MAXDROIT
Vyankatesh Rathi
Dear Mom,
I know I haven't written for three months, but I have been very busy
and
I've been having a very exciting time. Actually, I'm just back from the
hospital, where I had spent a fortnight about two months ago. It was
nothing,really - just a concussion on the back of my head, a broken
leg
and a hairline fracture, that I got while jumping out of the second
floor
of my hostel when it caught fire. In fact, I can now stand all by
myself
without crutches, and can almost see everything perfectly, except for a
slight blur.
But don't worry. The doctor says there is a good chance of me
walking
on my own again.
Actually,it could have been worse, if not for that nice chai-walla who
saw
me lying there in a dead faint and rushed me to hospital. He was very
helpful, really, and came to see me everyday in the
hospital. Now that I am out of hospital, I had nowhere to go, as the
hostel is still under construction. So when he suggested that I move
in
with him in his hut, I thought it was very kind of him, and agreed. We
are
very much in love now, and I am sure that you and Dad will surely like
him
and accept him in the family. I am sure the minor matter that he is
fourteen years older than me and that he is of
different caste and religion, will not matter at all to broadminded
parents like you.
He may be illiterate and poor, but he has a heart of gold - really,
Mom,
you should see how he cares for both of us - me and his wife, that is.
She
is quite sweet too, and so are her three children; so there is
absolutely
no problem. You must be wondering how you and Dad got informed so
late.
Don't get angry, Mom. We just didn't have the time. You see, we
decided
to
get married only recently since we thought it would be unfair to let
our
baby into the world without a proper surname. Yes, Mom, you are going
to
be a grandmother!
Congratulations! I am sure you and Dad are delighted, and will come
to
visit us in his village in Mizoram after we shift there next week.
OK Mom. All this did not really happen. There was no fire, no
fracture,
no bigamous chai-walla and no illegitimate pregnancy. But I did flunk
in
my Mathematics exam, and I wanted you to view this problem in the
right
perspective.
Your Darling Daughter!
I know I haven't written for three months, but I have been very busy
and
I've been having a very exciting time. Actually, I'm just back from the
hospital, where I had spent a fortnight about two months ago. It was
nothing,really - just a concussion on the back of my head, a broken
leg
and a hairline fracture, that I got while jumping out of the second
floor
of my hostel when it caught fire. In fact, I can now stand all by
myself
without crutches, and can almost see everything perfectly, except for a
slight blur.
But don't worry. The doctor says there is a good chance of me
walking
on my own again.
Actually,it could have been worse, if not for that nice chai-walla who
saw
me lying there in a dead faint and rushed me to hospital. He was very
helpful, really, and came to see me everyday in the
hospital. Now that I am out of hospital, I had nowhere to go, as the
hostel is still under construction. So when he suggested that I move
in
with him in his hut, I thought it was very kind of him, and agreed. We
are
very much in love now, and I am sure that you and Dad will surely like
him
and accept him in the family. I am sure the minor matter that he is
fourteen years older than me and that he is of
different caste and religion, will not matter at all to broadminded
parents like you.
He may be illiterate and poor, but he has a heart of gold - really,
Mom,
you should see how he cares for both of us - me and his wife, that is.
She
is quite sweet too, and so are her three children; so there is
absolutely
no problem. You must be wondering how you and Dad got informed so
late.
Don't get angry, Mom. We just didn't have the time. You see, we
decided
to
get married only recently since we thought it would be unfair to let
our
baby into the world without a proper surname. Yes, Mom, you are going
to
be a grandmother!
Congratulations! I am sure you and Dad are delighted, and will come
to
visit us in his village in Mizoram after we shift there next week.
OK Mom. All this did not really happen. There was no fire, no
fracture,
no bigamous chai-walla and no illegitimate pregnancy. But I did flunk
in
my Mathematics exam, and I wanted you to view this problem in the
right
perspective.
Your Darling Daughter!