When it Drizzles
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"Neither I nor my children want anyone's property. My wife and I are earning what we need. If you want, take whatever my grandfather gave me. Please leave us alone."
He laughed after hearing by what Asok said.
"I want that too. I want your money too. I'll take everything from you."
When he said this with a vengeance, Asok asked:
"Even after saying all this, you still haven't told me who you are."
"Haven't you understood your childhood playmate yet, Asok? Do you remember your grandfather's loyal servant Narayanan? I am Sathyan. Son of Narayanan.”
“Sathyan?”
Asok exclaimed.
" The same Sathyan. Do you know what happened to my family? What had done to my family by your Grand Father? Do you know how your father treated me? Do you know how your family framed and abandoned us?”
Sathyan panted with angry.
" Grand Father and My Father"
Asok pouted, and laughed slowly and continued.
" So, you are taking revenge on them. But my friend Sathyan, I still don't understand what is the role of me in your revenge story? Now I remember you. Your posture totally changed. It is more than twenty five years. If you are here to hurt me to take revenge on my grandfather and my father, you are totally wrong. You too know, they abandoned me first. I ran away from them. I was scared of my Grand Father. Even if you kill me, they won't have any problem. I am already dead for them. I don't understand why are you destroying me for their faults?"
"Because you are their blood. Their heir. Though Gopala Menon neglected you after you eloping with Archana he considered you as his heir. So, you and your family are included in my list".
Asok looked Sathyan blankly.
He continued.
"Your parents are scared of me. That's why they never came for you. Your parents always wanted you to come back. But they too were scared of your Grand father. And the legendary Gopala Menon is no more. I killed him with my own hand. But no evidence to prove it. Though he is dead, I am not going to stop this. Because I promised to my family that I will destroy everyone related to your grand father and your father".
Asok looked at him with hatred.
The truth is not the Same Sathyan twenty-eight years ago. A drastic change. No one can recognize.
" Do you remember my brother Sivan and My sister Sathi?"
Asok nodded and replied,
" yes".
" Do you know what happened to them?"
" No"
Asok said.
“You are a reason of our destruction. Do you know that?”
“No.”
Asok denied.
“Intentionally I cannot hurt even an ant. I never hurt your family.”
Asok pleaded in a tired voice.
“I can explain Doctor Asok.”
Sathyan said crookedly.
Flash of memories arose inside Asok. Sathyan’s father was a servant of his grand father. He was from the lowest caste. Asok’s grand father was strictly following untouchability to lower caste. Narayanan and family never had entry to Asok’s house thorough the front door. They would come in the kitchen door which was in the back side of the house.
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When It Drizzles
RomanceAnamika( Anu) getting disturbed after reading a news in the newspaper. In Uthar Pradesh ( UP, India) a dalit ( lower caste) woman got raped by her own teenage son. He was forced to do it. Some upper caste men pointed gun to his mother's head and th...
