Ep 6

She opened the door, and her eyes widened as she saw the person standing in the doorway. That person came inside fully soaked—it was her mom.

She took the broken umbrella & fully opened to place it on the floor to get dry.and all the stuff that her mother was carrying. She put them on the floor as they were wet. As her mother was unwinding the shoelaces, she turned on the geyser in the bathroom. She also put a towel and her mother's clothes there so she could wear them after the bath.

When she got out of the bathroom, she told her, "I've turned on the geyser, and your clothes are also in the bathroom, so you can head there directly. I'll take care of these things." Her mother nodded. As her mother walked towards the bathroom, the whole floor got wet since their bathroom was near the bedroom. She mopped the floor properly, then emptied the carry purse and put all the things on the table to dry.

Thankfully, the water hadn't gotten inside, and no paper money was in the purse—just some loose change. There were also some toffees, which were her brother's favorite. She then looked into the other bag; it contained some vegetables and her favorite fruit—guava. She smiled upon seeing it. She hung one handle of the carry bag and the purse so they could dry. She got up from the sofa and turned on the fan.

She took the polythene bags of vegetables and fruit to the kitchen. She washed them and put them in the vegetable strainer. She also wiped the kitchen counter, as water droplets had scattered across various spots near the washbasin counter. She boiled some water for her mother and poured it into a pot.

She came back to the living room and saw her mother walking towards the bed , wearing a shawl. Her mother sat on the bed . She said, "Here," and handed over the pot to her. Her mother took it and gulped down the water hurriedly.

She said, "Drink slowly, otherwise you'll cough."

As expected, her mother started coughing. She rubbed her back for a few minutes until she stopped and started feeling better.

She asked, "Are you okay, Mummy?"

Her mother answered, "Yeah, I'm alright."

She asked, "Do you want more water?" Her mother declined.

She wondered what to give her mother to eat since there was no more bread, and the wheat flour container was nearly empty—just enough to make rotis for the night and the morning. Her mother had planned to get more from the convenience store, but then the rain had started.

She said, "I'll make you some tea." Her mother nodded.

She stood up from the bed and was about to go to the kitchen but then turned towards her mother and said, "I've taken all the stuff out from the bag, and nothing inside got soaked, so your phone and money are okay. But the corner of the register and the diary got wet, so I put them on the table."

She made her mother lie down on the bed, then went to do her task.

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