It has been a tiring morning. Cindy and I woke up at five before dawn for our daily jogging. We have always been doing this to keep our fitness intact. We went about three rounds around the park and was ready to head home when we bump into an old lady carrying a lot of heavy bags.
Cindy as usual, the kind one runs to her to lend a hand. I followed her closely behind. After we helped the lady to put all her bag in her kitchen, we help her to do a little bit of cleaning in her backyard too. After an hour, we were back in her kitchen. As I look at my watch, it is almost noon therefore she offered us to have lunch with her as a thank you.
After having lunch, we went home to clean up and return to her house around four in the evening as she had suggested because she has something to show us.
As we entered her house again that I noticed a lot of pictures and item in her house look like it comes from Athens. She explained that her late husband love collecting them, but he did not come from Athens. He continued collecting all the items as a reminder of our lost daughter she said. After that, we have no courage to go travelling anymore, we have been staying here with the hope that someday we can see our daughter again. We feel sad listening to her story and pity that she is alone. She smiled and said, "I might be alone in this house, but his brother lives here too. Just around the corner. I mean his twin brothers".
Not long after she finished her story and we finish our tea, we were ready to go home before the rain started falling. As we stand at the door shocked by the sudden rain, a man suddenly burst in and we were more shocked. That man looks exactly like our mother in her short hair.
"Are you alright mom?" the man said.
"I am alright with these two lovely girls accompanying me", she said.
We asked the old lady for a picture of her daughter and we rushed home to show that picture to our mother. Our mother burst into tears and run out in the rain with us to the old lady house. Luckily it is not far away. The three of them stood in silence with joyful tears running on their cheeks. They hugged and sit down for a lovely tea time. The heavy rain does not bother them at all.
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