Lovers? meh! But, Parents? yeeah!

She woke up to the sun that embraced her tired eyelids and drew closer to him.She leaned in and gazed at him who was lying right there beside her and fast asleep.She let her head scrabble with words to describe that perfect moment. Looking at him ,she knew he's her everything and didn't care to phrase the moment which was just beyond cliche.she has always been afraid of the concept of love but that didn't stop her from growing fond of him.she looked at his innocent face and planted a kiss on his forehead and involuntarily, he cuddled her in his sleep. He is her happiness and will always be.She hugged him dearly and he opened his eyes gently and looked up at her and smiled.He always did that.Light up her day with his beautiful smile.His smile, That eventually summarizes her life. She gets lost in his smile and he had to shook her out of it everytime. He called out "ammmaaa, let us get ready or we'll be late to school!"

She kissed him and got him out of the bed."and maaa, we forgot something",he said and closed his eyes and folded his arms and prayed . Habits die hard. His father taught him to thank the umaachi (translation: the almighty, god) everyday after getting up from the bed.She looked at her seven year old son and couldn't resist but think about her husband.It has been a year since they have separated .They aren't Husband and Wife anymore but they are still the ammmmaaa and the daddddy.

She stood there cooking for the kid in the kitchen with her mobile in her other arm thumbing through all the messages. She,a woman in her late thirties ,mother of a 7-year old,successful in her career with a failed marriage. Unlike,other women she didn't bring work into family.She was a shrewd woman aware of her priorities.Now,her priority is her child.She needs to parent him well. She needs to be the father and mother of the kid.Her son came running when the door bell rang and returned back with disappointment. This is the routine. He has been expecting his dad for the past one year .Everytime the door bell rang , he runs to the door but its either mailman or milkman or a random service agent. She knew . She knew it all. He would ask her time and again "maaa, when will dadddy come?" and she always replied "soooon!" She couldn't gather her guts to tell him mommy and daddy won't be together. Because, she knew how much her husband loved the child and how much her only happiness is in love with him.She ,sadly accepted, yes! He was a good father !

The son and the mother were set to start their day.The routine.She has quickly dressed up and fed him the breakfast and packed his school bag.When she bent down to tie his shoe lace he began his questioning session. This was their thing.He speaks about everything that happened in school,questions her and speak of everything his friends said.They have this significant conversation when she drives him to his school.Today,it has began a bit earlier.He kept speaking about everything that happened in school, from his new best friend who ate his snacks to the games they played in the P.T period.She tried to listen to him through the traffic with her eyes on the road and her ears to his stories and the blaring horns.He was quoting all that his teacher said in his cute english. 

"Maaaa, you know what teacher said yesterday,shee said that Happiness is family. Maaa,she said,we may love our friends but mom and dad will love us more than anyone in this world.she said, we should love our parents."He uses the word 'Maaaa' a lot.. but she always finds it cute and it feels like 'maaa' is his favourite word .

He kept speaking through the busy roads but she still listened to him.

They were closer to the school "Maaa, and you know what??

She asked me whom do I love the most?

mom or dad?"They reached the campus and

He got down from the scooty and kissed her good-bye.But she wanted to know his answer.She held his hand and asked him"Okay my sweet pie,study well.But u didn't finish your story.Tell Maa what you answered to miss!"

He smiled at her and said" Maaaa, don't you know what I would've answered?"Her heart raced and his answer made her heart skip a beat .

He said " I told misss, I love when both ammmmaa and daddy are together!" and ran with his friends to his class waving a good-bye to her.She droped a tear.

She loved the child soo much

Her husband loved the child soo much

Sadly,They didn't love eachother enough!

A Husband and a Wife can divorce but not a mother and father.

The child, sure is her happiness. It brought back her lost happiness!