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A heavy silence hung between us. He caressed Dobie, who rubbed
himself against Gautam’s leg. Realising how affected he was despite the years
that had lapsed, I got up on the pretext of making some more coffee, giving him
time to recover his composure.
When I returned with two cups, he still seemed to be lost in his
past.
“How is your mother now?”
“Well, she has her days. Is under treatment… but it will worsen…”
he shrugged. After a brief pause, he looked up at me and said, “Never hurt your
parents, Mahek. You can never live in peace after that. I wish I had been more
sensitive and paid more attention. But I made the mistake of thinking it was
the usual mother-in-law daughter-in-law problem. I was ashamed of my mother!”
He lowered his and covered his eyes with his hand.
