PART-14- THE UNSEEN BY AUTHOR MAHIZHAVATHANA
THE WAVES REACHED THEIR DISTANCE:
Himaye was very keen for her parents to open up. Just like she expected, her dad, Peter, opened his mouth and gave a big sigh like a train blowing before a long journey,” I was confused, darling, I didn’t know what to do when people around me pressured and frightened me. I love to hear from you, but I was unable to lend my ears, my sweet. Now tell me, I am all ears, what do you want to do for your future? We are now free from the suffocation. Your Mom and I will support you; at least my daughter will be happy from now on. Said Himaye’s dad, realising that his vulnerability helped in losing his mental stability and the weight of his love for his family. He looked down, unable to face his ambitious daughter, who never expected his money or status to speak up for her perseverance.
On the other hand, his brother Jason pointed his filthy fingers towards him, saying,” It is all your fault, Peterson. You ran away with your family, and now my son doesn’t want to listen to his dad, who has nurtured him since childhood, just like his very own uncle Peter. I don’t want to see you for the rest of my life. Suppose your daughter’s vision is important to you. You can leave!. My dear son doesn’t want me either,” and shed tears, realising that his master- like plan didn’t work and tried to utter a speech like his circle is betraying him and aborted the future meeting with his brother Peterson. Natali and Himaye, her brother, as well know what had happened to her dad when he visited his brother Jason last time. Both the daughter and mother stayed calm.
Peter holds his better half, Natalil’s, arms gently. The hands once halted the mountain -level stress and insults from their surroundings before it ate her husband, during the times when they had no one. Knowing that her patience and efforts had been placed in the right person, his apologetic touch calmed Natali’s tsunami-like pessimistic thoughts and cooled her motherhood, which had been suffering in a furnace for a long time. A best moment for Natali in 12 years!.
Himaye rose from her bed; she was just clinging to the edges of it. She hugged her mom and dad with a big sigh of relief. She continued,” Mom, Dad, I was longing for this acceptance for a long time. Luckily, I had mom on my side when the hurricane hit my mental peace. ( Meanwhile, her mom was thinking vice versa ). Your realisation is enough for me, Dad. I just want you to trust me, and please don’t take the talk of my marriage for some time, as I am in my prime time in my office. I am about to get promoted for my non-withdrawn efforts. I am gaining good friends there: As she kept talking, Natali's happiness and pride climbed Everest, never looking back.’Her dad has never been so curious about his daughter. “Ok then, I’ll take time to regain your mother’s love and attention, meanwhile, you keep up your steps ahead Hima, I lost your mother in this war, and I wanted to make sure whether I'm still worth her time.’ Hima’s dad gave an open claim to his daughter and made a secret proposal to his beloved. Himaye was staring at his mom and dad with a smirk as she missed this vibe when the Uncle entered without the invitation.
(THE NEXT DAY)
Den was walking end-to-end like a hamster with zero feed. Koyal was biting her nails as if she had no snack either. Murali had gone to the office. Maybe to escape or to see his Him or to work perhaps!. His dad was in the peak of oscillation, sitting by staring at his smartphone with the number on the display which belongs to Dr Strange on it. Koyal gave a gentle smack on his forearms, insisting him to call the doctor, so that at least they could vision his son leading a happy life. He pressed the green icon as it was very fragile. The other end took a lot of time, according to Denver, but it was 10 seconds in reality to pick up the call. The end said,” Hello, this is Dr Watson, may I know who is speaking?” A moment of silence pushed Den to say his small introduction. “ Uh, this is Den..Denver, Muralidharan’s dad. We met in the ..in the crowd, in the temple, do you remember?. You gave me the number to call, uh, sir. Is this the right time to talk about my son?’ finished Denver, who got relieved from his social anxiety and made a brave decision. The opposite side was silent; he thought it was the wrong time to talk at that moment. The silence was broken by the doctor saying,” Yeah, I remember. How is your son?” “He went to the office today! “ok we have to talk about this very quickly, as you are at the tip of the slip”, said the voice, which made blood rush faster in Den’s body. “What should we do? Is my son capable of living? Denver’s tears ate the rest of his words. “Not just live, but to lead a happy and hustle-free life.” Koyal urged to switch the call to the speaker mode so that she can listen too. Dr Watson wanted to meet this desperate couple to explain the procedure of the treatment, which could take months to get done. “So there is this process for your son’s condition called ”CAR-T CELL THERAPY”..Let us discuss that tomorrow, can I visit you MR & MRS DENVER?” asked Dr Watson politely. His fast approach made both stare at each other and agree to meet tomorrow at noon at their house, especially since their son Murali has to know what is going to happen to him throughout this period. Meanwhile, he was making sure that Himaye was not yet committed to anyone else for the upcoming prom in the office. While everyone was busy making scripts and drawing mind maps for the proposals, Himaye had triple the excitement as her fetters were unlocked.