Kiren D.

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“Searching for Independence Day” by Kiren D.

Submitted to Contest #99

At noon on the last July 4th of his life, Mohan sat in his seat at the kitchen table, staring through the window at the lawn he used to tend, now out of his reach. “Asha beti, we just want to wish you a happy birthday” said his wife, Rani, seated at the telephone desk behind him.“When will she be here?” Mohan asked expectantly.“Darling, I told you, she is not coming,” Rani said in a voice tired from its continued burden, omitting the reminder that their daughter who lived a continent away in California had chosen not to spend her birthday in...

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