"My brother Nikhil and the sea were inseparable." "Mom was always anxious." "But dad would say.." "..he is a boy, let him go." "He was like a dolphin." "Full of energy, full of life." "My mom." "Anita Rosaria Kapoor." "She is very proud of her Portuguese connection." "You know, people used to think she is my elder sister." "You talk to her." "I'll be back in a minute, I'm very hungry." "She's been like this since a child." "Offer her food and she'll refuse." "And the she hunts for leftovers in the refrigerator." "This was Nikhil's room." "He set up everything in this room himself." "He made this painting when he was just 8." "He wouldn't let anything touch his things." "This was his space." "My little boy." "My husband Navin did not like my calling him so." "The first I cleaned his potty.." ".. you can't imagine what my state was." "That day Anita was out and I had to do it." "Then I became an expert and I was even better than my wife." "I too was a sport man but had to give.." "..it all up to join my dad's business." "We had an antique furniture store." "I didn't let that happen to Nikhil. I trained him myself." "Dad, tell him to come out." "How was that dad?" "Good, you are doing very well." "Now, you can come out." "Once more." "Come on now, stop showing off. I am very hungry." "Okay, Okay I am coming." "Sometimes I wonder what went wrong." "He was well brought up." "He was polite, disciplined and well behaved." "We were all very proud of him." "Listen, I've to leave now." "I have to pick Ashish from play school." "I'll catch with you later." "Call me when you are through, bye dad." "Okay, mama I'll come tomorrow." "And mom, please make butterscotch for me tomorrow." "My daughter is brave." "Now I realize how strong she is." "I never paid attention earlier." "I was totally preoccupied with her brother." "She is wonderful, but what is the occasion, dad?" "Son, you need an occasion to tell beautiful woman.." "..that she is special." "Okay, stop it, Navin." "Mom, did dad start drinking early?" "What do you mean?" "Do you mean to say that she is not beautiful?" "Stop it will you." "Tell me." "Okay, I'll tell you." "Who has been awarded a scholarship.." "..by the sports ministry." "Aha!" "Wow Dad." "You left on your own without telling any one." "You also got a UGC grant during your B.Ed." "Anyway let's go." "Uncle Gomes and aunt are here for dinner.." "..and I am getting bored with the oldies." "Come." "You carry on. I'll come in five minutes." "Well then, I shall wait for five minutes." "I don't want you to do that." "Let me be for a while." "What is it, tell me?" "Nothing." "Can't you leave me for a while?" "No, I can't." "You can't have it your way all the time." "I know, but that is how it is in our house." "Very bad, I don't like it either." "We'll talk to dad and mom." "Buzz off." "Anu, I forgot to tell you that I met Sam today." "Just leave me alone." "A new lady teacher has joined his school and.." "..Forget it, you don't seem to be interested." "And anyway he is too old." "He isn't too old." "And his spectacles, he needs new ones." "He looks intelligent." "Why should I be interested in him?" "Carol didn't tell you?" "No, what?" "Just that, Sam and the lady teacher.." "But if you are not interested." "Don't start now." "Now watch how nervous he gets when he sees you." "Wow, just that one time did it buddy." "What?" "Look buddy, I'm not really sure I like the idea, but.." "..that's how it is." "I am going chill." "Where are you going off to?" "You wanted me to go." "Actually he is very boring." "And find out about her." "What are you doing here?" "You should be training." "Don't need to, I'm the best in Goa." "Whenever you meet, you guys take off." "What was your brother referring to?" "He is mad." "Talks a lot of nonsense." "True, but for a change he seemed to be making sense." ""When the moon smiles."" ""When the wind whispers."" ""My presence.."" ""..will be with you."" ""When darkness descends."" ""l will bring daylight to you."" ""Waves of memories flood me."" ""We will go where?"" ""The earth meets the sky."" ""The soft sound of raindrops."" ""The first day of the monsoon."" ""Warm afternoon."" ""Cool evenings."" ""Every moment, every season."" ""You will find me with you."" ""Every step of the way."" ""Let me take you."" "We did everything together." "We had our first glass of wine together." "My first puff of cigarette." "We chocked to death." "Nikhil, you were leading." "What went wrong?" "I think you were not focused." "No dad." "I don't know." "I wanted to see if any one was closing in." "That's when things went wrong." "This is why I tell you that you should not be partying." "Dad, I haven't partied for the past ten days." "Just stop it." "Let him go." "God!" "The old man is