Chapter 6 - An Absent Feel

Vicky had just finished reading Josh his bedtime story and had succeeded in getting him to sleep after his series of questions on when his dad would be back. She had tried to explain to the poor boy that his father must have been held up in a traffic jam and is on his way.The boy had asked her what a traffic jam means, and she explained simply in his level that it was when the road was filled with vehicles and cars and there is no free movement. Josh had said that his daddy's car should be able to fly in such situations because he had watched it in a cartoon on the TV about a man whose car was able to develop wings and was able to get past the vehicles. Vicky tried calling Mike's phone but he didn't pick his calls as usual. She knew he was going to return late today. After she saw to it that Josh was sleeping, she kissed him good night and gently closed the door. She went to the sitting room as usual and checked the wall clock, it was already 10.00pm. She stood up a