Phatik was very unhappy at his uncle’s house in Calcutta. He received no love and affection. His aunt found fault with him and insulted him. Once in the state of malarial fever, He ran away from home. He was brought back in serious condition. The boy told his uncle that he wanted to go home to his mother. His uncle assured him that he would send him when holidays would come. In his delirium he kept on asking his uncle if holidays had come. Finally his mother was sent for she arrived just in times to see her son die. His mother came to see her son dying.
