Mr. Parmanand Not So Trustful

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Parmanand, a plumber by profession, visits every house especially to those where the retired people resides and whose son or daughter are busy in either fulfilling their ambitions or in earning their means of sustenance. He would be the support for them in everything these old couples would search in their children.

"Why do you worry kaka? I am there for you. All your problems will be taken care of." Parmanand's habitual parlance.

And these would comfort the  old generation.

Mr. Parmanand never turns away from his promises or duties. He would arrive instantly over a phone call. Beside being a plumber, he would also take charge of several other issues like buying medicines, groceries, visiting to doctor's chamber with the aged junta. Once when he visited a doctor with the septuagenarian lady, Sunita, whose husband had died few years back and her only daughter was married long back, he was the one who had paid the doctor's fee online. The lady blessed him and very proudly confessed the receptionist about her inability to do online transactions at this age. The receptionist was, though, busy staring at Parmanand wondering his ability to persuade this old lady to this extent.

Recently, the husband, Mr. Ganesh died of heart attack, his wife was left behind who would only know to use cheques and no other means of bank transactions. Parmanand had visited their house in one or two occassions but was reluctant to come often as much he used to, when Ganesh was alive. The reason being the presence of thier son Anuj who stays in a different state with this family. Anuj and his wife would not appreciate the presence of Parmanand, but never had spoken to their parents because of the closeness Parmanand had sustained with them.

Once, Parmanand had come in the evening. He was mostly talking to Ganesh's wife rather than Anuj.  Anuj was interrupting their conversation and he knew Parmanand's immense support to the elderly populace of the locality. Parmamnd enquired, ' Oh! Anuj, Is all banking formatlities done for your mother? When is she supposed to get her family pension? And did you apply for her ATM card?'

Anuj was not comfortable with Parmanand's last enquiry. He spoke, " Yes, almost done. And my mother cannot operate an ATM, so that is not requisite. She will operate her account through cheque."

Mr. Parmanand spoke vehemently, 'Oh ! what are you saying Anuj? Who will go to the bank on regular basis? No need to worry. I will take care of that. Do you know all the retired people who are above 65 years had given me their ATM cards for withdrawing cash and other online transactions. They do not know their pin. They just call me and I reach their home in a blink, like a gennie. I have so many cards that I even tend to forget my own pin.' He laughed loudly while Anuj was turning red in furry and worry recalling the incidences when two of his old relatives had complained of loosing some money from their account recently. When Sunita, the septuagenarian aunt of Anuj had visited their home, had asked Anuj to check her banking transactions which revealed many online transactions.


Now, Anuj knew the reason of this missing money as all of them had always relied on Parmanand. But he needs to caution them all, although he doubted if they would believe him as Parmanand had become the saviour of all the generians.


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