Ilyaas Kapadia


Independence

2024-04-14

My father keeps calling me.

I am not picking up.

I am scared.

I do not want to pick up.

I am getting anxious now.

But it too shall pass.

I have my visa.

I don't want to talk to him.

I have a job.

He's paid for my school.

I have my mother.

I am paying for my own expenses.

I will have 2 years worth of savings, at the end of this job.

You will still owe him.

This too shall pass.

I will have legally robbed him.

You might have to go back to him if you fail.

I have my mother.

She will buckle under his forces.

I will not go hungry.

What makes you so sure of it?

I have enough value in the marketplace to not go hungry.

What makes you so sure of the Indian marketplace?

I can ride a bike. I can deliver. I will not go hungry.

This too shall pass.

It will make a great story.

If you succeed, that is.