Mom Goes Abroad
Dad wanted Mom to join him during the last few months of his PhD. Accordingly her relatives back home helped her to get the visa. A lady who had never traveled a long journey overseas somehow gathered up brevity and started on her journey. People of our country ventured overseas very little those days, yet the airplane crew and others helped her to stay on track. Soon she landed in a foreign land. Dad saw her climb boldly and gracefully down the stairs of the staircase that was attached to the airplane.
They spent six months in this foreign country, doing lots of shopping including groceries because now that mom was here with him, Dad wanted to have home-made cooked meals, rather than dine at the cafeteria. They got presents for people back home. They spent romantic moments together and snapped pictures. Life felt sweet for them. Dad finished off his PhD in Computer Engineering victoriously. Now time to get home. It felt great for both Mom and Dad to return home, sweet home.
After returning to their home country Dad and Mom were living in a guest house in a large complex, newly built and about to complete all the construction. The apartment Mom and Dad were to own had still some finishing touches to give. So Mom and Dad waited patiently and Dad got back to work from where he was on leave.
Soon the apartment was ready; Dad and Mon got in, bought furniture, curtains and utensils and furnished their home into a cozy one.
Mom soon made friends in the complex and had great times chatting with them. She also went away on long drives to faraway places with Dad in their new Volkswagen car. Yes, life seemed good but unfortunately not for long!!