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“Anything else, sir?” Saifi asked after placing the file in front of his boss Sarvang. Sarvang read the file carefully without looking at it and then looked at it. Saifi had a polite smile on her face. There was no trace of fatigue or weed. An appreciative smile appeared on Sarvang’s face – “Very good, very good” “So, can I go?” When Saifi asked, Sarvang first looked at the clock – “No, no, it’s ten o’clock at night. It is not right for you to go home alone at this time. I’m leaving.” Saifi got scared. He remembered his mother’s instructions. No one does anything without taking care of someone. ‘Keep your distance from the boss. Don’t ask for any privilege from yourself, even if you offer it to yourself, refuse it. “It’s fine sir, I’ll leave. The metro is safe and available until 11 o’clock.” “Okay, but the way from the metro station to your house? Is it safe?” Saifi could not say anything. In fact the road was deserted and there were no passengers available. It was scary to go out that way alone at night.
When the boss stopped the car, Saifi had to hesitantly and civilly ask for coffee but thank God he refused. Mother was walking by the gate herself. It was hard to tell if the lines of worry on his face disappeared after seeing Saifi or increased after seeing her come in the boss’s car. Sarvang greeted him with a bow while sitting in the car. The mother politely returned the greeting with folded hands and said thank you and Sarvang immediately turned the car.
Such assistance was becoming common. The hangover was clearly visible on Saifi’s face. The sweet fragrance that rises from the soil of his mind could be smelled in his actions. The sound of that era’s concubine called love was beginning to be heard in his voice and mother’s concern was increasing…
At night, mother and Saifi were walking on the terrace as usual. Lines of worry were evident on the mother’s face. “Mother, the work was very important. The boss didn’t move him deliberately. And yes, he didn’t even pressure me to stop and complete the work. Only I could do this work, that’s why I said yes. The office gives a bonus for working late nights and credit points in our confidential report, so I don’t refuse.”
To change the weak smile on her mother’s face into a loving one, Saifi began to speak further – “My boss is a very good person. If he takes care of everyone, he takes care of me too. What is wrong with this? That day when I had a fever…” Saifi was praising her boss in her own tune. “Then he added that sentence to this compliment which deepened the lines of concern on the mother’s face. “I don’t know why so much wrong happens to such a good person! When I think about his wife, I get so angry and what can I say? How can someone betray such a good man!..”
Now the mother interrupted his sentence – “I know my daughter is very smart, but son, what should I do, I am a mother, so I want to explain something to you in time. “If you ask, should I tell?” Seeing the yes sign on Saifi’s face, the mother brought the matter forward – “Son, the atmosphere in society is such that everyone openly explains to the women about the rules of surveillance for the safety of the body, but there surveillance rules for Mr. the safety of the mind is not discussed.
“During childhood, you used to ask a lot about your father and I used to say that I will tell you when the time comes. Isn’t it?” “And when the time came, I myself understood that Papa is a page in the book of your life, opening that would hurt you, so I myself stopped asking you anything. Believe me mom, I respect you a lot and I always will. I don’t care about this…” Saifi smiled but her mother cut her off again – “And what if I want to tell you something to lighten my heart?” “Then I will be very happy” Saifee shouted and took her mother’s hands and brought her to the swing on the terrace. Saying “Just wait”, she also brought a bottle of cold drink and favorite snacks.
“I had thought that when you get old enough to understand, I will tell you everything, but there will never be a day when I feel that the child has grown up. Stayed in this dilemma.” Mother began to speak soothingly.
“I was twenty one. A hangover and drunkenness hummed in my mind the whole time. When I got the job, I was on cloud nine. In those days, it was not so common for women to go away from their city to work. I was a very good worker. My manager was very happy with me. He was a very good person. He used to take care of everyone like this. Gradually I realized that he started to care more about me. I was happy. I also started to care for him a lot. I felt safe with him, so I never refused to work overtime or go out anywhere with him. One day my best friend suggested that I take care of my mind. I knew he was married, so I thought I would never get involved with him.”
Mother sighed and became very serious. “But as I found out about the bitterness between him and his wife, my heart began to sympathize with them. As I had only seen his tender side and heard only his side, I thought he was absolutely right and his wife was wrong. Although there is a voice in his mind that there could be other aspects to his problems but Saifi, son, this heart is a king and that is also the most dictatorial king in the world. He doesn’t listen to anyone. If this is not stopped at the very first stage, then … Saifi, I didn’t understand, I didn’t realize when my sympathy for her changed to attachment, attachment to attachment, attachment to deep love. These feelings of affection for someone are like a slippery staircase where it is impossible to know when a person will slip and fall into the deep lake of love.”
“When I spoke to him about marriage when I gave the news of your arrival, he made it clear that he had never asked for marriage. As he was a good man and cared as much for his wife and children as he did for the staff, he could not leave them. Yes, he was ready to take responsibility for me and give you his name. He admitted his ‘mistake’ to his wife and also told me he would make you a partner in his property.”
“And then his wife came to meet me. For the first time, I saw his side, I heard his side, I learned that his wife was not solely responsible for the bitterness between them. But she also offered me to adopt you, blaming herself for her husband’s ‘seduction’.” Saifi saw that there were tears in her mother’s eyes.
“I came far from his life and gave you my name and raised you on my own because to me you were not a ‘mistake’ or ‘wrong’ but a sign of my love. All in all, love is the thread that binds life’s most beautiful relationships. Use this thread wisely. Remember that the person causing the injury need not have caused the injury intentionally. Sometimes an accident happens through no one’s fault and fate does not guarantee that no one will suffer serious injury in an accident that is no one’s fault.
Saifi held her mother’s hands and let her cry.
Mother had fallen asleep but sleep was far from Saifi’s eyes. Did the mother warn him in time or was it too late? She kept thinking.. kept thinking.. ‘She will have to bind her mind’ the night was spent tossing and turning and in the morning Saifi went without any result.
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