The Sri Lankan Profession (Novel) : Chapter 29 (final chapter) - Another sunset

It was another depressingly sorrowful sunset. The bus was heading towards Shibly’s village. Shibly’s heart was heavy. For the first time, he stepped foot in Marudur at a similar sunsetting hour almost ten months ago.

There were so many differences between both of the travels.

It is a similar sunsetting hour. The scenes are still stunning. The weather is fine. The soothing evening wind of December is trying to calm down his mind.

But, deep down in his mind, the sadness and the worry are cloaking uncomfortably.

The Sri Lankan profession (Novel): Chapter - 28 - Before I close my eyes...

Hamdha Mohideen’s diary

“I wanted to see you getting married before I close my eyes, that’s what worries me”, my father repeated the same stanza three or four times this week. At first, I felt pity for him, but at last, I got angry at him today, “dada, stop this nonsense. You talk as if you are going to die tomorrow”.

Literally, my father sounded as if he was going to die. He did not take my anger seriously. I have never yelled at my father before. The feeling of pity towards him made me angry. But, he took my anger as a hilarious comedy, and he laughed loudly. He uttered to me with the same kind empathic tone: “I couldn’t save enough wealth for you, darling. But, you have a sound education to look after yourself. I am happy about it”, he said.

The Sri Lankan Profession (Novel) : Chapter 27 - The hope of a winter sun

Minhaj Firdaws’ diary

Today is Friday.

I am spending my weekend holiday in Umm Salal Muhammedh, Qatar.

I am lucky. I came to Qatar at a time of the year closer to the winter. My main concern before I came here was about the climate. I could not even think of the tropical desert weather.

Sri Lanka, of course, being situated close to the equator, is a tropically hot country. However, the temperature in the hill country is somewhat lower than the average temperature of the rest of the country, and it is a cold place by national standards.

It is one of the main reasons many tourists prefer hill country in Sri Lanka.