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A kothi in Daryaganj
Rama locked up the house. Pitaji of stealing her money and both of them
Life for Pitaji was better than what it had been had a fight. Pitaji couldn’t believe that his own
previously. Rama made sure he had a healthy granddaughter was calling him a thief. Pitaji
breakfast, fresh fruits, and fresh food made rang up Daughter 2 who said why don’t you
every day, with dinner at 8 o’clock. His health stay with Daughter 1 in Lucknow for a few days.
improved and his energy levels came up. Pitaji Pitaji then rang up Daughter 1 who suggested
fell into a routine, going for a walk to the park, that he could stay with his nephew Nerender in
and made new friends. Rama would once in a Meerut for two weeks and she would bring him
while invite them for tea. One by one Inder’s to Lucknow. Two weeks became two months
sisters and brothers-in-law came to Bombay and there was no call from Daughter 1. Nerender
during the holidays. said that he was going on vacation and Pitaji
Sometimes in the month of March, Pitaji told could stay with another nephew till Daughter
Rama that he wanted to go to Delhi for a few 1 could keep him. From Meerut, Pitaji moved
days and he would stay with Daughter 2 and to Kanpur and another two months there was
also visit his sister. His ticket was bought and no call from his eldest daughter. Pitaji on his
Inder saw him off at the station. Gave Daughter own went to Lucknow; Daughter 1 was shocked
2’s number to the person sitting next to him. For upset and angry that he had landed up without
some unexplainable reason Inder felt that this informing her. After a month she said that she
was the last time he would see his father. was going on vacation and that he should move
Pushed around
Pitaji spent two months in Daughter 2’s house
and had a sunstroke attack that left him very
weak. From Daughter 2’s house he went to his
sister’s house in Shahdara. In two weeks his
sister had a massive fight with him asked him to
leave her house and took Rs 20,000 from him as
his boarding and lodging. Daughter 2 said “Why
don’t you stay for few days with Daughter 3”,
the youngest daughter. He lived with Daughter 3
for two months. Daughter 3’s daughter accused A family’s betrayal hurts the most
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