Last Wish......

Manoj was sitting on the sofa and his eyes were closed. He was in his past memory after going through his father's will. He was deeply shocked and feeling guilty of delaying so many years to know all these. His father Virendra Kumal always loved him. He had given him the freedom of living his own life. He had always fulfilled all his wishes. He had never asked anything for his own benefits till he was alive. He had always thought of the betterness of others anf society. Being his only child he couldn't understand his feelings. Unknowingly tears were rolling down from his eyes.

Suddenly Sonam's voice made Manoj to return from his memory lane. He cleared his eyes and looked st Sonam. She had come with tea and some snacks. She gave a smile and asked, "What happened to you? You are sitting here since afternoon. Any problem?"Manoj took the cup of tea and replied, "No dear, there is no problem. Just thinking about completing my duty? I mean to fullfil the Last Wish of Dad. I think I should meet advocate Bijoy Kumar. He was just a year senior to me in the school."

Manoj finished the tea and took all the three folders and started to go to Bijoy's house. Though he had not remembered the exact location, but thought of finding it out with just asking the owner of the tea stall near his school, where all of them several times gathered and had tea. Manoj reached the tea stall and asked the owner for Bijoy's residence. He explained him with a smile. Manoj thanked him and moved towards advocate Bijoy Kumar's residence. He reached there and saw his chamber was opened. He just knocked the door and got inside. He saw a young man on the chair and some others were sitting there. He couldn't see Bijoy. He was confused and with a fearful voice asked for Bijoy Kumar. The young man looked at him and asked, "Are you looking for Dad? Do you know him? He is in his chamber inside, if you can tell me your name then I can tell him.

Please may I know your name?"Then Manoj could see the young man was holding the receiver of the intercom. Then he said, "Please kindly inform him that Manoj Kumar, son of late Virendra Kumar wants to meet him."Then the young man stood up and said, "Sorry uncle. I couldn't recognise you. Please come with me, I will take you to his chamber."Then Manoj followed him and entered Bijoy's chamber. Seeing Manoj after a long time Bijoy came and hugged him. He asked Manoj to take his sit and give him five minute to finish with the client sitting there. Manoj sat there and felt little relaxed.

Bijoy finished his work with the client and looked at Manoj. They had little conversations regarding each other's family, children, etc. Then Bijoy started, " I had tried to contact you Manoj many times since you left after completing all rituals of uncle, but I didn't get you. Your father had made a will before his death and I made it. I wanted to discuss regarding that with you. This is good that you had come and we can discuss on that and it's execution."Then Bijoy Kumar took a file and opened it. He got the three folders out from that. He finished the first one and said to get that registered tomorrow to make it legalised. Then he read the second and third folders. He looked at Manoj and asked, "Now you say when and how these two can be executed?"Manoj could understand that all these three are the copies of the folders he had. He said, "Brother, I think if you don't mind we both can go to Morina, meet Haridas and give make registration of his share in his name. Then it is my wish to convert that house there with some constructions to a music school as desired by my father. Then I would like to sale all other lands, which my father given to me and to make a fixed deposit in the name of the trust, which will be formed to run the music school. And I suggest the trust will have three members inclusive of you, one of the best retired music teacher and me. We have to do it as soon as possible. "

Then Bijoy smiled ay Bijoy and said, "Like father like son. I am proud of you. We will make it happen. We will finish the work here tomorrow and meet Pandit Raghab Prasad, the best music teacher and he had been always sponsored by your father, to be one of the trustee. If he agrees, then we can take him to Morina with us and chalk out the detail plans for the music school."Manoj was do happy that he stood up and said, "Thanks brother. I want to make my father's Last Wishes to be fulfilled. The children in the school will have free teaching. My plan is to start it early and next year to arrange some local competitions to encourage the students." Then Bijoy stood up to come along with manoj to see him up. Manoj wished him good night and moved to his house with a relaxed mind as a happy son.Manoj reached house briefed Sonam about the discussion. That night he had gone near tge portrait of his father and could see as if his smile was blinking on his face. Then after dinner he had gone to sleep with a free and fresh mind.

As planned after completing registration both Manoj and Bijoy went to meet Pandit Raghab Prasad. When Pandit Raghab met Manoj, he was in tears remembering Virendra Kumar. He said, "What ever I am today, it is only for your father. I will be hounered to do some work for his memory. The music school should be named after his name. I will bring some expert music teachers once in every week to teach poor and needy talents free of cost. I will ask some of my students to join there as teachers. I will be pleased to go along with you. This will be now on my top priority."They finalised to go to Morina next day and expected to be there for couple of days. As planned they reached Morina and met Haridash, the care taker there. Bijoy explained him about the wish of late Virendra Kumar and according to that the10% of Agriculture lands will be registered in his name. Then they went around the house. Manoj could calculate that it will take hardly a months time to renovate that to make it a school. Bijoy called his client, who is a builder there and asked him to give he estimate for renovation as per the plan to make it a music school by next day. Then Bijoy, Manoj and Pandit Raghav went to the registrar's office to get the trust registered. The trust was formed "Virendra Memorial Trust." Next day after completing registrstion work of land in Haridas's name they went to DM's office to complete the formalities for opening Virendra Music School there.

The contract of renovation work was given to the builder and Manoj gave a cheque as advance in presence of Bijoy. Also Bijoy said the builder to look for parties to purchase lands. Then they left the place after giving respinsibility of checking the renovation work there to Haridas.

Here at Gorakhpur Pandit called his students for interview at Manoj's residence. All three of them took interview and finalised three teachers to start the school. Manoj gave adverisement for free admission in the up coming music school at Morina with hostel facilities. The shortlisting of applications will be done by Bijoy after all verifications of income certifacte of parents. All three of them fully engaged themselves for opening of the school. After 15 days Manoj was informed that the renivation work is almost finished. Pandit Raghav also had given order for supply of instruments and other materials. Manoj transfered a sum of 1 crore from his account to the trust. This money was his father's money. Manoj and Bijoy made a visit to Morina and found everthing was ok as per the plan. They met the CM and invited to inagurate the opening of the school. The date was fixed. In the mean time the lands of Morina of Manoj's ownership was sold for 10 crores. That money was made as fixed deposit in the name of the trust.

Manoj with Sonam and his both children with their family reached Morina one day before the inaguration day. Also both Bijoy and Pandit Raghav reached with their family.

The day of inaguration had come. Manoj took the big portrait of his father to fix in the big hall, where the practical training to students will be given. He saw the big statue of his father at the entrance of the school to be unveiled by C M today. The time had come. The students, their parents, noted cultural people and all invitees gathered in the hall. The C M came, unveiled the statue of late Virendra Kumar and then gone to the hall to inagurate the opening of the school. In his address he said, "This is for the first time such a big and unique school is been opened in the name of our respected beloved late Shri Virendra Kumar ji. Our government also will extend all supports to run this school from time to time. I on behalf of the government and citizens of the state give our sincier thanjs to Mr Manoj Kumar, who had left no stones to fulfill the Last Wish of his late father Shri Virendra Kumar ji by making this school. Let us all learn from him to contribute to society and do our duity as a son. Than you all."

While listening this from the honorable C M Sonam could see the tears in Manoj's eyes and Bijoy was wiping it with a smile. The hall filled with the sound of the clappings of all. After the function was over Manoj stood near his father's portrait and looked up to his face. He could see the smile on his face....