The Misfortune

In the midst of this ruthful autumn, at the catastrophe, with the pain of my mom's death, I stood there, at loss, glancing at the event and actions happening around me in utterly unconscious mind.

A few people had come to visit her before the final rituals were to be held. At this point, all the memories we had kept running as if a reel inside my mind.

The memories were mostly happy and filled with joy, love and laughter when we born, me, Tia and my brother Ron.

I still remember, it wasn't more than 4 months ago that everything was fine...my life was bright like an endless summer. Having both children settled, at the age of retirement, what else would a teacher want in life???

Just a simple life to spend with wife and children. But why can't such a simple wish be fulfilled. Why does it happen that at the end of life... The endless summer had turn into a cold and dark winter night.

"What are you doing, Tia?" said Ron. He was right though. When so many ppl have come to home, as a daughter of this family, I can't sit with my sorrows in my own world. I need to be there, with everyone.

A few people have a chance to spend a peaceful life. Though the absence of a person can feel like storm in the journey of a life, we need to move on with the hope of looking at the clear and bright sky that forms after the storm. We all know that death is inevitable. We have to learn to move on.

After everyone paid their respects, the rituals were conducted. I could not bear it anymore and went to my room. I sat on my bed and saw the photo frame near me. A happy family, me, Ron, mom and dad.... Looking at the picture was like a thorn pricking my heart.....why did it end like this...

Just then, my sister-in-law, Sia, came in. "Why Sia? Why did it end like this?". Until now, all the tears that I had been holding back, started to fall down my cheeks. Sia hugged me and said "We don't have control on what happens in our life sometimes, Tia".

"I don't mind mom's death, Sia, I know we can't defeat death, but why in this way? She was so happy all her life, but why did she have to die at this time, in misery, after suffering so much? And why..... Why did that incident happen 4 months ago? Why did dad leave us? "

" Enough Tia", said Ron who just came in. "The person is not our dad, and don't you dare mention him again."

"Not telling it won't change the truth, Ron. You can't change the fact that he is our Dad".

"He is not our dad, atleast not mine, he was dead for me the day he left mom and us"

Ron left the room angrily. Sia said "He is more hurt than you about what happened that day. He just can't help being angry about it. I will go and take a look at him. He doesn't show it but is more vulnerable than us, after all, in a span of few months, he has lost both his mom and dad."

I nodded and Sia left the room.

I took the sweater that mom had made for him and hugged it. I just couldn't hold the tears and let them flow. I didn't even know when I fell asleep.

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