The Ink Of Love

It was dark night, the almost all road was quiet, the dogs were barking at some times, but all buildings, all trees, the nests on the trees, the leaves, the branches, all were just quite, the street light was throwing the focus, but the lights also waited to sleep, but it wasn’t possible, they have to focus because, it was night, a dark night, the lights should wet till morning, they get off, and they could sleep only in mornings.

Sumedh came from office, when he came it was around 11.30 P.M., he parked his car in building’s parking, he just saw upstairs, and he realized that the light of hall is still going on, he thought that who is still waking, Nandita, not possible, Nandita, get up early in the morning, because she having a lectures of 7.30 A.M., how she still waking. Daddy, no….no……… not possible, the thought was coming in his mind, and he came at home, he opened the door, with latchkey and he entered at home, and he saw that his father is there, he is reading something, he went to his near, “Daddy, what you are doing? Why you didn’t sleep? Otherwise, you will face again an acidity problem.” He kept his bag on sofa, and he went in kitchen, Nandita was knowing that Sumedh will not come in time, so she was keeping a food aside, on the dining table, he changed his dress, and he kept the food in microwave, and he again came to his father, and he said again to him,” Daddy, please go inside, and sleep, read tomorrow whatever it is. “ Sumedh, wait for some time, just two minutes, I have almost finished it, just wait for some times.” His Dad replied to him. He took food from the microwave, and kept in dining table, he took a plate, served himself, and came to his father, “What is this? What you are reading very concentrate.” His dad gave the letter to Sumedh, and said, “I finished it, this letter gave to me my friend, he wrote this letter to his son, and before giving to his son, he told me please read me, if any mistake, please let me know, if the mistake is there, again his son will scroll him.” he gave the letter to him and went to sleep.

Sumedh, took the letter in hand, and he sat on a chair, for dinner, and he started to reading

Dear My Child,

           I am writing a letter to you, after so many days I got the chance to talk with you, I want to just say thank you to you for everything, which you did for me, I am requesting to you please forgive me, forgive me, if I made any mistake, forgive me, if I did any nonsense, you know very well that, I became an old, the old person, and the child are similar, they are doing the things which are not important again and again, for that thing, forgive me, I know you will definitely do it, for me, if I don’t want to eat at night, please don’t force me, you know I have problem of digestion, and an acidity, sometimes, I couldn’t sleep at night, then I am reading, please forgive me, that the same, because, at this age, the sleeping problem could face,

           After your mother, I took care of you, but now this is not possible to take care of you to me, because now I am becoming old, I hope you will take care of me.

           I will not write more, because I know that you don’t have more time, so thanks for everything.   

                                                                                                                       Yours’s Loving Father.

Sumedh was reading a letter, and he was eating his dinner, but he didn’t understand that, what he is eating, while reading the letter, he became emotional, he read that letter 2-3 times, he was thinking that, why daddy gave the letter to him? What was his intention? With these many questions he went in bedroom, he saw that Nandita was sleeping, he thought that he will not disturb to her, because he wants to show that letter to her, but he again thought that he will show letter, to her at tomorrow morning, but for that, he has to get up at early in the morning, he decided to get up early in morning, and will give the letter to Nandita.

           

Unexpectedly, when Sumedh wok up from bed, Nandita was in a hurry, and she was almost ready for his college. Nandita was doing job in college as a lecturer, she submitted her thesis for Ph.D., the final interview was on waiting, Sumedh was doing a job in software firm, he was software engineer, they have busy schedule for job, they were a weekend couple because they could meet only on weekends, but only on Sundays, because though Sumedh having 5 days working, but Nanadita supposed to do work till Saturday.

           

Sumedh woke up from bed, and he gave the letter to her and said read it and then call him. She kept the letter in her purse, and gave some instructions, she told, that she kept separate breakfast to daddy, it is less spicy, and also she made a sperate tea, for daddy, without sugar, instructions for medicines, to daddy, take care of him, locked the door properly, all these instructions she gave to Sumedh, she also told him that, when she came she will take to daddy at hospital for his r

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outine checkup, she took an appointment of the doctor. Sumedh said just yes, and she left home, the daddy was still on the bed, he went to him, after some time, he gave tea and breakfast to his daddy.

