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Heartbreaks
Those teary eyes could never lie How selfless and innately pure is
about how much they love you. the love showered by our parents,
Will I be able to move on with this to never expect anything in
crippled feeling, I think never. return for of our success, but just
The train whistled, signaling the pride in those beaming eyes. I
departure. With his puffy eyes cannot imagine the heartbreak of
controlling tons of emotions in a parents left by their children,
freezing cold station at after nurturing them for so many
Kharagpur, he bid me farewell. It years. Those poor souls living in
was a year and a half of regret pondering where they
separation and sadly only few went wrong in the upbringing of
hours to catch up. these individuals.
Heartbreaks!
I yearned to stay a little longer.
Yes, he is none other than my
superhero since childhood, my
father….
Those late night calls during my
exams to check if I had my
dinner, the extra pocket money
given in spite of vociferous
denials, those little proud
moments when I achieve anything
great, providing me the freedom
to pursue whatever I want and
I could not help, but with a heavy supporting me through thick and
heart, depart so that I could work thin, after all this.
hard to be worthy enough to let
them live the best life they should
have lived. Their sacrifices and
commitment to see me become
successful should payoff. The
whiplashes they bore from
society for letting their girl being
educated should never be a
burden to them.
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