Unique short stories|Difficult decision

Unique short stories|Difficult decision

Everyone's eyes widened in surprise as soon as the newspaper came in hand. No one was ready to believe.

Such a great missionary spirit..good and calm..philanthropist and altruistic..no one had any idea about Kantikaka..maybe there seems to be something wrong with the press..everyone was trying to tell each other "it doesn't happen" ... but The notice in the press was correct.

Kantikaka has three sons..he started his job as a mill worker..he started his life with his wife Savita in a small room..he lived frugally all his life...

The birth of the eldest son Vivek was also in this cottage ... There was no money to celebrate Vivek's first birthday, but the joy was real... The bicycle kept going to the mill was sold for only thirty rupees without knowing Savitakaki ... and after that, he was going to mill by foot for six months.

Because of Savitakaki's frugality and his own overtime money, he bought another second-hand cycle, then Savitakaki got a little bit of relief.

He educated his sons by sacrificing his personal pleasures. His second son was not getting enough education. But the youngest was brilliant. He also gave him higher education by selling the ornaments or by taking loans.

The eldest son got a job in Bhavnagar.. the middle son set up his business in Rajkot and the youngest got a job in a big company in Australia and was preparing for it...

The sun of happiness was rising in the life of this couple who had been suffering all their lives...Kantikaka also could not bear more burden due to age. So he left his job and came to the village .... with ease of two people can survive.

Kantikaka went to the temple..youngest son  Nikunj was at home .... He was busy arranging the files.

Savitakaki was busy preparing for cooking...

Kantikaka will come hungry, yesterday he had fast .. in this anxiety ...... and gas was empty .. there was another bottle, she shouted at Nikunj

           "Nikunj, change this bottle ..I'm late..your daddy will come now".

           "Mommy, I'm busy with important work ... not now ..."

Savitakaki was in a hurry to cook .. even changed the bottle herself. ..and how the fire broke out in a hurry .. Savitakaki's silk sari caught fire... After getting the news, both the sons also came. Savitakaki could not be saved...Savitakaki took her last breath in the hospital on the fourth day.

As the cremation in the crematorium, the people went their own way...

Kantikaka and three sons left at home...Nikunj was still preparing to go to Australia...He was preparing to catch tomorrow night's flight. 

And the middle son .. had to sign a business agreement with a big party .. a very big deal was going to get out of hand...

They both husband and wife were in a hurry to go home ...

                "Bapuji, you and big brother stay here, let's go ahead and make other preparations" and started walking without waiting for an answer.

Kantikaka stared at both of them with pity eyes ... his past and future were burning on the pyre.

Kantikaka, who was staring at the pyre with wide-eyed eyes, saw his future as dark from today.

A month passed with the help of by with the help of a distant widow aunty and other close relatives ...

The regret of that his sons not being able to come after the death ceremony, tears flowed from his eyes ...

He arrived intending to stay for the month with an elder son .. but could not stay even for a week.

The assumption that he would feel comfortable with the middle son was also wrong..and he firmly believed that Nikunj would not come back from abroad...

However, with a broad mind, he stayed at the middle son's home.

After two or four days, the middle son said, "Bapuji, We have two acres of land in our village, isn't there a highway right in front of it?"

               "Yeah, beta, one acre about fifty-sixty millions, sure."

           "Then let we sell it? Millions of crores will be in our hands very easily..how long will we pay the rent!! and big brother also needs money."

              "Yes, you are right. why do you have to suffer despite the money ..? Let's talk to the broker."

They called the broker at home .. the advice of the broker was true that if we sell it after one year, it will yield two crores .. both of the sons are agreed with this. 

After some days, Kantikaka called the broker again.

            "Brother, I need money. Right now you sell the land and you get your commission ..."

And Kantikaka sold the land without the knowledge of his sons.

He created a trust of the amount received and started service activities in the village "Savitamahila Gruh Udyog", an old age home..an orphanage..and a free restaurant for the needy...

He also started activities in the name of Savita Kaki of all the organizations and as the head and administrator of all the organizations.

The fragrance of his service spirit began to spread all around.

And so, he met the lawyer, to prevent the son from making any claim in the future .... to dismiss the sons from all his property by public notice. The notice has been published in the newspaper ...

When everyone was shocked to read this notice, he  told all in public that,

                     "His sons and daughter-in-law had a plan to sell the land and grab the money and putting him in the old age home. He came to this decision as he came to know all such matters."

However, a small amount has been set aside for the future of their children. The eyes of all present got wet when he declares this with tears. 

And with this "difficult decision" of his, Savita's soul may get peace...... while speaking ... he cried tremble like a small child!!..

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