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Everything will be alright

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Achchan noun Malayalam word for father/Dad Pronunciation - The 'cha' is similar to the one in Bachchan. Dear Achcha, I should've written this letter a long time ago. But some things take time... The very last time I spoke to you, I had said, " Ellam sheriyavum" . In Malyalam, it means 'everything will be alright'. Whenever you saw doubt or unhappiness on my face, you would ask me what the matter was. Sometimes I would be forthcoming with an answer, and then you would offer some advice. At other times, I would just shake my head and say "Nothing". Whatever be my answer, you would always say ' Ellam sheriyavum '. And even if the problem wasn't solved, I would find it a little easier to believe that it would indeed be alright. When I saw you in the hospital room that day, I told you that everything would be alright. Because I believed it myself and I wanted you to believe it too. By the time I saw you again, everything wasn&#