117 ITS ENOUGH... (1/2)

Tara was looking at her grandfather, trying to find the answers of her numerous questions but only silence was answered to her, a long defying silence.

Mr.De was looking at the distant moon shining brightly in the dark sky, something was different today, the moon was shining way too brightly today as if consuming every ounce of darkness from that scary black sky.

After a long time, he spoke.

”Tara...” Mr.De said with a small smile on his face.

Tara was startled with the sudden noise in that silent room. She looked at her grandfather intently.

”Tara... it's been so many years since you came into our lives, your presence brought the most awaited spring in all our lives, not only joy but laughter and relief all came into our lives holding your hands ” Mr.De looked at Tara briefly before again staring outside at the moon.

”The first day you step foot in our house , I saw my daughter smiling again, I saw my daughter happy after a very long time and you were the reason of that happiness” Mr.De smiled when the image of his daughter smiling at the little toddler came into his view.

”I saw my whole family bustling with happiness you just painted our lives with so many different colours...” Mr.De smiled unconsciously when the little Tara sitting on his office desk and giggling on some random thing greeted his memory.

”You were so full of life, you slowly became the live of your brothers. Your father was always a quite man but you changed him too, I still remember how he used to celebrate your each and every achievement no matter how small they were...” Mr.De slowly looked at Tara who was looking at him with a sad face.

”Thank you Tara...for saving the family from all the misery all the pain and from...me.” Mr.De choked.

”Grandpa...” Tara said in a broken voice.

”Mmhmm...child let me speak today” Mr.De silenced Tara and held her hands softly.

”Tara...you came into our lives and solved everything but I destroyed everything again...” Mr.De's eyes glistened with tears he hid for years.

”Tara...your uncle was the one who killed your parents...he was the one who ordered that truck to bang in your parents car which caused their deaths...but he did all of this under the influence of alcohol and jealousy... beleive me Tara...I never supported his crime but this old man was afraid that day.... afraid to lose his another son when one of his son was lying dead there....your grandpa was a coward that day...and maybe he still is ” Mr.De tried hard to stop the sobbing sound but his tears betrayed him, his whole body was shaking, the once proud man was crying his heart out before his granddaughter.

On the other hand Tara was silent, oddly silent, she was just looking at the old man crying, her face was devoid of any reaction she was just looking blankly at her grandfather.

Just when she thought of saying something very harsh to the old man about his past mistakes, a picture of a gentleman came into her view...her uncle.