They were playing and suddenly after 15 minutes I heard the voice ‘Mummy……..’I immediately recognized that it was Rinku. Without thinking anything of a second I rushed up. I saw Rinku had fallen down and was drowning. My poor kid of 3 years did not know swimming.

 I cried for help ‘Rinku… somebody please save my kid’. I ran down, ‘Subhashi  Rinku is drowning’ Subhashi ran out. Both of us were scared to death. We did not think anything like this could ever happen to our son. I jumped in the water. Rinku was struggling I could see his head; I swim faster got hold of his hand and brought him out. His eyes were closed I tried to wake him up. ‘Rinku, Rinku wake up’ I then notice that his back side of head was bleeding heavily. There was a severe cut there. ‘Rinku …wake up beta…...Subhashi…Rinku is not moving He has blood all over…..how did this happen…Help…..I could not figure what had happened……I looked up And all I could see was the roof titles on the first floor.

Oh God….. Was he hit by that and then he feel down, so the time he fell down he was badly injured….He could be still alive. I checked his breathing and it had stopped functioning. We had a doctor living next door. She was standing beside my wife. She was Saeer’s mother.

 ‘Sunitaben can you please check what has happened to my son’. Rinku had swallowed lots of water. Sunitaben then immediately gave him CPR, but then she looked at his injured head and said his head had struck badly roof tiles and may be me might had a brain hemorrhage. But he was no more and that was confirmed.

I took my little boy in my hands and hugged him .I did not wanted to leave him that day. I felt like my heart had stop beating. I could not believe he was no more. I kissed him again and again. I looked at him and remembered his tiny hands the first time he had hold my hands. He learnt to drive cycle. All his happy and sad moments flashed my eyes. I thought I could now never ever get my boy back. I was so happy when he was born. My heart sulked in sorrow and deep grievance.

My wife could not understand what was going on. ‘Take him to the hospital’ She said repetitively. ‘Don’t waste your time here. Take him immediately, why are you wasting your time here? Common take Rinku, call ambulance.’ She still hoped her Rinku could have survived that fatal accident. I looked at her and said Rinku is no more. She said stop talking rubbish,  I don’t want to believe you. Get up. She leant forwards, took Rinku from my hands, this time she realized her son was no more. She cried like anything. ‘Rinku come back beta, come back Rinku, Rinku, please don’t go. Sunitaben you are doctor can you bring my rinku back. Please try Sunitaben, He could be alive.’ Sunitaben sat beside her and said Rinku is no more……She again hugged her child tightly through her chest and cried a lot…and we both kept on crying…that day…….

I saw Rinku dying but could do nothing about it. I was the most pitiful father of the world that day. Since that day there is not a single day I would not have cried hiding my tears from my wife.

My eyes were full of tears again, I could not control myself, I broke down in to tears.
‘Pankaj…….the dinner is ready…..’ my wife called me before I could stand up she came to the door. She looked at me, we both stared into each other eyes. I wanted to cry aloud but controlled my emotions. She came near me, rested her head on my chest and said ‘I hate this rain pankaj…It took my Rinku away form me’ She was crying. I could not control my emotions and said ‘Yes I hate it too……and tears rolled down my cheeks…….’