"Hey mom! Mom!... why is dad sitting outside smoking at this time of hour?"asked the little girl of about 5 years.... in a cute little red frock and matching hair band and ear rings... grabbing her mother's saree who was cleaning the dishes ... the place was a mess as her husband hadn't cleaned any thing since the last 13 days "He relieves his stress in that way dear". "So stressed he is.... he didn't even answered me as I called...." said she with a grumpy face..... " he is a total mess of a person you see... in the last few days he has made a dustbin of this house.... just smoking and drinking all day long... what will happen to him when i will be gone forever..... such a stupid man he is...." "Umm.... Mom.... forever? Didn't we... ".... "Oh!...." tears ran down her cheek..... as he was rubbing the plates.... The man outside was almost asleep his cigar blew out.... and fell from his hand.... carried with the wind........ Baaaam!!! Screeech!! His snapped terrified out of his temporary slumber.... haunted by the dream and tipsy over a few pegs of whisky which he gulped before going outside..... holding his plastered right hand paining as hell..... he entered the room..... He rubbed his sleepy eyes giving out a short cry in astonishment on seeing his messy room cleaned as before..... Just within moments he sat on the floor crying out loudly covering his face with his hands..... " just why did I jump out of the car leaving you two to get crushed under the truck.... I am a sinner .... to both of you " He cried his heart out beating the floor sitting on his knees.... a lump of burning ash fell from the lit incense stick placed beside the the garlanded photos of the mother-daughter.... a wind blew past the room swaying the curtains ina full swing..... as if a voice within the wind said " we will always be with you".... -agni
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