Saturday, February 27, 2016

Adventure story 230. True colors

                                                                     True colors
Supriya start vacuum cleaning her house. She began to search those corner on every point. She wanted to clean every corner. She knew that she had to look in corner. She started to see those corner would start to show dirt. She didn't managed to clean for so many days. It was so dirty. She wished that others were working in same way as she did in house but all others were just resting. She had to do it all. Her family was not small. It was big family so she felt that every one needed to do some work. It was big joint family. She always wished that if only she could manage to find a husband who had separate flat. But she never understood that at time of marriage. She just saw that her husband was from rich family and agreed. She never thought about other things. She was working so hard on every point. Her husband was eldest of all. He had three younger brothers and her in-laws. She had to cook for them all. She didn't got job but house work was enough to keep her busy. Then she had two daughters now. She had to take care of them. She was happy with one child only. Since she didn't want second child but since her first child was daughter. Her mother-in-law started insisting. It was worst for her. She hated when they said that her daughter was less than son. She wanted to fight and she tried her best but her husband Tushar just never stood against them. In fact Tushar himself seemed to be convinced by his parents. Supriya cried at nights alone in room. Her mother-in-law kept taunting her regarding her girl child. She was so scared that her daughter might sense something. She knew that her daughter Meena was too small still it hurt her. Her brother-in-laws were also continuous supporter of their parents. Last one was too small. He was in school but still he just kept interfering in every thing. Meena was never attached to her uncles or her grand parents. She just kept running towards Supriya so it was worst for Supriya. She had to do all her job with kid in tow. But then on insistence of family she took second chance. Once again she had daughter. Every one looked disappointed but they stopped insisting on next chance so she thanked her stars. She just kept working on days as well as nights but still her work just didn't complete. That day when she was vacuuming, she heard her mother-in-law on phone "Yes..Yes. I want nice and wealthy family for my second son. He needed a wife who would be educated and from good family. Start sending proposal." Supriya smiled happily so now there would be some one who would share her work. She needed some partner and she could imagine her. She could relax for some time. She could divide days of work. It would be nice. She was so happy to hear it. From tthat day she started to get excited from heart. She began to heard on every point. Finally they started choosing girls since those girls were coming. But most of those girls were rejecting due to big family. Supriya felt from heart that she did big mistake by accepting it.
    One day when Tushar came home, Supriya was busy with her baby. Meena was playing around. Suddenly he started screaming that he wanted tea. Supriya was so confused. Supriya " Just wait." But Tushar didn't able to accept it. Tushar started abusing her. Her brother-in-laws were watching it. Every one was watching it. She was so upset. She just managed to put her younger daughter in baby cot and then she started to go out. She was so angry. When Meena came running towards her, Supriya wanted to scream on all. But she was scared that what would she do if they threw her out of house. She had two daughters. She knew that she was responsible for them. She had to stay in that house. She just went in kitchen and started making tea. She just did it. All while she was thinking ways to escape from that house. She once thought about returning to her parents. But then she sensed that it would not help since Tushar would come home and convinced them that she had to come back for their daughter and then she had too. It would not help her much. She wanted to escape. But she knew that she had to return. She didn't want to stay with them. But then she knew that she was Tushar's wife. She gave tea to him. Tushar " Don't you understand? I need tea as soon as I return from office." "I was trying to put our daughter to sleep." "Ohh so busy. Useless!! You and your daughters both are just burden on me. You never able to stand on your sense. You are so stupid by your brain. You just can't survive in this world." Her brother-in-law " Women are like that only. It is not her mistake." Then they all started laughing. Meena heard it and screamed " We are not stupid. We have good marks like boys and we can move ahead." Tushar " Ohh really." Then he went near Meena who was playing with her doll. He took it out of her hand. He threw it away in corner. Tushar started smiling. Then he screamed on her " You must not talk like that with me. You must never dare." Supriya was so angry. She just wanted to talk. But she turned to her vegetables. She sensed that Meena started crying. Meena went in kitchen. Supriya screamed on her " Just never go near them." She sensed one thing from mind. She started to understood one thought from mind. She must taught her daughter to avoid those people. She was feeling so hard to understand them. But she knew one thing that they all convinced on every point that they were something less. Supriya just kept tolerating it. Then after some time she started to understand on every point. That it would be hard way for them. Finally her mother-in-law found a wife for her second son. Supriya sensed one thing when she saw her that she was too poor. So she was not going to rebel. It proved to be true. Since as soon as new daughter-in-law entered things became worst for even that new daughter-in-law. She did just as per she told. Supriya even heard her screams on some times. Tushar used to tell Supriya just ignore. Supriya sensed one thing that she couldn't just   ignore it. But still she managed to ignore on every time. After all Tushar was not touching her or hurting her. She was not sure that Arpita even wanted to protest. But in her heart she just began to hate it.
