It wasn't like dog and cat fight; but more than it
I procrastinated wayfaring as long as possible
Clouds were merging faster, it seemed absurd
I squandered all the day by abiding over here
When I came near the window; I realized shade
I had been waiting to see dimness? I perplexedI perceived a silence in-between these darkness
I initiated my expedition, reluctantly, it drizzled
I wandered relentlessly; It was just me and Owl
Stars were fading away, waterlogged all the way
I just followed the path where my feet led me
I drenched; all the delirious clouds parted away
I felt a few drops of rain on underneath of my heel;
I visualized a vivid beam, a lonely splendour smile
That smile in the water-log; shined like a diamond
As an intruder, it followed the impression of foot
She often giggled at me in a sarcastic manner
Whenever I turned around, she laughed; ran away
She used her blanket; whenever she felt my presence.
I stared, I smiled, It led to an abstruse occasion
I focused on walking, She pushed her blanket away
She pursued me all the way, where-ever I went
It was like playing "Hide and seek" till the dawn
Emerging of dawn resulted in separation of us
My perpetual mind again led to an uncanny state
It was just me and her, she was mine for a little while.
She left her smile to me and she faded away
"A walk with moon"
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Neha heard the clatter of footsteps, a man with a grave face and trimmed beard entered into her room. Neha pounced toward her father, Raju. After a deep struggle, she finally queried, "Where is chocolate?" with an excitation in her eyes. Raju replied, "I gave it to your mom, go and grab it". Neha tilted her head to and fro, tediously tried to answer her dad, but it lasted longer than normal, and gestured, "No, I dont want". Neha ripped off the smile from her dad's face. Raju diverted Neha's attention, by inquiring about her birthday dress and she started to strive again. Neha was affected by a speech disorder which often stammered her voice called stuttering. It caused a major split in relationship between mom and daughter. Arti swallowed, as she looked downward a little and her eyes were misting up with tears. Like every mom and daughter, Arti and Neha had a splendid relationship till she started to talk.
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A week passed, two days before Neha's birthday. On that day, Neha saw a news about a girl who was burnt by her mom. That news alleged that young girl who was affected by speech disorder and that girl's mom was ashamed of it, so she tried to kill her daughter. Neha was dazed by the news aired on television and the fear about her mom became thrice as before. She went to school but her mind was revolving around the incident and often scared her mom would do like it. When she returned to home, she maintained quietness and was waiting for her dad, Raju. When the time Raju came home, he told Neha, "Tomorrow, I'll the buy your birthday dress with your mom". Neha uttered, "okay" but she didn't reveal about her fear. Everyone went to sleep
The day before her birthday, Neha went to school but her thoughts were always spinning about the incident. Raju took leave and came in noon, as he planned to go for shopping. Raju and Arti went shopping to buy dresses for her birthday. They purchased all the things for in order to celebrate Neha's birthday. After some hours, they returned to home but they didn't find her daughter in home. Meanwhile, Raju's landline phone was ringing and Arti attended the call, the one on the other side told her, "Neha fell down the stairs" and ended the call.
The next day, Neha opened her eyes in a hospital where she was accompanied by her father. She didn't notice her mom, Arti wasn't around nearby as like she expected. She sensed something in her lip. She let her tongue swipe over her lip and licked. She felt something salty. When she looked up, she realized she was lying on her mother's lap. Tears were rolling out from her mom's eyes. Neha finally envisioned her mother's love. She was weeping along with her mother. Neha still had some tears to shed between life flashed before her eyes. She was realizing her mom's affection, Neha's eyelids were forced her to close permanently. Neha breathed her last minutes in her mom's lap. The time when Neha was with her mom she didn't realize her mom's affection. Whenever realized her mistake she wasn't with her mom. Shadows of time..