I would like to open my eyes, I can't. I don't remember anything,except for the strong and violent splash of water that fell over me. What happened?
I can see nothing but darkness. Ah! Now I remember. Me shouting at my dad to take me to the beach, my mom scolding me to continue with my Science lessons, But dad taking me to the beach without mom's knowledge... Ah! Oh no! Where is daddy?
I don't know! I lost him when that violent splash of water fell over me. And my little brother? I hope he is safe and sound with daddy. Sob sob... All this happened because of me. I was the one who wanted to come to the beach.
I..I do not want to leave this world. My dad and mom expected great things from me. They wanted me to become a doctor. I want to fulfil their wishes. I want them to see me becoming a great doctor, me saving the lives of hundreds of people and they wanted my brother to become a pilot.
I was drenched in the darkness which surrounded me for a very long time. Every minute seemed to be like hours for me. I really wanted to open my eyes. I wanted to see my dad, my mom, my little brother, and one more thing...I wanted to make sure that I was alive. I hated to to be surrounded in that darkness. I was always afraid of the dark since childhood. Now, I was completely surrounded by darkness.
After a long time, I was able to see the light. I was really happy. I was able to open my eyes. At first, I couldn't see anything. I only saw some figures moving here and there. Slowly, everything started to become clear. I turned towards my left. I could see a table, on top of which a bottle of medicines was kept. Many nurses were going here and there. I understood that I was in a hospital.
When I turned towards my right, I could see my mother. She was looking down at the floor. She never saw me. I tried to speak. No sound came out during my first attempt. Then, slowly my voice came out. "Mom", I said. My mom turned to look at me. When she saw me, she was filled with joy. She hugged me. "Thank god", she said. "You are alive. You are opening your eyes after a very long time of 20 days. I must go to Tiruppadi and see the almighty as I had promised to him. Pray to him. It was all because of him that you got saved."
Then, after some time, she came and fed me. "What happened? Why did that violent splash of water fall on us?" I asked her. She said,"It is called Tsunami. Many people lost their lives. Many people also lost their houses. It is caused due to earthquake waves under the sea", she explained to me. Then, I asked her, "Where is my little brother?"."He is perfectly alright..",she said. "I would like to see him!", I said.
I wanted to see my brother very badly. I had not seen him for many days. My mom called out, "Kanna! come here! You sister wants to see you". My brother came there. He was as right as the rain, hale and healthy. I was very happy. "And where is daddy?" I asked her. She said,
"He has gone out on travel for some important work. He will be here soon" I was very happy. "Lord Balajee is always with me", I thought. "He has saved all of us even during this critical condition"
After sometime, the doctor came there. He spoke something to my mother. I did not care to listen to what he was saying, as I had already begun to make a list of offering to the gods and goddess for saving us all. My mom came to me and said "The doctors have said that you can be discharged this afternoon. Get ready, we all can go home".
I again thanked all the gods. The afternoon arrived fast. I got ready and my mom caught an auto to take me and my brother home. I had not completed my list of offerings even then, so I was doing it in the auto.
After reaching the house, my mother led me to a room. I lay down there peacefully on my bed, still thanking lord Balajee. My grandma had also come down to our place to take care of me.
As I was turning around in the bed, I spotted my father's photo there. "Hey, patti, why have you kept that photo there?", I asked her. She said,"You see dear, you have not met your dad for a long time. We know that you love your dad very much. For you to feel happy, we have kept it there." I kept looking at that photo. I loved my father very much.
He has been my close companion since I was a little kid. I always used to express all my feelings to him. He used to find solutions even for the toughest problems faced by me. He was a person who loved me, understood my emotions and cared for me. I kept looking at him lovingly. I longed to see him in person. I was imagining, how much happy we both would feel on seeing each other after a long time. I wanted to fast-forward and reach that moment now itself.
As I kept looking at my father with all the love, a flower kept on the photo fell down.
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Hey TBT, do tell her it was really cute.....
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