Friday, November 1, 2024

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.... cartons of oil and evaporated  butter , lentils rice  wheat flour packets,  spices and other groceries for daily routine use  he was picking up from the store and arranging inside the car dikky,  the storage space was  almost  full, , his wife  amara standing in the porch was watching him  silently,  just  a couple of days ago  she had spent  several hours  shopping  them , hoping   it would suffice two months,   because it was troublesome and quite tiring  to go out shopping frequently for small things,  besides  fear of corona  was  there,  both as a couple  worried about their children  s health and wellness,  they avoided  outside  contact  and were very cautious  , they  would online  and telephonically  speak to their  relatives and friends,  they had learnt  it by heart to stay safe  they must avoid direct  outside contact 
Sorry,  I realize  your precious time is invested on this shopping  but  I can't  delay it any more 
It's okay,  I know how important it is , as a  good wife she supported her husband's decisions 
Midnight phone call was  followed by his all night tossing and turning,  he passed the sleepless night somehow,  every time she opened her eyes she saw him wide awake,  now  at fajar he was ready to leave with  a full dikky full of groceries, among other things he had carefully kept a fluffed up envelope in his pocket 
What time will you be back 
I won't take long,  I will have my breakfast at home with children 

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