really on my case." "He's just nervous." "I know, but he too should chill." "You don't understand , you don't really need to argue." "In through one ear and out through the other." "Shall we leave?" "Okay." "Nigel, drive carefully." "If Nikhil gets injured, then dad.." "Yeah, I know." "From to be to not to be." "You know you are lucky." "Really?" "Imagine, if dad was as obsessed with me.." "..as he is with Nikhil, what would you do?" "I would have died." "But how come he spared you?" "Lucky for me." "Nikhil came along soon after I was born." "Well, I owe this one to your brother." "Don't you find it strange at our house?" "Our constant squabbling, teasing and shouting." "Everyone is so gentle in your house." "But I like it." "About us?" "Where did you guys go?" "What are you thinking?" "Sometimes expectations can really be a burden." "What do you mean?" "What if I loose again tomorrow?" "So what?" "There are more challenges." "I am sure you will win." "Sometimes I get irritated." "I want to lead my own life." "I have my own plans." "What plans?" "Do you mean to say you swim for his sake?" "You don't want to do it for yourself?" "It is not that." "Then what is it?" "Some other time." "Looks like you had a sleepless night." "You don't need to worry about uncle." "I'm sure you will beat me someday." "If you beat me today, I will throw party for you." "You too are invited." "You put in your best today." "I don't know what went wrong, dad." "I was totally focused." "Doesn't matter." "Now go and change." "I want you to smile when you go for the model." "Due to a simple error there is a change in the result." "And the new state swimming champion is Nikhil Kapoor." "This was my victory too." "My dream." "That my champion fulfilled." "Nikhil was standing on the podium." "Seeing him there." "None of us slept that night." "I want to set up a store in Goa." "And I was missing home and all of you." "It seems that yesterday you were this small and now look at you." "Anu." "Where is Sam?" "He is always late" "He had coaching classes." "You always have an excuse for him." "He is not a loafer like you." "And Nigel?" "Wasn't he supposed to come?" "He had to go Panjim." "Nikhil, why don't you show Leena your trophies?" "Like I was four years back." "You haven't changed a bit." "So how does it look to be famous?" "To tell you the truth, very bad." "But it's my fate." "You tell me, how was New York?" "No." "How come?" "Why?" "You look okay." "You are reasonably tall." "Well, what can I say?" "I couldn't forget you." "Do you remember?" "Oh that, that was childish nonsense." "Not for me." "I missed you so much." "Sorry, Sam, Nigel and lunch are all waiting." "I'm really surprised your dad asked me for lunch today." "Old man was in a good mood today." "Why not?" "He has found the right girl for his son." "Yeah, she was eyeing you all night." "Come on don't tell me you don't like her." "I can't help it if women fall for me." "Modesty, thy name is Nikhil." "Dad and uncle had decided years ago to get them married." "Ah, childhood sweethearts reunited." "I don't plan to marry her." "Lets change the topic or I'll leave." "But they are discussing engagements dates." "My engagements, without asking me?" "Why?" "You like her, Don't you?" "I told you I don't like her." "Then what were you doing in.." "Tell us Anu, what did you see?" "is that late riser still sleeping?" "What happened to you?" "What?" "The swelling." "Oh, that, just fell out the bike." "I told you, that bike is a curse." "Don't start of early in the morning." "What do you think of Leena?" "Why do I have to think about her?" "She's so respectful towards her elders." "The two of you look really nice together." "Can we talk about something else?" "Why?" "You don't have to feel shy." "At your age I was the father of two of you." "You guys discuss his marriage." "I'm getting late." "Take this." "Don't worry; every one fears commitment initially." "I am not ready for it yet." "Why?" "What is the problem?" "Nikhil, call from your teen doctor." "Have you ever needed a blood transfusion due to an illness?" "No doctor, in fact I donate blood myself." "Twice a year." "What's wrong doctor?" "Why are you asking me such questions?" "Whatever you tell me is confidential." "You can talk freely." "Think carefully." "No doctor, actually a couple of times.." "But it was always with someone I knew." "What is the problem?" "Can't say for sure, at this point." "When you had food poison recently.." "What's the matter?" "Nothing." "You don't want to marry her, right?" "So forget it, you don't have to." "I'm with you." "Nobody can force you." "Nikhil, what is the matter?" "Everything will be okay." "Nikhil, the past six months have been hectic." "I think you should take a break." "Break?" "But