By the price of one's own life

Svetlana and Valery Nezhdanoff, a married couple, was difficult, although, in general, they created all the difficulties themselves. In the village it is difficult with work, and Valery also drank, well, for a long time where either did not stay. Sobered his accidents. His son Lesha died under the car, he was seven years old. My father did not notice at the time, he was drunk, and the bright little boy did not immediately jump out onto the highway. However, later they remembered that the boy was a little strange: he often told his grandmother that he would soon leave. And my mother asked me to give birth to him "Volta", Olga that is. She rode, when she was 36 years old. Then this three-year-old Olya pulled Lyosha's sleeve, lying in a coffin: "We're going to walk ..." everyone was crying, looking at this.
Svetlana was ill for two years after the loss of her son. She forgave the driver of the murderer: his beloved wife was sorry. They are young, life is not worth it. Yes, and blamed for the death of the child sincerely, without showy pretense.
Valery stopped drinking after that, thought about life, took care of his household: he raised rabbits, chickens, geese, and even pigs from the heels. Was in business ...
A few years later, he broke off, again he washed: yes, of course, the friends helped, did not leave the peasant alone.
On the anniversary of Alyosha's death, on July 22, ten years after he left, the family forgot to remember him, as was customary. My father was drunk in the morning, my mother was in trouble, my grandmother was lying more at that time than she was going through illnesses. In general, they did not remember about Lesha. Cat helped. "He was fifteen years old, neutered, homely, never went out on the street, and suddenly he jumped out of the window into the front garden, then out into the street and ... rushed straight to the car." They all died, that today is the anniversary of Alyosha's death! .. My father instantly sobered up, went to the cemetery, called neighbors who had grown up boys and girls from their street to remember his son, as though they had been given a sign from the other world ...
Valery after that quit drinking finally. And in the village they discussed for a long time the strange act of the cat of Timka. What guided them when he consciously went to his death? ..