           

After mother, Sumedh and Nandita was taking care, Sumedh was looking to his father very carefully, though he wasn't getting much more time, but whenever he was free, he was looking to him, on weekends or in holidays, every necessary work he was doing for his father, like same, Nandita was looking to his father-in-law, she was always saying he is not her father-in-law, he is her father, because she didn’t get love and affection from her father, because, when she was just 3 years old due to an attack, her father died, and after that, her mother took care of her, Nandita was also taking very much care of her father-in-law, no…. no… of her father, after finishing her college, she was coming home, and serving fresh food to him, then giving all medicines, and then she was doing her work, she completed her thesis, and now she was getting very soon her Ph.D. degree.

           

In the evening, Sumedh asked Nadnita about that letter, whether she read the letter, she told him, that she read the letter, but she didn’t get the point that why daddy gave the letter to Sumedh? The same question was in Sumedh's mind too, and he decided to talk with him, rather than Sumedh, both have decided to having a word with daddy.

           

Next day, they went to daddy and asked about the letter, and he told that the letter is given him to his friend, when Sumedh asked to him, that why he gave the letter to him on that, the daddy said,” Sumedh and Nandita, if you are thinking I wrote the letter, yes I wrote the letter.” When they listened to both Sumedh and Nandita were shocked, Sumedh asked his daddy, “Daddy? You wrote this letter, but why? Nandita, the same replied, “please forgive us if any mistake did form our side.” Nandita replied to daddy.

Daddy said,” You both are very taking care of me, no doubt it, but this letter I gave to you because, I know that now I became an old, so some mistake can be done from my side, it is feeling bad to me about talking with both you, for the same, I was head seating for the same, so I wrote in words, you both are really good, I am very lucky for the same.

After speaking, both Sumedh and Nandita became so emotionally, and they cried too much, dad also cried with them, after some time, Sumedh said, “Let’s go for the dinner today” Nandita said, “yes, of course, we will go.” Daddy said, “both you can go, I will be at the home”, but both were forced to him, so all three went to dinner outside, they cut the cake and celebrated their relations. Daddy was very happy, they went to the movie too, the whole night they were enjoyed, and then went to sleep, daddy came to his own room, they closed the door, and then he wrote again something on paper, and then he slept.

           

Next morning, Nandita, went to daddy’s room, try to get up him, but he wasn’t replied, she became scared, and she called to Sumedh, Sumedh try to wake up to his daddy, but nothing was happening, not single movement was doing by daddy, he called doctor, doctor came and checked to his father, and the game was over.

           

Sumedh and Nandita, sat down and started crying, Sumedh saw, near his daddy’s pillow, there was a piece of paper, he took and opened, and read the letter.

          

Dear Sumedh & Nandita,

           

God bless you, my children, you were such great gift to me for whole life, both of you took every care to me, after your mother’s death, you became my emotional support, every time, you gave me support emotionally and physically too.

Nandita, though you were writing your thesis of Ph.D., you ever forgot to give medicines and food to me on my time, Sumedh, I know how busy your schedule is!, in that bust schedule, you really took care to me, I have no words to express my feelings, for that, the word “thanks” is really same, I wish every parent should give a children like you, then there will not be need of an orphanage home.

           Nandita, you are not my daughter-in-law, you are the real daughter of me, God bless you, my child. I will pray when I will meet God, that, your kids should be like you, they should take care of both of you, like how you took care of me.      

           Sorry, I am leaving now, the party was good, you gave many things in one night, all these things, I am taking with me. when I will meet your mother, I will tell her how I was lucky, and how she was unlucky, then she will quarrel with me, then I will tell her, why you left us early?

           For both of you, lots of blessings.

                       Again thanks………………….

                       

 Your’s Loving Father.

The single tear of Sumedh, fall on that letter, but the words didn’t spare because it was written with lots of love and lots of blessings, the letter’s ink was very strong, it was not just ink, it was The Ink of Love.