A letter from June 30th, 2022

Dear FutureMe, Dad fell down and got 9 stitches on the back of his head. I probably can never forget those few hours where i was tensed up. Me and Sadhiya were in the kitchen taking notes on groceries to be purchased. Dad came by looking weak as he had washed some utensils which he did voluntarily. He gave me his flask and said the word 'Water'. I even told him pls tell me in full sentence what you want. "Shall i refill it with hot water for you?", I asked. He nodded. He went over to the sink to spit his Supari and i even scolded him to stop eating that ****. He is already coughing from few days and he better needs to stop using supari for few days to get better. He didn't respond much. He finished his work at sink and went towards hall to continue watching TV. We heard a huge thump. Me and Sadhiya shocked that probably he might have knocked off a water bottle or something. We quickly rushed to witness the horrific scene which is still fresh in my memory as i write this. He was lying on the hard tiled floor. Unconscious. He had hit his head on the floor and was bleeding. I was just frozen in the moment. Mind didn't work. I didn't know what to do. I just called the ambulance. No network. Ran here and there for network while Sadhiya was trying to pump his chest thinking he had a heartattack. She even got a dupatta to try to hold the wound steadily to control bleeding. I called our neighbour uncle aunty for help and even the upstairs one guy bachelor came to assist. Somehow dad got consciousness and we made him got up and made him sit and called Mani (our neighbour auto wala) and somehow dad was able to walk down the step and boarded the auto to Deepam hospital. They took him in casualty ward and immediately started working and they put 9 stitches on him. V shaped cut. They recommended ct-brain to confirm if there was any internal bleeding. We put him in an ambulance and took him to Prem Scans. Then came back to hospital with films. 3 doctors analysed the scans and luckily no major injuries. We came back home. Though we got the films and got it analysed by 3 doctors. The official report is yet to be collected. Will check that as well and hope for the best. So far he is all normal. I am typing this on the day this happened at 11:58pm. The worst day for me apart from my mom's *****. Hopefully by the time you read this. He is happily recovered. Convey your love for him.