why?" "To give some new talent a chance." "You make it sound like I've been here for ten years." "Nikhil, I know that you are in form, but.." "..it's my request." "Please, Nikhil." "Try to understand." "Nikhil, you can't go inside." "So when are you leaving for Calcutta?" "I might not go for this tour." "Why?" "Coach was saying that.." "..they want to try out new talent." "How can they drop the best for new talent?" "It's okay dad, I need some rest too." "You have been resting for three weeks now." "Dad, let us not argue." "I think it is you who doesn't want to go." "This is the influence of your wayward friends." "Dad, no one asked you to." "What are you doing here all alone?" "Just like that." "Why?" "What is wrong with Mr. handsome, charming.." "..witty Kapoor, today?" "Nothing." "Just thinking." "I see, a penny for your thoughts." "Mom and dad have been talking about us." "Yes they want us to get engaged." "I think we should do it after the monsoon." "I would like an outdoor party." "What do you say?" "Nikhil." "What is it?" "Any problem?" "Leena." "It was different when we were growing up." "is there someone else?" "I like you as a friend." "What do you think?" "In my opinion they should just get married." "Why are you forcing him?" "Where is Leena?" "She had to go back." "Had to go back?" "But she was supposed to have dinner with us." "Nikhil, what is happening?" "First you cancel the tour, now." "Dad, can we talk about this tomorrow?" "I want an answer, right now." "I don't want to get married." "Why?" "Dad. lf he doesn't want to get married, why are you forcing him?" "I'm talking to Nikhil." "But son, Leena such a sweet girl." "Mom, when did I say she isn't sweet?" "I've noticed that you are behaving strangely these days." "Are you into drugs or something?" "Dad, please." "Nikhil, I want to talk to you, let us go." "I don't want to talk." "I'm tired of the daily taunting." "There is no need to talk to your dad in a raise voice." "Mom, I am not a baby anymore." "I learnt a lot from this dairy of his." "He had started writing it around that time." "Reading this, I understood why he misbehaved.." "..with dad that night." "The reason was something else." "Dr. Mukherjee was telling me.." "..that there is some problem in my blood." "He did not say anything clearly." "I went swimming the other day." "Every one got out of the pool as soon as they saw me." "I've also been thrown out of the team." "Problem in your blood?" "What did Dr. Mukherjee say?" "No one is telling me anything clearly, Anu." "I'm very scared." "I went to the club that day, as I do every Saturday." "To have lunch." "Then the waiter asked us to leave." "Everyone, except us seemed to know.." "..that Nikhil had aids." "At the very club where l went with my head held high.." "..I was asked to leave." "Dad." "Useless bum, get up." "Dad." "You nearly killed your mother when you were born." "And now you wish to kill all of us?" "Shameless, we cannot face anyone because of you." "Dad, let go please." "Please don't talk like this, he is your son." "Son?" "He was my son, not anymore." "He was bleeding." "But I continue to hit him." "And threw him out of the house." "Mom." "You were born prematurely." "I wish you had died then." "We wouldn't have had to see this day." "He stood there by my side." "Alone, helpless." "And, I myself." "How did I say that to my love?" "His own mother killed him." "I sat and watched as he left home." "He never walked back through the door." "Nikhil, what happened to you?" "You have cut your lips." "Wait, I'll get some Dettol." "Oh, yes Sam, hi." "Yes, he's here." "You want to come here?" "Sam, there's no need." "I shall take care." "Ask Anu not to worry." "We'll meet tomorrow and talk." "Sorry." "is it burning?" "What happened?" "Did you tell them?" "No." "Then what?" "Many things." "Forget it." "You rest now." "We'll talk about it tomorrow." "Nikhil, wake up." "What time is it?" "I'll go and get some medicines for you." "Have your tea." "Listen." "I have to tell you something." "Yes, even I've to speak to you." "First let me get the medicine.." "..than we can sit and chat at length." "What's the problem, Inspector?" "What is this?" "How did you hurt yourself?" "I fell down." "You aren't bleeding, are you?" "Why have I been brought here?" "Keep your hands away." "Why have I been brought here?" "You are the state swimming champion, right?" "Yes." "You must have had a lot of girls." "We need a list of all the girls you've had sex with." "I want to make a phone call." "Didn't I tell you?" "Don't touch anything." "Anthony." "Take him to the hospital." "Go and get your medical check up done." "After he was taken away, the whole place.." "..had to be washed with Dettol." "Duty does not mean we put our lives