Hiding death
Wind was playing with Rita's hair she didn't like it. Her hair supposed to be perfect. Her employer Mrs. Rai told her that she must be careful regarding her hair. She must not let those hair fall in food or anywhere else. Rita nodded. She was always peculiar about her job as maid. She didn't want to give any chance to complaint from employer. Her life was not easy since sickness of her husband. He had bad habits which managed to destroy his health. They had two kids and entire household was her responsibility. Kids were so scared of their Dad that they were not willing to stay with him so she needed to find a lady who could take care of them. That old lady was charging money too. So she needed to earn large salary enough to pay fees of school, babysitting and other household expenses. Her income didn't seem enough. But still she had to earn at least that much. She was so sad. Now a days she kept demanding loans from every one her friends had started to avoid her. She knew that it was embarrassing but day by day things were turning worst way. She started to see less options in her shopping. She began to find many meanings in her friend's word or in her relative's friendly comment. But each line was indicating just one thing that she must understand meaning of each word. She must control her expenses. She always kept records of kid's school fees. She kept counting each day to get salary but when it entered then it just managed to vanish in few days. She didn't understand why couldn't she manage budgeting. She tried so hard to do budgeting. But it was not working. She was unable to handle all so she needed job with big salary so she started searching for it. Finally she managed to get job as per her desire. She got job with big salary. It was job as maid. She was happy with it since in her office her salary was so less that she needed new job. She began to do entire work in her best way. Her employer was one woman who had a mother-in-law and husband with two kids. Their kids were not staying with them. They went away abroad to study. So she needed someone to keep her house clean and entertaining her mother-in-law was most important job for her. That old lady was not easy to handle until now her employer used to stay in home and manage all but now she desired more time for herself. Her kids went away so she started working again in some office as lawyer. She was very established lawyer before marriage so everyone welcomed her. Her employer Trupti started her job and she began to get fame again too. Trupti was once again on route of success and her husband was happy about it. Only her mother-in-law was her biggest obstacle. She needed to handle her so she decided large salary for Rita. She wanted Rita to handle all. Rita nodded to everything. Rita tied her hair as soon as she started thinking that she would reach on her job. She understood one thing from first day of her job. She was supposed to look down. She never tried to say anything against her employer. Rita tied her hair and went inside with affectionate smile. Door was opened by another servant. He gave her angry look. Ravi " Why did you have to act like slave every time!!" She didn't say anything just looked at him with shock. " Any way that is none of my business that old woman was screaming for you again and again. Just go and check out what did she need." Rita just nodded and went inside. Truly that old mother-in-law whom every one called " Maa" screaming on top of her lung. Rita ran inside and asked "What happened?" Maa " Look at my bedsheets I need to change them." Rita looked at them. They seemed totally perfect but she decided that she must not argue after all it was just small job. Rita " Don't worry. I will do it in few seconds." Maa nodded. She immediately stood up and went towards cupboard. She pulled out bedsheets. Then she said " And you must wash these bedsheets." Rita felt upset now. She didn't want to wash those big bedsheets. She kept feeling so sick by this extra work. She kept doing it again and again. She wanted off for one day but she knew that it was not going to happen. She was so frustrated. But she knew that if she wanted that big salary then she needed to do it. She smiled and said " Fine I will do it." She went in bathroom and started cleaning it. When suddenly someone came from behind and said " What are you doing here?" She was so startled that scream went out of mouth before she could say anything. Then she noticed it was husband of her employer Trupti. Rita smiled and said " Actually Maa told me to clean those bedsheets." He looked irritated before he could say anything suddenly Trupti came running inside. Trupti " What happened?" She was looking towards her husband in strange way. He was wearing bathrobe. He gave her angry look. " Why are you looking at me this way? I was planning to take bath and this new maid came in wrong bathroom. We are not supposed to wash clothes under shower!!" Rita looked above her head and said " I am sorry sir!!" Trupti pointed her towards right bathroom and she ran towards it. She was so scared. She went away running without turning back. She needed to work hard to control her tears. She was here for just few days and everything went in wrong way. She never worked in a house like that before so she didn't understand way of her working and she messed up. She felt so sad. She tried to control her tears but she couldn't it was so embarrassing and wrong. Now Trupti might fire her. Then Rita heard Maa's voice calling her. She controlled her feelings and said with sweetness " I am coming. Just let me put bedsheets in soap water." She did it and went back in room.
