Cycle of Cliches
Mummy’s curse had muted her.
Ma entered the room a while later with tea, biscuits and cold sweets from the fridge. They quietly had their tea, and left without much talking, except for few inquisitive exchanges on how Nishant was doing. Ma answered all of those queries, mostly in mono-syllables. Before leaving, Papa asked her, if they could come to see Nishant if they ever wanted to.
Ma smiled and said, “Yes.”
When Papa and Mummy left, Ma told Jaanvi, “You know Maina, I am in love.”