Romance The End of Restless Sleep- By Pinuram

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“He lamented on what he lost, he understood when I came to his life but then

everything was finished. He took out an old album and showed me your pictures. He
was crying in front of me. I felt pity on him and asked him about your whereabouts. He
said he know nothing. That night I did not pester him much.”

“Our life took a new course and gradually we both forgot about you and Manjusha Di. I
felt that I had everything in my life, a loving husband and a secure life. I took over his
business in total and I became a businessperson. Four years after our marriage, Bappa
was born to me. I named him after your name. At least he should have something to
remember his elder brother.”

On hearing the last sentence, I felt my eyes burning. I clenched my jaws to control
myself. She smiled at me with glistening eyes and let out a deep exhale.

“Last year before puja, Bappa was playing hide and seek in my room. You know how
naughty he is. He locked himself in a cupboard containing old documents. I opened the
cupboard to surprise him; instead, that old album took me by surprise. I froze as I
opened the album. A picture of Manjusha Di and you was staring at me. I looked at
Bappa. I felt that I was cheating. I felt that someone like my Bappa was out there who
also wanted to smile in his life. I confronted Mr. Ghosh that day, I stood firm on my
ground that he has to contact you."

“At first, he denied vehemently. He was sceptical as how you would handle things. I told
him that the life is short but not finished yet. He should lookout for what he has lost. He
told me that his son won’t forgive him as what he did. I said to him that absolve was not
the question, reviving the relation was the question. He should face one last time for his
deeds. At least I don’t want to burden my life with a thought that I was cheating a soul,
wandering alone, somewhere in this huge world.”

“I persuaded him to make a call and then he called your maternal uncle. You came to
our house and your actions proved that you were unable to come to terms with us. The
ice did not melt even after that.”


“Then I received Anoushka’s call. She asked me to come over here and meet her. I don’t
know what she wanted, but I can fathom that she wanted to bridge the gap between
the father and son.”

The night was passing by. I could hear birds chirping outside. The twilight was peeking
on the eastern horizon and new dawn was approaching. I lost my vocabulary after
hearing her version. I looked at the Blemished Pieta sitting in front of me with snivelled
eyes.