Chapter 9

Stephen's POV Eros left this world and it has been more than a week since the most sorrowful event of our lives occured. Mom went into a state of depression hardly speaking to anyone and was starving herself to death. If this continues for long, I fear that I may lose my mom along with my brother. I spoke to a few psychiatrists about her and now she is on medication. Dad asked me to stay in their house for the time being till she recovers and we are doing our best to get her out of the cataclysmic situation. I made it a point, after I came home from the office to spend some time with mom in discussing her day. It is not that she speaks much but she still gives me an answer in monosyllables. I am happy she is steadily improving in her health. Dad now frequently takes her out, sometimes to a park, temples and even to watch movies which my parents hadn't done since more than a decade. Yesterday I saw her smiling to dad for one of the stupid jokes he created specially for her. It was a