at risk." "We had to be careful." "Why we should we suffer for his mistakes?" "When his own father thrown him out, what do you expect us to do?" "I sent four constables with him." "Just in case he doesn't try to escape." "These days you never know what these boys are up to." "What do you say doctor?" "Who knows?" "These celebrity types do anything." "Careful, handle him only with gloves." "I think we should immediately send him to Bombay." "How can we risk our life because of him?" "Sir, please send him away fast." "All the patients are scared." "This disease never existed in Goa before." "Take him away, and keep him locked at the sanatorium." "Who did you have fun with?" "Was it a man or woman or both?" "What have the times come to?" "He looks healthy." "Absolutely normal." "You should be killed." "You have had fun, haven't you?" "Now why are you wasting state money?" "Will you please stop at a phone booth?" "I want to call home." "Why, when you were having fun, you didn't think about them." "Nikhil is hiv positive." "Sam and I'll go looking for him." "We suggest you go to Bombay and get yourself checked." "Fear of loosing him." "When I read his diary." "They can't keep you here like this." "We are all with you." "Say something, Nigel." "I've been saying." "Nigel should go to Bombay for a check up." "I am not going any where until he is here." "We are there, aren't we?" "Today, we are even meeting a lawyer." "Sam is right." "You must go for a blood test." "Did I ask for your opinion?" "Don't tell me what I've to do." "We'll wait outside." "I don't know how it all happened." "Anu is right." "You need to get a blood test done." "What difference will it make?" "It is too late now." "You are angry with me, aren't you?" "Of course I am." "Hiding such a big thing from me." "I did not wish to hide it from you." "But I myself didn't know what was happening to me." "I just suspected." "At least you could have told me." "I was scared, Nigel." "Scared to face the truth." "And when I was finally faced with the truth." "I wanted to tell you, but." "I need not go for a check up." "Everyone who was around him had to anyway get tested." "We couldn't even refuse." "The whole town was hysterical." "The think it is a homosexual disease." "All my tests were clear." "Now that my son is dead." "Then why do you want to spoil his name?" "He has so many girl friends." "We had even fixed his engagements to Leena." "This's what happened to you when you go against god and nature." "Can you imagine what she had to face?" "She had to leave Goa." "We shifted to Bombay three days after his arrest." "People use to stare at me in Goa." "It was impossible for our family to live in Goa." "According to Goa Public Health Act, any hiv positive.." "..person should be kept under isolation." "As if he was a criminal." "The search began for a lawyer wiling to fight for Nikhil." "Strange!" "Even a murderer can find a lawyer with ease." "This case will create a lot of publicity." "Are you ready for that?" "Yes, we are ready." "If only we could find a lawyer willing to support us." "We need to tell the public how Nikhil is being treated." "We need public sympathy." "The press is treating him like a pervert." "Yes I know that." "We need to make people realize that this can happen to anyone." "But before taking up this case.." "..I want to meet Nikhil." "But not a single response." "We have sent not one or two but several letters, but.." "I have been rotting here for two weeks." "But I have a request." "You must fight this case.." "..not just for my rights." "But for all those who are hiv positive." "Who have the right to freedom and happiness?" "I was tense till the blood test results came in." "Yes we did live close by and went to school together." "But it was different then." "People began to avoid us." "This is where we spent the last two.." "..and half years of Nikhil's life." "There." "We would sit there for hours and watch the sea." "How did we meet?" "I used to see him often.." "..at Geoffery's." "He was always surrounded by girls." "But I always felt that.." "..he was with them, but.." "I'm doing research at the Institute of Oceanography." "I've seen you here often." "Yeah, I've notice you too." "You are quite popular here." "Are you not from Goa?" "Yes and no." "My folks are in Dubai." "But we are originally Goans." "I found his double standards irritating." "Perhaps he did not wish to hurt his parents." "And I guess he was right." "They wouldn't understand." "Only Anu could understand." "But sometimes I felt that." "There were some things that were just between them." "And I even I was not included." "I would always tease Nigel." "That I knew Nikhil much better and for much longer than he did." "Anu always fought with me." "Nikhil