Short Heart Touching Story
Short Heart Touching Story It was 8pm. She was eagerly waiting for husband's call, while simultaneously cutting vegetables for the curry. And suddenly the phone rang. Her heart jumped and she rushed to get it. ‘Hi, sweetheart!’ she smiled. ‘Hello, is this Mrs.Rastogi,’ said an unfamiliar voice. Why was a stranger talking to her using her husband ' s number? ‘Who is this?’ she enquired, tension evident in her voice. There was an awkward pause. ‘Hello!’ she again asked. ‘Ma'am…Ammmm….I am sorry to tell you that……Your husband was shot today in a terrorist attack at our border. I am so sorry for your loss,’ said the voice. Her jaw dropped and her cell phone dropped from her hand. ‘Hello hello hello,’ kept repeating the voice but to no response. After 5 minutes, she was uncontrollably sobbing sitting in the sofa, placing a hand on her belly wherein her unborn baby was peacefully sleeping. Ten years later. At a parent-te...