Part 4

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Sunday morning

   Torin was sitting in his room's balcony when his mother Josiah came inside with both their coffees. She sat beside him and handed him the coffee which he took it with a smile.

Josiah: "Now tell me what is eating you up since past few days" Torin sighed before facing his mother. He couldn't hide even a single thing from his mother.

Torin: "On Henry's daughter's birthday, I met a girl in the bakery. Her name is Cecily" Upon uttering her name, a cute smile was plastered on his face which amused Josiah. With that he narrated everything to Josiah who listened patiently.

Torin: "I really don't know what it is mom but something in her attracts me. You should have seen her gorgeous brownish blue eyes. That was the very first thing which caught my attention. No one will believe that she is blind when they look at her. Her eyes have some magic which made ME smile after...." He stopped and Josiah took his hands in her hands and caressed it.

Josiah: "Torin, whatever happened with your elder brother and his wife was something none expected and none could have stopped it. If it was written in their fate to meet with an accident and lose their lives, then who could change it. We are not that powerful to do it" Torin looked at his mother shocked after hearing the words coming out of her mouth.

   It has been 2 years since his brother and his sister-in-law died. But nobody spoke about that openly till now. And that was the incident which changed the ever-so bubbly and joyful Torin into a cold hearted person. He glanced at his mother and found her sobbing. He pulled her into his embrace and cried along with her. His father Charlotte who was watching them from the doorway took them in his hug and cried. After 2 long years, the family mourned for the loss of their beloved ones. They kept on crying until a sweet melodious voice interrupted them. On hearing that voice, the trio quickly wiped their tears and plastered a smile before turning towards the voice. It was their elder son's 3 years old only daughter-Hope. The only one capable of making Torin smile after his brother's demise. Hope slowly neared them with a confused face.

Hope: "Why all cry? Thor? You too?" Hope called Torin as Thor as his nickname which he loved to no extent. He wiped his eyes clean and picked her in his arms.

Torin: "No Buttercup we are not crying. See?" He showed her his eyes. Buttercup is Torin's nick name to Hope.

Hope: "You lie lie" She wiggled out of his hands and rushed towards her grandparents who hugged her kissing her forehead.

Hope: "Are you all not cry?"

Josiah: "No Sweety. We were talking about your Thor's new friend Cecily"

Hope: "Really? Is she beauty?" Everyone chuckled hearing that.

Torin: "No. No one is more beautiful than my buttercup" He said and kissed her cheeks.

Hope: "I want to go to park today"

Charlotte: "Done. Today evening, we all will go to park. Ok?" She squealed hearing it and ran away from there after kissing all their cheeks making them smile. Now Charlotte turned towards Torin and glared playfully.

Charlotte: "Who is this Cecily and why didn't you say anything to me?" Torin laughed hearing his complaint and the trio settled back again on the sofa to hear about Cecily once again. After chatting for sometime, Torin went inside on getting a call.

Josiah: "He likes Cecily I think" Charlotte too nodded who witnessed Torin's glow while speaking about Cecily.

Till next time...

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