Arun let bhauju know about the call and went back to sleep. Ke nindra lagla ra jasto bha thyo bhusukkai bhe chha ekkai chhin ma. He woke up later with heavy head when he heard Maiyadidi, who has been working at his home since he remembered, knocking at the door and saying at the same time "Bhuja tayar bho babu". It was already 10:30. "Byan byan dekhi kich kich bhat khanai man chhaina" usle afule matrai sunne gari bhane ni ali thulo swar le chai "Ma khanna aile bhat" bhanyo. A minute later mom could be heard knocking at the door and saying "babu..ye babu...Arun, ooth ooth dhilo samma sutna hunna tauko dukhchha..la bhat khana aaija" "Khana man chhaina" Arun le ali jharkera bhanyo. "Tyaso bhanera kaha hunchha....jati ruch.cha tyati khanu..Arun...aaija feri khana selauchha ahile.." Arun got up. He knew his mom. His mom sat with him serving food. "la la la feri kina haldya tarkari malai pugi sakyo" Arun tried to stop his mom from refilling his plates. "talai ta chamsur palungo mitho lagthyo ta...kha na...oota ni painchha babu chamsur palungo?" Mom asked and filled his plate. "painchha" Arun just said, although he never had chamsur there. Mom filled in arko steel ko kachaura too.."la! ke garya yo?" Arun sounded puzzled. "Kha na..talai Aalu tama mitho lagchha bhanera banako jhan" Mom calmly answered. "kina yatti dherai jwano halya?" He asked. "Myaiya le..bichari budi bhaisakin..sudhdhi ni chhaina..dui choti parechha." Mom clarified. Je pani thapna khojne Aama dekhera Arun chhakka paryo. Paniu ma Aamale bhat oothako dekhe si ta Arun le thalai oothayera "malai bhat pugi sakyo..nahalnus hai yaha." bhanyo. "Khai taile ta khanai chhodichhas babu...yati khane manchhe ho ra ta? Hera anuhar gati kai chhaina.." Paniu ma bhat oothai oothai mom expressed her sadness. Arun did not say anything but quietly tried to finish whatever was left in his plate. Then mom suddenly landed more bhat on his plate. Arun got mad., "khanna ma bhat sat...pugyo bhanya haina maile? ma bach.cha ho? khana man lage samma ta khai halchhu ni..khali kich kich kich kich" He vented his displeasure. After a brief pause he ate a couple of bites then looked back at his mom. She was quietly looking at him and he noticed a few waves of sadness flickered. He regretted his words. There was no one in the entire world he loved more than his mother. He just smiled at her and fighting back her spilling eyes she blessed him with her usual celestial smile. "La yo golvedako achar" she put more achars on his plate. Arun laughed this time. Bhat khai sakera, he came down to his room. Called a couple of friends in town. Weekday ma ko hune gharma diuso.. Then he saw the numbers he wrote down this morning. Dibya's numbers. He was not much interested in calling her then but he kept on staring at the numbers. ....