Saturday, May 21, 2016

Adventure story 242. Friends from books

                                                             Friends from books
Mitali woke up at time of night. She looked around. Her room have plenty of valuables. Like it always used to be. It started from her fifth birthday. It began from her fifth day. On that day her Mom caught her Dad red handed with his secretary. On that moment she didn't sense meanings. She just heard her Mom howling and screaming on her Dad. It was horrible. All her friends started looking shocked. Many even started crying. Luckily their driver was intelligent enough. He told all kids that he would drop them home because her parents seemed to lost their sense. Whole party was a horrible nightmare. She just was so shocked that she didn't even felt embarrassed. It was first time when she saw her Mom so angry. Then her Mom went in room. She took out glass and started drinking wine. Her Mom was not much drinking. In fact she never drank before Mitali. But from that day it all started. Whenever her Dad came home. Their quarrel started. They just kept arguing. Soon even her Dad started saying that her Mom was having affair. Mitali was so confused. She just didn't understand any of this.But she sensed one thing. She never saw her Mom happy after this. Soon her Mom started staying away from home. She kept a nice baby sitter for Mitali who always did as Mitali told her. But she never liked or loved her. She just always kept thinking about her children. She had small daughter and son in village. She needed money for them. She came in town to earn money. She was doing it by doing every work which Mitali told her. She cooked. She managed to make every food of Mitali's choice. But she was never friend of Mitali. In school her story was same after her fifth birthday. All kids started looking at her in strange way. It was not hate. But it felt so strange. They didn't act friendly with him. They just tried to avoid her. Some tried to talk with her. But soon she sensed that their center of curiosity was just her parents. After all her parents were not so famous but still known to many people. When they fought, public became interested. Mitali didn't trust any one. She sensed that they were not as trust worthy as they seemed. She began to remain alone in her whole world. But it didn't seem to hurt her. She felt that she could enjoy it since she began to read new books. Her new teacher of language was so great. She introduced her every book and story in interesting way. When her teacher told her story, she began to feel alive. She began to just close her eyes sometimes and started seeing whole story. Slowly she began to get obsessed with that teacher. She began to listen to her every word. She began to admire her style of talking her dresses.Whenever that teacher asked any question, she was first to raise hand. When she get chance, she answer in much best way that teacher couldn't stop herself from admiring her. She wrote such wonderful essay that this teacher just loved it. She took that essay and showed it to all teachers. Mitali's admiration of this teacher just kept increasing. She  tried to gift this teacher on teacher's day. But this teacher just rejected that gift. She said that she couldn't accept it. Mitali just started doing every thing to please her teacher. Mitali never sensed that she began to adore her teacher so much that she created god out of her. She never sensed that any thing was wrong. In Mitali's house no one was there except maid, her Mom came home at night but she hardly had time to talk with her. Few times Mitali stayed awake to talk with her but mostly she was little drunk. Mitali hated it and Mitali's Dad came home so late that she hardly able to see him. She just heard their voices on those night when they fought loudly and her maid entered in her room to sleep. Mitali's room was sound proof and her maid needed to sleep. Her maid had lot of work next day. So Mitali never actually saw her parents  except sometimes they crossed her road and said good morning to her. It was rare occasion so that teacher was perfect person for Mitali to admire. She was happy with it.
      Mitali was studying so hard to impress that teacher but she never sensed that she was ignoring other subjects. She felt when finally examination came even on that time she thought that she would manage maths. She was always good in it. She never had problem. She started solving and then she sensed she was needed to do revision but she was doing it for first time. She wanted to solve it again and again. She began to understand every problem. But then she sensed that she couldn't did it in such small time while practicing  for other subjects. She needed to work hard on just mathematics so then she concentrated on it. Then finally she managed to get her mathematics to normal level. Her all papers went well but her mathematics. It seemed like biggest mess. She knew that she needed to practice more. But she couldn't change her marks by studying at last moment. She just felt happy that she at least managed to pass in that paper. She was thinking that she would get enough marks in other paper and it would be enough. But then finally when her report came, she was so scared. She just managed to pass in mathematics. It was so important in life. But she became topper in her teacher's subject. But when that teacher came to her, she received a shock. Teacher " My god, how can you get such less marks in maths? This way you just never even manage to pass. It was worst for you. You are going to fail on every front.." She kept lecturing. Mitali just kept her eyes glued to ground so her marks in other subjects didn't help. She went home and cried alone in her room. Her parents didn't showed any interest in her except screaming on her. Her Mom tried to tell her that she must do something for mathematics. Then soon her Dad came. He started screaming on her then he started blaming her Mom. He just kept saying that she was messing up just because of her. Both were just trying to protect their sides. They bot kept claiming that it was other person's mistake that Mitali was spoiled this way. She was so upset. She had it enough. She just ran in her room. She cried on that night whole time. On that moment she felt need of some one since she sensed one thing her teacher no longer interested in her. She saw her teacher telling other students that Mitali was no good from beginning. She kept crying when she suddenly thought about her books and world inside them. She felt that for sake of relaxation she needed to introduce a character in her life. After all what was harm in imagining Walt Disney imagined so much and created new world for all. She sensed imagination was not bad thing so she imagined a girl from book. Her name was Gina. She felt that she was perfect since Gina was smart and happy go jolly. While Mitali was over sensitive regarding every thing, Gina was some one who never cared much about things. Gina just began to sit before her. She was beautiful girl with cute boy cut. Her eyes were big and brown like eyes of some deer. She was so happy to imagine her. She could sense that Gina was smiling at her. She was about to talk to her when suddenly her maid entered. Maid" Can I sleep here? Your parents are fighting again. What happen? Why did you got so less marks when you studied so hard?" Mitali looked at Gina and she felt a hope. Mitali " Actually I am excellent in other subject just maths. You know my parents." Her maid started laughing. " I know. They just love to fight." Then her maid settled her bed on ground and slept on it as soon as she fall on it. After all she was so exhausted with whole day work. Mitali was alone. She wanted to imagine Gina again. But it seemed so hard so she had to go to sleep. She just hoped from heart that she could see that Gina again. She knew that it was not truth but she just loved that imagination.
