7 year old Arihant's POV
" Mummy?" I gave my mother a voice.
"Mummy, where are you?" I gave a louder voice to my mother.
"Mummy. I don't want to play hide and seek anymore." I was scared now.
It was too late for me to find my mother but I couldn't find her.
"Mummy. Please, don't persecute me anymore. Please come out." I said more loudly.
I was crying.
My throat became heavy due to fear and sadness.
"Mummy. I won't be able to find you. Please. Please come out." I sat down on my knees and started crying.
Initially, I was just sobbing, but gradually my crying grew louder.
I put my knees on my chest and started crying with my head on my knees.
Even before today, I have played hide and seek with my mother. But before today she never disappeared for so long.
"Arihant?" I heard my mother's voice and quickly looked at the source of that voice.
My mother was standing there with her arms extended.
It didn't take even a fraction of second for me to run towards her.
She hugged me tightly.
"Mummy. Where did you hide? Do you know how scared I was." I complained.
"I'm sorry. I just wanted you to do my best to find me." She wiped my tears and kissed my forehead.
"Without you I can never make any effort. You are my greatest strength. When you are around me, I can dare to do anything. But when you are not with me, then it is only darkness. " I could not stop crying.
She caressed my cheek.
"Where am I going. I will always be with you. But some of the battles of life, we have to fight alone. At that time, if you lose even before trying this way, your mother will feel very bad. You want to make me feel bad? " I could not understand my mother's words.
"I can do anything mummy. All I want is for you to be with me. I am not afraid of anyone if you are with me." I said boldly.
My mother started laughing loudly.
"If you promise me that you will never cry like this, then I also promise you that I will never leave you. I will always be with you."
"I promise mommy. I will never cry nor be afraid after today." I asked my tears and immediately stood up.
As soon as I opened my eyes after wiping tears, my mother was not there.
"Mummy?" I shouted loudly.
Fear
tears
dark
They all surrounded me again.
"Mummy, you promised me that you would never leave me?" I said while crying.
"I have not broken my promise. I can never leave you." I heard my mother's voice but could not see her anywhere.
I looked everywhere around desperately.
I also went to the source of her voice.
"There is no point in walking in darkness, Arihant." I stopped as soon as I heard this.
"You've left me and gone." I was convinced of this somewhere.
"You are a lier. your promises are fake." I started crying again.
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