Grandpa

My grandpa, appachan as I fondly called him was a man of routine. I saw him wake up early in the morning and go to the field to do some small work, after breakfast, he planted bananas, pepper, ginger, turmeric under the coconut trees. He also kept cows and took them out to graze. He would come back at around noon and switch on the radio or watch some tv.  He spent most of his time reading the Bible. He was one person I could go to for protection from the older cousins, who chased me around. We lose people, we always do. I write this with a heavy heart.