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Shattered and tarnished ,palpating heavily she entered the book stall. She was breathless, one could feel her pulse beats racing. She barged into the store and looked here and there to locate the rack which would pacify her throbbing soul. The onlookers gazed at her vague appearance. Her long black gown with white blossoms on top was swaying around, her unset curls of her hair swayed around her face as the fan moved its hands vigorously. Her blood shot eyes looked deadly raging with fury. The onlookers in the store were taken aback by her appearance. She stood at the self help aisle and started shattering the books helter-skelter. Though it was a self help store, the store owner couldn’t handle the troublesome customer. So he had to enter the scene,” M’am, if you need any help then you can rely on me, I can help out, Please don’t disturb the other customers”. She looked at him furiously. The owner was shocked to see her raging with anger. He just moved away and let her alone with books strewn around. She was going crazy; she knelt down before the shelf and pulled each and every book, Thriller series, murder mysteries, suspense, and horror. She created havoc in the store. No one dared to stop her. She started barging through all the counters looking for something. People around helplessly stood with shivering souls. And lo, finally she jumped for joy like a kangaroo leaping around. The onlookers who were shivering were surprised to see the sudden change. She ran to the bill counter with a victory smile. The lady behind the counter was still in shivers. She felt a chill in her bones. The furious soul suddenly calmed down and said.” Hey , don’t get scared , Com’ on tell me do you have a daughter who is a 4 year old and troubles you miserably while have food or sleeping. Does she annoy you for a bed time story or a fairy tale, and you feel exhausted by telling her stories and the chest of stories is completely exhausted too. Then your child behaves like a maniac throwing everything helter- skelter for a new story. Have you felt like that, has your child troubled you in such a way that you wake up in the morning, you have not bathed either just barge into a book store to find new stories to your child who has created rampage in your house. If you have then you will understand my problem dear, so saying she handed over the books which read’ How to handle a cranky story maniac child. And how to pacify child’s pacify yearning desires of new stories’. The woman who acted like a psycho was actually a mother of a 4 year old. Poor Mom and her adventures. Don't you think we can such specimens(special) around us called MOM.

 


January 24, 2020 16:03

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