Small Story 670

 Small Story 670

Life is Beautiful – 15

After having tea and feeling refreshed for a few minutes, Ram and Moorthy resumed their journey toward Mysuru. The weather was pleasant and cool. Moorthy drove the car at a speed of 80 kilometers per hour. Around 9:00 p.m., they reached Mysuru.

Moorthy said warmly, “Ram, please have dinner with me before you leave.”

Ram replied, “Thank you. I usually eat only bread or chapati. Today, I'll have some bread with my little friend, Tommy.”

Moorthy smiled and said, “Alright, that's good. Good night,” and bid him farewell.

As soon as Ram opened the front door of his house, Tommy joyfully jumped around, wagging his tail excitedly to welcome him home.

Gently patting Tommy, Ram said, “How are you, my friend? It's time for your dinner.”

He opened the refrigerator and took out a few pieces of bread for Tommy.

Then, after washing his hands and feet, Ram also ate a few pieces of  bread. Afterwards, he closed the front door, sat down in his chair, and began reading the day's newspaper.

When he finished reading the newspaper, he closed his eyes and once again let his mind drift back into the journey of old memories that had been interrupted a few hours earlier.

His lips softly murmured:

“Vasanthi... Vasanthi... where are you?”

(To be continued...)

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