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Least Favorite Life

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Huma got married to Hamad when she was just 20 years of age. She turned out to be a loving wife and a devoted mother. Hamad worked in an insurance company and was seldom free. Jamal was their only son. Three years ago, an unforgettable incident changed their lives forever. She still remembers even the minutest of details of that cursed day. Back then, Jamal had turned four and they celebrated his birthday at home. Jamal was a very intelligent and a naughty boy. He had recently been admitted to a nearby school. Huma often went to meet his teacher who was always very appreciative of his good habits. Huma wanted Jamal to do all what she could not do with her own life. On that freakish Sunday morning, Jamal started insisting on going to sea view. Huma also liked the sea a lot. She always felt her heart opening up to the noisy incoming waves. Her eyes would try to capture the vast horizon spread across the sea. Her mind would drift to the mysterious far anchored ships and the life tha