Akasmikam Page #4

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Poor thing. Pratibha is the smartest

girl that l have come across.

Her 8th std. exams are going on.

After that she and

her father will leave.

That girl said she

wanted to see you both.

Did you meet her?

She asked me for your address.

l have given it to her.

l have given both

your phone numbers too.

Okay, then. Study well and

write your exams very well.

ln Malayalam you

must score full marks.

- All the best!

- Okay, teacher.

You fool l'm sure that girl

doesn't have a mobile of her own.

We are not able to understand

the message. Leave that.

We must at least confirm

that it was sent by her.

- How to do that?

- lt is too easy.

We can call back the same

number from which that message came.

Else we'll send back

a message saying who are you?

May be she took away her

father's cell for some time.

lf l call back or send message,

only he'll get it. Then what?

He'll come home.

Tell my parents everything.

They are waiting to find a reason.

They will kill me and

throw me into this water.

For that you need not flirt in phone.

lf he picks it up, you cut it.

Then you make the call. Take it.

No need. Many of the rape

cases that we see in paper...

...are being caught

through the mobile number.

Then you come.

Anita, get my shoes.

Give it here.

What a problem?

How do you feel now mother?

lt is better.

Even then l feel very sleepy.

l don't feel like waking up.

Your medicine is getting over.

l'll buy that too.

Anyway l'll be going to hospital.

There will be a big

queue for check up.

Mother, do you need slippers?

l don't need anything.

After check up you come back soon.

l'll visit the doctor

and come back soon.

Do you want anything from outside?

Study well.

Stop seeing TV and

making phone calls.

lf take some trouble now,

you'll get result.

Have you taken that card?

Are you shocked?

ls this your house?

This is the first time l got

into lift. lt is really nice.

- Why are you not inviting me inside?

- Come.

Where are your parents?

l came today as they'll

be having holiday today.

My parents will come soon.

Where is Vivek's house?

ls that also a flat?

ln that room my

grand mother is there.

She is sleeping. We can talk slowly.

lf grand mother wakes up,

there will be problem.

lsn't this you?

Are they your parents?

Your mother is very beautiful.

You have so many toys.

lt is very beautiful.

Very interesting.

ls all this yours?

l have to go back soon.

Do know one thing? l came

here without my father's knowledge.

We came to my music teacher

Kalyani madam's house.

We came there to inform

that we'll be leaving here.

There is a small

passage opposite this.

That is where Kalyani

teacher's house is.

Father dropped me there and went

saying he'll be back in half an hour.

l cut that half an hour into two.

Fifteen minutes there.

Fifteen minutes here.

How is my brain?

The bell is ringing.

Don't go. My parents will kill me.

Please!

Why? For showing these toys to me?

- l'll meet them and go.

- Pratibha, please!

Don't go now.

My parents will kill me.

For sometime you get inside this.

l'll just close the door.

Else they'll kill me. Please! Please!

Quick.

Come.

Where is Anita?

There is lot of crowd in hospital.

At least it'll take three

hours to see the doctor. l came back.

Why to waste a holiday unnecessarily?

Sit down.

Sorry, sorry.

What is this?

Sit down.

Sit there.

Where you reading or sleeping?

l was ringing the bell for so long.

Are you studying well?

You must study well and

become a smart guy like father.

What a problem is this?

That is also over.

This is the usual here.

- There is no gas in soda maker.

- No problem.

We'll use cold water.

lt is not like that when

a person has come from outside.

Dear, come here.

You do downstairs and get one soda.

Cross the road carefully.

No need. Let him study.

He'll come just now.

You go fast. Buy the 2 liter one.

Let us sit inside. We'll

finish before my wife comes. Come.

Brother! Brother!

l need 2 liter of soda.

Hello, come here.

Pratibha!

Pratibha!

Pratibha! Please!

l didn't do it purposely. Believe me.

When l went to the shop

l had put the key in my pocket.

l lost it either on lift

or some where on the way.

You don't get scared.

Pratibha! Pratibha!

By the time the check up is over

you said you'll come with the car.

There are lots of

auto rickshaws in city.

Now in holidays you have started

drinking at home also with friends.

With this stomach l was roaming

in the shops and on the way.

Dickrew's wife saw that.

She must have seen that

staggering friend of yours.

Now everyone has got

a new gossip to discuss.

You need not think

about our undelivered baby.

But there is a son of ours

in this house who is going...

...to appear for his 10th std. exam.

Are you listening to me?

The day Unni's exam will be over.

That day l'll go to my native place.

Let him also know what native

place is and what humanity is.

Let me also breathe in fresh air.

Don't remain awake for too late.

Your eyes and face have swollen up.

After exam we'll

go to our native place.

Let your small sister take

birth by seeing native place.

Then we can bring her here

afterwards. What do you say?

What is it?

Come here.

lf we stay there for some days,

your wheezing will improve.

That is what your grandma also told.

Why do you look unhappy?

Don't you like my coming near you

and talking to you now days?

Your small sister is

imprisoned inside here.

She is in a peaceful place.

She need not know anything.

She is no complaint

or anger on any one.

She is in a small darkness.

Once she comes out

on this concrete prison...

...like all other women she'll also

start to face sorrow and problems.

But she'll be a

company to your mother.

lt is better rather

than to be a prisoner alone.

lt'll be like in

a prison to be together.

She'll also learn

the happiness of togetherness.

Now what shall we do?

Did you see all over properly?

l took the money from my

pocket in the shop to buy soda.

lt must have fallen some where there.

ln that hurry that

too in that crowded place.

Even if the key had fallen there,

l'll not get it.

l'm sure of that. lt is gone.

That girl is inside that.

Think something practically.

There is one way.

ln our golden bazaar on top

of the cassette shop there is a...

...shop where they

make duplicate keys.

When l lost my cycle key

l solved my problem by going there.

But there is a problem.

Your mother is on leave.

Your grand mother will

also be there for full time.

First a guy from there will

have to come to make the key.

lf he comes like that

and opens the door...

...if that girl is

okay then no problem.

Now when you call

she is not replying.

ln that case she

might have died inside.

lt doesn't have to be like that only.

May be she is silent from inside as

she doesn't want to make problem.

ln that case doesn't

she need sufficient oxygen?

Let us do one thing.

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