    One day Supriya was cooking when Arpita came in kitchen. Arpita never talked much. But this time Supriya decided to chat with her. Supriya " Are you alright?" Arpita nodded. Then she returned to cooking again. But suddenly Supriya's brother-in-law came in kitchen. "Where is that necklace which I gave you yesterday?" Arpita looked confused "Which one?" He slapped her before she could say anything. He started hitting her. Supriya couldn't control herself. She went to stop him. He was so angry that he just pushed Supriya away. Supriya fall on furniture. On that point she felt strange feel from inside as if some one wanted to take hold of her soul. She sensed that some thing took hold of her. She was no longer that same Supriya. She just wanted to understand herself but before she could just stood up. She took one stick from kitchen and started thrashing him. She didn't able to stop herself. She wanted to stop but she couldn't. She sensed for first time. She had some one else living in her mind. She never sensed that before. She just didn't understood it. After some time she stopped but by then her brother-in-law was begging to her. She liked it but then when she took control of her mind again. She sensed that some thing was wrong. She knew that she did biggest mistake because Tushar was going to blame her. She had to understand that Arpita might not even support her. Arpita just never disobeyed her husband. It was so strange. She didn't understand one thing. Why she did that. She sensed one thing that she was loosing control of her mind. When her brother-in-law ran in his room Arpita ran with him. Supriya was so scared that every one should mentioned it to Tushar but most strange was that. No one dared to do that. She sensed that she was scaring them all. She disliked it and liked it at same time. She sensed that she had hold over her household now. She felt that this was nice. She was boss of her house. But still she began to think who was it that took hold of her mind. She was so tense. She was educated woman. She knew that she must not believe that nonsense. But she felt as if some spirit took control of her brain. She was so scared. She started sensing again and again that some sort of thing was affecting her mind. She could sense it. Some times when her mother-in-law started taunting her. She looked at her with such anger. Then she wanted to control herself. But many time she managed to hurt her mother-in-law like one day when she was serving food by mistake she split some curry on her brother-in-law who began to scream. Her mother-in-law created such big issue out of it. She began to abuse her. She even started abusing her  parents.  Supriya didn't said anything just went in kitchen. Then suddenly she felt feel that some one took over her mind. She didn't understand who but she just got in control of that person. She went inside her mother-in-law's room. She saw her favourite saree on bed. She took and then without second thought she just started tearing it in pieces. Then she once again arranged them on her bed in such a way that she could see it. Then she once again went in kitchen. Supriya once again sensed that her mind was under her control once again. She began to cook in kitchen. She was so scared that she never went out. She could hear her mother-in-law's screams. Her mother-in-law came in kitchen to ask them about it. Arpita denied doing and Supriya did same. Her mother-in-law kept screaming but she couldn't point out culprit. She was about turn towards Supriya but then Supriya saw that she was scared so she just abused Arpita and went away. As soon as she went away, Arpita started laughing. Arpita " This is too good. How can you have so much courage? I never able to get that much strength." Supriya " I don't know. I just feel as if some one is taking control of my mind." Supriya was scared. " What?" "It could be some spirit. I know it might sound stupid but I can sense it." Arpita looked scared. Arpita " Now it was scary." Supriya nodded. Then they stopped talking. But Arpita kept looking at her again and again as if she could vanish in thin air before her. Supriya wanted to scream on her but she didn't said anything. She just thought one thing that she must talk with her parents about this.
   Supriya was so tense from that day. She just tried to avoid argument. She was so sure that some soul was taking over her. She knew that it was not possible but then on some point she felt so confused. But her family was not ready to leave her alone. Every day they just kept taunting her. She could sensed that some day worst would happen. Then one day she was helping Meena with her project. When her mother-in-law came in house with some friends, she screamed as soon as she entered inside. " Supriya Arpita.." Supriya stood up and told Meena to work on her project. Supriya went out. When Supriya came out Arpita was already standing there. Her mother-in- law " Bring some snacks and beverages for my friends. " Both daughter-in- law nodded. Then she said " I forgot to tell you. They are also staying for lunch. " Supriya was shocked. There were ten ladies. She knew that Arpita would help her. But she also needed to submit Meena's project. She had one small baby to take care. This food was also needed to be special. Not something usual. She was tense but still nodded. She was about to go in kitchen when her Mother-in-law screamed " And their families will also come." Now she was shocked. It meant so many people. She just lost count. She knew that her mother-in-law was doing it all just to take revenge of her saree. It was too much. She just went inside. Then she thought she could order some items from hotel. She went to phone but then her mother-in-law stopped her. Her mother-in-law " You have to do it all. If you are smart enough to cut that saree, then you can also cook for all." Supriya was so shocked. She knew that her mother-in-law could guess it but she never hoped for such revenge. But somewhere in her heart she knew that it would happened. She could sense that Arpita was getting tense. She knew that it must be her. She wanted to forgive her but then she sensed as if some soul took hold of her. She first turned to Arpita. She slapped her. She saw that Arpita fall on table. She could sensed that she was bleeding. She knew that she had to stop now but she couldn't she turned to her mother-in-law who was running out of room. She took one knife out of kitchen. She started running. She came out before guests. Every one was screaming. One of them screamed " Supriya what are you doing?" Suddenly she screamed in different voice " I am not Supriya. I am Janvi. The girl who stayed next door. You remember her death." She gave some strange laugh. She was so shocked. She didn't remember any Janvi. Who was this Janvi? But she could hear herself talking about her " I was married of same way like Supriya. My in-laws used to harass me so much. Then use to abuse me but no one came to help me." Then she suddenly went near some woman. " Do you stay in my society?" That woman " No..No..I stay in next one." "Then you know it all." "Yes..Yes. But we are sorry. We never thought that they would hurt you like that. " "I know but now you can see your friend hurting Supriya." They all looked scared so they nodded. "So what are you waiting for. Hurt her." "What?" She began to look at them with such anger that they all started slapping her mother-in-law. Then slowly she called her father-in-law then she called every family member except Meena. It was horrible. Every one was crying but they all were so scared that they just followed her order. Some just slapped slowly and some slapped in hard way. Supriya stayed that way for some time and then she fainted. It was so strange. Her soul was watching it all but just couldn't stop.