likes this, Nikhil hates that." "One look was enough for them to understand each other." "Sometimes there was tension between us." "Especially over the Leena issue." "I was scared that he might succumb to social pressure." "Why?" "Listen to me." "It had become an issue." "I didn't know that the coach had refused.." "..to take him on the tour." "Want to have some?" "So how was your training today?" "I didn't go." "When do you leave for the tour?" "Why are you in such a bad mood today?" "Did aunty invite Leena for dinner again?" "Why are you bringing up Leena?" "I said she forced herself on me." " Forced herself?" "Next you'll say that she raped you." "My friend, it's important to take a stand in life." "Or soon your dad will force you into the marriage." "Don't mess around with my mind." "I am the one who has the right to be angry, not you." "I told her today." "What?" "That I am not interested in her." "It became a major issue at home." "That's why you are snapping at me." "Tell me something?" "Honestly." "Have you ever been with someone else, besides me?" "Nothing, just asking." "When my blood test result was clear." "I was relieved." "When I saw him at the sanatorium that day.." "..it was suffocating." "No one had inhabited that place for two years." "We are all leaving for Bombay tomorrow." "Son, how can we live here now?" "Do you want to leave Nikhil and go?" "I said all of us." "I'm not going anywhere." "Anu." "You can't stay here alone." "I'm here to take care of her." "Even if Sam wasn't there, I wouldn't leave." "Listen, Anu." "We can't live here after the disgrace." "He is still alone." "Nikhil needs us more than ever but only care about the disgrace." "We'll leave for Bombay tomorrow." "And that's final." "You may disown your son and leave." "But I'll never desert him." "We are leaving." "Please don't ever tell him we have left." "Take care of your brother." "And yourself too." "You didn't come to work?" "Are you unwell?" "Perhaps you should shut shop for a while." "No." "I would accept defeat." "Whether any one comes or not." "I'll not close this place." "Are you okay?" "How are your folks taking this?" "They will understand eventually." "I don't want your family to face .." "..any trouble because of all this." "If you want.." "I am only worried about you." "We will go through this together." "People who were close to them turned their backs." "He was very depressed today." "Even the doctors treat like an untouchable." "It's been a whole month." "There has been no progress." "What do you think?" "I did warn you." "It was going to be tough." "Indian Health Organization is willing to support us." "We need to gather public sympathy." "To let them know that he is a champion, not a criminal." "He is the victim of a tragedy." "Use the emotional angle." "If your son were to meet with an accident.." "Or a new born baby gets the virus through the mother." "Would you isolate that baby too?" "The issue is not how someone got the virus." "The issue is, can any one be locked up like this?" "Did you have your check up today?" "Anu won't be coming today." "She and Anjali have to meet some officials." "This nightmare will be over soon." "I've been hearing this for the last two months." "Anjali is sure that the ministry.." "Mom and dad didn't come and meet me even once." "How are they?" "They wanted to come and see you, but .." "But they haven't come." "Today there is one victim, tomorrow there will be a lakh." "Will you be able to isolate all of them?" "He is just hiv positive." "It could take years for it to become full blown aids." "Look at this picture." "This is our state swimming champion." "What has he done that you have all deserted him?" "Anu it's not safe for you to stay alone any more." "Yes, Anu." "You can stay with me." "Even I feel lonely these days." "Okay." "Anyway there is nothing left for me here." "She was very brave and didn't get scared." "Our efforts continued." "His school principal was very supportive." "He was respected by society." "Slowly people started to accept his point of view." "And after three months." "Nikhil was finally freed." "Mom and dad had to go Bombay." "Aunty is not well." "They will be back soon." "When did they leave?" "The day after you were arrested." "What's up?" "What are you thinking?" "What?" "You will not request them to come here." "I won't." "I have one more request." " What else?" "Don't say such things." "You've come home today." ""When the moon smiles."" ""When the wind whispers."" ""My presence.."" ""..will be with you."" ""When darkness descends."" ""l will bring daylight to you."" ""Waves of memories flood me."" ""We will go where?"" ""The earth meets the sky."" ""May the rays of sunlight."" ""Touch you softly."" ""My presence."" ""Will