Affection

“Ok, Grandma. I will now leave”, said Rahul as he touched his maternal grandmother’s feet with respect and asked for her permission.

“Ok, please visit me regularly. Here, take this saree. Your aunt had gifted me this saree for Karva Chauth. I don’t wear such heavy sarees now. Give it to your mother”, said grandmother dressed in an old saree. She had a glint in her eyes.

Rahul began thinking on the way home “Even mother wears old sarees. She will feel very happy seeing this saree.” On reaching home, he gave the saree to his mother and said: “Grandmother sent this saree for you.”

Mother turned the saree around inspecting it and said: “My mother is from an older generation but she has sent such a beautiful saree.” Then she said “But will I look good in this saree? Here, store this carefully. Your sister will be coming home after Diwali.”

Rahul could see the same glint in his mother’s eyes too.