I had a good load of work at the university as i was on leave for utmost 2 days .....its not that professors just teach they have other different works to be taken care of too...like if anyone is interested in research as well as have a good idea to begin with then they have to prepare the blueprint of how things are going to proceed, present it in most acceptable and explainable way ,how what you want to get started with is different from what is already being done , and yes deadlines ,to every single step of your proceeding, not just that you have to be aware of what your students have got budding in their minds , guide them through their projects so they can be satisfied by what they are doing as teachers it is our responsibility to never let the plant of knowledge dry due to inadequete supply of mineral rich water. i was up till late that day in botany lab compiling the observations of our project when i heard a sharp sound of glass shattering ,it was from the experiment area and i was in my office .I went in to check whether everything was all right or something needs to be fixed .As I entered the lab it was pitch darkness I turned on the light but it seemed like they were out, i went towards the window ,opened it to get a peek at the place in dim moonlight when suddenly I was grabbed by my neck and crashed on floor all i could see was a dark figure bound by moonlight fringing it's sculpture.
I was up with a jolt ,it was another dream. I just dozed off for a while ,it was already 7 ,it had been quiet sometime since the sun left the sky in grey hues for wintery nights to take over . I got hold of myself and finished the job for the day .It took me an hour more to wrap up all the work scattered on my work desk ,I locked the door and handed the keys to security guard .i left for home ,as i was walking down the alley ,i got thought of calling Ken to ask about Mrs.Elena how she was doing? then i got a completely different set of notion striked at my mind ,that i shouldn't be bothering him, he would have been tired my questions might get him irked .so i quitely continued homewards .
once i reached home i called Mr.Milan , it was almost 10, to be assured that everything was right at home .my call was answered by Aarav ,he told me that everything was taken care off Ken was with Mrs.Siri and he was there to accompany Mr.Siri.they already had their dinner and Mr.Siri was about to take his place in between his blankets .we talked for a little while about hospital accords and about how everyone else was doing after that we hang up. after having my dinner i laid on the soft quilt of mine when the incident of lab ringed in my ears, to get it out of my head i scrolled my phone and before falling asleep texted Ken that i would come over to meet Mrs.Siri.
next day i took a half day leave and went to the hospital .as i reached to Mrs.Siri's room i found Mrs.Siri on her bed smiling at her family sitting on the couch placed beside her. i greeted everyone with smiles ,reached upto Mrs.Siri to give her the daises i bought for her.we utilised the visiting hours to make Mrs.Siri feel at ease .we were relieved by the fact that she would be discharged soon and there were no major injuries it was just a fractured leg and minor wound on her head .everyone left as time consummated ,Mrs.Siri din't seem to change her views about me but she asked Ken to go and spend sometime with me .we came down to the garden infront of the hospital building and sat on a cemented bench .I was about to ask him something but before i could even force a word out of my mouth 'we will talk about it after ma gets well .'he spoke, it seemed like he already knew what i wanted to know even before i knew it myself .
scheduled visits to Ken's parents house lasted for more than month ,i got sometime to spend with Ken's family helping them at things like cooking, cleaning moreover even with Mrs.Siri's routine ups and downs. Mrs.Siri was still not sure about me but eased on me in a passable way. i was a little restless as it was like i was giving more impotance to Ken's family than my own why was it that way ,my parents where as impotant as his , i haven't even told them about him and it seemed to me that even Ken was not so into this thought that it was going to be a lot more tough task to get my family's approval when you don't even discern the language they speak .there were cretain conflicts going up inside me with passing time they started getting more profound.It took Ken few more weeks to get his mom's consent, it was a family thing so i had nothing to do in it.
on one fine saturday evening he ringed on my phone and informed me that he wanted to discuss something really significant with me .This time i was determined to tell him what was cooking up inside me .i was in my study when i heard the doorbell . it was him , he had a mellow bliss on his face 'my family is all sorted on me marrying you let's now get to your parents 'he stated it as it was a piece of cake to tell everything to my family members .i was happy to hear the first part but the second half of his sentence got the soul out of me .he was completely clueless on what it was going to be like ,he seemed like a naive child who was excited to get pearls without knowing that ocean is not a pleasing place to be at.He watched the colour drain from my face 'is everything alright?' he inquired .'you know nothing Ken it is not that easy 'I was in tears'I should have thought about it ,how could i be so dumb.' 'Soma, what's the matter , we can solve it together just let me know.'' it's me, i'm the problem , i don't know what the actual dispute was my family or the way i thought of it all.' controlling the tear which were ready to drop out. 'tell me everything from the very beginning ,we will figure out the problem as well as the solution.'Ken stated in consoling accent.