Suddenly a crowd appeared before him as if there was a festive procession. All of them were walking the same direction. It couldn’t but surprised Muhit. And he couldn’t help but asked his wife about it:

– Mereke, is here any holiday today?

It’s not even strange that there are so many of them but that all of them walk in the same direction. Oh, yes… It is the sea. How could I forget about it,– said Muhit, smiling.

– So, darling, where else could they all go if not to the sea and beach?! Aren’t we here for this sake?– she said laughing.

– Dad, mom, we also want to go to the sea. Can we go to the sea first and then visit grandma and grandpa?– Kanat was the first one to ask, stuttering.

– Mom, I’m hungry, I don’t need any sea…– suddenly Karlygash said, looking closely at people around.

After that she hushed down and even her parents looked at each other surprisingly.

– Kids, enough. Karlygash, we will be home soon. Be patient for a little time. No sea for us today. We are going to the ones who are waiting for us now. And, by the way, there’ll be much delicious food for you. Tomorrow we’ll try to arrange a joint walk to the sea. Is that a deal? Soon, in a couple of streets we’ll be home.– said Mereke affirmatively. Kids hushed down on these words and were looking at the car windows busily.

After some time, the car got to the destination point. By the gates where they stopped, Mereke’s parents had been waiting for them. Kids jumped out of the car first and started hugging and kissing them. Their daughter Mereke followed them and also gave them hugs and kisses. Everyone who greeted the elderly knew that the last one would be their father and moved away. Muhit got out of the car, straightened up, came up to Mereke’s father in an easy manner, hugged each of them.

– Hello! How is it going? How do you feel? How is your health? Will you kiss me as well?-he addressed to his mother-in-law Muhit, laughing.

– My beloved son! How are you, my darling?– she kissed him on both cheeks and hugged.

– Hello!,– Muhit looked at Mereke’s father, they shook hands tightly and hugged.

– Hello, my son. How are you doing, my darling? How was your journey? Probably you are really tired,– he let his hand go and hugged Muhit as well.

Mereke’s parents treated him especially warmly. At first, Muhit was embarrassed by it but later he started treating them more warmly and heartily. Often, when they met this way, Muhit tried to recollect his parents who passed away untimely. Recollecting some moments of his life, he attempted to parallel some moments of his life involuntarily. He compared her parents with his if they had been alive. He will remember for a long time the road tragedy which occurred and took the lives of his parents. He will remember it so well that he will stop discussing it with anyone altogether. Even his wife Mereke who tried to ask for details once, had made sure that it was useless. Later on she would stop those attempts. He was adopted by his uncle right away. He was almost sixteen years old back then. He will hide in the depth of his soul the pain of loss of his parents. The pain which occurs when there are so many words for your closed ones but you cannot tell them because they've already been gone. He will hide it as deeply as possible so that he begins living in a new reality. He did this so he could give his kids everything which he unfortunately lacked. Family life of Muhit and Mereke hadn’t always been as harmonious as now. Before the birth of the children they rarely had fights. Mereke went to her parents here in Aktau several times. He didn’t like it but could do nothing. So, each time he was living him after those fights, she always wanted to get divorced with him and start a new life. But her mother, a wise woman, always helped her daughter with a piece of advice. And sometimes she was criticizing her fairly. She was giving her an example by telling her different stories which happened in her own life. Explaining different moments of life, she taught her daughter to be persistent in her life and in overcoming problems and circumstances. Also she taught her not to make reckless decisions which could have spoiled her life in the future. She taught her, as she could, to rethink all situations which had occurred. Mereke would be always thankful to her for that. She was an only child. Her parents wanted to have other kids as well. Although circumstances of life, in particular, sicknesses of her mother which were going one by one, didn’t let her get pregnant again. Her mother explained it by the environmental situation, and Mereke didn’t have any other choice but to support her, listening to her rare excuses and giving her tight hugs. Of course, she felt lonely growing up in a family with no siblings but her parents, especially her dad, tried hard to put their souls in her.