The night
was dark and the wind cold . Looking out of the window a million thoughts
flashed through her mind .
How things
change . And people too . Agreements turn over into disagreements . Slowly
giving way for indifferences to crop up .
It all seems beautiful till we come up to an
age . To recognize to realize to interpret to understand . Unannounced a time
comes when we start acknowledging those fine lines between actions and words .
When closer
ones travel farther away and farther ones come close.
The woolen
clothes in her body weren’t giving her warmth .
When a heart turns cold , things
can’t warm it up .
Numerous
times he repeated the same thing . This is how it is and this is how it’s meant
to be .
But she
never agreed . Being the fighter , the rebel she couldn’t just sit quite . Accepting
things as it was . She knew if it wasn’t working out then it’s our
responsibility to make it work .
Unfortunately
who understands that . Putting the blame on luck or fate everyone escapes . Through
a safe narrow path . Leaving us alone in hot noon or heavy rain .
And that’s
when we get it . That’s the moment which speaks to us . Keeps us awake till
late in the night .
When
everyone goes to sleep a dreamer wakes up .
Same happened
with her . Her aspirations didn’t let her keep down . It forced her , it coerced
her , it compelled her to take that one step towards life . Her dream life
She knew he
must be angry . How mad he must be at her . Maybe he can’t even withstand her
for a single minute . But she will try . At least once . To pacify him . To let
him go off all those piled up qualms .
The sun had
already risen radiating sunlight around . She opened her eyes finding herself in a new
day .
And the train
was nearing it’s destination . One of his favorite songs played in from somewhere
among the passengers , may be from someone’s mobile phone . “ Tumko dekha toh ,
yeh khayal aya “ aah …she started missing him like anything now . The rest
thirty minutes seemed more than the past years of separation .
How desperate
she was . To hug him , to feel his warmth . To tell him that she cared for him
much more than anybody else .
Reaching
near the door steps she quietly kept her luggage down . Taking small silent
careful steps she ventured inside .
Finding him seated
on the rocking chair , she was assured nothing has changed . With closed eyes he
was listening to old melodious Hindi film songs .
Lightly she
put down the CDs she had brought for him on the table . Taking extra care not
to disturb him she went behind his back . Putting her hands around his neck she
said in a very low voice “ I am sorry “ .
His eyes
opened in an instance . Taken aback by the sudden utterance he turned around .
He couldn’t believe his eyes . Yes , she was standing in front of his eyes
right there . Just right there.
Words trickled
down speaking through their eyes expressing uncountable emotions evincing
unspoken utterance .
After all a daughter
is every father’s gem and father her best man .
Today being a holiday for A-Z Challenge , linking up this post with Ultimate Blog Challenge
Enjoy your much awaited Sunday Friends :)
really sushree its such a relief.. sunday i mean :) can write long posts, no constraints!
ReplyDeleteawesome story :) and narration too.. din get it was her father she was thinkin abt all along til the end! well done :)
I second that :) I never imagined A-Z Challenge would be so demanding.... still it's a fabulous experience ...isn't it :)
ReplyDeleteThank you for your lovely words .....
Heart warming and beautiful post, Sushree. The narration is crisp and one could feel the love and longing for the father:)
ReplyDeleteThank you Vishal :)
Deletewoww you have expressed each moment so elegantly... beautiful write
ReplyDeleteThanks ...Raj :)
DeleteThat was a beautiful story, skilfully woven!
ReplyDeleteThank you :)
DeleteThe beauty of the father-daughter relationship,perfectly captured.:)
ReplyDeleteThank you so much :)
DeleteWow, I loved the build up and the revelation of the father daughter relationship that followed. Brilliant S :)
ReplyDeleteThank you MS ....I was waiting for your comment :)
DeleteYou addressed me as S today ...I liked that :)
So beautifully written. Loved the twist at the end too. :)
ReplyDeleteBeautiful story Sushree...
ReplyDeleteVery nice story, Sushree :)
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ReplyDeleteThe growth plate, also known as the epiphyseal plate or physis, is the area of growing tissue near the end of the long bones in children and adolescents. Each long bone has at least two growth plates: one at each end. The growth plate determines the future length and shape of the mature bone. When growth is complete--sometime during adolescence--the growth plates close and are replaced by solid bone.
Who Gets Growth Plate Injuries?
These injuries occur in children and adolescents. The growth plate is the weakest area of the growing skeleton, weaker than the nearby ligaments and tendons that connect bones to other bones and muscles. In a growing child, a serious injury to a joint is more likely to damage a growth plate than the ligaments that stabilize the joint. An injury that would cause a sprain in an adult can be associated with a growth plate injury in a child.
Injuries to the growth plate are fractures. They comprise 15 percent of all childhood fractures. They occur twice as often in boys as in girls, with the greatest incidence among 14- to 16-year-old boys and 11- to 13-year-old girls. Older girls experience these fractures less often because their bodies mature at an earlier age than boys. As a result, their bones finish growing sooner, and their growth plates are replaced by stronger, solid bone.
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After learning how the injury occurred and examining the child, the doctor will use x rays to determine the type of fracture and decide on a treatment plan. Because growth plates have not yet hardened into solid bone, they don't show on x rays. Instead, they appear as gaps between the shaft of a long bone, called the metaphysis, and the end of the bone, called the epiphysis. Because injuries to the growth plate may be hard to see on x ray, an x ray of the noninjured side of the body may be taken so the two sides can be compared. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), which is another way of looking at bone, provides useful information on the appearance of the growth plate. In some cases, other diagnostic tests, such as computed tomography (CT) or ultrasound, will be used. http://www.medicalroots.com/