Mom And Daughter

" Maa..... It's too boring here can I go and play outside with my street friends . " politely asked Lakshmi to her mom.

" No, my girl lachu we can't go outside. Can't you see the increasing number of covid cases in our locality?? Please try to understand the situation lachu.....!!", Said mom to lachu.

" How many days, months we need to stay being isolated without any outside contact, and I feel suffocated breathing the trapped air in the flat. Do you know how I felt refreshed during precovid while spending time with my friends by playing, gaming, laughing and so many. You never know anything about me, going for a job in the morning and coming late in the night. I felt happy hearing about your work from home so that we can spend time for ourselves eating together, laughing at pappa's witty jokes, watching films, enjoying your authentic dishes etc. But nothing happened other than the usual specifically approach to my life got even worse.

You and papa don't even caress about me these days, your priority lies on the laptop and the files scattered across the table. " angrily said lachu to mom.

" Don't get angry for the silly matters dear. You are grown up and not a kid to play outside and one more thing we are working to make our life happy. This is the time for you to study, attend your classes, and achieve your dreams and focus on your goals ", said in a bit of rage to lachu.

" This isn't a silly matter mom, we definitely need to sort it without getting worse. I knew about your busy work schedules, but not a single hour for me, in a 24 hours day. At least do you have time for you to get relaxation from your stressful life?

Are we living our life to enjoy in future??

I am not able to understand your words and thoughts. Trust me, mom, you're expunging your present life and hoping for a future to live better.

According to my enjoy the present moment with the small happiness that you have. Once it is passed there are no rewinds, only flashbacks so the moment is worth enough to cherish the memories.

Currently, we are living in a pandemic and no one knows who will be affected and who will survive the epidemic. Try to spend an hour with me to talk, play, laugh which can really strengthen our bonding as a daughter and mother and pappa is not exempted from it ", tears rolled out from lachu's eyes after speaking those words to her mom.

" Hey... my bold girl why are you crying!! actually, your strong words made me cry. Wipe out the tears from your beautiful face. From your words I couldn't believe myself, my daughter is grown up enough to correct your parents If they thought wrong.", said gladly to her daughter.

Mom, it is difficult for me to handle within myself otherwise burst out one day or drive away to the path of depression. As our environment gets shrunk to mobile phones where no one cares about each other, no positiveness, no skilful talk barely attending a class to score marks. I think I lost myself, last week my two friends consulted psychologists due to the symptoms of depression, bipolar disorders and various mental issues. Parents weren't aware of the mental health of their children because there is no connection between them. During school days problems are resolved easily when shared with friends, teachers and no need to bother.

Limit is already crossed and it's peak time to spare us.

" We are there for you lachu, and I'll speak out the serious issue concerned with the teens to the school authority and parents. Necessary actions will be taken in advance for all the students who were undergoing various circumstances.

Don't down yourself, youth is the pillar of the future. You're the citizen of tomorrow who needs to be brave and bold. Remember one thing, your parents are enough to handle and support you in any situation. Share your feelings with us, problems with us, fear with us, desires with us. Always uphold the positiveness with you. "

Mom, I feel a coolness at heart like a rain sprinkled, or like a cool air breeze after I pour out everything to you. Thank you mom for understanding and clinging to me.

Hope for the better days to happen to paint the different shades of colour to everyone's life.

(Mobile phone rings..........)

"Shradhaa where are you and why don't you attend the morning meeting???", asked lachu's mother.

"No sir, am off today. May I get 2 days to leave for me....." said lachu's mom.

"Okay, Shradha. Today is fine and about the leave kindly deal it with the concerned."

"Thank you, sir..." happily said lachu's mom.