Tale of He & She

It was dark and she had to catch the last bus. The street lights were faintly showing her her way. She was enjoying the silence on the road, but was scared too. The night was cool with gentle breeze which cheered her. After waiting for some minutes, the bus arrived. It had some people in it but all were strangers for her, She occupied a vacant seat, to avoid any sort of awkwardness, started looking out of the window. After some minutes, a passenger sat next to her. He said, "I wanted to make sure you are not travelling home alone." She looked at him, for the affection he had in his eyes, even after decades of their marriage. She felt peaceful as she kept her head on his shoulder till the bus reached their destination.

It was a hectic day at work. He had toiled a lot. Sweating profusely, yet tired, he entered his home. It was almost midnight. He was hungry too but in no mood to eat. He unlocked the door and it was dark. All were sleeping. He entered and without switching on the lights, locked the door from inside in order to let them sleep. He walked in slowly and silently towards his room, without making any noise. He opened the door of his room and whatever his eyes saw, stole away all his tiredness and sleep. His little girl, who had just turned 7 years some months back, had her hands stained with paints of various colours. He looked at his wall, she had written, "Happy Birthday Papa" with paint. She turned at looked at him, came running and hugged him, The paint got applied to his face and clothes, but the moment became colourful with his tears.