page 30

.... it was some  unknown  hour at night  when  aisha  banged  the door of sanbal  s bedroom,  he quickly  got out of bed  to open the door where ammi stood crying 

Hurry up bring the car round  your father  gad a heart stroke,  her voice was shaking,  he rushed outside  , father was rushed to the emergency  cardio ward ,  it was the first day of his life  when he gad reached the hospital alone with his father,  his elder brother used to    take up all the family  responsibilities  who was just a month ago was transferred  after that all his responsibilities were shifted onto sanbal  s shoulders,   waiting in the hospital  he prayed for his father's life  and   dropped the idea of going abroad  for studies,  he gad suddenly realized old parents needed  their children with them in their last days as much as the children needed  them in their early stages,  they need  to taken care of  , , the decision made that night totally changed  sanbal  s life forever