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" Here...take it...biscuits? ".. I put forward her cup of tea...
She smiled. ..." you know mamma...I don't like biscuits in the evening. ...you have. .."
I smiled back...and took two biscuits for myself. ...
" so...tell me...how's you? ...how's the new place? "
She took a deep sip...
" mamma. ...I sooo miss your tea...you know. ..I so very much miss it out der...
Not only tea...I miss your Biriyani too... no one makes Biriyani out der...believe me. ..."
I couldn't help laugh out loud. ...
" you miss my Biriyani? ...and. ..??"
She stared at me. ...quite intensely. ...for a moment I felt. ..the stare was very blank. ...very empty. ...
but the next moment. ...her eyes became alive. ...again...
she put her soft hands over mine. ...
" I. ...I miss you mamma. ..."
I couldn't resist the deep sigh I wanted to hide... I put my hands over her...
" it's ok dear...you'll get used to ur new surroundings. ...and I'll get used to ur not being around. ...but...don't worry beta. ...we're always with each other. ...come to me whenever you feel like. ..."
She slowly moved her hands away...n picked up the cup again. ...
" yeah...I hope I can come whenever I feel like. ...just that the place is way too far mamma. ...quite away from my home. ..."
I went closer to her...cupped her face in my hands and said. ...
" not at all dear...not at all...you are the closest to ur home. ...you're closest to my heart. ...no distance can get u away from the place where you were born. ..."
She smiled wide...and hugged me tight. ...
" I know mamma. ...I know. ...you are always with me...I m...always with you. ...no matter wherever I go...no matter how far you go...we will always be together. ..."...
The phone began ringing in the leaving room...
" wait. ...let me see who it is..."... I came to the phone leaving my daughter behind in the bedroom. ...with tear filled eyes...n a smile filled face. ...
" Hello. .."
"...Mrs Gupta... I m inspector srivastava...actually. ...the post mortem reports of ur daughter has arrived. ...massive head injury due to the head on collision of her car...we thought of informing you. ..."
I slowly put down the receiver...
Back to my bedroom. ...I found two cups of tea...one full...n the other. ...half full. ...
She. ...
is with me...I know. ...
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