My happiness
Ngultrum 1850, I dug deep into my pockets several times and checked every possible hiding place in my wallet, I counted and recounted Nu1850 was all I had. This was the balance I was left with from my first ever salary from my new job. I was so excited getting a job a month back and now a month later I am thinking what I would tell my parents. Soon after an American tourist tested covid 19 positive the border closure was announced. Panic buying started everywhere. My parents advised me several times to stock up things to last at least a few months How could I tell them that I had only Nu1850? More than half my salary went into paying the house rent and other bills. With some amount I bought utensils, mattress and quilt for my parents. I had got them to live with me. I was their pride and I could see that on their faces when they happily told, “we are going to live with our son in Thimphu” to every villager we met on the way. I wanted to give them the best I could. My fathe