Satish,Trupti's husband felt so upset about entire issue. It was so wrong. Satish " Why did you scream like that on her?!! She is new. She didn't understand ways of this house." " But she had screamed so loudly. I felt that she had fallen." Satish wanted to argue further but finally he decided not to drag matter. Satish "Okay..okay make my breakfast I need to go to clinic." " So early?!!" " I can't tell my patients to wait. You know it very well." "Sure I am woman and mother of two daughters!!" Satish looked confused. " Rita is not nearby so why did you need to lie now?!!" Trupti shivered. " I know.. I know. I just forgot." " What did you forgot?!! That you lied to her about our daughters?!! Our daughters are no longer with us. One is dead and another left us to marry to some boy. I don't know who was that boy but I knew one thing she did because she wanted to escape from me. She always feel I have killed her sister." " But it was not your mistake. How could you have known that she had heart defect in such young age." " Yes. But she was getting breathless and I assume that she was doing drama. You were not in that garden." " I was not present but there were lots of people and none of them blamed you. They all felt that you are acting like normal father. Many kids complaint when they get tired. Parents needed to force them." " Yes I know but still I feel I should need to act little soft." Trupti patted him on shoulder. Trupti " Come on. It is not your mistake. " But in his soul Satish knew that it was his mistake. Satish took deep breath. Satish " She was obsessed. Our friends and relatives were taunting too much so I did it. I killed my daughter since I want to avoid public embarrassment." Satish couldn't control his tears. Trupti " Stop it. It is wrong. You are not responsible for it. This happened because we remain preoccupied with our sorrows and didn't able to give time to our other daughter. She always felt lonely due to it. Many times she complaint me that we no longer went on any picnic. But I didn't respond properly. I kept claiming that she must not be so ruthless. I screamed on her that she was so cruel her sister was just dead.." Trupti couldn't able to talk further. Satish slowly patted on her shoulder. " I don't know when did this happen?" " After year." Satish looked shocked. " I know I was wrong but I was so upset." Satish " Did I have personally once suggested same thing but she screamed on me said I had killed my sister and still didn't care. I didn't understand!!" " When did you suggested it?" Satish thought properly " On birthday?!!" " But she talked with me before birthday?!!" Trupti thought for long time and added " Is it possible that she was involved in this man for long time?!! I mean she was not interested in picnic but just wanted to meet him." Satish " I don't know. I began to feel we don't know our daughters." Then they suddenly heard screams of Maa for Rita. Rita ran towards room. Trupti " Maybe I shouldn't have joined job?!!" " But you are feeling so irritated by sitting in home!!" " I am more irritated now." Then Trupti gave frustrated smile. She felt so sad. Her one daughter was dead. It couldn't be considered their fault. She knew her husband was trying genuinely to help their daughter. She was getting taunted due to her weight and she was crying every day. He needed to try but it all went against him. She was not there and she didn't even dare to ask what happened. Then her mobile rang. It was call from office. Boss was calling her. She was late again. Actually she was no longer interested in her job. She just wanted to relax but she knew that Satish would object. When last time she took vacation, she kept looking far away and he didn't like it. Satish "You must go to office." She nodded and went to get ready. Satish was observing her closely. He didn't like the way she lost interest in her job until now. She was always interested in it. But this time he felt that he was just forcing her. She went in room. She was getting ready while he managed to get ready too. He knew that he needed to trust this new maid Rita but truthfully he didn't. He didn't understand why did he felt so much dislike towards her. He didn't like her at all. But he needed to go to office so he got ready. When he came out, he saw Trupti was still getting ready. Satish screamed " I am going away." Trupti said " Okay!!" He went out of door then he sensed something crushed under feet. He was so confused then he noticed lemon. It seemed as if someone was trying to do witchcraft on them. He didn't have believe but still he felt scared. He shivered. He didn't like it. He looked around. All doors of neighborhood were closed. He didn't understand who did this to him. He was so angry. He screamed loudly before thinking. He started calling watchman. His voice came out so hysteric that everyone came out running. They all started to look at him questioning. When suddenly their neighbour Sudha screamed " My God!! Someone is casting evil spell on this house!! We must stay away from it." Every one moved away without second thought. Satish felt deserted but soon Sudha started to telling him. He must stay there. She told him to remove his shoes. Then she went in house, she came out with holi water and sprinkle it on him in such way that he felt that he was taking shower again. But he felt clean and pure too. Then she marked it and said " We must not remove it. I call person who know about it. Then we will remove." Every one nodded and then they went back to work. They all felt fear but sense of thrill too. Somewhere in heart they liked it too. It was taking them away from real sorrows to land of fiction.
