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SOILED HANDS.
CHAPTER TWO:THE LETTER.
That was how my first day after seven-months stay abroad was spent.Indeed it was a saddening day for me because as a doctor cum society-lover,such a case was an illegal one, deserving punishment from the authorities.Nevertheless,it proved to be a rigid one to solve because in it I could sniff soiled hands.
"Mummy,how come you came home late today.Mmmmh,I missed you a lot.Look who is here with us."
I poked on her tiny bulb-shaped nose then stood myself up to take a good look at the newcomer.
"Mummy,he says his name is Mr.Finardis,and he is here to meet dad.I have told him he is not here with us but he insists he must see him."
"Hello Doctor Sahib I guess.It is good that I have found you to ask about the whereabouts of your husband."
"Who are you if I may ask and how related are you to my husband such that you need him that much."He wore a wide smile and pecked off a speck of dust from his Itali-made suit.From the aura of decency sorrounding him,I could tell he was a 'big' man.
"Ooh,maybe I should have introduced myself in the first place.You will excuse me for that.I am Mr.David Siyada, your husband's colleague and manager at his place of work.It has been a month and he has not reported to work, something that kept me running all the way from Bogyit to come check on him.Maybe he is ill,which I hope not,or his family had a misfortune,which I hope is not the case too.As our worker,we have to check on him as we are a family.So Mrs.Sahib,can I see him?"
"Seen him?That was a month ago.He has not been home since then sir."My bubbly daughter jabbered out before I could even utter a single word.
The man's face faded in colour and on it sat a face of someone caught in a dilemma.I too looked at him transfixed with my heart missing some beats.'Oh God!Let not anything happen to him, protect my dear husband God!'I muttered to myself silently.'
"What do you mean? Doctor Sahib,is it a prank or is she telling me the truth?"Noticing my silence and the expression on my face,he got his answer.
"But before coming he asked me to post a letter with your address in it.I felt odd with his actions because he was to leave for the holiday the very next week.However,he asked me not to question him in any way and instructed me not to open the letter too,something that added to my worries.That is why I had to come check on him and confirm if the letter.."
"A letter?"
© Grassland
That was how my first day after seven-months stay abroad was spent.Indeed it was a saddening day for me because as a doctor cum society-lover,such a case was an illegal one, deserving punishment from the authorities.Nevertheless,it proved to be a rigid one to solve because in it I could sniff soiled hands.
"Mummy,how come you came home late today.Mmmmh,I missed you a lot.Look who is here with us."
I poked on her tiny bulb-shaped nose then stood myself up to take a good look at the newcomer.
"Mummy,he says his name is Mr.Finardis,and he is here to meet dad.I have told him he is not here with us but he insists he must see him."
"Hello Doctor Sahib I guess.It is good that I have found you to ask about the whereabouts of your husband."
"Who are you if I may ask and how related are you to my husband such that you need him that much."He wore a wide smile and pecked off a speck of dust from his Itali-made suit.From the aura of decency sorrounding him,I could tell he was a 'big' man.
"Ooh,maybe I should have introduced myself in the first place.You will excuse me for that.I am Mr.David Siyada, your husband's colleague and manager at his place of work.It has been a month and he has not reported to work, something that kept me running all the way from Bogyit to come check on him.Maybe he is ill,which I hope not,or his family had a misfortune,which I hope is not the case too.As our worker,we have to check on him as we are a family.So Mrs.Sahib,can I see him?"
"Seen him?That was a month ago.He has not been home since then sir."My bubbly daughter jabbered out before I could even utter a single word.
The man's face faded in colour and on it sat a face of someone caught in a dilemma.I too looked at him transfixed with my heart missing some beats.'Oh God!Let not anything happen to him, protect my dear husband God!'I muttered to myself silently.'
"What do you mean? Doctor Sahib,is it a prank or is she telling me the truth?"Noticing my silence and the expression on my face,he got his answer.
"But before coming he asked me to post a letter with your address in it.I felt odd with his actions because he was to leave for the holiday the very next week.However,he asked me not to question him in any way and instructed me not to open the letter too,something that added to my worries.That is why I had to come check on him and confirm if the letter.."
"A letter?"
© Grassland
