Lekha's assistant, Preetha will be on two days' leave, firstly to celebrate Vishu with her family and secondly, to see her elder son off to her sister's place - on Monday - where he'll stay and finish the two years of his remaining schooling. That seems to be the only way to shield him from his father's frequent abuses and the ongoing fracas between them because of his closeness to the mother!
It's like a filmy story of a tempestuous father-son relationship! To go in for a divorce will be more problematic because, he can get to be vengeful and harm her in the bargain. He's, wary and scared of her brothers and it's quite nice to see that her two brothers and sisters, along with their spouses are solidly behind her and so is her mother.
She has been having many slips in the work that she does at our home, according to Lekha but she has given her the leeway realising the pain and the uncertainty that she's undergoing. She's yet to reconcile to the fact that her elder son is not gonna be with her from Monday! Only hope that she doesn't fall ill because she isn't taking care of herself! And her husband follows her, on his bicycle, from home to our house and back. He seems to suffer from a situation arising of acute possessiveness!
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Achu, my nephew, came in from Palakkad by 8 in the evening after his work because his multinational company didn't have a holiday on Ambedkar Jayanti. His parents had gone last night to spend time with my brother-in-law's mother on the occasion for Vishu. There was an incident that happened sometime after his arrival. After his wash and change, he was watching a Malayalam movie, on the television with Lekha, which had actually begun much earlier in the evening and since it was so, I'd asked him to help me with my computer woes.
Without saying a word he'd helped me out and sorted out most of the problems. He'd gone back to view the movie and it was then that I realised that he'd actually wanted to see it desperately. I did feel guilty forcing him to come to my aid and told him that he should have told me that he'd assist me later. But that was not to be, he's a much more evolved child and I'm proud that he's my nephew!
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After supper, around a half past 10, the three of us got down to prepare the 'Vishukkani'. Earlier in the evening, much before sunset, I'd retrieved the clutches of the Labernum flower and collected them with Lekha's help from the tree in our courtyard. The ingredients necessary for the 'kani' were arranged beautifully by Lekha and Achu.
Tailpiece.
A lot many things done within the span of the day and felt nice.
It's like a filmy story of a tempestuous father-son relationship! To go in for a divorce will be more problematic because, he can get to be vengeful and harm her in the bargain. He's, wary and scared of her brothers and it's quite nice to see that her two brothers and sisters, along with their spouses are solidly behind her and so is her mother.
She has been having many slips in the work that she does at our home, according to Lekha but she has given her the leeway realising the pain and the uncertainty that she's undergoing. She's yet to reconcile to the fact that her elder son is not gonna be with her from Monday! Only hope that she doesn't fall ill because she isn't taking care of herself! And her husband follows her, on his bicycle, from home to our house and back. He seems to suffer from a situation arising of acute possessiveness!
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Achu, my nephew, came in from Palakkad by 8 in the evening after his work because his multinational company didn't have a holiday on Ambedkar Jayanti. His parents had gone last night to spend time with my brother-in-law's mother on the occasion for Vishu. There was an incident that happened sometime after his arrival. After his wash and change, he was watching a Malayalam movie, on the television with Lekha, which had actually begun much earlier in the evening and since it was so, I'd asked him to help me with my computer woes.
Without saying a word he'd helped me out and sorted out most of the problems. He'd gone back to view the movie and it was then that I realised that he'd actually wanted to see it desperately. I did feel guilty forcing him to come to my aid and told him that he should have told me that he'd assist me later. But that was not to be, he's a much more evolved child and I'm proud that he's my nephew!
* * *
After supper, around a half past 10, the three of us got down to prepare the 'Vishukkani'. Earlier in the evening, much before sunset, I'd retrieved the clutches of the Labernum flower and collected them with Lekha's help from the tree in our courtyard. The ingredients necessary for the 'kani' were arranged beautifully by Lekha and Achu.
Tailpiece.
A lot many things done within the span of the day and felt nice.
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