THERE WAS AN OLD TREE OUTSIDE MY HOUSE...

WHEN MY DAUGHTER WAS YOUNGER SHE USED TO ALWAYS PLAY NEAR THE TREE...

SHE USED TO SIT AND STARE THE TREE ALL DAY LONG...

ONCE MY COUSIN TRIED TO CUT THAT TREE... BECAUSE HE WANTED TO MAKE A STORE ROOM BY REMOVING THAT TREE...

AND MAYBE COINCIDENTALLY OR MAYBE WITH A REASON...

MY DAUGHTER SUDDENLY FELT SICK...

A PRIEST ONCE SAID THAT YOUR DAUGHTER HAS A SPECIAL BOND WITH THAT TREE...

IF ANYONE TRYS TO HURT THAT TREE, YOUR DAUGHTER WILL GET HURT TOO...

NO ONE OF MY FAMILY BELIEVED IN THE PRIEST...

BUT ME AND MY WIFE DID..

SHE IS OUR DAUGHTER...
WE CAN'T AFFORD TO TAKE A RISK WITH HER LIFE...

SO WE DECIDED NOT TO CUT THE TREE..

SHE GREW OLDER WATCHING THAT TREE SHED IT'S LEAVES...

ONCE SHE CALLED ME IN HER ROOM...AND SAID...

DAD.. THE DAY THE LAST LEAF FALLS FROM THIS TREE... I WILL DIE...

HARDLY 20 TO 25 LEAVES WERE STILL THERE ON THAT TREE...

EACH DAY LEAVES WOULD FALL AND ONE DAY I WOKE UP AND SAW ONLY 7 LEAVES ON THAT TREE...

I GLUED ALL THE LAST 7 LEAVES TO THE TREE...

MY DAUGHTER USED TO STARE THAT TREE EVERY DAY AND THINK WHY THE LAST LEAVES NEVER FALL...

SHE GOT TO KNOW 16 YEARS LATER THAT WHY THE LEAVES NEVER FELL...

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