
Family, Interrupted
Sushmita walked… no she ran. She was worried she would collapse on the way. Her heart beat faster than the number of steps her legs were taking in a minute. She called out the names of all the saints she knew on her way to the hospital. She prayed to her God… “Lord, please, please keep him safe. Take my life if you must, but please spare his…” But God had other plans. One look at the motionless face of her husband made her realise that her world had come crashing on her. She collapsed… When she woke up, she saw her three little children huddled around her and darkness all around…