Adultery The Possession

[Henry]

Now there is AC in the house. But it started raining the day after Subir went to Delhi. It is raining more or less every day. The sky is black since morning. As soon as Soma entered the college, the rain started. Somehow she opened the umbrella and got out of the auto.
In the staff room, her colleague physics teacher Sandeep said---Soma di, today the weather department said there will be heavy rain.
Soma smiled and said---Don't send me again to the headmistress for leave today.

Bandana di said---If you say it now, the head madam will chase you angrily.

Santu is not feeling well since morning. So Soma is a little tensed. If her sons are sick, the tension of Soma increases manifold. Today she already has one class after another. Returning from college will also be late.
After tiffin period she has class seven. It is raining heavily outside. She phone called home from staff room now, To know how is Santu. He has coaching today. Soma will be late already, can't deliver him. With that, Santu is feeling ill. So she was forbade him to go to coaching class today.

After the college closed, the teachers started waiting in the staff room. It is raining. Even a little rain in Kolkata causes water to stagnant on the roads.
Finally, ignoring the rain, Soma came out with an umbrella on her head. She returned home at half past five. The light is on in the watchman's room under the stairs. Antu was saying in the morning " A New watchman uncle has come".
She entered the house and saw Antu watching TV. Soma said---where is your dada?
---Dada went to coaching class.
Soma said angrily---I told him not to go to the coaching class!

Santu is a very studious boy. Reluctant to stop a single day of coaching class after getting the new class study. The calling bell rang at half past six. Santu returned wet.

Soma scolded Santu very much---I repeatedly told you not to go to the coaching class today. What happens if you get a fever now?

Soma quickly started to wipe her son's head with the anchal of her saree. Just then the telephone rang. Subir called. He also called in the morning, it is raining heavily in Delhi.

Soma took Subir's phone and said---Your elder son doesn't listen anything. I repeatedly said that you will not go to the coaching class. He didn't listen. Now wet with rain.
---What is he! You said in the morning that he is not well!
---Yes. Now I have to carrie all the trouble. Your sons do not listen to me. She started complaining to her husband in the name of her two sons.

At night, Santu said---Mom is my head hurts now.

Soma took hot oil and started massaging on her son's feet. Before he going to sleep, the thermometer showed a fever of one hundred. His body is very hot.

Antu fell asleep, Soma stayed awake beside her elder son. It is raining heavily outside. Soma looked at the thermometer again; 102 fever.

Now Paracetamol should be given. She was surprised to open the medicine box. She always kept Medicines in stock, paracetamol is there but expired. She looked at the clock and saw that it was half past twelve night. Even though the drug store is open so late in the night in the city of Kolkata, it is not near their flat. She thought she will go Mitra da's once? What do they think if she call at night? But thinking of her son, Soma rang the bell at Mr. Mitra's house.
Mitra Da's wife Ruma Baudi opened the door after a while with sleepy eyes. She was surprised to see Soma at night and said---What happened to Soma?
---My son has a high fever. So much rain on outside at night! I don't know what to do.
---Oh! Did you give him medicine?
---I didn't give it boudi. The paracetamol has expired.
----Wait and see if we have it at home.

After some time Mrs Mitra came and said---Sorry Soma. It is over. The empty strip is lying.
Seeing Soma worried, Mrs. Mitra said---You can tell our watchman. He will buy it.

Soma doesn't know the new Watchman. Haven't seen him yet. Still she forced herself to go to the ground floor. The light was still on in the watchman's room. light means a bulb. The door is closed. Soma knocked on the door. After a while the door opened.

Soma was startled like seeing a ghost---Dawa ji?
In front of Soma stood a six-foot-tall long-bodied Dawa Sherpa. Seeing Soma, his eyes were irritated. He said in a hoarse voice---What's the matter?

Soma has no time to think about anything else. No time to think how Dawa came here again. No time to think about the fact that she had said Dawa not to come to her flat. With no time to think, she complained to Mr. Mitra against him by Subir. Now thinking about her son, she said helplessly---Dawa ji, Santu has high fever. Medicines will be needed. You...
Dawa said before finishing---What? Santu Babu's fever! You write the name of the medicine on the paper. I'm buying.

Within ten minutes Dawa Sherpa appeared with medicine. Santu said happily to Dawa Uncle---Dawa Uncle, you?
Dawa Sherpa smiled, said---Babu, my good boy, take the medicine.

That night Dawa and Soma sat side by side beside Santu. Soma was looking at the man. Today it is as if in her life Dawa has appeared like God. When Soma facing in trouble Dawa appeared. But today he appeared at her most difficult time. Soma's attraction with Dawa was born today in a different form. Dawa appeared as a hero in her life.

The hero does not die, he is resurrected again and again. This is like a cinematic change in Soma's life. Soma is now gaining courage. They are sitting next to Santu for a long time. She Feeding her son, checking fever. Although they are not talking out of necessity, but psychologically they are very close today.

They spend some time in silence. It's half past midnight. Santu has left the fever. He sweated. Soma finally broke the silence and said---Dawa ji, can i make a tea?

Dawa Sherpa didn't answer. Soma brought tea. Dawa Sherpa started sipping her tea. Soma is now watching Dawa Sherpa secreatly. He is Being responsible and vigilant like a father. Which is another reason for Soma's good feeling.


Dawa Sherpa left before dawn. Soma was lying next to Santu. She woke up and saw that Santu had no fever. An empty cup of tea is lying on the table next to the bed.
Although the cup is empty, Soma's heart is not as empty as before. One has occupied many places there.