Jenisha Bhattarai
Saturday, 29 May 2021
As usual, today I woke up at 5 am and went for a walk in the countryside. I was walking with my dog. There I saw a lady carrying a small baby boy on her back and two heavy boxes in her hands. Baby boy was enjoying a milk bottle. Seeing her baby happy she was easily carrying thoseboxes.
From that I feel like I was missing something. I returned to my house and I made tea wondering if my son was there.At least I could see his face .
He used to play and run here and there in this same garden.But the things don’t always works as wanted. The garden is all alone today. Thinking all these things I finished my breakfast and went to my kitchen garden to pill up some tomatoes. I don’t know why but today I was missing him morethan usual. I remembered those days when he used to come here and pill up tomatoes with me. Once he broke his hand while running here. Oh my god ! such a miserable day it was. I went back to the kitchen praying that he must be all right today. I was little worried and amazed today because I was missing him in every step.
Then I went to the kitchen and started cooking meal. And, there again I started remembering how he used to run around me. Once he slipped in the floor and hurt very badly . I was even scolded by his father. I started wondering that he is the father of his son now and is mature enough. He used to say that he wanted to be like his father. Now he is mature and more careful person.I prepared the meal and sat there to have it. I was about to start eating, suddenly someone knocked at my door. I received a letter which was sent by my little grandson.
The letter started: “Granny I miss you so much. I want to meet you so badly. We are coming to see you soon. But my father isn’t having time. We will come soon for sure.”
The tears in my eyes were unstoppable seeing that. Tears of happiness. I will be meeting my family soon. Oh no! here I go again. I almost forgot my meal. I cleaned up utensils and cleaned the house. It was almost 1 pm when I finished the works. Then I started knitting the sweater for my little grandson. I knitted it for around 4-5 hours . Oh my back! again started paining. It was already 5.So I ended up for today. It was almost time to prepare dinner.
So, I went towards the kitchen to prepare my dinner. I started thinking how my small grandson would look like. It’s already been three years I haven’t seen him. Is my son still an angry man or is he changed? I prepare my dinner thinking all these. At the dinner table there was nobody to whom I could wait. It’s been a year that his father left me alone in this world.
I was very happy that finally my son and his family will be here and this loneliness will be ended up soon. I washed the utensils, cleaned up the kitchen, brushed my teeth and sat here to write it. It’s been 1 hour since I am sitting here and writing all these. Now,it’s time for little rest.
Thank you my dear diary for listening and being there in every step of my life.
Goodnight!
Jenisha is a student of Grade 11 at Koshi Saint James Secondary School, Itahari.]