Chapter One
The buzz outside had reduced to low humming,while she sipped her soy milk and flipped through the cosmopolitan.She had been reading an article on the latest diet trends when the nurse walked in and greeted,"Hello! How are you doing today,Suga?"
"Great, as usual",Evelyn replied.
The nurse checked the vitals informing her that it seem to be normal,with no major fluctuations.She shifted her gaze from the patient's chart to the bedside counter,where a fresh bunch of white tulips rested.
This was nothing new,she thought,and walked towards it,picking them up she replaced yesterday's old with the new ones.It was her duty to look after the patient in the best possible manner even if she's been in coma for the past 7 months.
She turned to Evelyn and said,"Your mother has really great taste,white tulips are beautiful choice of flower."
"Hmmmmm....", she nodded.
"Soon,she will be up and gossiping,making up for all the lost time.",the nurse chuckled trying to light up the mood.
"I suppose", she grimly responded and looked at her with sombre expression.
"I'll see you later",and saying this the nurse left the cabin.
It was another of her routine day.Every morning,Evelyn religiously visited her mother at the hospital with a bouquet of her favorite flowers and waits up for the nurse to finish her round before leaving for work.
She folded and slipped the magazine in her purse and straightened out her skirt,then for one last time she held the lifeless hand of her mother and bidding 'Good Day',she left.
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It was past 6,when she returned during visiting hour.She sat beside the bed and softly spoke,"Hii! Mum....Today was really hectic,need a good bath and I had to call the plumber,the wash basin was leaking again,rest everything good at home.You need not worry."
This 'daily updating' went on everyday.She sought solace in it,to believe that her mother is listening to everything that she has to say.For a moment make-believe that,she is okay and as if all this never happened.She kept her sanity intact this way.
She started to say something,when the nurse appeared again at the entrance.
"Hello! Lady",she greeted cheerfully.
"Hii! Brenda",Evelyn replied likewise.
"I've placed the box in that left cabinet (pointing to it), you'll find everything in there"
"Thank you! I'll check it"
"Okay! Take care and Cya! tom morning,then?"
"Yep! Sure,bye!"
Nurse Brenda left for home at her shift's end for the night.While,Evelyn walked to the cabinet,pulled out the cardboard box and tucking it under her arm,she too bid 'Good Night' and left.
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She unlocked the door to her apartment and placing the box on the couch,she walked towards the bathroom to freshen up.Later,she heated up some milk and ate light dinner.
It was midnight,when her sleep broke to the sound of the television.She had dozed off on the couch,leaving it turned on.She aimlessly searched for the remote and turned it off.
She was awake now,and it didn't seem she could further get any sleep.She opened the box beside her and began to see through.It was all her mother's belongings,some old postcards,photographs and a diary.
She had often seen her mother with it,something very dear to her was the diary.Every now and then,her mother wrote down,some nights she would stay awake writing her thoughts in it.Though,her mother forbade her to read other's letters or diaries and she did follow the rule from childhood till date,but in this case,now it was different.A very different situation and she knew that her mother wouldn't mind her reading it.
She replaced the leather cover and turned to the first page..............
*******to be continued*******
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