Chapter two
Shankar had always been brave to tackle the situation when such arose, though he worked very hard to lead this life. His wife, on the other hand, helps most of his family to get proper food and the knowledge that they need to have once they start to lead their life. They both together make sure that all together make a strong strength when such disasters need attention.
On the other hand, Bhargav was along with his three brothers and one little sister. He had always taken care of all of them whenever they needed help. One fine day, when everyone was seated around for eating the food, Mother Rani had prepared rice with dal and had started to serve the food to all.
They had the box television on with flash news about the continuous rains which could break into houses anytime soon. Maybe the government wanted to evacuate everyone before it's too late. This made Shankar's pondering heart heavy.
Later,
When they had all slept together, the rain ripples sounded outside, with a noisy fan on top of the floor...
At 1:00 am, with tears on his face, looking at the dark rain outside with a yellow street light in the corner street near to an end from the open window, and the flowing river which is far away, he could feel the sound of the flowing water though. He was worried about what he needed to do to help his family stay safe when things got hard to control.
Seeing this from sleep on the floor, his son Bhargav, who had just opened his eyes, had seen his father with dread in his eyes. He had just woken from sleep and barely imagined what his father had gone through and quickly became normal.
From the back, raising his hand to his father's shoulder, "Nanna (Father), what happened?" Looking slowly in a dramatic way, he said, "Haven't slept yet?"
"I just had to wake up suddenly and saw you," the son replied.
"Can I say something? Can you tell me one thing? Have you ever thought about what is the toughest part in our life - when you know you might lose your loved ones? I can feel that… until some miracle arises."
"How can you say that?" asked the son.
"You know, when you have an abundance of experience staying at one place, you have a sense of what can happen…"
Slowly, they started to sit - father on the chair and son on the floor - and they continued their heartfelt discussions.
A little later,
Everyone had just joined them around and had an exchange of emotions.
In between them, having his hand on his father, son Bhargav said, "If something unfamiliar comes up, then I have a plan that helps us all.
I don't know how Lord Shiva has planned to save others, but I am here to save you all... trust me," as he promised to all his family.