The Half Truth

Gazing upward at the dark sky, Damien was admiring the beauty of shining and twinkling stars which made him recall those moments of his life where his life used to be like this darkness of the night and the only source of his light was his wife….the only girl he had loved and was still loving and was going to love more than his own self, till the last breath of his life. He was standing in the garden of his house and was looking at the night view when he heard that voice.

"You called me," Zian's voice took Damien out of his thoughts. Tilting his head, he saw his son standing beside him. Damien nodded his head at him because he had called Zian here in the garden to have some relevant conversation.

Zian stood beside his father and waited for him to start the conversation. Damien sighed slowly, looking at the sky and finally opened his mouth.

"You know that I don't have the habit of beating around the bush, Zian," Damien uttered and turned his head to face his son.

"And you're not a k