It was hard to hear your own voice as the epidemic in the city has scared everyone. The doctors were working without a break. They knew that a little help could save another life. An old man who had a heart attack last evening was lying flat in his bed with nurse standing right beside him. He was going out of breath and was in a terrible condition. The nurse had already given a call to his son who said he was on his way to the hospital.
The moment nurse looked at the fine looking young boy who looked lost she knew it was that old man’s son. She waved her hand and called him inside the ward where there was almost no space to accommodate any more patients. The nurse had to rush to the other ward as they had some emergency there. She took the hand of the old man and told him, “Look, your son is here. Don’t worry you are going to be all right.”
The young boy did not say anything as he already had the old man’s hand in his own hands.
“Take care of him and do not let him move. I will come back in a few minutes. Don’t worry your father will be all right,” the nurse aid as she left the ward.
The young boy helped himself with a chair that was lying in a corner. He literally pulled the chair, as the old man would not let go off his hand.
The nurse came an hour later as the staff of the hospital was busy taking care of the patients of the epidemic. She saw that the young boy was still sitting in the same position and had tears in his eyes. The old man was unconscious but he would not let go off the young boy’s hand.
The nurse looked at the boy and said, “You must go and eat something, I am here to take care of him.”
The young boy nodded his head but did not move a bit.
The nurse left the ward after checking other patients. She had not gone back home for last two month as she had to work in regular shifts. She came at around 11 o’clock at night and told the young boy, “You must eat something and take some rest. Your dad is going to be all right.”
The boy did not say anything as if he had nothing to say. He looked tired but did not move an inch all day long.
The nurse came in the morning and found the young boy sitting right there. He looked at the nurse and informed her, “He is dead.” He had tears in his eyes.
The nurse checked whether the old man was breathing or not. She took a big sigh and said, “I am sorry. Your father was a brave man.”
“He was not my father,” the young boy said in a mild tone.
The nurse got surprised and said, “Why didn’t you say so when I told you about him yesterday.”
“I came here looking for Mr. Clark. His son died in an accident when he was on his way to the hospital. I wanted to give him the news,” he said.
The nurse could not control her emotions. She nodded her head and said, “He was Mr. Clark. Why didn’t you tell me earlier when I had asked you to take care of him?”
“He needed a son at that moment,” the young boy relied.
Life is like that. Sometimes you do not need a reason to love, help or support someone. If what you do for other gives you inner peace you must not think twice.
