"( THE LOVE )" "( THE LOVE )" "Can you read the lower line?" "No." "Till where can you read?" "DNHO" "And now?" "BU" "Is it better now or earlier?" "Dear doctor, do not change fast, Please give time to decide." "Okay." "Earlier one please." "See now." "No great difference." "Show me your earlier specs it's broken." "Try if you can read this." "Husbands, as Christ loved church." "Love your wives, similarly husbands need" "to love their wives like their own body." "That's enough... good flow, this will suffice for reading" "I know it by heart, when we used to." "Quarrel, she would make me read it a hundred times." "That's interesting, how come she sent you alone?" "Both eyes are dilated, it's tough without support." "That's alright." "Get someone with you next time, both eyes need cataract surgery," "Will do a detailed examination." "Please call someone to take you if it's difficult." "How could you go all by yourself Papa?" "Blame will be on me if something happens." "What was the hurry for eye test?" "Yeah, you don't sleep without watching TV." "Who's that Aswathi?" "Father-in-law" "I too have two of them." "From dawn they are in front of TV, never leaving a serial;" "Missing two meals is no problem!" "Can't you take a rickshaw, you may fall." "Stay at the reception" "I will ask daughter to pick you." "Isn't it in Ahalya?" "Only two months back he had an attack, brought from native place won't listen to anyone." "It's the same everywhere." "Looking after kids is easier;" "At least we can beat them!" "Don't laugh at falling leaves my dear!" "No worries, kept my Provident Fund for old age home," "I won't be bullied by kids." " That's clever of you!" "Who's it?" "Thief..." "Who's it?" "Grand pa, it's me Megha." "Megha you scared me." "See how you sleep." "Any thief might snatch your bag!" "Are you playing Police and thief?" "Sorry brother." "Just did it for fun on seeing this board." "Let's go in this car, steps be careful." "Why waste money dear?" "Let's catch an auto." "No wasting." "Get in, come." "Watch your head." "Hello Uncle." "Grand pa, this is Arun, my friend." "People might've mistaken me as thief and beaten... he can't see clearly." "It's dilated.." "You'll have irritation." "Can't you see us at all?" "It's like seeing through water... some forms, not clear." "But not totally blind," "Watch." "See when they'll give the specs." "So difficult to look at sunlight." "It's piercing my eye." "Wear this, you'll feel better." " No, it's fine." "Take it Uncle." "Though it's not clear, can keep eyes open." "With a cap he'll look like Jack Nicholson, isn't it Megha?" "Who?" "He is a brilliant actor from Hollywood." "He was a twister at his age, weren't you Grand pa?" "These are your discoveries!" "Then even boys of well to do families had just a bicycle." "If a boy and girl looked into the eye, lot of meanings were derived." "Are you asleep already?" "I feel good when eyes are shut." "Not coming in Arun?" "No, have a match in the evening" "I forgot to tell." "He is a known footballer." "He was the captain of our school team." "Really?" "Very good, in which position do you play?" "Right forward." "There's district team match in the evening, please pray." "Then, why are you roaming like this?" "On the day of match a player should get, two hours practice, least six hours rest, then to the field." "Because of me you lost time." "Ok, all the best." "Bye." "Oh, I forgot about this." "It's fine." "It'll take two or three days to get specs." "Till then it will be useful." "I have spare." "Where will I wear this to?" "It will be a comfort in irritation." "Anyway do you think ours is just an acquaintance?" "We'll be seeing soon." "I need to see you after I get the specs." "Why?" "Is it to know if he is smart?" "Ok." "Thanks." "All the best." "Bye." "Like the way things are.." "But piercing girls is not a good habit, you see!" "Going around without telling anything to anyone isn't good, it's not a rural set up." "If he gets hit by some vehicle, you can simply sit there telling see this and that." "Can't trust and employ even a home nurse." "He isn't a kid." "Don't bother unnecessarily." "I am not going to say anything;" "It's a problem always when daughter-in-law says." "Let me listen to the gossip of in-law." "Staying alone must've changed him, he is aged, please don't mind." "I just told what I need to." "Hello is it on speaker?" "Hi daddy, how are things?" "Dinner over?" "No dear, it's only five, getting out of office How is it there?" "No." "Mom's cursing and going to kitchen now." "Then you come and make." "Your mom's mood tells its noodles today if I get, I'd kill the one who invented it." "Daddy and daughter please make chapattis." "Today it's tough;" "Don't start with each other." "Where is Dad?" "I'm listening." "Grand pa is in style, wearing sun glasses." "Dad." "Yes dear." "Where did you get sun glasses from?" "That I.." "Please don't..don't tell him." "People at the hospital gave." "Light in the eye feels a needle piercing." "Anyway you did the best thing." "Not telling anyone you went around." "If you wanted specs you could have told Aswathi." "With work and travel she wouldn't get time." "Without seeing and reading anything, how could I spend 24 hours in this room?" "Cable connection will be cut till Megha finishes her exams." "Is that really needed?" "It's fun to watch TV and skip studies." "Put the TV off." "Mom's lying Dad." "I am not watching TV." "Please tum the speaker off." "Hello Dad.." "Yes, I'm listening." "She is not keeping anything at heart." "The reason for her unrest is not all these, when you are family, husband and wife.." "Need to stay under one roof." "Now you there, and she here are making some money." "You need to talk and quarrel with each other." "That's where life begins, you know?" "Look who is talking, easy to say." "Why didn't you feel that when you got upset with mother?" "Hello, Dad didn't you hear me?" "Dad, where have you gone?" "In those young days our minds were not mature to know such facts." "Hello.." "Are you feeling bad?" "No." "Then why did you put the phone down?" "I know, you must've gone back to the past." "Dad, are alright?" "No.." "I.. was thinking of going back home." "Why?" "The house and premises might've got untidy ...here alone in a room." "All of us have to be like that, at such age we need to take care of health." "At home, if you are in need, who will take you to hospital?" "Did you forget the attack?" "Don't you have to live after the attack?" "Why would one live thinking of such things?" "Back home, it's a pleasure to live thinking all of you are doing well!" "Is that so?" "As you doubt there are no big problems- in our life." "When she says I can only listen." "She also is sacrificing a lot." "So don't worry about us." "We are perfectly okay." "Please don't put it down." "Hello, dear" "I will call you back from home." "Only when speaking to me you are busy." "How long you talk?" "Watch