Trupti suddenly felt strange excitement regarding going to office. She never felt it on any day since death of her daughter part of her heart was died with her but now she sensed that excitement was not dead. It was alive just in corner and this thrill managed to bring it out or it was possible that it was truly black magic and cure by their neighbour was helping them. She was so shocked. Someone killed their daughter with black magic. She couldn't help smiling. This thought was making her happy. She didn't understand why. Then she felt that it might be effect of black magic too. On some point she felt that it was all due to this black magic. After all she had perfect house with two loving daughter. She knew that her daughters used to love her. She began to recount everything from beginning then she remembered that party. She was sure it all started from that party. It was her school friend. She didn't even remember her but still she insisted that she must come. Actually it was so confusing. She couldn't go just in party of unknown person. She didn't like that idea at all from beginning. It was making her sick. But her friend kept insisting so much that finally she had to give up. She went to that birthday party with her entire family. She sensed her mistake as soon as she entered since no one came with entire family it seemed like kitty party of ladies. Satish saw it and said " I can't stay here. I don't feel husband was invited." " But she told to bring everyone." Then her friend came with confused expression. Her friend " You came alone? I thought you will bring your group?!!" Now Trupti sensed that she meant her group from school. But she lost their contact long ago. Before she could add, Satish said " Actually we are getting late. We have came here just to drop her. We must hurry up now and sadly due to busy schedule she didn't have much contact with old friends." Her friend clearly looked happy when Satish said that they were not joining party so she didn't want them. But she pretended. " I thought you will stop.." Satish " No..no we can't. We are getting late." Soon Satish left with their daughters from party hall and she was left alone. She didn't like it. But her friend smiled and told her that she must enjoy herself. She nodded but truthfully she was not sure how could she enjoy herself in that situation. She was alone and no one seemed to interested in speaking to her. She saw groups of ladies who were preoccupied in their discussion. She didn't feel any of them was interested in chatting with her. They were just interested in discussing between themselves still she joined them. She took deep breath and tried to get involved in discussion with them. On that spot she suddenly remembered a waitress. She was normal looking. Not too beautiful but also not ugly. She might have looked beautiful if she dressed properly. She didn't understand why did that waitress caught her attention so much but she did. Then she returned to conversation when suddenly that waitress came out of nowhere and dumped into her. She was so upset. Her entire dress was destroyed. That waitress apologized every one looked at her with little bit concern but no one truly cared for her. She was so frustrated and humiliated. She decided to say 'Bye' and vanish. No one truly cared so no one really bothered even by her bye. Then she went out and started calling Taxi. Her entire dress was totally wet. It was hard for her. She found even hard to find Taxi. Even when she got one, Taxi Driver gave her newspaper and told her to sit on it. She promised him extra money too. She was shivering due to weather. Her teeths were making strange noise. When she reached home, she was feeling so sick. She immediately changed her clothes but her cold was not going away. She needed to go to Doctor and from that day her troubles started. She never thought that day as important one to her. She took medicine and got well but now suddenly that day became important to her. She felt so sad about it. She was so upset. Her life was not perfect but she was never humiliated. Then she suddenly looked at Rita. She felt Rita was looking just like that waiteress. She began to feel that it might be possible that Rita was that waiteress. Rita was cleaning floor of hall when instead of going out Trupti stopped and began observing her. She didn't understand what was wrong. She was just doing her work. Today this house seemed like some horror house out of movie to her. Until now she didn't saw any sorrows in family but today entire neighborhood was discussing sorrows which fallen on them. It was shocking. She couldn't ask anything. But she felt that it was not her matter anyway. She just kept doing her work. But now Trupti was observing her instead of going to office. Finally she had enough. She stood up and asked " What happened Madam? Do you want anything from me?" Trupti looked confused. "No..no." She started to go out then she turned back again and asked " Did you ever worked as waiteress?" " No Madam. I don't." Trupti looked more confused. She asked " Did you have sister?" "Yes Madam. But she work as nurse in hospital so she never did any other job." Trupti didn't seem convinced but nodded. Trupti went away and Rita returned to work. But Rita didn't like it. Rita was feeling scared. She began to sense something was wrong with that house.
