Finally the moment came and we were there as scheduled.
I hugged her tightly bidding a safe trip.
Next moment as I raised my face I saw the saddest face in the world
which made me feel aches deep in my heart.
My throat tightened so much I couldn't bear it.
I fought tears back.
She knew it was her decision to have a free time from work and us but it's always hard
say good byes even we knew it's for a short time.
Eddie was lingering a while longer than usual near the gate she entered as if he was waiting for her to come out
one more time.
Outside the air was pleasantly cooler than last week with genuinely pretty blue sky.
We came home and found house was very empty and quiet without her.
Even her room looked almost empty without its owner.
I won't hear any complaints about her being hungry, or too full or there being no meat on the table etc.
I will feel bad whenever I cook any food she might like too.
Eddie wondered suddenly how his parents felt when their children all including him left home.
He doesn't show his emotions much by words but by his look and his demeanour I could tell how he feels
when his only daughter is not here with us.
As we get older we reflect with regrets on those times when our parents were our ages now and we were our children's ages.
We acted as if never we would get older.