the phone bill." "You are not bothered of anything." "You are not bothered of anything." "You are not bothered of me having a tough time." "Practice will keep you away for long." "Why Grace, isn't practice needed?" "Next month is state selection." "I have heard so much before wedding." "East Bengal and Mohan Began persuading you to play... how many offers." "Haven't you understood?" "Didn't I tell that..." "We'd get married after settling with a job?" "So, I am the one who forced you to marry?" "You men are like this." "So different before and after marriage." "Come on aren't we still in love?" "No, I don't want to hear you." " Don't feel bad." "It's my fate." "Left my kith and kin to be with you, I must get this." "Go wherever you want." "Hey, stop." "How could you get the vehicle on ground?" "You are here, no?" "I learned driving here." "Got a bit serious with glasses?" " Yeah." "He was in a hurry to see you with specs." "True that I wanted to see, but- my grand daughter was in hurry!" "Don't bluff." "No I am saying the truth, leave my ear!" "Don't come up with old romantic dialogues" "I got you here when I couldn't spare time." "Where are you off to?" "I have to attend tuitions." "You can go, I'll drop him." "Carry on, let me see them play, a while." "Here, thanks." " You are welcome." "He's an old state player, you may please clear doubts if any!" "Don't start playing with them, mother is going to blast me." "So long since I caught a ball like this." "When did you play in state team?" "No, I couldn't play though I was selected;" "It was my greatest ambition to play in state team." "My son was born that time." "No one to help, leaving my pregnant wife.." "Alone to go to coaching was not possible." "Fate, what else?" "What happened uncle?" "Get hold." "What happened Uncle?" "Get some water." "Don't worry, I am playing after40 years." "Shall we take you to hospital?" " No, no." "Let not Megha know this." "Are you alright?" " I am perfectly alright." "Great, the specs is intact." "You are panting heavily." "Only because I played after long." "And have a number of ailments." "Go and play, I am alright." "Come." "Kid, are you coming?" "Grandma come." "Coming..." "Which floor?" " 8 B." "What is your name?" " Ria." "Sir, this is Saji sir's kid, this is his mother." "Not mother, mother-in-law." "Hello, Menon." " Hello." "Grace..." "Achu, Achu..." "Watchman.." "Come fast." " What is it Madam?" "Seems he has fallen unconscious in the lift." "Which floor is it?" "Come fast." "He has had an attack earlier." "Achu... what's it?" "What has happened?" "Call someone... has to be taken to hospital fast.. go." "Yes, Madam." "Madam, Madam, isn't there anyone?" "What happened?" "Don't know... he fell unconscious." "Take him to hospital fast." "Anyway let's inform the flat" "I never thought he would make it to hospital, now it's up to almighty," "If he has more time, we'll see." "We are at hospital;" "He has been taken to ICU." "Who are the relatives of the patient just brought in?" "Give name and details, someone must get admission card from casualty." "He is staying at 10Ain our flat, we don't know anything more." "He came a month back, his children will be here, he's a Menon." "I didn't ask his caste, the medicines are costly we need some deposit." "To open a file, without knowing his identity..." "Will take card now, please don't delay treatment." "Achutha Menon, age 65, no 67.." "Please take admission card in flat's address, deposit the rest." "Sorry Ma'am most of the people disappear after the patient is admitted." "Name please." " Achutha Menon." "House name?" " Thalappurath." "Age?" " Age sixty seven." "I will send you a telegram on reaching." "Shift a little please." " Sorry did I disturb?" "I'm wet." "Yes, I saw you in the rain without any caution like a child." "I love getting wet in rain." "Drenched, you make us wet too." "Sorry.." "I didn't think of that." "Isn't he a little crazy?" "Are you standing here?" "It's fine." "Come and sit there." "I like feeling the breeze when I am wet;" "My Shirt will get dry also." "You may like that, but you'll catch fever tomorrow" "I like that too." "What?" "The fever?" "With fever, cuddling blanket in the bed," "I like that very much." "Sure, you are crazy." "Didn't you speak about the same in mind earlier?" "How did you get that?" "That I know, shall I tell what you are thinking now?" "You also like being in bed with fever cuddled in the blanket." "Who wears anklets of tinkling raindrops?" "Is it the chill of flowers that showers love?" "Cuddling the lovely beak to share warmth," "Whom is my beloved bird searching?" "Come close my beauty..." "Which wind carries the sensuous flower smell?" "Did you caress my tresses?" "Are you the shepherdess of Jerusalem valley?" "Or the trail deer in slumber on handsome chest?" "Come this way." "Come my darling." "The soft touch of a breeze or you with me..." "Who wears anklets of tinkling raindrops?" "Is it the chill of flowers that showers love?" "Skies, come down at the bosom of earth... as a tune that calls the rains." "Are you the petit flower that flows... in young sun rays kissed by butterflies?" "Come this way." "Come my darling." "Now this flowerbed today is the garden of Eden..." "Who wears anklets of tinkling raindrops?" "Is it the chill of flowers that showers love?" "Cuddling the lovely beck to share warmth," "When is my beloved bird searching?" "Come close my beauty..." "I didn't think you were dozing, my father-in-law is admitted." "Watchman said you were very helpful." "What's your name dear?" " Aswathi" "I heard there were new occupants in 8B, couldn't come to meet." "Wen I reach from office it would already be seven or eight." "How is Achutha Menon now?" " Nothing can be said." "Can we see him once." " He is critical." "If you insist one person very close to him could go in." "You wait here" "I told, one person it's my Grand pa, I was not there when he was admitted, please." "Yes." "Why are you late?" "How is that guy?" "In ICU, slightly critical." "Is he aged?" " Sixty seven." "Sitting for long; would like to lie down." "Looking at the sea, doesn't feel like reading." "With each new wave sea looks different." "Why are you dull?" "Let me take a bath." " Who's it?" " Is Aunty here?" "Why didn't you put on the light?" "I am Megha from 10A." "Had attack, admitted in hospital?" "My grandfather isn't there another aunty, aged?" "My mother, how is grandpa now?" "Nothing can be said for24 hours." "Megha from upstairs has come." "What's it child?" "When we come out of ICU, we were looking for you" "...how's he?" "Conscious?" "Doctors didn't say anything." "They are trying." "It's the second attack." "Aunty here is the money you deposited." "Thanks a lot." "Have you come in such a hurry to give this?" "No, we have given phone number to the duty nurse, no point of staying there at night." "In case any emergency they'll call." "Right Aunty, Bye." "Child." " Yes?" "Where