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taking a small break

waking up with his friends at noon when the sun was right above his head, making hruday feel irritated to get up today. He didn't want to move an inch; he wanted a big break from everything. The last few days were an emotional roller coaster, so much so that he didn't want to feel any emotion and just rest, which wasn't considered much of a big deal before the apocalypse, but now it was, and he didn't have a choice. Well, he had a choice, but he just couldn't possibly use it now

It is like a holiday option given to his father by the greedy company that only exists on paper. Well, he always had the option to quit his job and do something else but it was almost as if he was addicted to their abuse and living paycheck to paycheck

hruday thought out loud, "So this is what responsibility is like, huh?" "It's shitty He got up from the bed to take a leak, feeling relief and letting out his piss with full force That's when he noticed a piece of shit in the toilet, cursing at those who hadn't cleaned their shit, He pointed his gun and applied some force to clean the stain off

he was pissed, and even though he was applying pressure, it wasn't giving up, persistently sticking to the toilet After applying full force and socking it with toxic acidic water, it finally died with a small success and joy He started his day, forgetting to complain about the stain

He washed his face, Since he couldn't water plants as it was midday and watering them would kill them, he just sprayed water to the seeds he had kept in a zip bag

with soothing energy, he started making herbal tea. He plucked 4 tulsi leaves and 3 more, one which was good for memory and the other 2 were good for immunity and throat infection He took out an earthen pot, turning the gas up, and let it get heated while he fetched some coriander seeds and jeera, putting them in and heating them up for a second He poured water since he was feeling cool and added elaichi and saffron

he boiled it after finally adding all the herbs Taking fancy transparent glass that was only used for guests, he poured it into 4 glasses, then cut a piece of lemon and put it in them. He wouldn't have usually done this but today he wanted to feel fancy

he would have usually used a metal cup for his friends and a silver one for all households in his country. This was minimal, at least for old-culture households, who would at least have a silver plate and glass, which would either be gifted by close relatives or grandfather but this wasn't all; they would also have a brass water tank and cooking ware

he thought how ancient people were living right as now, having to move to a city where they didn't have all that except silver glass and a plate At least his father brought an earthen pot upon request

he found it funny how people were going back to eating in these things, realizing their value in using them. He too was shocked to find out his non-stick pan has cancer-causing toxicants No wonder people were getting sick His favorite snack, which in all households were breakfast, had bleach and all sorts of chemicals. He was actually grateful for the internet and his father

his father had always shouted not to use plastic, even though it was called "food grade." He was ignoring it until recently, when, because of online awareness, he found that companies were basically poisoning them

he was regretful calling his father old-fashioned and illogically frustrated that he had to carry a metal lunch box and water bottles and was restricted from drinking any soft drink; even outside snacks were a rare sight

he hated that now he understood it all but he never once apologized for his acts He had even thrown the lunch box multiple times just to get a plastic one, stopping his train of thought as he checked the water, which was now cooled down and added honey to it