be with you."" ""When darkness descends."" ""l will bring daylight to you."" ""Waves of memories flood me."" ""We will go where?"" ""The earth meets the sky."" "I want to go back to work." "Nikhil, there is a problem." "They have had someone else for your position." "I was on leave." "Nikhil, you are not well." "I'm just hiv positive." "I don't have aids, Anu." "I know but.." "No buts. I am sick and tired of being restricted." "I need court permission to even step out." "It is easy for you to say." "I want to lead a normal life." "We will fight, Nikhil." "We've decided to downsize." "Sir, you know that you don't have the right to do this." "Look, you will receive six months salary as compensation." "As well as your pension and other benefits." "Sir, I have a contract that clearly says.." "You forget that you aren't in the team anymore." "You were given this job because you were the state champion." "Sir, you can't do this." "I have got a court order." "I can file a case against you." "Nikhil, be reasonable." "No one is comfortable working with you." "They have families." "They're afraid." "I should be the one scared of you people." "At this moment, you and your employees could.." "..give me an infection that could be fatal for me." "And you are afraid of me." "We can fight back Nikhil." "We will win." "No." "Why?" "What happened?" "What is the point?" "In a place where everyone stares at me." "Where everyone is afraid of me." "What is the point of working there?" "Then what?" "You wanted to work." "Why give up so easily?" "I'm not giving up, Anjali." "This is an opportunity to fulfil a dream." "Gaston Roberge will speak to the student's parents.." "..so that I can teach music in the school." "There are couple of other things." "Good morning." "What happened?" "Nothing." "Just that from tomorrow you.." "So, what do you suggest?" "That I don't get married?" "Stay unmarried all my life?" "I'm not going far." "I'll take your leave." "I have to take Nikhil and Anamika to the jeweller." "What time is the ceremony?" "Five in the evening." "Okay." "Isn't strange?" "Today I saw mum and dad after a whole year." "But dad didn't look at me even once." "He didn't ask me to come home." "Good." "You can continue to stay with me." "Nikhil, can I tell you something?" "What?" " l'm really scared of your dad." "Yes. I know." "Doesn't the house feel empty?" "Yes." "But it's okay." "What do you mean?" " Between you and your sister." "Tell me something." "You never asked me.." "..how I got the virus." "What difference will it make?" "I shall not leave you." "How did Nikhil get the virus?" "There could be several explanations." "But I don't want to discuss that." "Because it's not important how he got it." "What is important is to understand that.." "..how he was treated after he contracted this virus." "I can never forgive myself." "I'm his mother." "I could have done something." "I don't know why god is punishing me." "For the first time I felt distance from him." "Nikhil, all you need now is a tattoo and earrings." "I'm not a fashion victim like you." "Need a trim here also." "Please come in." "I'll bring some tea." "Look at me." "Don't be angry with me, son." "Everything happened so suddenly." "Without thinking about it I said some awful things." "Whose side should I have taken?" "How is dad?" "You know how much he loves you." "Come back home, Nikhil." "I'm fine here." "With Nigel." "It's eleven thirty." "Why don't you have dinner?" "I'm not angry." "You should eat something." "Your pills are kept on the table." "I'll eat when I am hungry." "You can go to sleep." "is there anything else you need?" "No." "Good night." "Anita stopped talking to me." "As if I was the villain." "I'm a father too." "I too have lost a son." "I remember that he used to have nightmares as a child." "I used to sit by him all night." "Never thought that in the end.." "..that he would turn out stronger than me." "We set up a small group." "People positive." "Now I work here full time." "We collect data and information from all over the world.." "..related to aids and hiv." "Nikhil started working again." "Gaston Roberge had convinced the parents that.." ".. there kids had nothing to fear from Nikhil." "How are you now?" "He is so tiny." "Would you like to hold him?" "He is too small." "I feel scared." "Why don't you try holding him?" "Are you happy that your brother has come to meet you?" "Where's Sam?" "He had to go for a meeting at the school." "Hold him." "Nikhil was the happiest person when Ashish was born." "Nikhil would play with him for hours." "And Ashish too was the happiest with his uncle." "He was very artistic." "But of course, we never accepted it." "He had to be a sportsman, after all." "He started painting again, later