Year 2020 gave me one last shake when suddenly after running around hospitals thrice a day on 28th Dec2020, in the evening I suddenly developed high fever (101 deg C). I was sure that I had contracted Corona, would most likely give it to Ma and Baba as I was in their house, and would have to spend new year in isolation if not in the hospital. I took crocin, and fever subsided, once more it came in the morning. Once more I took crocin and then took a taxi to come to newtown after breakfast. We were supposed to go to Bangalore on the 30th. Hearing of my fever, Sum decided to cancel our tickets (lot of money got deducted) and tied up with Sona so she could come to Kolkata on 1st by herself.
Thankfully my fever had subsided by 30th, I had no other symptoms so it was decided that the fever was possibly due to overstrain and I need not isolate. On 1st Jan 2021 I made a special lunch
Basanti pulao, shukto, cholar dal, beguni
In the evening we went to receive Sona at the airport. There was a huge traffic jam near Eco park, so a trip of 20mins took more than an hour. Thankfully we were just in time to receive Sona. She looked very dull and listless and the return trip took more than one hour again. After coming home, having dinner, Sona cried a lot due to PMS and some hassles at her apartment with her friend. We talked for a long time and I tried to console her as best I could. Hopefully this year will be a bright one for her and for us and corona will be delegated to the back of our minds with the arrival of the vaccines.