is your daddy?" "In Sharjah." "I don't think he can come." "Two months back during first attack he came." "Then he was in native place." "That reminds me, mother was asking how you knew our house name." "That..." "Hi, why are you talking in here Mama?" "My daughter's husband." "I have seen you flashing on scooter." "What are you doing?" " In twelfth." "Ok, then you're at the right age." "Mother is alone there, I am going." "Here take this isn't it to be taken after food?" "You gave all these." "Really?" "So did I take my medicines?" "Why are you so doubtful?" "Who knows?" "Shall this be off?" "Grace, what's happening?" "Didn't follow routine, no prayer, no good night no kiss." "Come on, whatever it may be, say it out..." "Otherwise?" "The attack was for Achu." "Who's that?" "Achutha Menon?" "He fell unconscious seeing me in the lift, in my lap." "After about forty years, seeing must be a shock." "Want water?" "I am alright." "If you were to meet in future..." "ever thought how would it be?" "Never thought we'd see..." "my prayer has been that." "Didn't have a clue it'll be like this..." "That's fate, with divorce, legally now he's nobody to you... set that straight first." "Relationship of blood is lower to that of action;" "If a son negates mother, what will that relation be?" "Shall we sleep?" "Easy to say, I know when we try to forget it gets deeper inside." "Didn't pray..." "King of Jews Nazarite Jesus, save us from immediate death, accidents, disease, fear, deeds of devil, evil thought..." "Before we start living together take an oath on bible," "Darling in the first night itself are you converting me?" "Unto each their own faith and religion, already forgotten our conditions?" "No, just for my belief." "Keep your hand upon mine." "Husbands your wives... yes, come on." "Husbands, your wives." "Are to be loved like your own body." "Are to be loved like your own body." "One who loves his wife loves himself." "One who loves his wife loves himself." "Let me ask you, eloping and getting married without the consent of friends and relatives, doesn't bible have any problem with it?" "Keep the hand." "Thus man would leave his father and mother to be one with his wife." "Thus man would leave his father and mother to be one with his wife." "Two of them will become a single entity..." "This consent is important." "Two of them will become a single entity." "This consent is important." "I am liking this!" "Leave his father and mother to be one with his wife!" "This light is unnecessary for that!" "Leave... it's suffocating me." "How is it to be one with.." "What's the use of getting so worked up there?" "Still the day is just on..." "They'd have called in case of any emergency." "Couldn't you have called?" "Listen, I'll give you the number." "Do it yourself then you'll believe." "Fine, give the number." "Megha, see who's at the door." "Good morning Aunty, come in please" "I went for a walk." "Come Aunty." "Came to see if you have news from hospital." "There was no special call from hospital at night," "Let me ask mom, please come in." "Sit down please." "No, fine." "You will be in hurry, went for walk, just thought if you got any news." "Couldn't ask at hospital." "Suresh has been keeping the phone engaged, he is upset there." "Will Suresh come?" "Looks like." "See, he is very close to his father, too attached." "Not even two months since he went." "Please have a seat, I'll get tea." "No I just had." "Please do, this is your first visit." "No dear please" "I was telling Megha to ask you, how did you get our details?" "The house name Chalappuram, is not remembered even by me." "What's it, aunty?" "I don't have the right to say," "Suresh is my son." "He said his mother died when he was very small." "He can only say that." "When he was two and half years old" "I died in his mind." "Daddy.." "I'll give to mother." "Hello, I talked to the duty nurse in ICU, at day break he became conscious and asked about all of us." "Condition is better." "You talk to the cardiologist, are you there?" "Is it off?" "Aswathi is it clear?" " Yes listening" "I'd booked the evening flight, thank God now not coming in hurry." "Call after you reach near father." " Yes." "Right they have brought us up like the apple of eye, and when they need us we can't be there." "Sad, that's why I'm in a mind to leave Gulf and go back." "Don't at least when it comes to hospital bills this earning helps us avoid begging." "That is not the only thing, we miss all from life." "Then, you said they are divorced." "Wen she said this much, she became very upset." "The love in old days is very interesting." "Boys used to smoke to show off." "Making rings with smoke was their style." "Girls used to queue up for the boy who did most number of rings!" "Didn't grandpa say that looking into the eye itself was love?" "Blunders!" "Hey how's that a blunder?" "Wen one looks into your eye isn't it like a needle piercing into mind?" "What rubbish!" "After marriage this love bursts like a bubble." "Look, the one who's sitting..." "Aunty." "Aunty?" "Call her Grandma." "Wy should I provoke?" "So smart, she came this early..." "This is love, you said the bubble bursts, but however it keeps forming.." "That's true love!" "Didn't you go to school?" "Yes on my way, mother can only come in the evening." "Hi Aunty, me Arun, Megha's friend." "Hello, I.." "I also came now." "They'll allow visitors now." "Sasidhara panicker, Yohannan, Achutha menon." "Only one person can go in." "Who is Grace?" "He asked about Grace." "After regaining consciousness he asks about her, this is the depth of that feeling called love!" "This isn't it." "After about forty years to see his wife." "What is the base of this anxiety and curiosity?" "Love!" "Love, That's the feeling I said, Love... got it?" "Won't yo forgive?" "What's this madam?" "We allow visitors for the patients to get relaxation." "If you cry the others will also have higher BP!" "Do you feel something?" "Though I didn't feel, I know the feeling." "A wave movement, inside." "Moving waves, how do you feel?" "You became romantic in no time!" "As if that old lover has regained life!" "Do you think that would become real?" "I was joking." "If such thinking happens in this situation, it's quite natural." "I am open enough to know that." "Don't you feel so?" "Am I getting more conscious about Achu, is that the feel?" "When the question is asked, the feeling is understood!" "The person who knew your body and mind before me is the one in ICU." "However we try, that truth can't be forgotten." "Happening before forty years or so, anyone would become emotional, forget it." "Past means a bucket of ashes." "I don't process such emotions," "Also no guilt about the decisions taken in the past." "The thought that he is alone makes me a bit..." "This thought is enough to hurt the mind and pain." "In literature it is said, through a casually opened door.." "...enters Love!" "Do you