurt. Responsibility must follow. I promised to protect our family's trust. Then we will rebuild it. The truth came out. We didn't give up. Anna, is it my turn yet? Woo! I did it! One little fight. I've waited long enough. Nobody wins. Just one more minute, please. Anna! Give me the iPad! It's my turn. No! It's mine! No! It's mine! Give me the iPad right now! No! It's still my turn! Give me that! No! I was using it! What is going on in here? He started it! No, I didn't. Ella, Anna has been playing for so long! She won't let me have a turn! That's not true. I just started playing. I haven't had enough time yet. That's not fair! That's enough. Hey! Wait! Sweet. Please don't! I can't reach it! It will stay there. I'll see you there. Let's take turns so everyone has a chance. That sounds fair. I agree. I agree. Now nobody gets to play. I'll use it later. This is so boring. None of these are fun. Forget it. Let's try a different approach. I'll think of something else to do. I should fix this. I'm sorry, Anna. I'm sorry too. I shouldn't have yelled at you or lost my temper. Okay, I'm listening. I'm sorry too. I should have shared the iPad with you. Thank you. Friends. Bye, guys. How about we take turns? We can each play for the same amount of time. Deal? Deal! That sounds like a great plan. Perfect! I'm proud of both of you. Let's clean up together. Okay. We go. Everything has its place. I promise I'll always share and take turns from now on. That's a wonderful promise. It's looking much better. We're almost done. Wonderful job. I'm proud of both of you. Thanks. We did it together. I promise I'll always share too. I'm happy to hear that. I believe you've both learned your lesson. I'll give you another chance. Really? Everything is ready. Great. Sounds good. We can do this together. This time we'll share. That's exactly what I wanted to hear. We can do this together. This time we'll share. That's exactly what I wanted to hear. Let's make a plan that works for everyone. Sounds good. Here is your iPad. You can play first, Anna. Really? That's very thoughtful. Thank you, Alex. That means a lot to me. You're welcome. Thanks. I'm really happy we shared. Me too. Let's play together. That sounds fun. Ha, ha, ha, ha. Jump now. Great. You did it. I got it. Come on, Alex. You can do it. Almost there. You did it. That was amazing. That was awesome. Let's play another round. High five! Ta-da! Try this approach. That makes sense. I'm so proud of both of you. We learned our lesson. Sharing is more sharing is more fun. Step by step. Your turn again. Thanks. When you share, everyone can be happy. You're right. We'll always remember that. Sharing fills a home with happiness. We'll always share. Together is always better. Ha ha ha ha!