Time Together

I want to remember this in my heart, always.

The other day, kiddo was missing his Dadi. So he was looking at her picture. Being the geek he is,

K: So, will you be with me for only 27 more years? 

M: No. You cannot really say when a person will die. It could be shorter than that or much more than that. Like Nana lived for so long. So Ajoba had his Dad with him till Ajoba turned 62. So lets hope we will have very long time together. At least long enough for you to grow up and become a big person.

K: So you mean we could have like 50-60 more years together?

M: Yup, maybe.

Kiddo seems happy. But some thought ensues and...

K: Hmm... that's a very long time. If you look at it like this, it is a very long time. But I think that when we are on our last day, we will feel like we have hardly had enough time together.

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