Question

Why did Mr. Malik agree to make the store a little bigger?

Answer 1

Mrs. Malik and Mr. Malik finally decided to build their home in Delhi. Transfer from one place to another had almost ruined their life. Children need to get proper education and changing their school every third year was not going to be desirable. Family needs an address, neighbors and friends. Let Mr. Malik be transferred but this time it will be only he to be transferred, if that is a must; the family will not follow him.

With all this plans the Maliks got a plan drawn for their new house, their own house, in Delhi. Spotting a store room, Mrs. Malik asked the architect to redraw it to 10’x8’, the size of a medium size bathroom these days. She wanted it a little bigger than a store room and much smaller than a living room because she thought her mother-in-law could fit in it for the few years left for the old woman.

When the construction was progressing, Mrs. Malik could be seen standing with an umbrella, overseeing, working and planning in her husband’s absence and when the construction got completed, government acquisitioned their house for emergency purposes. Then another transfer took the whole family away from Delhi. During this time Mr. Malik died and left Mrs. Malik crippled with lost dreams. After a few years, her son got married.

Answer 2

Answer:

Malik asked the architect to redraw it to 10'x8', the size of a medium size bathroom these days. She wanted it a little bigger than a store room and much smaller than a living room because she thought her mother-in-law could fit in it for the few years left for the old woman.