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Tuesday, February 23, 2016

'Oh not so fast' Mom said, 'finish your milk'

'But Ma! I hate milk!'

'Milk makes your bones strong. I dont want a puny child'

'Hmpf. But its hot!'

'Here, let me cool it down for you'

Mom took another empty steel glass. In swift motions, she poured the milk back and forth between the two glasses and said 'Here you go!'

Gobble Gobble

'Bye Mom. I am going to play cricket'

'Be safe!'

Ten years later, the cricket ground outside his house had been turned into a park. There were swings, slides and merry go rounds for the little kids. He watched his son jump around in a trampoline. His daughter was sitting with his mother playing with an iPad. 'Life moves on', he thought to himself. At that moment the phone rang.

'That ringtone is getting annoying dear'

His wife picked up the phone. There was an agitated male voice from the other end. His wife shrieked.

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