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Cheering up daughter

"She was seven days old. Her father was slumped in the bed. His phone rang. He jumped to it as if he had been waiting for this call. I could hear faint whispers of his conversation from outside the...

Published23 July 2014
Reading Time 1 mins
Author Stories of Nepal
Location Nepal
Cheering up daughter

"She was seven days old. Her father was slumped in the bed. His phone rang. He jumped to it as if he had been waiting for this call. I could hear faint whispers of his conversation from outside the...

"She was seven days old. Her father was slumped in the bed. His phone rang. He jumped to it as if he had been waiting for this call. I could hear faint whispers of his conversation from outside the room. After a few minutes, he came to the room and stood in front of me as if to announce something. I asked him what it was. Then he told me, 'I am leaving, I am leaving to Kathmandu.' He started packing his bags. I noticed he was packing his new clothes which he normally wouldn't take. But then I was too sick to figure out anything. I thought it was just one of his office calls and that he would be back in a few days. It's been over two years now. Today, someone asked her where her father was and she is upset and I am trying to cheer her up."_x000D_ - Met her in Bidur, Nuwakot
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