The Gardener Page #4

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l will always belong to you''

The kids' arrival really

livened up things

You have given me

very lovable children

''l gave you the children, yes.

But it's you who made them lovable''

Have they gone to bed?

- Yes...

Anju and Karan are

sleeping in our room

Sanjay and Rohit?

- ln the room downstairs

Where's the poor bachelor Karan?

Karan's sleeping in the hall

with Rahul and Payal

That's all right...

but where are we going to sleep?

We...? Come with me

We're going to sleep here.

- Here...?

''Why? lsn't it good enough?

- Oh no, it's first-class''

''People unnecessarily go to

places like London, Paris...''

New York and so on

for their honeymoon

This is a great place

And where is your pillow?

- Mine?

Here it is

You will never improve either

''We must leave now, dad.

We had a great time''

When are you coming again?

On Diwali?

But Holi's coming up before Diwali.

- Oh yes! For Holi!

Don't forget to call once

you get home

''ln just 24 hours, the house

appears to be so lonely again''

''True, but these 24 hours

gave us so much of joy''

Sanju wasn't to be seen.

ls he staying over for a few days?

There's still time for his train.

- l see

And he...

- He...?

''He needs 50,000 rupees.

- 50,000 rupees?''

He wants to take a loan

to buy a car

And what do you call one's

own initial contribution...?

''The down payment.

- Yes, right''

He's hesitating to tell you.

- Hesitating to tell me?

Yes

''What happened, dad?''

l'm very angry with you.

- Angry? What...

What you have done

is very bad

''Dad, l was only...

- Sit down''

''Now tell me, since when has your

Mummy been coming between you and me?''

''lf there's anything you need,

you must tell me...''

why hesitate in telling me?

''Dad, l thought maybe you will...''

''My son, l am your father.

And as long as l live...''

my children need not worry

about anything

Go to Delhi without a worry.

The money will follow you there

''Don't you want to have breakfast?

- Sure, dad''

''lt's this loan of 50,000 that you've

sought against your gratuity''

''Do you realise, there will be nothing

left in your account after this?''

There's no question of turning down

a sincere employee like you

But you're a friend too

And you have always encouraged people

to invest wisely for the future

But you haven't thought

of your own future

''Whatever you have earned, you have

spent in meeting your children's needs''

The truth is that

after one retires...

one's savings is his

greatest strength

''My strength is the smile on

my children's faces, sir''

What good is the money that is

of no use to my children?

''ln any case, l'm just not worried about

what will happen after my retirement''

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