fear that would happen?" "I should be afraid only if there's a love greater than mine!" "For two days I am feeling, you love me more than before." "And since you saw him you seem caring for me more and more." "For Love all are selfish... me too!" "Won't you wake up again with this song?" "Haven't you heard the nightingale's tune?" "Wearing roses, isn't the night ready?" "With this song that springs from my heart, won't you wake up again?" "The Sun held by the ocean has burned down." "Beloved, who is the Sun burning in your chest?" "The waves are turning red, has re bloomed on your cheeks too?" "Love is an unusual sweet ecstasy!" "With this flowing song, won't you wake up again?" "A thousand golden peacocks will dance in the sea," "The Sun will dance along in thousand flames," "Birds shall praise the union of daylight with night!" "Love is an unusual sweet ecstasy!" "With this flowing song, won't you wake up again?" "Haven't you heard the nightingale's tune?" "Wearing roses, isn't the night ready?" "Mymother_in_law who was believed to be dead has started staying in our apartment with another husband and daughter." "You are meeting her only now?" "She came here recently." "Daughter and family were there earlier." "Though they are brother and sister they didn't know each other." "They got divorce when Suresh was of two and a half-years." "He is very disturbed after he heard mother is here." "Looks like he may catch the next flight." "Though they are divorced they have stayed together as husband and wife for three or four years." "When someone is visiting a diseased person how could I say no?" "Mother should not see father, that's his stand. 'What to do?" "'" "What's the reason for divorce?" "In Ludhiana she went to study nursing and got married in love." "Inter-caste marriage." "In the past inter-caste marriage was a big thing." "She became a mother at nineteen." "The depth of love might have subsided after that." "Though against it in the beginning, seeing their poverty mother's father supported financially." "It was actually a trap." "They tried to convert the child into their religion." "Your husband?" "Tried to baptise him, there they parted ways." "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 hair to be grey on this head, so is that fine?" "School going kids have grey hair, and you talk about seventy!" "Don't count seventy so easily, let's celebrate seventy after two or three years." "See if I don't put dye, I am also grey." "Hey, are you afraid of the old age?" "Afraid?" "Wy?" "Nobody will feel getting old, ...neither me nor you." "How old do you think are you now?" "About ten year younger than your exact age, isn't it so?" "Do you know why?" "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 for some time?" "Or tomorrow's news will say a haggard old man who wanted to become smart died of cutting the air pipe!" "Don't need blade to kill." "Old man is your father, my foot!" "Yes, it's you!" "Who taught you to shave?" "Sorry." "Come." "Why did you stop there?" "Come in." "Son, do you know who 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 your mother..." "Meet again like this..." "Dad don't get emotional." "You don't have strength for another attack." "Grace, Sit please." "He will be alright with you soon." "Son." "By talking don't increase dad's BP" "I need to talk." "But I'll talk to you later." "BP increasing while talking is his discovery." "In fact while talking people become relaxed." "Anyway who would have thought we will talk like this in this lifetime?" "Isn't it so?" "He might've fallen out with mother, he only has size." "Inside, he is a small child." "He still has childish temper, anger and stubbornness." "Without mother, I pampered him a bit more." "That could be a problem." "Uncle, who asked you to be up?" "Complete bed rest is prescribed." "Sorry Madam, please come out." "We've strict order from doctor not to have visitors." "For five minutes, she's very close to me." "Sorry, there we've got a complaint, please" "it's fine, I will go." "Good Morning." " Good Morning." "Fit enough to walk without help?" "Am not alone." "There is my body guard." "Good Morning Aunty." " Good Morning." "Aunty?" "Call Grandma." "She is not that old to be called Grandma," "Not like you, see not a single greyhound, it's not dye no?" "Still she is smart." "Please look after our boy here," "I'll make a round and be back grandma." "So you know to call Grandma.Yeah?" "Yeah." "Whatever we tell them to call, don't they need to feel the relation?" "Yes" "I felt like seeing and was coming to the flat in the morning." "She is the one who told about this morning walk." "We saw twice or thrice, but we just talked." "Over these forty years when I didn't see you at all," "I have never felt this urge to see you once." "God must have extended life for this." "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?" "For this situation of yours." "Not anger, in the beginning it was a kind of determination." "My affection was so high you see." "I roamed around in north India with son." "Did different jobs." "At last after getting settled I realised I also had faults." "What use is it to say and remember such things?" "Major part of life is over in vain." "I was at peace thinking you might be living happily with another marriage." "Another marriage has not been in mind till this moment." "How can that be?" "I think of you at least twice a day." "Please don't say that." "I have a family." "That I can understand." "I see you like that only." "When son started going to school, he kept asking for mother crying adamantly." "However high a father loves, I realised it is not enough for him." "We were ready to come back to Kerala, by then you were married." "Do not avoid me at least from your mind." "Is this girl alright?" "In ill health, taking father for jogging" "I too was thinking, for school I have to call hera hundred times." "She's that lazy." "Then why an unusual jogging today!" "Some daily exercise is good." "Can't you also walk in the morning?" "I get time to water these plants rarely and you are asking to walk!" "Why the newspaper is always late?" "Buddy the bundle has to come, no?" "Now see the point, Gray aunty goes for walking." "Who." "Oh, my mother-in-law goes down to walk, didn't get it?" "They sneaked out to see your mother." "Father, what are you up to?" "Haven't I been restricted to hospital and rooms?" "In the morning, it's fresh air outside." "Then did you get it?" "The fresh air!" "Aren't you ashamed?" "I am not saying much as the girl is here." "Don't you have things to study?" "When exams are near, is this time for morning 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 your mother?" "She has divorced only father, 'that one' still has relation and right on son." "Let's see how that one comes with such claims!" "I will make her hear things!" "Hush, we have people close by." "Please don't listen to these things, proceed for