on." "Sometimes I feel he never really understood.." "..the most beautiful side of our son." "What is it?" "Modern art, you wouldn't understand." "Do you remember what the occasion is today?" "What's it?" "Give me your hand." "A smile is not enough." "Where is my gift?" "You are still so greedy." "You are still so miserly." "Okay, this time I let you go." "But next time you'll." "Where is my Rakhi?" "But you are my boy friend." "Why didn't you bring Ashish along today?" "Today the naughty has gone with Sam to visit his grand parents." "If we were at home today.." "..mom would have made special food and sweets." "Mom had come yesterday." "She was saying." "That she misses Ashish a lot." "Go and visit our house some times." "I'll only go when you come with me." "Nikhil's condition had begun to deteriorate." "How are you?" "Nikhil I mean." "I know what you mean." "You always understand things." "It's me who is always unreasonable." "I'm coming after meeting the doctor." "Tomorrow we shall take you for blood transfusion." "Don't treat me like a child, Nigel." "I know what's going to happen." "My health is so good that.." "..for 3 days I haven't been able to go for my music class." "You can easily walk around." "How would you understand?" "You know I don't mean to.." "Nikhil, to see you in this condition." "It's not easy for me either." "But I'm trying." "I know that." "That's why I am so scared to leave you guys." "You are not going any where." "That means I'll have to bear with you all my life." ""The distant echo."" ""Of your voice."" ""Small little things."" ""Playful and mischievous."" ""The magic of those moments."" ""Even now my heart cherishes those moments."" ""Waves of memories flood me."" ""We will go where."" ""The earth meets the sky."" ""Let me take you."" "Do you want to have some cake?" "It's butterscotch." "Your favorite." "Mom, sit down." "Mom." "This is the first time my grandson has come home, how can I?" "And what about your son?" "There was a time when this house echoed.." "..with the sound of your voices." "And now." "It's filled with silence and emptiness." "Today I went to see him." "He was looking.." "..very thin and weak." "Mom." "What's the point of thinking about all this?" "Mom, Nikhil has been waiting for long time.." "..for you both to bring him back home." "Bring your little boy, home." "Look he's smiling." "Doesn't he look like Nikhil?" "Say grandpa." "Which year was it?" "I think it was 84 or 85." "Find out from Anu." "For the last two years.." "..I've been waiting for you." "Just as in my childhood days.." "..assure me once again." "That this is just a bad dream.." "..and it will pass by." "Come, let us go home." "Mom is waiting for you." "We will all celebrate new year together." "I was happy that Nikhil was going back to his house." "But, I also knew that.." "..he would never be able to come back here." ""When the moon smiles."" ""When the wind whispers."" ""My presence.."" ""..will be with you."" ""When darkness descends."" ""l will bring daylight to you."" ""Waves of memories flood me."" ""We will go where?"" ""The earth meets the sky."" ""When life feels lonely."" ""When your eyes fill with tears."" ""And your heart feels heavy."" ""When you loose hope and feel weary."" ""You will find me next to you."" ""Let me take you."" "Why don't you rest for some time?" "I'll keep watch." "is he asleep?" "No, aunty is with him." "How is he tonight?" "Go and see him, he was asking for you." "I can't go inside." "Don't ask me to be more strong." "Tell him I went away." "I can't say him like this." "Don't cry so much, princess." "I don't like it." "But I always have my way in this house." "Please Nikhil, don't." "Take care of yourself." "Don't ever feel that you are alone." "What is the time?" "In half an hour.." "..another day will begin." "Every night we would wait for that moment." "After the night ended, before the day begun." "He did not want to miss that moment, that sight." "Sometimes I feel lonely." "Gaston Roberge had organised the prayer meeting.." "..on Nikhil's first death anniversary." "This is an important event in Goa." "How are you son?" "I am fine." "My parents want me to return to Dubai." "And are you leaving?" "I don't know." "I don't feel like being here anymore." "Son, you gave Nikhil so much love." "And we kept you at a distance." "We never accepted you." "Now you are leaving too." "Son, today when I saw you after a year.." "..at the memorial service." "Nikhil would be very unhappy." "You have always been his hero." "But he has already gone." "Whether I am weak or strong, cry or don't cry." "He is gone." "Forever." "Nigel went to Dubai for a month." "Both of us work for people positive." "Which aims to help people like Nikhil." "Now dad calls Nigel his son."