Pranayam Page #4

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the nightingale's tune?

Wearing roses, isn't the night ready?

Mymotherinlaw

who was believed to be dead

has started staying in ourapartment

with another husband and daughter.

You are meeting heronly now?.

She came here recently.

Daughterand family were

there earlier.

Though they are brotherand sister

they didn't know each other.

They got divorce when Suresh

was oftwo and a half-years.

He is very disturbed after

he heard motheris here.

Looks like he may catch

the next flight.

Though they are divorced

they have stayedtogether

as husband and wife for

three orfouryears.

When someone is visiting a diseased

person how could l say no?

Mother should not see father,

that's his stand. 'Wat to do?'

What's the reason fordivorce?

ln Ludhiana she went to studynursing

and got married in love.

lntercaste marriage.

ln the past intercast marriage was

a bigthing

She became a motherat nineteen.

The depth oflove might have

subsided afterthat.

Though against it in the beginning,

seeing theirpoverty

mother's father

supported fiinancially.

lt was actually a trap.

They triedto convert the child

into their religion.

Your's husband?

Tried to baptise him,

there they partedways.

Since long, all love

marriages are like that.

They end up in tragedy.

Feel bad looking

at this grey beard.

Oh, that's the problem.

No hairto be grey

on this head, so is that fine?

School going kids have greyhair,

and you talk about seventy!

Don't count seventy so easily,

let's celebrate

seventy aftertwo orthree years.

See if l don't put dye,

l am also grey.

Hey, are you afraid of

the old age?

Afraid? Wy?

Nobody will feel getting old,

..neitherme noryou.

How old do you think

are you now?.

About ten yearyoungerthan

your exact age, isn't it so?

Do you knowwhy?

Because the mind is not old.

But when you become ill and

depend on someone like this,

...you feel you are

old and ailing!

Be silent,will you

forsome time?

Ortomorrow's news will say

a haggard old man

who wantedto become smart died

of cutting the airpipe!!

Don't need blade to kill

Old man is yourfather, myfoot!

Yes, it's you!

Who taught you to shave?

Sorry

Come

Why didyou stop there?

Come in

Son, do you knowwho this is?

Yeah

Then who is it?

Keep quiet, will you?

Let it be, we'll do it later

Grace

Our Son...

Son, she is yourmother...

Meet again like this...

Dad don't get emotional.

you don't have strength foranotherattack.

Grace, Sit please

He will be alright with you soon

Son

By talking don't

increase dad's BP

l needto talk.

But l'll talk to you later.

BP increasing while talking

is his discovery.

ln fact while talking people

become relaxed.

Anyway who would have thought

we will talk like this

in this lifetime? lsn't it so?

He might've fallen out with mother,

he onlyhas size.

lnside, he is a small child.

He still has childish temper,

anger and stubbomness.

Without mother,

l pampered him a bit more.

That could be a problem.

Uncle, who askedyou to be up?

Complete bed rest

is prescribed.

Sorry Madam, please come out.

We've strict orderfrom

doctornot to have visitors.

Forfive minutes,

she's very close to me

Sorry, there we've got

a complaint, please

lt's fine , l will go

Good Morning

- Good Moming

Fit enough to walkwithout help?

Am not alone.

There is mybody guard

Good MorningAunty

- Good Moming

Aunty? Call Grandma

She is not that old to be

called Grandma,

Not like you, see not a single

greyhair, it's not dye no?

Still she is smart.

Please look afterourboyhere,

l'll make a round and be back grandma.

So you knowto call Grandma.Yeah?

Yeah

Whateverwe tell them to call,

don't they need to

feel the relation?

Yes

l felt like seeing and was coming

to the flat in the moming.

She is the one who told

about this moming walk.

We sawtwice orthrice,

but we just talked.

Overthese forty years

when l didn't see you at all,

l have neverfelt

this urge to see you once.

God must have extended life forthis.

Achu has changed a lot, beyond recognition

That's life. While living in

different places

who takes care of such things?

Weren't you angry at me?

Why?

Forthis situation ofyours

Not anger, in the beginning it was

a kind of determination.

My affection was so high you see.

l roamed around in

north lndia with son.

Did different jobs.

At last after getting settled

l realised l also hadfaults.

What use is it to say and

remember such things?

Majorpart oflife is

overin vain.

l was at peace thinking you might be living

happilywith anothermarriage.

Anothermarriage has not been

in mind till this moment.

How can that be?

l think ofyou at least twice a day.

Please don't say that. l have a family.

That l can understand.

l see you like that only.

When son started going to school,

he kept asking formother

crying adamantly.

Howeverhigh a fatherloves,

l realised it is not enough forhim.

We were ready to come back to Kerala,

by then you were married.

Do not avoid me

at least from yourmind.

ls this girl alright?

ln ill health, taking fatherfor jogging

l too was thinking, for school l have

to call hera hundred times.

She's that lazy.

Then why an unusualjogging today!

Some daily exercise is good.

Can't you also walk in the morning?

l get time to waterthese plants rarely

andyou are asking to walk!

Why the newspaperis always late?

Buddythe bundle has to come, no?

Now see the point, Gracy aunty

goes forwalking

Who

Oh, my mother-in-law

goes down to walk, didn't get it?

They sneaked out to see yourmother

Father, what are you up to?

Haven't l been restricted

to hospital and rooms?

ln the moming, it's fresh airoutside.

Then did you get it? The fresh air!

Aren't you ashamed?

l am not saying much

as the girl is here.

Don't you have things to study?

When exams are near, is this time

formoming walk and jogging?

Or, is this the age

to roam with your grandpa?

Hanging around without

a thought of studies

Did you see that one?

'That one'? You meant yourmother?

She has divorced only father,

'that one' still has relation

and right on son.

Let's see howthat one

comes with such claims!

l will make her hearthings!

Hush, we have people close by

Please don't listen to

these things, proceed foroffice,

and l would like a black coffee.

You had a coffee in the morning,

now anotherwith breakfast

would be enough,

caffeine is badforheart.

Dad, why now, such an intimacy

and affection not seen before?

Do you need?

Don't you make it a joke, l'm serious.

As ifyou have forgotten what has happened

what do you mean?

what do you mean?

Don't see that women again.

l am adamant, not forthe sake

of it, since l started knowing,

l have gone through so much.

We have stayed on with this will.

l don't need anyrelation

forgetting the past. You too.

What a bother!

We could have stitched long robes

like those worn by Arabs and priests.

lt would look like women in night dress.

Though with slight difficulty

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