Trupti went in office. But she kept thinking about that entire day. She kept trying to remember face of that waitress. She was working but her mind was keep going back to that waitress. She was not normal. Suddenly her friend Chetan appeared. Chetan "What happened? You are looking so preoccupied. Every thing alright at home?!!" She gave sad smile and said " What could turn wrong now? I don't have kids with me. Just me and my husband with my mother-in-law. And everyone is fine and healthy." " Then why did you have dark circles under your eyes?!!" Trupti " I just don't feel normal at all. I mean my life is not moving in straight line. I always found myself stuck in some problem.." She paused. She didn't want to tell all problems to outsider like Chetan. But she knew that it would look bad. After all Chetan never cheated on her. She was feeling so tired of her own lies. It was so strange. She never told anyone about her daughters. She didn't even told about death of her elder daughter. It all turned out in such strange way. She died in Public park. Police came enquiries were made. Doctor didn't gave certificate easily. They didn't do entire inquiry. Police questioned every one. It was investigated like murder. It was so shocking that she didn't want to tell anyone. She lied. She told them that her cousin was serious so she was going out. Then she faced all. It was interesting case for medical reasons. They wanted to locate what was mistake. So Cops left them alone but Doctor didn't. Even Media people came to do inquiries. They needed to hide faces and ran away. She shivered by that memory. Chetan " What happened? Why are you shivering like that? Are you sick?" She tried to talk but she started to get breathless. Chetan began to look scared. He was about to call others when she suddenly managed to say just one line. " I am fine. This keep happening to me since death of my daughter." Chetan stopped like statue. Then he controlled his emotions and asked " Which daughter? Did you had any miscarriage or your daughter who died in young age?!!" She didn't say anything and Chetan sensed all. She knew that she didn't have much option so she selected to tell whole story. When it was over, Chetan asked "You can't keep hiding it!! Did your husband doing same thing?!!" " No he told it to his Boss on first day only. He didn't want to drag it by lying. " " He did right thing. Now it will become problematic for you to confess it." She nodded. " I know. I don't know how did I tell." Then she turned to his with eyes full of tears. " You will not tell them. You can surely keep this secret for me." Chetan was shocked. Chetan " You still want to hide it?!!" Then suddenly another colleague came towards them. Trupti wanted to change subject. But she turned it in totally wrong way. Trupti " I was telling you about that gym due to which my daughter lost 10 kgs." Chetan was so shocked to hear this. Then suddenly that woman joined them. She was so excited. " I wanted to join it too." Trupti nodded and kept lying but soon Chetan sensed that she was not lying. She was so absorbed in her imaginary world that she began to think that it was truth. She was giving all details. He began to doubt that she still kept doing inquires about Gym. He assumed that she was doing it for second daughter. But he didn't like it. He decided that he must talk with Satish about it. He was planning to call him when he heard Trupti telling about black magic. Trupti was telling how did someone tried to do black magic on them. Every one was fascinated by it. Their Boss came out angrily but when he heard discussion, he also joined them. It was clearly something too interesting so Chetan came back. As she began to tell story Chetan sensed truth in her every word. He was so upset. He didn't just sense truth but he sensed kind of obsession too. Specially when she mentioned her maid, she was so sure that she was that same waitress. Chetan didn't like it. He felt that something was wrong. He decided that he must talk little more with Trupti. But she kept discussing. Chetan was so confused. Finally he decided that he had it enough and called Satish. Chetan " Hello I am Chetan." Satish's voice was emotionless at beginning but it became friendly when he told name. " Ohh Chetan!! How are you? My wife always talk about you. She always admire your good nature." " I am fine. Actually I want to talk about your daughter's death!! I am sorry." Satish didn't sounded so hurt. He seemed like someone who got over his sorrows. " It was horrible for us. Even after 10 years.." Chetan totally forgot date of Trupti's vacation. He was so shocked. He sensed that Trupti was lying for 10 years. It was not normal. He had to tell it to Satish. He took deep breath and told everything. He stopped when finally he finished all. " So now she is suspicious of maid." Satish just said "Thanks" and disconnected call. Chetan was confused. He didn't understand if Satish liked it or not. He knew one thing that he did right thing by telling.
