He saw her from the other end of the room. Her hair mangled and messy, jumping her non patterned jumps, dancing without rhythm, singing without tune and giggling unusually loud. He let out a sigh. He knew that she couldn't be normal again. Never again. He could never get his wife back like the good old days.
Life changes after marriage. It was true and his life did change post marriage.It was a welcome change. But now, five years down the line he was on the verge of losing his wife. His heart ached to see her like this. He was tired of her insane behavior. He just hoped she could get back to her normal self. But he knew that it was impossible now. What she was facing now is a side effect which could not be undone.
She came running towards him and paused to take a breath. Her insanely happy eyes smiled at him. "Care for some dinner?" she asked. He nodded in reply, not taking his eyes off her, noticing the wiry strands of hairs sticking on her sweaty forehead and back of her neck. "Momma! No. No." cried her son clinging to her leg and said "Jump. Jump and Sing" Untangling him from her leg, she went to the kitchen, sending a flying kiss in his direction and assuring to return in two minutes. Not bothering to wipe the sweat of her brow, she let it trickle down onto her shirt while serving dinner to her husband.
Not eating together was yet another side effect of parenthood he thought. He silently ate his dinner while the momma and sonny duo continued their JUMP JUMP and SING SING game. He sighed silently and thanked his stars that in this mad mad world, he atleast got his food on time. It was the only sign that he was not yet forgotten. And then came his son running towards him and landed face down onto his dinner. "Yet another side effect" he sighed.
Life changes after marriage. It was true and his life did change post marriage.It was a welcome change. But now, five years down the line he was on the verge of losing his wife. His heart ached to see her like this. He was tired of her insane behavior. He just hoped she could get back to her normal self. But he knew that it was impossible now. What she was facing now is a side effect which could not be undone.
She came running towards him and paused to take a breath. Her insanely happy eyes smiled at him. "Care for some dinner?" she asked. He nodded in reply, not taking his eyes off her, noticing the wiry strands of hairs sticking on her sweaty forehead and back of her neck. "Momma! No. No." cried her son clinging to her leg and said "Jump. Jump and Sing" Untangling him from her leg, she went to the kitchen, sending a flying kiss in his direction and assuring to return in two minutes. Not bothering to wipe the sweat of her brow, she let it trickle down onto her shirt while serving dinner to her husband.
Not eating together was yet another side effect of parenthood he thought. He silently ate his dinner while the momma and sonny duo continued their JUMP JUMP and SING SING game. He sighed silently and thanked his stars that in this mad mad world, he atleast got his food on time. It was the only sign that he was not yet forgotten. And then came his son running towards him and landed face down onto his dinner. "Yet another side effect" he sighed.
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