Doubts

This world on its own was a cruel place with several injustices.

I was deep in thoughts that I did not hear the reply that Nicholas had given to his mom.

As they were discussing, two children (boy and girl) of about ten and eleven years respectively, came playing around our table and their sounds could be heard on the other side of the telephone conversation.

I heard Nick's mom say at the other end,

"Nick, aren't you in the office? where are you son?" she inquired.

I could tell that Nicholas was having a hard time responding to his mom. I always thought he was brave, but now, he was seriously showing me the reverse, I guess his mom had so much control over him.

'Who could have possibly thought that?' I wondered shaking my head.

When the lady did not receive any reply from his son, she asked again in a more firm tone, this time ordering his son to reply.