Satish was so nervous. He was sensing it from first day that Rita was something different in Trupti's eyes. He knew that something was wrong. But he never understood in which way she was hallucinating. It was going to go in some wrong way. He knew that from beginning. He wanted to take her to some Doctor but she was not ready. She was lying to everyone. In fact she had even tried to lie to neighbour. He didn't understand why. He knew that she could clearly understand that their neighbour knew all. But still she kept lying. Now he was so scared that she might start to abuse Rita one day. Satish stopped working. He knew that he needed to interfere before it became too late. He needed to change everything in proper way. He needed to meet Trupti and convince her regarding facts. It was so hard. He knew that she would not accept it in straight way but he needed to do it. He went to cabin and requested half day. His Boss's was not happy but finally agreed. It was not pleasant day for him. He was feeling so scared about Trupti's reaction. When he came in office, he told watchman he wanted to meet Trupti. Watchman gave him irritated look. He didn't want to fulfill his request. But he finally called in office. Trupti was trying to work but her thoughts came moving back to Rita. She had called her mother-in-law at least 10 times to confirm that Rita didn't come back. It was pleasant experience for her mother-in-law. She wanted to find out Rita's crime in some way. She wanted to sent Rita in jail. She knew that Rita was culprit who was managing to escape one way or another. She needed to punish her. She was so unhappy. When Satish called, she was so happy. She immediately went down without second thought. She suddenly sensed that she no longer cared for job. After all her job was just time pass now. Satish had already managed to invest enough to survive on pension. She didn't need job. She just stood up and went away. She didn't even inform her Boss. She was so lost in her troubles that she felt that it was needless. Then as she started going out her Boss screamed "Where are you going? This is office not picnic spot." And suddenly she lost her all control. She screamed " My daughter is dead and I need to go to find justice for her." She started running like hysteric. Her Boss and others from office wanted to question her but Chetan stopped them. Chetan told all step by step. Every one looked shocked. " And I think now her husband called her. She must meet him." Boss " Yes. She was looking so normal. I never sense it." " It is always hard to understand pain of other person." That woman who was talking to Trupti in morning " It was shocking. " In morning she was talking about her daughter and gym.." " Just few seconds before it she confessed to me that her daughter is dead." That woman shivered. " This is horrible." "I know. I hope she will get over it." Boss then controlled himself. "Let's go back to work. And when she come tomorrow no one will irritate her." " Tomorrow!!" " Yes. I hope so.." Boss didn't able to say further. He went back to cabin. It managed to hurt all. Every one started to call family as if to confirm everything was fine. Trupti went down. Satish smiled and took her away. He took her on beach. She slowly began to tell her fears. Satish took deep breath and said " I am sure that you are talking wrong. You are taking suspicion without cause." "But?!!" "Don't worry. Can I confess one thing with you?!!" " Sure!!" " Do you remember after our daughter's death how strange I use to act?" Trupti couldn't forget it. He was acting so strange. Then he went in office and everything became normal. Trupti " Office suited you!!" And she smiled. He returned her smile and said " It didn't. Psychiatrist did." " What? You went to psychiatrist?!! You never told me!!" "Well what difference does it make?!!" Trupti was so upset. Trupti " I am your wife. I have full right to know everything but you don't seem to understand it!!" " Sorry. But I was feeling inferior about it but it was needful for retaining my job." Trupti nodded. Then she sensed where it was leading. Trupti " And now you want me to follow your footsteps." " Yes. I saw CCTV. And that lemon and other things were not witchcraft. A boy who came to deliver food and it is in his pocket. He must have bought it for his vehicle. It fallen by mistake." Trupti shivered. Then she nodded. " Take appointment of tomorrow I want to unburden my soul." Then she called hawker saying bhel and purchased it. She did it after so many years. She wanted to return to those days when they used to live for each other, when their kids were not born. She took deep breath. She wanted to cry but she couldn't. Next day they went to psychiatrist. Due to Satish's case he knew whole history. He listened to all. Then he started chatting. Slowly he began to explain her that she was suffering due to her guilt. " But it was not my mistake Satish took her." Then she shivered with fear. She looked at Satish who nodded. Psychiatrist " But rejected offer of Gym. Who didn't care to talk with other daughter?!! She was not ready to chat with Satish but she wanted to talk with you and you rejected her every attempt. " Trupti started crying and said " I even blamed her. I said her she died because you are slim." Then she started crying for first time with restricting herself and Psychiatrist say let her cry as much as she desired.
