Laila came abroad only a year and a half ago, she was in Dhaka without her husband for a total of thirteen years, the king moved to America leaving her two sons at the head of the first 15 years of her 30 years of life, then Rinku, Tinku aged 15 and 11. Years, not just because Laila's older sister, older daughter in the mother's family - well, why are these things coming to mind?
Layla closes her eyes, pretends to be asleep, Layla's Iranian girlfriend Tahira is sitting at the side table, her age is almost the same as hers, but Tahira doesn't have an older son like Layla.
Eyes closed again, Tinku went to class in York, Rinku works as a security guard. When they came back at 9 pm, there was no cooking in the house. Before leaving the house in the morning, he took out fish / meat to cook, but he hated the world. Yes, the word would be hateful. -
Laila, you are in this country, you have all the support, don't worry, at first it may take time to adjust.
You know, I was thinking about your king brother, the man has done a lot for me, when I was in the country, sending money by word of mouth, I used to go to the king's house with the boys, who provided the expenses? That's your king's brother, isn't it?
Laila feels light when she says the words, in the true sense all these utterances are true, very true. But in just a year and a half, Laila's arrival abroad was cut short, the wait was thirteen years, yes, for so many years Laila had been sitting like a pilgrim's crow, coming to Canada, the king came to Canada 6 years ago because he couldn't afford paper in America. It's been three more years, now Tinku's young man, next month he's 30, and Rinku's 23, Laila has been around for thirteen years now, will have a family abroad one day, will have a husband like her own - after all this time, this is her Canada Life? Is it so organized to live such a neglected life? Badshah is on social (government allowance), he also gets some medical support, is that why Badshah lives such a meaningful life? Layla doesn't want to make any calculations, not at all, who will say these things to anyone, where will she stand?
What happened you think so much? Tahira stands with hot coffee, with breakfast.
You're pretty lonely, this is good, Laila laughs and takes a cup of coffee, now it's four in the afternoon, from ESL (English for Second Language) class and when she arrives at half past ten in the morning, did Laila spend the night with misery yesterday? No, it's a foreign vibe, who to go to, what to do, Layla doesn't know where to go
Hey Layla, will you come to pick me up, brother of the king, who is a good man, Tahira is always full of praise for the king, and what a terrible destiny Layla, sinks again in the terror of last night - what arrogant behavior of the king, yes, for you I will stay at home as a thief Or? I've done a lot for you for a year, and no, now let me stay like me, the king will leave at six in the afternoon, and come back the next day at ten in the morning, take Laila to class and go to bed later in the day - this routine has been going on for the last two months. You have to spend the night outside, you have to gamble - what a horrible thing to do - sometimes Tinku was saying one day, mother, this is my father's Canadian life? Dad goes with these people? I don't tell my friends my father's name, you know, this is your foreign country? Layla didn't say a word that day, Layla had dreamed of a life for thirteen years, she told the boys we would go abroad one day, you would be Canadian citizens.
What happened to you? Don't drink coffee, what happened, let's go Badsha Bhai is standing downstairs we will go to the beach today - hurry up, Tahira is chasing, the afternoon light is becoming all around.
As soon as he got down to the lobby, the king came forward, he slept late all day - the night's drunkenness and gambling would wake up in a moment, Laila would get up in the car and the king would smile and say, let's go, it's getting late - At home - how can I have your hot coffee, the king looked at Layla's eyes once with that fierce look, at the moment the car started loudly.