office, and I would like a black coffee." "You had a coffee in the morning, now another with breakfast would be enough, caffeine is bad for heart." "Dad, why now, such an intimacy and affection not seen before?" "Do you need?" "Don't you make it a joke, I'm serious." "As if you have forgotten what has happened what do you mean?" "What do you mean?" "Don't see that women again." "I am adamant, not for the sake of it, since I started knowing," "I have gone through so much." "We have stayed on with this will." "I don't need any relation forgetting the past." "You too." "What a bother!" "We could have stitched long robes like those worn by Arabs and priests." "It would look like women in night dress." "Though with slight difficulty here comes a smart fellow!" "Our wedding is our trouble, why let others know about it?" "Mama, Megha from upstairs for you." "Where are you off to?" "That Menon Upstair has been discharged from hospital and no one has visited." "Wen you are not well, can't you stay at home?" "Staying at home may cause more trouble, going this way may let this vehicle move a bit ahead!" "What's the matter?" "It's Suresh." "He wants to talk to me in private." "Asks if I could go to terrace." "Didn't you say we were coming there?" "Yes." "No problem, let's go later." "Talk to him." "That's more important." "Why are you tensed?" "Cool, cool." "How much ever children grow for mothers they are kids." "Don't lose peace of mind getting involved in such things." "He could have come here to see you;" "Anyway I'm his half sister and I too have the curiosity to meet him." "If her attitude is this, he would have hundred percent more of that to say!" "Be a good listener, forgive, that's only you can do." "Son." "Whose son?" "Are you shameful to say it's your son?" "Don't say like that son." "Called to say such a relationship and little is not needed." "Had a time when I needed mother, but why in future?" "Because of you I have shifted so many schools, so many nights devoid of sleep in tears till next day," "my inferiority, inhibitions, complex.." "All because of you." "To share my emotion, I have wife, daughter and friends," "no need of a mother now." "Dead is what everyone knows of you." "Let it be forever." "Did father tell that mother deserted you?" "Whatever I say, know you will not believe, with a correction both of us won't retrieve all that is lost." "If I say more I would only hurt that ailing man." "I too have the same to say." "My father is a fair soul." "For about forty years he's lost everything and stayed alone." "Now if you are starting a new bond forgetting the past" "I won't let that farce happen." "I won't let it happen." "Don't see my father again." "Protect us Ô God." "In the presence of God let me ask you, ...did mother leave us in true sense?" "We'll pray and come ok." "Where are you off to mother?" "It's late already, come fast." "Why are you asking this now?" "Don't you believe me" "...or someone has told you so?" "No one has told." "Seeing your interaction with her" "I felt you have forgotten the past." "Trying to get close to her." "It's because of your affection, there's nothing called." "Right and Wrong till eternity." "Some wrongs are Right after a while." "If we are unable to forget and forgive, what's life all about?" "Have you thought what would you have done if you were me?" "Hey, aren't you having anything?" "Not feeling hungry why that so?" "Need to take tablets." "Do have something at least, come on she is full with what hereon has given!" "That's why she's not hungry." "Didn't I tell you not to go?" "Now accept it." "If you keep thinking, get high BP and fall sick there won't be any new relatives to look after you." "Ria come for dinner.." "Mathews why is she talking like this?" "You blame me for talking, aren't you shamelessly going behind them?" "Asha, stop it, enough." "Daddy because you stay inside you don't have to hear anything." "Both of you tricked us." "Before wedding you should have at least told me that she is Mama's child from second marriage." "At least you should have told me." "How can I tell you?" "I came to know only the other day." "That's what I am surprised." "About this relation," "Mama could have at least told that I have a brother." "I'd told not to say anything to anyone." "If you want to build relationship with brother you can still do it." "Best." "What are you saying?" "If my family comes to know about it, we won't be allowed to enter the house." "True." "My sister-in-law are waiting to get some spark." "Silence." "Can't you change the subject?" "Why is such negative attitude to all?" "Why don't you see it as a positive development?" "It's not as if you are teaching philosophy to students in college." "It's a question of dignity." " What do you mean by dignity?" "Dignity is not sticking on to old social norms." "It's a fragrance that exudes from a pure and noble soul!" "I don't know." "I only want to say one thing." "No one else should know about this relation here after." "Mama don't you create any such opportunity." "Please don't keep brooding to be worried." "Leave some to be forgotten." "I am the most cursed woman in his mind." "The depth of cruelty I did to him is clear only now." "It is not exactly that." "Both father and mother are at fault." "Due to the fallout and separation no one bothers about the wounds on tiny minds." "Children have more love for mothers than fathers." "Not just as women say that they have given birth in pain, when an infant grows up a comradeship develops through laughter, play and quarrel between them." "Here that friendship is with father." "See, in my own body I am aware of only one leg getting wet." "Our realisations are limited." "Life is within limitations." "Faults are quite natural." "Life should be an extension of happiness." "Life must be a continuation of happy events." "Don't think ahead." "Leave father at his place." "For help, now male nurses are available." "With extra payment they'll make food as well." "Won't it be difficult to go for checkups?" "Why?" "Aren't people falling ill and going to hospitals there?" "Is this like that?" "Fine, people are curious to know stories of past." "Old age is naughty." "If both of them decide to play silly games, remember, you have a girl to be married off." "Grace, Good morning, why did you go?" "Good morning." "Why did you turn back?" "Is it because you saw me?" "No, it's going to rain." "Wen naive people tell lies, it shows on the faces." "Did son see you?" "Yes." "What did he say?" "Please don't see or talk to father." "For him mother is a dirty woman who deserted her child." "He is not in need of mother any more." "It is a wrong done, due to my selfishness." "Wen advocate told the right for looking after child will be given to mother," "I took him and went away before the verdict, to defeat you." "Later I came to know it was a trick played ...in consensus between my advocate and your father to get