The End
Wind was playing with Rita's hair she didn't like it. Her hair supposed to be perfect. Her employer Mrs. Rai told her that she must be careful regarding her hair. She must not let those hair fall in food or anywhere else. Rita nodded. She was always peculiar about her job as maid. She didn't want to give any chance to complaint from employer. Her life was not easy since sickness of her husband. He had bad habits which managed to destroy his health. They had two kids and entire household was her responsibility. Kids were so scared of their Dad that they were not willing to stay with him so she needed to find a lady who could take care of them. That old lady was charging money too. So she needed to earn large salary enough to pay fees of school, babysitting and other household expenses. Her income didn't seem enough. But still she had to earn at least that much. She was so sad. Now a days she kept demanding loans from every one her friends had started to avoid her. She knew that it was embarrassing but day by day things were turning worst way. She started to see less options in her shopping. She began to find many meanings in her friend's word or in her relative's friendly comment. But each line was indicating just one thing that she must understand meaning of each word. She must control her expenses. She always kept records of kid's school fees. She kept counting each day to get salary but when it entered then it just managed to vanish in few days. She didn't understand why couldn't she manage budgeting. She tried so hard to do budgeting. But it was not working. She was unable to handle all so she needed job with big salary so she started searching for it. Finally she managed to get job as per her desire. She got job with big salary. It was job as maid. She was happy with it since in her office her salary was so less that she needed new job. She began to do entire work in her best way. Her employer was one woman who had a mother-in-law and husband with two kids. Their kids were not staying with them. They went away abroad to study. So she needed someone to keep her house clean and entertaining her mother-in-law was most important job for her. That old lady was not easy to handle until now her employer used to stay in home and manage all but now she desired more time for herself. Her kids went away so she started working again in some office as lawyer. She was very established lawyer before marriage so everyone welcomed her. Her employer Trupti started her job and she began to get fame again too. Trupti was once again on route of success and her husband was happy about it. Only her mother-in-law was her biggest obstacle. She needed to handle her so she decided large salary for Rita. She wanted Rita to handle all. Rita nodded to everything. Rita tied her hair as soon as she started thinking that she would reach on her job. She understood one thing from first day of her job. She was supposed to look down. She never tried to say anything against her employer. Rita tied her hair and went inside with affectionate smile. Door was opened by another servant. He gave her angry look. Ravi " Why did you have to act like slave every time!!" She didn't say anything just looked at him with shock. " Any way that is none of my business that old woman was screaming for you again and again. Just go and check out what did she need." Rita just nodded and went inside. Truly that old mother-in-law whom every one called " Maa" screaming on top of her lung. Rita ran inside and asked "What happened?" Maa " Look at my bedsheets I need to change them." Rita looked at them. They seemed totally perfect but she decided that she must not argue after all it was just small job. Rita " Don't worry. I will do it in few seconds." Maa nodded. She immediately stood up and went towards cupboard. She pulled out bedsheets. Then she said " And you must wash these bedsheets." Rita felt upset now. She didn't want to wash those big bedsheets. She kept feeling so sick by this extra work. She kept doing it again and again. She wanted off for one day but she knew that it was not going to happen. She was so frustrated. But she knew that if she wanted that big salary then she needed to do it. She smiled and said " Fine I will do it." She went in bathroom and started cleaning it. When suddenly someone came from behind and said " What are you doing here?" She was so startled that scream went out of mouth before she could say anything. Then she noticed it was husband of her employer Trupti. Rita smiled and said " Actually Maa told me to clean those bedsheets." He looked irritated before he could say anything suddenly Trupti came running inside. Trupti " What happened?" She was looking towards her husband in strange way. He was wearing bathrobe. He gave her angry look. " Why are you looking at me this way? I was planning to take bath and this new maid came in wrong bathroom. We are not supposed to wash clothes under shower!!" Rita looked above her head and said " I am sorry sir!!" Trupti pointed her towards right bathroom and she ran towards it. She was so scared. She went away running without turning back. She needed to work hard to control her tears. She was here for just few days and everything went in wrong way. She never worked in a house like that before so she didn't understand way of her working and she messed up. She felt so sad. She tried to control her tears but she couldn't it was so embarrassing and wrong. Now Trupti might fire her. Then Rita heard Maa's voice calling her. She controlled her feelings and said with sweetness " I am coming. Just let me put bedsheets in soap water." She did it and went back in room.
