Saturday, June 8, 2013

Adventure story 88. Statue

                                                                      Statue
Nikhil was so happy on that day.He was carrying his daughter in one arm. Finally his wife was okay.He never expected that he would one day able to see his wife perfect condition after that incidence.He was so stress for many days she was in ICU.Those days were horrible for him.During that day worst things had happened.He looked at her daughter.There were stitches on her head.He knew that he was not perfect father but this time he proved to be worst father.He was supposed to be taking care of his daughter but he was just too busy with work.He still remembered that day. When his daughter fell out of balcony, he looked at her now and thanked his stars that she was fine.Just on that moment sick Priti came out and saw her daughter in blood and fainted.After that Priti was so shocked that she suffered from sudden rise of B.P.Then she had that problem with breathing. It was all horrible.First Nikhil was so scared that his daughter had fell from balcony. Luckily she got stuck in their neighbor's balcony so she didn't touch the ground but her forehead was stuck on cement.Her head was bleeding at same moment he heard Priti's scream.Then he just didn't know where to look first.His daughter was injured and his wife was fainted.Then all neighbor helped him.They called ambulance.He took them both to hospital.When he went in hospital his daughter Ruchi was crying and conscious while Priti was unconscious.Doctor told him that Ruchi was hurt but after stitches she would fine and suggested that he should pay more attention to Priti who was serious. Nikhil was so shocked since that day.He just didn't understand Priti's sickness. Few days ago she was fine then suddenly she began to feel some thing was wrong around her.He just didn't understand it so he told that he would take vacation from office and she could relax.He thought that it was for one day. But then Priti again and again started complaining about strange feeling so he had to work from office so that he could take care of his daughter and also work.But it was exhausting. He just couldn't able to pay that much attention to all and he made this mistake.
        Then for many days Priti was in hospital,they said that it all happened due to stress. Nikhil was so stressed finally yesterday Priti opened her eyes and Doctor said that she was quiet but normal. Then when Nikhil began to insist Doctor agreed to give her discharge.But Doctor called Nikhil before taking Priti to home. Nikhil was relax now.He knew that Doctor was going to just give instructions about diet that's all.Then when he told to receptionist that he wanted to meet Doctor.She nodded and phoned Doctor who immediately called him inside.Doctor looked irritated when he saw him with daughter.Doctor "Why did you brought your small daughter in hospital?It is risky.""Actually there is no one to take care of her at home.My parents stays in native place and they are not that healthy to take care of her.In case of Priti's parents her mother was died and her father is not much useful in handling kids so there is no option..""Okay..Okay."Doctor looked more angry now.Doctor called nurse and told her to take Ruchi with her. Ruchi was not willing.She was crying even Nikhil didn't like this idea.But he decided to obey Doctor's wishes.Finally Ruchi went out and Doctor started talking.Doctor" Actually I don't think your wife is totally fine now.""I just don't understand.You said that her B.P. is normal and ..""She is physically fine.But she is saying strange thing.""I just don't understand.""Well she is saying that she is dead.""What?I don't understand? Why did she say that?""May be she had some other problem?""What sort of problem?I just don't understand what are you trying to tell?My wife is saying that she is dead.Why did she say that?Just let me talk to her and everything will be fine." Nikhil stood up and started going out when Doctor said "Take it easy.I will come with you."Then that doctor stood up.Today that Doctor's each movement seemed slow to Nikhil. He just couldn't wait until he saw his wife.He began to run towards her room.
       When he entered in room,he saw Priti was sitting on her cot peacefully.A nurse was stood there with breakfast. Priti gave smile as soon as she saw Nikhil. Nikhil was relaxed now. Nikhil thought his wife was perfect. She was looking in fact a lot healthy and peaceful now. Nikhil sat near her. Nikhil " How are you?" Priti smiled. Priti "You can see me.That's great.""What?I can see you?Of course I can see you. I am not blind. I can see everything around me.That Doctor..Nurse..Table.. cot..""But that is different and I am different.I am dead.""What are you saying? You are alive and perfect.I am going to take you back home and everything will turn fine."Priti gave him a strange smile. Priti "I can understand your feelings but I am dead so we can't change it.""What are you saying you are not dead? Come on you can touch me."Then Nikhil took Priti's hand in his hand. Nikhil "You can feel my hand,can't you?""Of course but it is just artificial feeling. I am already dead you have to accept it."She was giving such a superior smile that Nikhil wanted to slap her. He knew that his thought was worst but still he was so angry.Then Priti started sleeping when nurse started screaming "Madam you must eat your food." Priti looked at her with smile. Priti "Why do a dead person need a food?"Nurse was shocked now. She looked at Nikhil for help. Nikhil started convincing her.When suddenly Doctor started talking,Nikhil had already forgotten about Doctor.Until finally that Doctor started talking.Doctor"Priti if you dead nothing must have matter to you.""You are right.""Then why don't you just eat food to please your husband?"Nikhil was so angry Doctor was accepting wrong fact. Nikhil "But she is not dead.""I just want her to be physically fit and for remaining fit.She need the food. Psychiatrist will handle other things. Come on eat your food." Priti nodded and started eating. Doctor put hand on Nikhil's shoulder and warned him "Don't talk to her until she eat her food.I don't want her to starve that is common in this type of patient.""What type of Patient?""I don't know in details. My psychiatric friend told me little bit about it.Any way you need some one to take care of daughter.""Why?""You can't keep your daughter with your wife who is claiming she is dead."Nikhil nodded.This was worst for him.He never wanted to inform his parents about it.But now there was no option. Nikhil called them.His father was heart patient but still he heard him with patience. But at end Nikhil just told him that Priti was ill. He felt relaxed when his father didn't irritate him with more question and told him that he would come. Then Doctor had given discharged to Priti and Nikhil was forced to take her home with him.
