MISS YOU PAPA

LOG KEHTE HAIN “KISI KI EHMIYAT TAB TAK PATAA NAI CHALTI JAB TAK TUM USE KHO NA DO”

TRUE, VERY TRUE

The house, I called it noisy all the time, high volume of your favorite movies on the T.V. has calmed down, seems to be silent, a killing silence exists. It was not noise; I realized this later on, when it vanished, when we lost you, lost you forever PAPA. Now I realize it was happiness, it was life which was present in every nook and corner of the house, which gave energy to our lives – that was “YOU”.

I still curse the fateful day when Mom told you are no more and even cremated by the police. The statement meant that we have lost everything, every bit of you PAPA. I was in shock and in a state of denial for a very long time. You have left us, a bitter truth was hard to swallow because it was not natural death though we have no evidence to prove but many unanswered question and cooked up stories. If it was natural death then why the body could not reach us? Why it was cremated as “lawaris”? PAPA had his driving license in his wallet on which the address was clearly mentioned. Why???

I know PAPA it was not in your hands and you must have tried your best to hold on your last breath. But some corrupt and selfish people whom you trusted did not let this happen and tortured you to death.

I still remember 19^th May 2018, when I fought with you and asked you not to go to Lucknow with Jeet (our neighbor). But you did not bother and left, left us forever. That was the last time we saw you, heard you……. Conversation was going on with Mom but last was 23 May 2018 and then his phone was switched off. We called Jeet and he made excuses. We went to police as there was no contact with PAPA but in vain. Then finally on 29^th May 2018 we were informed by police that he has expired and cremated.

What happened to him is still a mystery. Different cooked up stories to hear from different people. Days have passed and it has been more than a year but still the truth remains hidden.

As the old saying goes ‘time is a healer’. But how can we get over the biggest loss of our lives. Mom is strong but totally heart broken.  You (Papa) have shouldered a lot of responsibilities on her – 3 daughters and a son to look after. Mom is lonely without you PAPA.

Prayers and wishes that we come to know the truth and the culprit who all snatched life (PAPA) from our lives. He gave us everything and we could not give him anything.

         WE LOVE YOU AND MISS U A LOT PAPA