   Mitali was so confused in her mind. She started to talking her teacher in normal way. But something was different. Her teacher was no longer interested in teaching her. Her teacher just kept talking on mobile. Mitali thought that it was due to her less marks. But it seemed as if to her teacher she was invisible. Then soon she understood what happened. Her teacher was going to get married. She was planning to go to abroad. Mitali cried many other students cried. But it didn't matter that much to teacher. She was happy about her future. Mitali sensed that she was invisible to her teacher. Mitali tried her best to please her on her last day in school. But finally even that teacher went away. Mitali managed to get a picture with her. Of course it was group photo and Mitali was standing in corner but she was glad to become part of that picture. She kept that picture in her cupboard. She just hoped from heart  that one day her teacher would sense her mistake and come back in India. But from that day she once again began her life alone. She started searching for her friends which she found in her books. In her mind she started searching for her friends in that room. She began to imagine. She started talking with them. One day she imagined Gina. Another day a big bear Polly. She had new friend on every day. She just kept chatting with them for hours. Her maid sometimes noticed it. But before she could ask any thing. Mitali just began to open some book and started as if she was busy in reading. Her maid was scared. But due to daily fights of her parents she hardly had time to discuss issues. Her maid sensed that some thing was wrong. But she was not responsible for all this. She just cared about her children. She didn't want to hurt Mitali. She just started avoiding Mitali which was good news for Mitali. Since now she didn't needed to pretend, she just easily started discussing and talking with her imaginary friends. One day suddenly her parents came in room. Her Mom " Mitali we wanted to get divorce." Mitali was so confused. Now this was worst. It indicated one thing that she might needed to shift in other house. Mitali didn't want it. That room was her best companion. Mitali " I want to stay here." Her Dad " Of course sweetheart you can stay here with your Mom. I will come to visit you on week ends." Her Mom" Ya. In fact you can able to see your Dad more now. After all he hardly had time to see your face before so busy with his girl friends." "Shut up. I just hate it when you start talking this way. As if you don't have any boy friend." "Boy friend?" " That Tarun. What is your relation with him? Now don't lie to me. I know every thing. You want to marry him now and that's why you decided to divorce." " So what is wrong in that? I never stayed in hotels with him like you do." "Because you don't want to troubles in proceeding of court. You wanted that big alimony." " Let me tell you one thing. Tarun is just my friend and we are not planning to get married." " Ohh lying to please Mitali." Mitali was really scared now. She didn't want to see new people in her life as step mother or father. But one thing was clear that it couldn't be avoided. She started crying. But her parents were so busy in saving their faces that they didn't have time to even look at her. She was so scared. On that point her all imaginary friends started appearing around her. She knew that it was wrong but she loved them so much. They were her only companion so she just kept imagining them. She wanted them as part of her life. They were her need. She just went in their arms and started crying. But her parents didn't even sensed that some thing was wrong. It was really strange that their daughter was discussing her sorrows with air but they were so angry with their life partners that they forgot totally about their daughter.