child out of your way." "Wanted to write explaining all this to you." "Somehow it didn't happen." "He had grown singularly into my life." "I keep thinking of opening up to him." "There is a fear." "On learning everything he may hate me." "What I have done to Grace is unpardonable by any mother." "I will tell everything." "Let him feel at least some affection to you." "No, ...gaining the love which Achu is going to lose is not fine with me." "What's it?" "Nobody's up here?" "Usually Dad has the paper, where is he?" "Pul made tragedy, see this." "When you open it's full of group deaths and suicide." "I hate this stuff." "Mustn't be awake." "What a sleep, father, it's past seven O'clock, get up." "Got good sleep only in the morning." "Where are you going this early?" "Thought I would go for two days, tidy up the premises and house." "My leave will be over soon." "Getting calls from Sharjah." "As you said it would be better that you are back at your place." "Would get a male nurse to serve routine food and medicines." "Megha's board exams are here.." "...so Aswa this's attention would be shifted to her, also you would feel better while walking through the premises." "Why don't you say something?" "You have already spoken and decided it." "Good evening, Menon." "Good evening." "Right side is not friendly with me for the last six years, with a stroke." "Oh, I am sorry it's alright." "We were planning to visit you a couple of times." "How are you now?" "Better?" "About heart attack it is said at the most you'd be given three chances." "I have one more remaining." "That's just to scare people." "You see, death is not instant." "Every moment we are dying." "The hand shake we did became memory." "The short span between two consecutive breaths contains death and life." "Don't worry Achu." "He is still in the hangover of lectures done in the college among students!" "Listen Menon, This Grace is scared to hear such things." "She is afraid of dying." "Hey, No, I just have one wish." "I should die after Mathews." "That's what I pray for." "If I go ahead, Mathew will be alone in troubles." "What else am I afraid of?" "I live in this body now." "Do you spend time here often?" "Hey, I don't go out and walk alone." "Could say, children don't allow." "TV and Radio will always have some match or the other." "That's right." "A player would like to stay among applause True." "The one who had a goal, intoxicated in victory would love to be among such applause." "The loser is alone even in the crowd." "You said it right Menon, after last world cup the walk Maradona did, ...bowing down, it was really touching." "He was alone in that huge stadium." "Isn't it?" "Aye, I am not worried about being alone;" "If that's the case I couldn't have lived till now." "To be happy or sad I don't need special reasons." "When clouds forming to rain it's a kind of suffocation." "But to see and getting wet in rain is joyful for me." "We too are like that." "Earlier when we used to see rain we would be out on the bike." "In slow speed with heavy noise we would go around on the bike." "Isn't it Grace?" "On vacations no difference between forest and country we'd be off with the bike." "Now I read." "Listen to music, mostly Leonard Cohen." "Then my mind would travel a lot." "Physical journey is only a dream now." "Then I'll show Mathew sir a very interesting place!" "Would wheel chair reach there?" "Sure, I was there the other day too." "Come.." "He is like this Mathews.." "Like children." "When we reach, there will be something silly!" "Menon, Grace says you are still childish." "Why should it change, our people feel after retirement there is just death." "Then they keep indoors without moving much." "Didn't say what is there to see." "Be slow, if you hear what is to be seen, what's the thrill?" "Be slow..slow." "Let us know if there's real reason for taking so much trouble." "You are still lazy, she is like this earlier too;" "She would be interested but not ready to take any trouble!" "Be careful." " Yeah" "come on." "Oh, when did this happen?" "Really I was up here the other day." "The construction has come out." "Achu where are you going, have you forgotten about the attack?" "I knew this before." "Sorry, really sorry, I climbed here even last day." "Sorry, God promise, not lying Grace, I did climb" "I liked Menon's attitude." "You have a mind not fitting this body, you know?" "This is a different experience from top." "This itself is an experience as we can't climb," "You could brief us about the sight." "You could come, not the wheel chair." "Grace come and see." "Grace we have come so far, go up and see." "No, I am not seeing it alone, what's the thrill?" "Achu, come down." "Why are you like this Grace?" "She is always the same." "She rejects things that I can't have." "Shrinks her world in to my limitations." "What she said is right." "The thrill is to see it together." "I didn't think about it." "My parole is till my son is back from home." "So before I go I will make sure that you see it even if you have to be lifted by head load workers." "Don't be adamant, it's too difficult." "That's the thrill of it!" "As you say to live till the last breath, doesn't that need some thrill?" "Of course, I agree." "I am feeling Menon's thrill very much!" "Before seeing and talking to Menon" "I was confused to handle the situation." "Really it's a great pleasure to meet you." "I can't help telling Sir!" "I am kind of feeling jealous." "You are lucky." "A thousand golden peacocks will dance in the sea," "The Sun will dance along in thousand flames," "Birds shall praise the union of daylight with night!" "Love is a unusual sweet ecstasy!" "In this nest of chill, won't we reach again?" "Haven't you heard the nightingale's tune?" "Wearing roses, isn't the night ready?" "Wearing roses, isn't the night ready?" "Shift that side please." "Look, one fellow has come along." "Let him be there, he is sitting for some time, quite comfortably." "Really it is so beautiful like a painting..." "See it's gone." "Menon get some new excitement for tomorrow." "Don't forget to leave him before you go." "In addition increase the number and decrease the other by the same amount," "where did you take Daddy to?" "He's not well." "Down stairs..just for some time." "See, they haven't known anything." "By keeping quiet, things would be worse." "It's because you are not telling strongly." "Haven't I told?" "How many times?" "Such things in the old age.." "You write ls there hot water in the flask?" "It's common talk in flat, about Mama's new relation." "Haven't you ended it once?" "Then why this new development?" "We don't have any such relationship as you think." "Then why do you have to see and speak every morning ...and evening to make people gossip?" "Oh, is regularly seeing and speaking to someone a problem?" "Then talking to the vegetable vendor and laundryman." "...Natarajan would be a problem for people." "Don't