Looking into his eyes, filled with tears of joy,

I was a bit shaken and surprised

That , by just doing this I brought immense happiness on that kid’s face.

He immediately bent down to touch my feet,

I galloped away telling him that it was not the right way to react.

At the same time I could understand his excitement and joy

And his emotions getting the better of him.

After all he was still a kid.

He then ran towards that small dark room ,

Which was initially built to store worn out pieces of furniture and old clothing

Now it was a house for four.

He called out his sister’s name

And she came out of the dark slowly,

Her eyes looked like billiard balls

Which became even bigger on seeing what her brother was holding,

She had a wide smile on her face,

I could almost count her teeth

Because most of them were still in the process of digging out.

They split the chocolate bar in half

So accurately that, even the makers would guess they were two separate pieces.

Abi and Kavi then ran towards their father

He was busy with his daily routine,

Mopping the floor before our car entered the parking space.

He saw his children’s face painted with chocolate and quickly asked them

“Did you thank your big brother ?”

I was filled with a lot of emotions.

But mainly with gratitude, empathy and guilt .

Guilt because I had just scolded my mother for not making my favourite dish for lunch.