There was Chacha Hameed who used to run the Hostel Canteen. An honest God fearing man, one of the kindest people I ever came across. One night I came late after 12 and Chacha closed the canteen. I had no money to eat from outside. I was going back when he called me,

"Putar, tusi roti nahi khadi aj" I said "nahi chacha, koi nahi ma bahro kha lena" He reopened the canteen and asked me what i wanted to eat. Knowing that he closed and all so I asked for biscuit and tea. He said "Sir jee, twada order (Paratha Omelette) bana dena"h

He insisted, so I said okay. He sat with me. And we just started talking. I enjoyed talking to him tbh. He asked me about my fam and stuff. Idk what happened to me, I told him what was in my heart, the shit reality of fam. I asked his.

I was in final year, already had the job. He respected me so much. I asked him not to call me Sir. When I graduated and settled in job. I called him and asked him how was he. He said "bus putar tabiyat thori marhi haigi koi nahi, tusi kado lana chakar"

I promised him that I will come next week. He was happy to hear that. I wanted to give him some money too which he never asked. Two days later. I got a call that he passed away. I was shocked. To my core. I wanted to cry and scream.

That moment was one of the hardest on me. Some 800 people attended his janaza and in register I found out students there owed him 3 lac. That poor honest man out of good heart let it be. And no one bothered to visit his fam to pay off the debt. I did what I could.

I was so ashamed of those residents who tried their best to rob him by making excuses. "Chacha pehli ko paisay ayen gy. Chacha kal ly lena. Chacha asi aethy e rehna, lay lena bad ch."
He deserved better residents. He fed them. Listen to their bullshit.

If only I could do something about it. I don't know where is his family now, uni didnt give me contact. All I could do is pray for him and I also pray to Allah that people who robbed him gets hell. Ameen.

Whenever I have chaye. I miss his shouts to the cook. "CHEEMAY, IK CHAA DY MERA PUTAR" It was just tea. But his concern was genuine. MAY ALLAH BLESS HIM THE HIGHEST PLACE IN JANNAH. ameen.