mind such things." "I am not alone." "Daddy is always with me." "As daddy is not fit, people say you are keeping both men." "What did you say?" "Say it, what did you say?" "I haven't said, some neighbours have told Saji that you are like Panchali, with two men." "Aren't you ashamed to tell me?" "Who told you?" "Who told I am like Panchali?" "Tell me." "How could you believe somebody who badmouths your mother?" "Is this the man you were talking?" "Or that weak man after two attacks?" "Can't you see anything other than sex in a relationship between man and woman?" "What are you saying?" "She said that I am Panchali." "Is she saying things to be spoken to a mother?" "How could you teach children with this mind set?" "How can I teach in college if students get this news?" "We need to walk in front of others, that's why I told." "Or we will shift to another apartment." "After that you could do what you want." "Was planning to tell you for some days." "We are not saying anything now All decisions are yours." "Until they have health and youth they would only be thinking this way." "To understand a relation that we want, mind should be single." "Like being alone in the islet." "Don't get hurt with their words." "Actually shouldn't I be suspecting and accusing you?" "Isn't it good enough that I understand this mind?" "Because of me you are thrown out." "Nothing of that sort." "It's a reason to quarrel with daddy and mummy." "They might want to stay separate and independent, they are young." "With each day added, they will have more trouble with aged people." "Old age is a burden for all, Mathews sir." "Body getting tired and weak and diseased is common to all ages, isn't it?" "When taking care of parents becomes a duty, it's burden." "Everyone lives for their own likes." "We too are the same." "Who belongs to each of us is decided by ourselves." "Did you see, that went farther than the first?" "You know the reason for that?" "Grace, you tell." "Is it because it was thrown with more power?" "The second one was calculated and aimed to reach farther." "We all are having our second turn in life." "Need not depend on anyone." "Let the mind be tireless." "Can travel any distance." "Not bidding farewell." "Suresh may come tomorrow." "So we may not see each other." "When I go home your problems would get solved to some extent." "Take, try this once." "Try one more." "Very good!" "Hello, when did you come?" "It's sometime now." "Is no one here?" "Where are father and Megha?" "I just dropped Megha and going to office." "Dad is there, may be dozing" "I have been ringing the bell for a while." "God, is he ill or something?" "Just inquire at the flat downstairs.. he maybe chatting." "There is no one." "Come with the key fast." "Father..." "God, where would he be?" "Isn't there a mobile with him?" "He has kept it off." "Father." "Could he go to some relatives?" "There are no relatives nearby." "Dad's bag and dresses are missing." "Could he have gone back home?" "Still would he go without informing?" "A pleasure of escape, in Menon's language, 'thrill', Good!" "This is not eloping, isn't this journey onto little bits of freedom in life?" "We experienced the thrill of eloping long back, ...isn't it Grace?" "Oh, my chest throbs even today." "Yet for silly things you fell out with each other, really so sad." "Listen Menon, ...in the beginning Grace did not like me at all." "I still remember after wedding it took very long to talk." "Later I got to know.." "...her father pressurised for this marriage by threatening to suicide." "Like Kannadasan's verse, God has written one person for another." "Yesterday God has written about the events of today." "See, it's true." "Hello," " Yeah, dear" "I am driving, how's Son?" "His nose is leaking heavily." "Give steam, is there medicine?" " Yeah, giving it to him." "Son." " Father." "Yes son, don't go out play and catch cold, dad will call you at night." "Sir, what to say, this fellow won't wear chappals." "We have slush and water all around the house." "And nowadays it's more frightening to get fever than Cancer." "Father." " Son, I'm driving." "When are you coming?" " I will call you." "Let me call Suresh, he will be troubled now." "Call from a booth." "If you switch on the mobile there would be lot of calls." "The comfort of journey will be gone." "That's true." "Please stop when you see a booth." "Hello, Hello, son." "Your mother, I and Mathew sir are in a journey." "You could have told and gone" "I know you won't agree, my mind won't allow to start without your consent." "There is no place left to search here it's not to hurt you or without love." "You see me only as your father." "Though I can't get back what's lost," "I consider it a fortune even to see closer and talk." "Only when you see it from a different angle you would understand." "Where are you now, Dad?" "Please remember you are not fit to travel." "My health is alright." "Don't worry about that." "I have kept the key in the flowerpot near the door." "I will call you later." "Your face says there is not much trouble." "Depends how we make them understand." "We'd been adamant about children obeying parents." "Similarly now when they are big they will be feeling strongly.." "About the parents abiding by their words." "They are not punishing us just as we did to make them learn!" "Exactly, want to be out?" "No, that'll be a task for you!" "Did you get through?" "She is furious, says all residents came to know and she is ashamed." "Public eye is set on other people's privacy." "Forget it." "Have we started off to be out of mood like this?" "Driver sir, put a song please." "Stop, stop did you think we are on a prayer trip?" "No sir, people of this age.." "What's wrong with this age?" "Isn't it Menon sir?" "Put a cracking fast number buddy!" "Oh, that's done!" "Menon, shall we flash a small?" "Why not?" "If Mathew sir has a wish, done!" "No Achu, it's five to six years since he stopped." "With medicines and all..." "Leave the medicines for today;" "Will there be another journey like this?" "Let's enjoy." "There are no major events." "As Menon said aren't we living now for small wonders in life?" "Which drink you prefer Menon?" "Nothing particular, your choice." "Let's go for Martini" "It's okay." "Let's have two Martini do you like to have James bond?" "Oh no, not for me, Orange Juice please" "I never expected to reach such an ambiance even in dream!" "Menon, thanks a ton!" "I am your man!" "Sing Mathew sir!" "Ô Young girl who waits on the road where sweet birds come singing.." "Ô Golden dream that flowers when a cloud of heart's tune dissolves in to showers of chill." "In the pure moonlit path, remembering whom you wait with a pleasant heart?" "Ô limitless abundant new world, are you ends faraway?" "Ô time, this new life as sweet as a poem is just a stage of bad dreams" "it's a charming occasion, sunny dreams, came flying to wake us up." "Ô Young girl who waits on