       Nikhil was not comfortable with Priti now.He was so scare but Priti was just looking at fingers.She was not responding to any thing.In a way it was safe that violent patient Nikhil thought in his mind.Then he suddenly started to laugh.At that moment Ruchi started crying.She looked at her mother who was not ready to take her in arms.Even Auto driver was watching them in strange way.They were really a strange family.The wife was sitting like a statue while husband was laughing and daughter was crying. Nikhil controlled himself. Nikhil "Come on take Ruchi. She wants to play with you.She needs you.You are her mother.""Mother...I am dead.I can't feel anything in side me.In fact I am a ghost ..a spirit which is walking in this world.At that moment."Nikhil heard voice of break by Auto driver.Then when Nikhil looked at him with anger, he said "sorry" and continued driving Auto.After that Nikhil didn't said anything.But Ruchi continued her efforts of chatting with her mom. Ruchi "Dad why Mom is saying that she is dead?""I don't know sweet heart."Priti"Because I am dead.""But dead people can't talk or walk like you do?""Who told you that?If a dead person has a body,that one can walk or talk...I am ..""Will you stop this rubbish nonsense?I don't want you to tell nonsense to her."Priti stopped talking and started looking at her finger again.But Ruchi started crying. Nikhil "Sweetheart your Mom is just joking. Nothing serious." Ruchi turned towards Mom. Ruchi "Mom I don't like you.You make me cry."Priti gave sad smile and said "That's great.May be if you adjust with other people my soul will go away peacefully in heaven.I can't go because your father never able to take proper care of you.I saw you in that blood when I died.""Stop it.Will you stop speaking that nonsense?You are scaring Ruchi."Auto driver "Not just that small girl.Your wife is scaring me also.What is this nonsense?Why is she calling herself a spirit?""Because I am spirit.""Spirit can't come in my auto because I have set god in it and there are many things which keep spirit"Nikhil smiled that Auto driver was helping him by proving his point.But then Priti spoke and his dreams shattered "Because I am good spirit.I never intended to harm you."Auto driver was shocked.Auto driver" My god!!She is mad."Nikhil "Please will you drive Auto?""But your wife is speaking such nonsense....""Not before my daughter."That Auto driver looked at Ruchi and kept quiet.But as soon as they reached the destination and Nikhil turned to make payment that Driver spoke"You are like brother to me so I am suggesting you.Never leave your daughter with her mother.She is risky.Show her to some good doctor or may hospital is better..."Nikhil just nodded.Before he could say something more vehicle stood behind his started making noise of horn and Auto driver had to go so in one day Nikhil was suggested twice that his wife was risky for his daughter first by Doctor and now by illiterate Auto driver. Nikhil was too scared about Priti now.He just didn't know that how could he keep away Ruchi from her.After all Ruchi was just little girl and she needed her mother. Nikhil was so tensed.He just wished that his parents would come as soon as possible.
