“Please Dad, allow me to go with my friend. He will go within few days.”Jacob eagerly requested to his father.
“I have told you so many times that I am not going to permit you.”, his father said wrathfully.
In the mean time, it started raining heavily. The clouds roared very loudly. Light was flashing. After a while, it was dark everywhere.
“Oh..no! due to this rain, roof commence leaking.” Jacob’s mother said by looking at the rooftop.
“Please go, check and mend the roof otherwise it will fall down.” said Jacob’s mother.
“Hmm… lets come with me Jacob; we will later discuss on this topic, firstly we should mend the ceiling.” said Jacob’s father to him.
They both went by covering themselves with plastic bags. They put the ladder along with the wall and climb it for repairing the roof top. Somehow they managed to repaired the ceiling by covering it with a wooden blocks. After mending, they came down and was completely wet.
“Now, its look fine, you both change your clothes otherwise you will caught the cold.”said Jacob’s mother.
Hesitatingly, Jacob just began to talk to his father.”Dad…”. Interrupting him, his father said annoyingly,”Don’t start again.”. Jacob was in a tangle situation and thought how to convince his father.
The night was very terrible, frightful noises were coming, rain was hitting so bad on the roof as if someone wanted to come inside by breaking the roof. Everyone was praying that this night be over soon.
Next morning, after a long night, there was peace everywhere just like we stood in between a huge ocean and there was no one as far as our sight goes. Nevertheless everyone was feeling fresh and full of energy. It was a hard night for everyone.
“Dad, I want to talk to you as our discussion was left in between.” Jacob said with a bit scary.
“You have started again. Don’t you have any other topic to discuss?” said his father angrily.
“Please listen to me, let me speak my point at once, then take your decision.”
“Okay! tell.”
“Dad, I just wanted to help you, I know what are the circumstances, I don’t want you and mom to struggle like this just for feeding us. Now I am that much of capable, so that I can earn money. Besides, I want to do big in order that we don’t have to beg in front of anyone. You have tried so much but felt disappointed. Let me try at once. This is a opportunity, I’ll go and find work. Moreover I will stay with my friend, you don’t have to take any tension.”said Jacob with little fear.
Jacob’s father got stuck in a big complication.
“look my son, what are you saying is absolutely true, still going alone and don’t have money to go, how…..”.
Crossing his father’s words, Jacob said,”why are you taking so much stress, I’ll go with my friend thus I don’t need any money to go, further more I’ll stay with him till I find any work”.
“Notwithstanding, I didn’t assure myself for this”, said his father in a little bit of confusion.
“Okay you can talk to my friend directly, I’ll go to call my friend”, said Jacob.
Jacob went to meet his friend as they decided that after his friend talking to his father, he will let to know him what his father had decided.
“Did you talk to to your father?”, asked Jacob.
“Yes, I talked to him “,his friend said in a low voice.
“Then what did your father say”, asked Jacob in a very curious way.
“Actually, my father did not agree about your coming with us”, said his friend grievously.
“But why”, said Jacob .
“He didn’t give me the exact reason, however he was saying that this is a government job and only family members are allowed to go.”
“What’s this meaning, this make no sense.”
“Exactly, I also thought that but I think they heard the rumours about your family and the arrival of police and all that, may be due to this he didn’t reckoned.”
“But now what I will do, my father wanted to talk to you in regarding when and how we will go.” said Jacob in a tensed state.
“Sorry brother, I have tried my best but my father stucks on one thing that only family members will go and so on, even so I know the truth. If I can do some help please let me know”, said his friend in a deep voice.
After thinking for sometime, Jacob said,”please come with me to my father and tell him that your father agreed that I will stay with you.”
“But…”
“Ya, I know I am asking you to tell a lie, and this is not the right way but its very important for me to go and for this we have to tell a lie to my father as this is the only way to go .”
“Okay, I’ll go with you”
Both went to the Jacob’s house.”Dad, he is my friend with whom I will go.” said Jacob to his father.
“Oh…Okay. How are you my son?” asked Jacob’s father to his friend.
“I am fine uncle. What about you?”
“Fine…fine. So you are going to city.”
“Yes uncle. We will go within few days and also I have talked to my father about Jacob and he agreed to it.”
“How long can he stay with your family.”asked Jacob’s father for more clarification.
“Till he get any job and find any place to live.” said his friend(Bob) by looking sadly at Jacob.
“Okay then, you can go , I permit you to go with them.” said Jacob’s father to him feeling somewhat happy.
“I should go now. okay uncle bye”said his friend in a low voice.
After coming outside from the house Jacob thanked his friend for supporting him. “You are my friend and its my duty to help you, hope I could convince my father..”said his friend very sadly.