the road." "No birth no deaths, good times throughout this lifetime of love!" "Life like the gang of flies always wanting honey are the great moments on earth!" "Let's wish well and part ways," "Adieu Ô shore of night!" "Ô Young girl who waits on the road where sweet birds come singing.." "Ô Golden dream that flowers when a cloud of heart's tune dissolves in to showers of chill." "In the pure moonlit path, remembering whom you wait with a pleasant heart?" "Life is beautiful than dreams, if you know how to live" "If we haven't seen you, these moments would have been absent in our lives." "Yes, you are the man!" "No Sir, I'm your man!" "Grace.." "Grace." "What happened?" "Mathews what's wrong?" "What's it?" "Achu call someone." "Mathews..." "Driver come fast." "Oh God..." "Call someone please." "Ô God...!" "I can't believe this." "Catch the leg.. take to the vehicle.." "Lift... careful" "it's a transient is chemic attack." "We have started medicines." "As it's the second stroke only after24 hours.." "...we will know how body is responding to medicines." "Only time will tell if he will recover from this stage." "For the time being it's critical." "Grace, don't cry." "Nothing will happen." "He will recover." "Definitely he will recover." "Now is the need for faith and prayer, isn't it?" "Don't you have to inform daughter?" "No." "Achu lie down for some time." "You need to followup the medicines." "That's alright." "I remember old incidents when I see this Bible." "That temper and will, there's nothing now Grace." "Shall I tell you what you were remembering now?" "No, I didn't remember anything." "Achu is always in that old memory isn't it so?" "There is nothing new than the old to remember in my life!" "Sister, how's Mathews?" "He is better now." "Moving his head a bit." "He is dozing now." "Medicines are sedative." "Can she see?" "She is the wife." "I know." "That has to be asked to the doctor." "There is no use for sitting like here." "I'll inform the room in case of any news." "Nothing to be worried." "Go and rest for a while." "Didn't you hear there is nothing to be upset about?" "Can't you rest now?" "You go and rest." "Since yesterday you are sitting like this." "I want to lie down a bit." "But if I leave you here, won't get any sleep." "Then what's the use?" "If I keep awake, gaseous problem would start." "Get up, I'll come." "Is the phone in our room ringing?" "Patient has regained consciousness, asked for wife." "Ok, thank you." "Mathews sir has asked for Grace." "Thank God." "I was frightened." "Were you frightened?" "No yeah..." "Don't you know, death never visits those who wait for it?" "Where's Menon?" "God bless you." "Where's Menon?" "Where's Menon?" "Outside." "Call him, call him." "Sister can you please call the person standing outside." "More than one person is not allowed." "Please." "Okay." "How do you feel?" "Better." "Like being awake after a dream." "Mathew sir, ...this is the third turn after the second!" "No worries for some time now." "Even otherwise, who's afraid, if we feel life is complete ...then death God's blessing." "It's a fortune." "Why are you saying unnecessary things now?" "Don't talk much." "Sister is he allowed talking?" "Doctor said he could tell as much as wants." "All systems are normal." "Or he would have spoken disjointed..." "I don't have any problem." "A bit jumbled in speech." "That's the effect of these medicines." "Yes." "Even though a joke she used to say, if I go, she would come with me." "That was always pricking me inside." "Now if I go there is someone to travel along with her, that's my relief." "Why are you saying this now?" "Certain things have to be said at certain times." "Wanted to say since I met Menon." "I am saying it from my mind." "Got ready for this trip because of that." "Until last breath, aren't we experiencing life?" "In Menon's words, the thrill unloading everything, like flying birds, not causing even a scratch to the sky that's the essence of life." "Don't cry, don't cry, please just don't cry" "thinking of death, that is the stupid thing." "Like a journey, migration, death is just that." "Grace did you inform daughter?" "No." "Good, or she'll say it's the result of our mischief." "Menon I'll be out in two days." "Plan the third turn..." "Why don't you smile," "smile.." "I didn't tell in the midst of tension here..." "I talked to son in the morning." "Opened up everything, that mother is not the culprit." "After knowing everything, he was ready to come here canceling the trip." "In this situation I told him not to." "He wants to talk to mother... shall I call?" "Yeah." "He's going back in tonight's flight, may have reached airport." "Son... it's me, Dad." "Where are you?" "In airport, did check in." "One second, I'll give to mother." "Mother..." "Where are you son?" "Security check is over going to board." "Because you didn't call till now thought, you won't call at all." "I want to run to you and cry at your feet." "Please forgive me Mom." "Telling unnecessary things, I hurt you so much." "Like forgiving a child." "Why don't you say something?" "You have not done any wrong." "Father and mother have wronged you." "Only now we could understand that." "Because he loved me so much he took me away from you." "I want to see you." "But here I checked the luggage in, so now may not be able to come out." "Truly I want to stay with both of you at least one day." "Are you listening mother?" "You only have sounds and no words?" "May be you are person of few words, sorry I am unaware of how you are." "Till now you were a wicked woman for me." "Ashe-monster!" "Sorry." "Thank God, I could hear you laugh!" "That's enough." "I have request to you." "All these years, I thought father lived only for me." "But now I realise his mind was waiting for you." "I expect you have understood that." "He wasted a whole life; he should live at least for a short while." "Excuse me sir, are you traveling by Dubai flight?" "Sir, this is the final call, please sir." "Yeah, I'll come." "Mother, time is up for the flight." "I'll reach there and call this number." "Take care, could you give to father?" "Dad, I am so happy." "I know son" "I'm boarding." "Take care." "Ok Reach and call." "Weights are kind of unloaded." "He went with half a mind." "He wants to stay with us at least for a day." "That's my wish too." "All three of us together, at least one day." "What's it, Grace... oh, My God." "Sister, please come fast to the room." "All of a sudden became unconscious..." "Which room?" "9B" "Is it a bystander?" "Sister, call the doctor fast." "Grace, Grace, Oh my God, sister, fast..." "Goodness.." "How can this be... inform the ICU and get a stretcher fast." "Call the doctor please.." "Oh God." "Given CPR." "Sorry, she is no more." "May be it is a cardiac arrest." "Want to see?" "Lifeless body.." "I don't want to see." "The smiling face of my Grace is in my chest." "Love goes on..." "OCR correction by jcdr"