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Akash stretched on his chair, grabbing the news paper.
The winter was playing its role perfectly. The house and its courtyards were covered with snow. The beauty of the early morning and the chilled climate kindled him. Akash wrapped his shawl around his neck.
News paper and hot coffee combination is a perfect thing in an early morning. But it was a hurting memory for Akash. He missed all the beautiful moments of his life after the death of his lovely wife, due to cardiac arrest. Akash heaved a sigh. Every single day of his life started with the same wet eyes.
Akash lighted a cigarette and opened the news paper. The smokes rose from his face and made circles over his head. He enjoyed the warmth going inside his lungs.
 “Good morning Dad”, Helen walked towards Akash giggling. Helen was the centre of his life. He loved her a lot and treated her as an angel, an angel whom his wife left for him.  Most of the time Helen made him reminded of his beautiful wife.
“Good morning dear”, said Akash kissing her forehead.
“Daddy, why are you smoking again? , I don’t like its smell”, while saying that she rubbed her nose.
It remained as an unanswered question, or he decided not to answer that question. He wanted to keep his daughter happy, but when it comes to smoking, he couldn’t help himself.
“You are gonna get diseases”, said Helen laughing and climbed upon Akash’s lap.
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“How many times I would have told you? “, the doctor was burning like a hell when he was saying this. Akash kept his head down, with his eyes wet.
“Doctor, please do something.  Don’t think about me, but think about my lil girl”, Akash was pleading in front of the doctor, he burst into tears. The medical reports remained scattered on the floor.
“Look Mr. Akash, You are too late to realize things and it all happened coz of only u” Saying that the doctor bent down and checked the pulses of Helen lying on the bed.
Akash sat beside her bed and kept her lil hands inside his hands. Helen kept her eyes closed as an sleeping angel.
“We are sorry Akash, we cant do anything now. She has got lung cancer because of passive smoking”, said doctor.
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