THE HOMEMAKER IS SICK

THE HOMEMAKER IS SICK

On a winter afternoon, fever the most common disease stretched its wide hands on the homemaker and there she was on the cot under the fan switched off. Then come the charming children from school. They cried “Mom we are so hungry; what have you prepared?”
They find mom lying on the cot with a piece of white cotton cloth on her forehead. Hungry lads had to satisfy with Maries on the shelf. Before dusk, comes the family’s head, cursing his tie which holds tightly to his collars.
After relaxing himself on sofa, searches for his wife. She keeps her feet on the floor, defeating her tiredness. She would have fallen if the hands of her husband wouldn’t have held her tightly. He then puts her back in position on the bed.
The doctor arrives soon after the family’s head pressed his fore finger on the telephone button. A hundred and two degree fever would only cause body pain and tiredness, but worry is of no necessity was the doctor’s answer. He leaves with a list of prescribed antibiotics and a necessary of complete rest for two days.
That night its father’s turn to show his cooking talents. With an incredible knowledge on software and least experience in cooking, he tries his odd hands at cooking. The dinner is ready with the help of freshly prepared dough inside the fridge. The hungry children is served first and then to ‘Puppy’ the pet dog. Third the idly is served to the mother.
She ate an idly and looked very pitifully at her husband and said “An idly without salt is no taste to eat”. Only then he realized that he forgot to add salt in the dough. He goes back to the children, but finds them fast asleep with each having eaten a single idly, keeping the rest for their father. Even the greedy dog which eats whatever is served did no touch father’s dish.
The next morning mom seems very fine. The father praises the doctor for giving good antibiotics. The mother replies “A night’s dinner is all enough to get up from bed. Let the children go to school with good breakfast".

- Sujisha.N