SANCTUARY[NOVEL] CHAPTER-58Â
MADATHIL NARAYANAN RAJKUMAR
Cousins The new day dawns with a warm note when the azure sky manifests itself above the sea swells that carry whispers from a hidden feeder. The portly man stood stock-still as an onlooker to the waves and the sky and his eyes gleam in feeling.. And I’m still pausing for you in this lone niche of the panorama that has plenty of eucalyptus trees with their distinct aroma around, looking forward to joining... October went away and with it, another one, numb to the bottom as if to ridicule the love they bore to one another, still it couldn’t sapient to tarry along these lines for long, for whatever reason...So let me tell another story-- An ambulance service paces by and it’s been the most harmless day as my bile in good sorority.. A hospital survived in front, and after that a leafy tree. The clinic is named as vascular infirmary, mostly patronised by old folk, and a few ephebic ones, too. The doctor comes to the porch of the loggia and grouses something to herself and
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retreats. Did you mark the flare in her eyes? The new recruit from a Scandinavian country whose home is near the precinct after Galati in a Moldovan village, where the Danube flows to the sea[as she divulged yesterday]… I met the specialist yesterday and tabled the issues of my elderly cousin from father’s lee, about his recent medical problems and the doctor, gave us an appointment for today. That was all... There is a tiny tea stall near, that boasts of novel stuff in the menu, pizzas and cheese tortellini slaws and vegan esculent–about six or seven guys are hurrying in to catch the attention of the bench assistant for tokens. Meanwhile, a middle-aged dame is thrust back in the race and the counter boy obviously notices and calls her to the head row to get the voucher and this gesticulation precipitates some measure of mortification in the male cast, who left to themselves or alone are fed to act in unusual trends. But none here stretches out to demur, as of one reason or other. One specific cause, I may tend to know that transpired in our household a decade ago- that eldest female member scolded all the others for such a prototype of display. This is rather a private theme and I’m not fretting over 2
it… Today, there is an appointment at Brooks. My old buddies have agreed to assemble in the salon of a mate that is in the neighbouring courtyard. We will review topic concerning each and that covers some family liaisons too. The physician arrived meanwhile and my kinsman was ushered into the chamber and it appeared that he was reluctant to face the new evolution of his body. He has been for eras, a supporter of the doctrine of Dependent Origination, still, it did not assuage the existing predicament. The expert, after numerous sittings of probing, spoke to her superior over phone and one could eavesdrop feebly, the other’s bold phrasing from the receiver. Then the doctor turned to me and delivered various guidelines and prescriptions of drug and narrated that these could be got from the store in the same complex. And also that I must meet her after a week. We withdrew from the surroundings and hit back home. My kinsman has been sojourning with me for the last three weeks. This was in fact after copious years of parting and when my parents were living, we used to see each other at least once in two 3
years. Some family events would make occasion for that. Earlier in life, when we were children, the meetings had been more regular, once in a year or even twice. We will assemble at each other’s house in turn during vacations. My house at that era was in a hilly town noted principally for a dam and a magnificent park overlooking it. I knew every cranny and corner of that locale because whenever a relative visited our house, it was my duty or privilege to take them to the places of interest. My father would bequeath me some extra bucks for that, and I was pretty happy. Another attraction of our town was that there is a Fort made by an old ruler and was abandoned in the hands of other sovereigns after his passing in a decisive battle. This particular ruler had similar sorts of Forts in other sections of the country.[Later, I could see the very ground of his terminal fight].. My cousin’s house was in another city about five hours of trip by bus from our town and this place is a harbour town and an early port in British times and is linked with the manufacturing of coir merchandises. For kids like us, the foremost appeal was that it was a haven for fish delights. We whenever went to this spot, would advance to the seacoast and see fish accumulated by the anglers from the net. Moreover, fish, at the collection time is 4
unimaginably cheap and it was like a miracle that we would go back homeward purchasing loads of fish that we struggled to carry, at surprisingly low costs and to remember those seasons again is also a thrilling experience…… ,.................,..............................
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