        Whole time Nikhil was keeping watch on her when suddenly door bell rang.He didn't want anyone to visit them now.But he knew that it was unavoidable.Whole society helped him during these crisis.He had to keep his daughter in different house each day while he was at office.They all helped him not just his neighbor.Since it was for many days he was forced to keep his daughter at many houses even some ladies were bringing food regularly for him.When they came,he gave them a forced smile."How are you?I hope Priti is fine?"Nikhil "Yes,she is okay."He said this.But he was still stood on door and not letting them come inside.All neighbors started looking at him with anger.Finally one spoke"Are you not going to invite us inside?""Sure.But actually Priti is sleeping...""Okay so we are not welcome in your house any more.""I can't believe it.We help you so much..."Then suddenly Ruchi came outside and hugged one of the neighbor and started crying. Ruchi" Mom is dead.""Who told you this nonsense?"They all were looking at Nikhil with anger who stood there with helpless expression. Ruchi "Mom is saying that but Dad is saying that Mom is lying.I just don't know..."She started crying again.Now Nikhil was also started crying.Everyone was confused now.Finally Nikhil told them everything.All neighbor showed sympathy towards him. "You should have told us every thing.""Ya we all will try to convince her."Then they all started trying to talk and convince Priti. But everything seemed useless.In fact after some time they all looked scared. Finally after six hours they all gave up.But before going out some again many suggested Nikhil that it was risky to keep Ruchi with her. Nikhil was until now waiting for his parents suddenly he thought some other way.He thought that it might be best that instead of staying here.They could take Ruchi with them.His father was ill but he could easily manage his grand daughter and Ruchi could stay happily with her grand parents. After all staying with her Mom seemed like horrible for Ruchi. Nikhil looked at watch.Then door bell rang. Nikhil opened it.He saw his parents and smiled.First he gave them water then they all talked about weather but suddenly Ruchi came running. She hugged grand mother and told everything.His father looked shocked. Nikhil "Please Dad take it easy.I need you.I want both of you to take away Ruchi with you."His Mom"We can't go away like this without meeting Priti.""But Mom is dead."His father "Sweetheart your Mom is just sick not dead.Okay."Then he turned to Nikhil. His father " You are right. Staying here is not good for Ruchi.But we must meet Priti before going."They went inside Priti's room. Priti was just looking at one wall.She was so interested in it as if secret of whole universe where written on it. Nikhil's mother sat near her."How are you Priti?"" A dead person can't do any thing.That person can't feel anything."Then Nikhil once again saw same fear and efforts by his mother to convince his wife that she was alive.His father couldn't take it any more so he decided to leave the room.Even Ruchi looked sacred so she ran after her grand father.When Nikhil came near his father.He saw that his father was crying.His father "I can't tolerate this.I am going back."Ruchi"Grand pa I will come with you.I don't want to stay with this Mom.She is strange."Nikhil smiled."Of course you can go.""But her school.""You can manage to get admission next year.""But her one year will be wasted.Why don't we keep..."His Mom suddenly came in room"No need to keep her. Priti is saying she don't care for her daughter because she is dead. Too much."Nikhil could see anger in his mother's eyes. Nikhil's mother " I think that she got that madness from her father. I don't want to keep Ruchi with her." Nikhil was shocked.His mother was right. Priti's father was suffering from some mental problem.He didn't know properly it's name.He was so nervous now.His parent took away his daughter next morning. Nikhil cried while holding her.When they went away, suddenly house felt so lifeless. Nikhil felt that he was really in some cemetery. Priti who supposed to turn that house into heaven turned it into cemetery. Nikhil began crying.
           After some days he took her to Psychiatrist.Now a days Priti just sat on her bed and kept looking at wall.She was not violent so no one was bothered by her.Their maid came every day and did all her work.But slowly Priti didn't even seemed interested in taking baths.It was horrible for Nikhil. When Nikhil went to Psychiatrist, he was fully hopeless.He was having on verge of nervous break down.When they entered Psychiatrist's clinic.He told him every thing.Then Psychiatrist talked with her for hour.Then finally he told them "She is suffering cotard dilusion. You said that from beginning she was complaining that she was feeling weak."Nikhil nodded."It was not physical weakness. It was mental problem due to depression.Slowly it increased and it turned worst when she saw her daughter fall due to your mistake.She felt that she was so useless that you were forced to do the work which you are not capable to do so she began to think that she was better to be dead.Then she began to think that she is dead.Don't worry I will give you medicine.Then when she took it.She will be little bit better.""So this is curable."Psychiatrist was writing medicines but he suddenly stopped."Not curable.But she could be better than this.""But she can't be normal?She can't take care of our daughter?She can't be my normal wife?""Take easy. When I talked to her, I understand that her father have some mental problem so it can be genetic.If that is the case you never want your daughter to stay with your wife because if she have some problem it will increase or it can be created.It is risky.Let her stay with her grand parents."After hearing this Nikhil just nodded.Now he knew that he could not expect normal life."I know you are upset but think about this in positive way.She is not violent and may be she will take medicines properly.Then she could be more normal.This is life.You have to adjust with it."Then Psychiatrist gave Nikhil a lecture which relaxed his mind.When he went out,he knew that his wife would not be normal still he decided to enjoy life.He stopped Auto on beach and took his wife with him.She was acting just like statue but still he decided to relax and chat with her.He continued chatting even when she didn't answer because he knew that he couldn't expect proper answer from her now.That days were over.
                                                                    The End

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