Sunday, 22 May 2016
She had always wanted to be a doctor. When the other children played 'House' , she'd play 'Hospital'. She wanted to help people. To keep a smile on a face just a day more was more than enough for her.
She loved painting too. Her drawing teacher told her that she had a bright future. She did not want to keep it aside when she becomes a doctor. She knew she'd find time for it.
She wanted to travel all around the world too. The mountains of The Alps from her geography text fascinated her just like the leaning tower and the hanging gardens did.
The morning alarm brings her out of her reverie. She looks over her shoulders to find her lawyer husband sleeping soundly. He had been having a hard time at work.
She goes to the kitchen and starts doing the dishes from the previous night. She then packs food for her husband and her daughter. She makes a mental note to go to the grocery shop, clean the house and wash the clothes.
The canvas and paints in the basement continued to be forgotten just like her dream to keep a smile on a face just a day more.
-KK
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