Stephen's POV

Eros left this world and it has been more than a week since the most sorrowful event of our lives occured. Mom went into a state of depression hardly speaking to anyone and was starving herself to death. If this continues for long, I fear that I may lose my mom along with my brother. I spoke to a few psychiatrists about her and now she is on medication. Dad asked me to stay in their house for the time being till she recovers and we are doing our best to get her out of the cataclysmic situation.

I made it a point, after I came home from the office to spend some time with mom in discussing her day. It is not that she speaks much but she still gives me an answer in monosyllables. I am happy she is steadily improving in her health.

Dad now frequently takes her out, sometimes to a park, temples and even to watch movies which my parents hadn't done since more than a decade. Ye

Merlyn POV

I was devastated after I heard the news about the death of my mother from the doctor. Sucking in the remaining tears I moved to my father's bed. Holding his feeble hands in mine I spoke solemnly. "Dad, I lost my mom but I am not letting you go. Things may go out of my control at times, but I promise I will stay the course and get you back from the clutches of death." Bringing his hand to my lips I kissed softly and cried the hell out.

Next day morning I woke up with sun rays beaming from the window. My eyes were red and puffy with excessive crying and my feet wouldn't allow me to stand as my body was cramped everywhere sitting motionless beside the bed of my father but with a willpower of a soldier and a determination in my mind I rose to the occasion to meet the doctor who treats my dad. I asked him the details of the cost of treatment and the surgery of my father. The poli

Stephen's POV

It's been more than a month since Mr Luke died. His last 15 days were torturous for him as well as for the people to see him suffer. He would collapse in a glimpse of an eye as for the growing tumour in his brain. However he continued to work with endurance in spite of my repeated requests for him to take leave.

After Mr Luke left this world, the accountancy work began to pile up in my firm. There were so many applications reaching our enterprise tempted for the high salaries we offer but there was hardly any prospective candidate who could manage the complicated accounts of our multilateral firm. Our purchase executive who is an accountancy postgraduate is presently dealing with the numbers but I know he wouldn't be able to manage for long because of the growing requirement for an accounts professional. Apart from taking care of purchase ledgers Mr Benjamin is a prospect

Stephen's POV

Eros left this world and it has been more than a week since the most sorrowful event of our lives occured. Mom went into a state of depression hardly speaking to anyone and was starving herself to death. If this continues for long, I fear that I may lose my mom along with my brother. I spoke to a few psychiatrists about her and now she is on medication. Dad asked me to stay in their house for the time being till she recovers and we are doing our best to get her out of the cataclysmic situation.

I made it a point, after I came home from the office to spend some time with mom in discussing her day. It is not that she speaks much but she still gives me an answer in monosyllables. I am happy she is steadily improving in her health.

Dad now frequently takes her out, sometimes to a park, temples and even to watch movies which my parents hadn't done since more than a decade. Yesterday I saw her smiling to dad for one of the stupid jokes he created specially for her. It was a 

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