“I have always wondered why plastic melts when you heat it… Mamma never tells me why, because she is always busy working and fighting with Papa.
And why has Papa not come yet? He said he would buy me that pink choki today, without fail.
He keeps asking me for the name of the choki when I have already told him so many times — the name is pink choki, Papa.
But he still asks for the name.
Why do Mamma and Papa only ask questions but never answer?
Hmm!
“Hey Ammu! what are you doing up this late, that too alone.”
“Hi Topi Uncle, I am waiting for Papa. He said he would buy me pink choki today no matter what. But see, he hasn't come yet.”
“It’s okay Ammu, go inside now. Aren’t you feeling cold?”
“No Topi Uncle”
“You will catch a cold, go inside. When your Papa arrives, he will meet you inside.”
“No! Mamma will tell him I have fallen asleep and Papa will go back home.”
“But your papa is stuck somewhere, he may not be able to make it today.”
“How do you know Topi Uncle?”