Satish,Trupti's husband felt so upset about entire issue. It was so wrong. Satish " Why did you scream like that on her?!! She is new. She didn't understand ways of this house." " But she had screamed so loudly. I felt that she had fallen." Satish wanted to argue further but finally he decided not to drag matter. Satish "Okay..okay make my breakfast I need to go to clinic." " So early?!!" " I can't tell my patients to wait. You know it very well." "Sure I am woman and mother of two daughters!!" Satish looked confused. " Rita is not nearby so why did you need to lie now?!!" Trupti shivered. " I know.. I know. I just forgot." " What did you forgot?!! That you lied to her about our daughters?!! Our daughters are no longer with us. One is dead and another left us to marry to some boy. I don't know who was that boy but I knew one thing she did because she wanted to escape from me. She always feel I have killed her sister." " But it was not your mistake. How could you have known that she had heart defect in such young age." " Yes. But she was getting breathless and I assume that she was doing drama. You were not in that garden." " I was not present but there were lots of people and none of them blamed you. They all felt that you are acting like normal father. Many kids complaint when they get tired. Parents needed to force them." " Yes I know but still I feel I should need to act little soft." Trupti patted him on shoulder. Trupti " Come on. It is not your mistake. " But in his soul Satish knew that it was his mistake. Satish took deep breath. Satish " She was obsessed. Our friends and relatives were taunting too much so I did it. I killed my daughter since I want to avoid public embarrassment." Satish couldn't control his tears. Trupti " Stop it. It is wrong. You are not responsible for it. This happened because we remain preoccupied with our sorrows and didn't able to give time to our other daughter. She always felt lonely due to it. Many times she complaint me that we no longer went on any picnic. But I didn't respond properly. I kept claiming that she must not be so ruthless. I screamed on her that she was so cruel her sister was just dead.." Trupti couldn't able to talk further. Satish slowly patted on her shoulder. " I don't know when did this happen?" " After year." Satish looked shocked. " I know I was wrong but I was so upset." Satish " Did I have personally once suggested same thing but she screamed on me said I had killed my sister and still didn't care. I didn't understand!!" " When did you suggested it?" Satish thought properly " On birthday?!!" " But she talked with me before birthday?!!" Trupti thought for long time and added " Is it possible that she was involved in this man for long time?!! I mean she was not interested in picnic but just wanted to meet him." Satish " I don't know. I began to feel we don't know our daughters." Then they suddenly heard screams of Maa for Rita. Rita ran towards room. Trupti " Maybe I shouldn't have joined job?!!" " But you are feeling so irritated by sitting in home!!" " I am more irritated now." Then Trupti gave frustrated smile. She felt so sad. Her one daughter was dead. It couldn't be considered their fault. She knew her husband was trying genuinely to help their daughter. She was getting taunted due to her weight and she was crying every day. He needed to try but it all went against him. She was not there and she didn't even dare to ask what happened. Then her mobile rang. It was call from office. Boss was calling her. She was late again. Actually she was no longer interested in her job. She just wanted to relax but she knew that Satish would object. When last time she took vacation, she kept looking far away and he didn't like it. Satish "You must go to office." She nodded and went to get ready. Satish was observing her closely. He didn't like the way she lost interest in her job until now. She was always interested in it. But this time he felt that he was just forcing her. She went in room. She was getting ready while he managed to get ready too. He knew that he needed to trust this new maid Rita but truthfully he didn't. He didn't understand why did he felt so much dislike towards her. He didn't like her at all. But he needed to go to office so he got ready. When he came out, he saw Trupti was still getting ready. Satish screamed " I am going away." Trupti said " Okay!!" He went out of door then he sensed something crushed under feet. He was so confused then he noticed lemon. It seemed as if someone was trying