Chapter 11

" Father, it s a promise that I am giving to you. I will work very hard for you . Just to make you happy. I want you to always be happy just the same way that you want me to always be happy. " Robert said with a very tiny voice as tiny as little rope. He was saying all this with the aim of assuring his father that he will make him to be proud of him as well as making him to know that he has always got him in mind.

Just at the age of five, Robert had already had the ideas of being a very respectful man in future. He was already thinking big. That was a very good thing because doing that, I motivated him in order to work so hard so that he will be able to Any way, Robert's father had already put in his mind that he had to be strong as well as he had to be very firm and courageous to over come all what was happening to him at that moment.

He believed in the saying that ' The night never last forever ' as this saying was very true in all it's sense.

From this saying, one could quickly derive several interpretations. As to Robert's father , he strongly believed that all the problems that he was facing at that moment will not last for long as well as he continued and persistently believing that , all the hard times he is passing and going through right now are short lift. They can not last for long because they are all temporary issues.

How ever, he was right as his ideology and way of thinking was very correct. " Father, what is wrong ? Asked Robert with a very tensed and frightened look after discovering that his father was shouting endlessly. Robert shiverinng from where he was standing due to the fact that his father had shouted unexpectedly, started crying.

" Father , you are hurt . " Robert said with so much fright in his look as he had just noticed that his father had just cut his hand while trying to find out what really cut his palm. Before he noticed that it was the door of the car that he was trying to arrange that had made him to cut his hand with out knowing.

It's only when his he had cut his hand that he started feeling the pains could no more hold it as he started shouting endlessly.

The pains that he was feeling could not be explained as the wound was too too deep. How ever, there was the need for him to be strong. He had the feeling that may be when he arrives at his mother's house, she can have some things that can help cool down the Pains that he was feeling at that moment.

" Robert, I just had a little wound on my hand . But it is ok. It is not a big deal ok ? " His father said as he was trying to hide what was really going on his son. He did not want him to be as hurt as he was at that moment. He was trying all ways to make sure that he does not reveal the fact that he was really feeling pains.

How ever, there was the need for him to forget about the pains he was feeling and do fast so that they could both go and See Robert's grand mother and hand him over to her.

He struggled trying to fix the door of the car until he finally succeed in arranging it. It was not that easy for him to fix it but at last, he finally succeeded.

" Robert, it's time to go to your grand mother's house. We have stayed here enough. Hurry up let us start going. Carry the school bag that is down there and I will carry the rest . " Robert's father said with a loud voice as he was hurrying.

He was in a haste because they did not respect time as they are very late due to the time they all had an appointment with Robert's grand mother.

" Ok father " , Robert answered his father with a very low voice as he was trying to pick up his school bag . Robert walking along side his father heading towards the direction of his grand mother's house.

Looking at his father closely as he was feeling so bad and remorseful for his father's condition. Still looking at his father, he was feeling so sorry for him as he could not do any thing to help him. He was too too small at that time. He could barely even do any thing. He felt pity for his father as he was seeing him every day as he was undergoing all kinds of suffering with out stopping. He was indeed a strong man.

Robert loved his father so much. He was praying every day that passed that he wanted that God should make him to grow up very fast so that he could be able to take care of his father just the way he was taking care of him and even more.

He always had the dream of being a very big and respect person in the society. He was willing to sacrifice every thing for his father if it had to.

As they were still going to his grand mother's house, he could not stop looking at his father struggling to carry all the things he was carrying at that time. They were all indeed very heavy but he had no choice than to carry them with out complaining. He wax indeed a very strong man.

" Father , father , father... " said Robert with a very low voice as he was looking straight up to his father waiting for him to turn his head face downward. He was looking at his father as he was sweating endlessly due to the weight that he was carrying at that moment .

" Yes Robert.... " said his father with so much concern as usual as he wanted to know the reason why his son was calling for him. He wanted to know by all means why he was so tensed and why he was insisting in calling him so many times as he just did.

He wanted to know the main reason why he was calling him so hard like that. " What is the problem Robert ? Why are you calling for me that much ? Is there any thing wrong ? " Robert's father started asking his son with so much worry as he really wanted to know why he was calling for him persistently as he was even holding him by the trouser and shaking him up so that he could at least turn and look at him.

" Robert , can you talk to me ? What is the problem with you ? What do you want to tell me ? Robert's father asked his son as he finally stopped walking and turned towards the direction where his son was standing and kept some of the things he was carrying down.

Immediately, after putting down most of the things he was carrying on his body which belongs to Robert , he now bent down directly in front of Robert as he started looking at him directly into the eyes.

" Ok Robert, Tell me what the problem is. I am listening. What is wrong ? What do you want to tell me that is so important and urgent right now ? " Robert's father asked with a very low voice as he was trying to convince his son on telling him what was going on. He wanted that he should tell him every thing about what was going on in his head . He did not want that he should keep any thing out.

" Ok father , I will tell you. " said Robert with a very low tune as he did not want any other person to listen to their discussion. As his father was looking at him very closely, he was seeing a lot of concern in his father's eyes as he could see it clearly. From his father's countenance, he could see a lot of things on it.

Suffering, pains, concern, unhappiness, hope and so many other things.

Any time Robert was thinking about that particular scene that his father was looking at him , tears will always run out from his eyes. He could not hold it any more any time that he was seeing his father in pains. It hurts him any time he sees his father suffering for him more than the way it hurts his father.

" Ok Robert . Tell me am listening . " His father said with so much concern for his son. He was ready to make things right for his son. He did not know why he was calling for him but he wanted to know by all cause as he was now quiet listening to what his son will say.

" Father , It is a very important thing to me . " said Robert with his tiny voice as very little as he was. As he said with so much confidence in him. He was so courageous and bold just like his father. He took all those qualities from his father as he was just so amazing and fun to be with.

" Yes Robert. I am still waiting to hear what you have to say . " said Robert's father with so much concern as he was so impatient to hear what he had to say as well a he could not wait to finally listen to what his son had in mind at that time. He has always known his son to be a very intelligent Young boy. Both academically and socially. He has always been the top of his class and he always reason just like a very big and matured person. The kind of ideas that he had always had were just so stunning as well as his father had given him all the good morals that he needed In order to succeed in life. Though it did not work on his own part . He believed that since it did not work for him,it will work for his son and not only partially but fully .

As he continued insisting on his son to say what he had in mind because they were both running out late for their appointment with Robert's grand mother.

How ever, Robert had finally decided to talk.

" Father, I want you to always know that if I am working so hard academically, I am working so hard but for you. I wand you to become a very great person when I grow up and make money for my self in order to take care of you. " said Robert putting on a solid and very portraying smile on his face.

The smile was really visible as every thing that he was saying were coming directly from his heart and he meant it.

" Father , I want to make sure that I study very hard so that I will be able to put a smile on your face when I become big and have a very big position in the society where people will be respecting me so much and I will have the time to take you out and make you to be very happy . " said Robert with so much happiness in him as he was so happy that he had the idea to do some thing good for his father when he grow up some day .

How ever , he was just so happy that at least he could think about such things as well as he was bent on helping his father with so many things in future .