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Chapter 11
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2024-10-29 19:42:56Arpit's POV
I came home to find my mother a bit restless. She was ready in a silk sari and asked me to take her to her doctor for a regular check-up. She is a heart patient so she is on medicines. Her blood pressure is a major concern for all of us and hence, I can't leave her alone. This is the main reason for me to work in India. I couldn't persuade her to move out of India with me because she wishes to die in her homeland like dad did. She loved dad the most and after his death, her health has deteriorated considerably. Now, she asked me to come back from Australia and stay with her. I want to be with her in her last days.
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Sitting in my study, I am almost done with my writing the proposal for the project which is more or less the plan of action, just without the results. I genuinely wish that the outcomes must come positive or I swear the fiery tigress would eat me alive.
I chuckled at my chain of thoughts. Sitting in my study and working on my lapto
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