As he looked at the woman who was discussing the doctor with such rapt attention, Haran felt moved. In his solitary life of 79 years, he was the one to look after his own wellbeing.
The face of hers seemed to overlap with his old mother, who was stone-faced but would take care of him and shelter him from everything. A shelter he lost before realizing the value….
As he was staring in daze he heard his mother's steps near him…YES. He had accepted her and he had accepted this life.
Haran's mother looked at her son's face with deep melancholy. She was not able to identify her own son -he was looking at her with such an unfamiliar gaze that she shuddered.
As she was discussing with the doctor she could feel the gaze of her son scanning her as though she was a stranger. She could not get used to this at all.
Fortunately, the doctor comforted her, saying that this was similar to the symptoms of a patient who had suffered a serious headblow. She should be grateful that he was alive.
There were many cases where patients were not able to identify their nearby ones initially, but as time went on their memories returned. These words were able to fill her with some strength.
Haran looked at her seriously. Even though she was talking to him seriously, she felt lost. Haran thought she was able to feel the loss of her son, whose body was now occupied by a 79-year-old.
"How are you now?" Radha asked, distressed.
"I am fine as of now ....sorry for worrying you", Haran said. Radha's body shook. He was politely talking, but it was now like talking to a stranger rather than to your own flesh and blood.
As mother and son were trying to rejuvenate the bond between them, they heard the series of footsteps along with loud voices coming from the corridor. Suddenly, the attention of the patients was diverted to the door.
A lady who was wearing tight jeans with a skin-tight dress entered the room. The eyes of the patient ogled at her while the eyes of the women were burning.
But Celina was nowhere concerned about the looks of others.
Her eyes drifted to the place where Haran was lying in the bed, ignoring the looks surrounding her.
Radha also looked at her with a confused expression. She was not able to match this lady with her son who was lying in bed. Even though her son was handsome, she did not have the capacity to woo this lady.
Celina just ignored the friendly looks given by the Radha, and asked Haran," How much compensation do you want?"