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Articles: Short Stories | TOUCHING STORY
- Ms. Nayana D
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That night, Sue had a quarrel with her mum and without bringing anything
with her, she ran out of the house. While she was walking on the street,
she discovered that she did not have any money on her, not even a cent
to make a phone call. As she was walking along the street, she spotted a
noodle stall, it smells so nice, how she longs for a bowl. But, she has
no money.
After awhile, the boss seeing Sue standing in front of his stall for
quite a long time, asked: 'Hey Miss, do you want a bowl of noodle?'
'But...but...I didn't bring any money with me...' she answered shyly.
'It's alright, I'll give you a treat.' The boss said, 'Come have a seat,
I'll cook you a bowl of noodle.'
Not long after, the owner served Sue with a bowl of noodle and a plate
of vegetables. Sue ate a few mouthfuls and she started to tear.
'What happened, Miss?' the owner asked.
'Nothing, I'm just touched!' Sue said while drying her tears.
'Even a stranger I met on the street would offer to cook a bowl of
noodle and treat me! But... my own mother, after a quarrel chased me out
of the house and asked me not to go back again. You as a complete
stranger could show me care and concern while my own mother...she's so
cruel.' She said to the owner.
The boss after hearing what Sue had said, replied with a sigh: 'Miss,
how can you think that way? Ponder over this, I just cooked a bowl of
noodle for you and you are so touched. Your mother had been cooking
noodles and rice for you since you are young till now, why aren't you
grateful to her? And you even quarrel with her?'
Sue was stunned upon hearing that. 'Why didn't I think of that? A bowl
Of noodle from a stranger and I'm so grateful but yet my own mother had
been cooking for me for so many years and I'm not even showing the least
concern about her. And because of a trivial matter, I quarreled with
her.' She finishes her noodle swiftly and braces herself up and march
towards the direction of home.
As she was walking home, she thought to herself what she wants to tell
her mum right now... 'Mum, I'm sorry, I know I'm at fault, please
forgive me.'
Once she reached the doorstep, she saw her tired and anxious mother,
searching everywhere for her. When she spotted Sue, the first sentence
which came out of her mouth is: 'Sue, come into the house quickly, I've
the dinner ready and it'll be cold if you are not eating it now.'
Right at that moment, Sue was unable to hold her tears anymore and she
started weeping in front of her mum.
At times, we may be very grateful to other people around us for a little
gesture they showed us, but to our close ones, especially our parents,
it's a lifetime of gratefulness we have to remember. We should never
forget what our parents had done for us but often we treat that as a
natural process for them to sacrifice for us.
However, parent's love and care are the most valuable gift given to us
since we were born. They don't expect any repayment from us for raising
us but think about it... Did we treasure the unconditional sacrifice
from our parents?
:-)
Nayana
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