'Ekdam Maast, beta' he replies, the ghost of a smile appears on his face,' even more now, thanks to you asking me how I am' this time, a smile lights up his face fully. The tint of sadness disappears.

I guess everyone needs that once in a while. Everyone needs someone to show care and compassion, its just hard to express sometimes. And when someone finally does, it feels like the missing piece was there all along, you just needed that person to help you see it.

Everyone needs someone to ask them how they are and wait to actually hear the answer. Everyone. Even the uncle who works at Maakan Mumbai :)