     When Supriya woke up, she was in hospital. Her husband and in-laws were not there. She saw her parents crying in corner. Supriya " What happened?" " They filed complaint against you." " I know but I have not done that. It was Janvi. Her soul did it all." "Who is Janvi?" " I told it all to them." " But you never know any Janvi." "That woman said that she stayed next door..." "She was lying because she was scared." Supriya was so confused." But some one is taking my body Mom. You have to believe me. You know me. I never do such a thing." "I just don't know. But any way they said that they would drop cases against you if you agreed to divorce Tushar. " She suddenly felt so happy from heart. She wanted that only. But then she looked at her daughters. She remembered about that ghost of Janvi. " I will give it. But Mom what about that Janvi?" "We talked with Doctor. He said you need mental treatment." "But Mom I was just fine..." "Sweet heart you don't remember many incidence like. Just tell me when you had that mark on your body." She looked at her body in confused way. She didn't remember. She tried hard. Her Mom "It must be when last night Tushar beat you." She was confused. Tushar beat her. She didn't remember it. Her Dad " Don't worry. Police had filed complaint against them also. Your mother-in-law's many friends agreed to give statement in your favor. We will get you out. They couldn't torture you like that." "But they tortured Arpita. " "Whom?" " Arpita!! " " Why did you care about her? She never cared for you. She told every thing about you to them." " But I never remember those moments. " " I just don't understand why this happened to you? " " Because he didn't want me. He wanted just son for him. " " But it was not in your hand. " Then Meena came inside. Supriya took her in arms. Then she looked around for her younger daughter. Supriya " Where is my baby? " Her Mom looked sad. " She is at home. Can I suggest you something? " " Yes Mom." " Why did you give it to Ujjala?" Supriya was confused. She remembered Ujjala, her best friend. She was childless. She always used to visit her. She used to support her. Until Supriya didn't stop her. She did it because her mother-in-law told her. Her childless friend was worst omen to their house. " Ujjala must be hating me." " Why? She understood it all. In fact Ujjala was that first one who told police how did they use to beat you. I talked with her. You can't take care of those two girls and Tushar didn't want them so it could be arranged with his consent. " Supriya didn't sense much but she nodded. Then Supriya's parents came out. They immediately went to psychiatrist. Supriya's Mom " She is acting so strange. She was talking as if Arpita is alive. We just agreed to all." Psychiatrist " It will take more to recover her. Her problem started when she saw Arpita getting beaten before her by brother-in-law to death. She began change incidence as per her choice. I will talk to her and understand. One thing is clear. She was telling everything in different way." Then Tushar came. Psychiatrist " So tell us all. Since if you don't police will." " Actually she was fine at beginning. I was not beating her..abusing but never beat. But then my brother killed his wife accidentally. Supriya started to make scene out of it so I beat her. Then she started acting as if she never attended her funeral. I can sense something is wrong with her but we want to hide it so we tolerated it. Then one day she suddenly beat my brother in kitchen. I told him to stay away. But I beat her to teach her lesson. But she kept getting crazier and crazier. Any way now you can keep her since she is mad no one will believe her. " Tushar smiled and went away. Supriya's Mom " How could that person be so cruel?" " Because we let them. But he didn't know one thing that Meena was watching it all. So we can teach him a lesson. " "But what about my daughter? What will happen to her?" "She began to develop those hallucination due to trauma which she suffered  due to horrible crime. Then she only wanted justice so she got that double personality disorder in which she became some imaginary Janvi who did every thing correct and give justice to Arpita which she couldn't able to do. I must tell you that it would be hard but we can do it. She will be fine if we try with patience." Supriya's parents nodded. Supriya's Mom " Only if we have sense seriousness of trouble when people told about Tushar. We just never thought about it as serious as this." "Now don't blame yourself. They were so sweet from outside. You couldn't have guess. They just shown their true colors now." Supriya's Parents nodded. Then they went out while holding Meena's hand.
                                                                  The End

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