Thawing

“Check the expiry date before you consume that ice-cream. It has been around in the freezer for long.”

“I’m just keeping it outside.”

“But why?”

“You know who is visiting us today,” his look was sombre, “Tell me honestly, don’t you want frozen hearts to thaw again?”

For once, I had no answer. We loved our estranged children in equal measure.

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