Sleep-overs

I will never forget that sweet tone. Often I used to hang about their house at Banani. Passing time watching movies, just chatting or instructing him with his studies. Often he would request me in a fine tone, ‘Alam Chachchu aajkay thaakonaa.’ He meant to stay the night with him. I don’t know why he requested so. Probably he liked my company whether asleep or awake. With some protest I would almost always have to submit to his request. I did not have much problem with that except I had to stay awake all the night as I was never comfortable sleeping other bed than mine.
Do you know what I would do all the night? I watched TV in mute mode.
I don’t remember but I think he never requested me like that after he was 10 or 11. But his tone still rings in my brain.