     After that day Mitali's parents started their divorce procedure. Mitali just kept talking with her friends. One day that maid suddenly vanished after taking one months salary. Her Mom became so upset. But she had to stay home for that day. First time Mitali's Mom sensed that some thing was wrong. She just began to think why did maid suddenly left her job. Their divorce procedure began so now she had her whole time after her office and for her daughter. She never had any friend Tarun. He was just one friend who helped her to get job. Tarun might get involved in her life but she needed lot of time to judge it. She started to understand that she must think first about her daughter. She started doing every thing. Mitali first started control her behavior but soon it became too much for her. Soon she started talking with her imaginary friends. This time it was her Mom not maid. Her mom" With whom you are talking?" " I am practicing my drama." "Which drama?" Mitali didn't said any thing. She couldn't lie about drama. She knew her Mom would inquire about it in college. Mitali " Mom it is nothing." "Stop lying." Her Mom screamed. "You are talking to air. You are acting like mad person." "Mom I am not mad." Mitali screamed on top of her lung. " I was all alone. I want some one to talk with me. You are too busy with your boyfriends." "Shut up. Who taught you this nonsense? I never did any thing like that?" " Then who is Tarun?" Her Mom was just confused. Her Mom " Don't change subject. I just want to tell you that you need some help." " I am not mad." "Fine. You are not mad but you are talking to imaginary friends and it's bad habit. Don't you want to break it." Mitali " Mom I am tired. I don't want to stay with this Tarun." Her Mom was more upset now. "Mitali try to understand. I am not planning to marry any one. We are just friends. It is your Dad's idea to reduce his fear. I know that I like his company. But if you dislike him then he will not enter in your life." " I dislike staying with you all. I want to alone with my friends." Then Mitali locked herself in bathroom. She was so frustrated that she started hitting every thing on which her eyes fell. Soon she started to getting hurt, she sensed those pains. But she didn't want to stop those pains. She was so angry. She wanted to see her anger got out. She was about to cut her vein when she sensed that her Mom was calling some one to break door. She knew that now she would be saved. She never wanted to become some one who was center of that drama. She just decided that she must go out so she pushed her door open. When she came, her Mom ran to her. Her Mom " My god you are bleeding." Mitali was scared now because she saw that she was bleeding too much so she had to go to  hospital. She suddenly saw that sorrows in her Mom's eyes. She felt that every thing could be fine. She no longer wanted to die. Mitali " Mom I don't want to die." Mom " I know sweetheart I have called Doctor. We are going to hospital. First let me tie. " Her Mom tied her hand. They ran out. Luckily one neighbor came out and agreed to drive them. But every one in society heard it all. Mitali knew that her suicide attempt was going to be known to entire society. Mitali was so stressed. But she still sensed her mistake. She just wanted to turn back her moves.
       When Mitali woke up in hospital, she sensed that every one was discussing her. At first she didn't heard but then one day she heard nurses talking. Nurse " That girl tried to kill herself since her parents were getting divorce." "These people!! Why did they give birth to child if they didn't want to settle." She just closed her ears after hearing this. She started crying when a doctor entered. Doctor "What happened?" Her face was so considerate that she told her every thing. Mitali " My parents never adjust with each other. But I want to be born. I want my life." " I know. That's why you created those imaginary friends to live your life. But I just tell you one thing. Don't you feel that it would have been better if you went directly to your Mom or Dad and argued with them. I mean you wanted your life." "My Dad had hardly any time. He was always busy and my Mom was busy in spying on him then slowly she began her life with Tarun." "So you are upset about getting step father?" "Of course. I hardly want a unknown man." "But your Mom was telling me that she was not planning to marry him." Mitali was little bit relaxed. Mitali " But if she kept having affair with him.." "Your Mom already broken all ties with him." Mitali smiled. " So what you feel that if your Mom stayed there with you alone then you will be happy. I mean she forced loneliness on you so you want loneliness for her." " No..NO..How can you say that? I just never met that man and that's why I don't want him in my home." "Okay so that's your problem. But you said you are having these imaginary friends for long time. It was before this Tarun issue." " It started soon after my parents started fighting. My Dad never wanted to be honest with Mom. I just never understand why did he married to her. But any way I want this life.." "Now stop confusing yourself. We need to just talk about you now. I no longer want to discuss about your parents. " Mitali liked this idea. She smiled. After that they discussed for long time. It was wonderful when that lady was about to go out. Mitali asked her " Who are you?" " I am psychiatrist." Mitali was suddenly so angry. That lady " No need to get so angry. If you don't like me then I will not come here from tomorrow." Mitali was confused now. Mitali liked this lady. Mitali " No..No..I will like to talk with you. You can come tomorrow." That lady smiled and went out. Mitali's parents were waiting outside. Dad " What happened?" " She is having hallucinations due to stress in life which she had due to your continuous fights. I just can't believe that educated people like you act this way. Any way don't worry. She agreed to take treatment. She will be fine. But I just want to understand one thing." Psychiatrist turned to Mitali's Dad. " Are you really interested in her life? " Dad looked confused. " Okay fine. I got your point. I no longer want you to come here and visit her." Dad screamed angrily " But she is my daughter." " You never remember it while having affair and soon you will start those things again. I want you to stay away from her life." Then she turned to her Mom. " I just feel you handle things in very bad way but we can deal with it. Come with me." Mitali's Mom went with psychiatrist. Her Dad was confused at beginning but then he suddenly decided that he was better off without Mitali so he went out of that hospital. On that day Mitali's life once again began with her Mom. Psychiatrist decided it in her heart that she would not let Mitali get disturbed by those things in future. She would make her strong girl.
                                                             The End 

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