Poverty, Pandemic & Lockdown | Story

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I was sitting beside dining table, it was the time of sunset and opening Fast but, I was so irritated by the crying of my younger kid so I slapped him and told him " From where I bring fish for you now this time?". The Problem was that the fish's aroma was coming from our neighbor's home and the child was very much crying since evening asking for fish. Due to the aggression and slap, he stopped crying. My other childrens was sad on my slap and told him not to cry.

We were sitting on dining table to eat pumpkin in Iftaari, one of our village's farmers gave the pumpkin to me in the noon when I was coming home.

When my two elder kids saw pumpkin, I felt they were also sad but due to my slap to the younger kid they were also frightened, took some bites and told me that they did not felt hunger or thirst and today's fast was so easy and our stomach is full.

We call my younger kid "Coco", he is 5 years old. Due to my aggression he was slept near elder brother. I was taking tea, he woke up and started playing with their brothers. I was in deep thoughts, that my neighbor will cook fish each day so, I cant beat him each day.

Due to lockdown, I have no work from long time and I don't have a single penny to purchase bread, so how can I buy fish daily but I called coco, ask forgiveness for beating him and told him that when the pandamic and lockdown is over, I found work then I will bring a lot of fishes and good meals for you. Coco replied "Papa, i don't like fish". so i asked again "Why were you crying for fish since evening, If you don't like?". He replied "that was because i smelled the aroma and wanted to taste but now i don't like it, Fish is so spicy and I dont like spices". He then ran toward his brothers and started whispering in his brother's ears.

I asked my elder children about what was hr whispering, they replied "Papa we told coco that fish is so spicy and we don't like spices, we love to eat pumpkin and don't ask Fish otherwise Papa will beat you, so he was telling us that I told papa I don't like fish."

I was unable to control my tears, I started crying and told them that you guys go and play. I was thinking about my poverty, lockdown and no work and crying. I don't remember at what time I slept, as I was flowing in the sea of my thoughts.

I woke up early in the morning, washed my face and went outside home in search of some work. As I came out of home, I saw coco was searching something in dustbin outside of my neighbor's home. It was that house from which fish's aroma was coming last day. His face was to the other side. I saw him eating the small waste pieces of the fish from dustbin, I called him coco, he get frightened. I asked him what are you doing?, he told me i was just playing. I told him go home and don't come out untill I come. He replied but Papa I don't want fish.

My heart was fully broken, I was crying inside and prayed ALLAH Almighty, to eliminate the pandamic and lockdown, to bless everyone with neighbors that do care of poor neighbors, to give work to those jobless and homeless peoples who are affected by the pandemic.

Thanks Alot for stopping by, Please do take care of poor peoples, homeless, your neighbors and helpless peoples.

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