to do witchcraft on them. He didn't have believe but still he felt scared. He shivered. He didn't like it. He looked around. All doors of neighborhood were closed. He didn't understand who did this to him. He was so angry. He screamed loudly before thinking. He started calling watchman. His voice came out so hysteric that everyone came out running. They all started to look at him questioning. When suddenly their neighbour Sudha screamed " My God!! Someone is casting evil spell on this house!! We must stay away from it." Every one moved away without second thought. Satish felt deserted but soon Sudha started to telling him. He must stay there. She told him to remove his shoes. Then she went in house, she came out with holi water and sprinkle it on him in such way that he felt that he was taking shower again. But he felt clean and pure too. Then she marked it and said " We must not remove it. I call person who know about it. Then we will remove." Every one nodded and then they went back to work. They all felt fear but sense of thrill too. Somewhere in heart they liked it too. It was taking them away from real sorrows to land of fiction.
Trupti suddenly felt strange excitement regarding going to office. She never felt it on any day since death of her daughter part of her heart was died with her but now she sensed that excitement was not dead. It was alive just in corner and this thrill managed to bring it out or it was possible that it was truly black magic and cure by their neighbour was helping them. She was so shocked. Someone killed their daughter with black magic. She couldn't help smiling. This thought was making her happy. She didn't understand why. Then she felt that it might be effect of black magic too. On some point she felt that it was all due to this black magic. After all she had perfect house with two loving daughter. She knew that her daughters used to love her. She began to recount everything from beginning then she remembered that party. She was sure it all started from that party. It was her school friend. She didn't even remember her but still she insisted that she must come. Actually it was so confusing. She couldn't go just in party of unknown person. She didn't like that idea at all from beginning. It was making her sick. But her friend kept insisting so much that finally she had to give up. She went to that birthday party with her entire family. She sensed her mistake as soon as she entered since no one came with entire family it seemed like kitty party of ladies. Satish saw it and said " I can't stay here. I don't feel husband was invited." " But she told to bring everyone." Then her friend came with confused expression. Her friend " You came alone? I thought you will bring your group?!!" Now Trupti sensed that she meant her group from school. But she lost their contact long ago. Before she could add, Satish said " Actually we are getting late. We have came here just to drop her. We must hurry up now and sadly due to busy schedule she didn't have much contact with old friends." Her friend clearly looked happy when Satish said that they were not joining party so she didn't want them. But she pretended. " I thought you will stop.." Satish " No..no we can't. We are getting late." Soon Satish left with their daughters from party hall and she was left alone. She didn't like it. But her friend smiled and told her that she must enjoy herself. She nodded but truthfully she was not sure how could she enjoy herself in that situation. She was alone and no one seemed to interested in speaking to her. She saw groups of ladies who were preoccupied in their discussion. She didn't feel any of them was interested in chatting with her. They were just interested in discussing between themselves still she joined them. She took deep breath and tried to get involved in discussion with them. On that spot she suddenly remembered a waitress. She was normal looking. Not too beautiful but also not ugly. She might have looked beautiful if she dressed properly. She didn't understand why did that waitress caught her attention so much but she did. Then she returned to conversation when suddenly that waitress came out of nowhere and dumped into her. She was so upset. Her entire dress was destroyed. That waitress apologized every one looked at her with little bit concern but no one truly cared for her. She was so frustrated and humiliated. She decided to say 'Bye' and vanish. No one truly cared so no one really bothered even by her bye. Then she went out and started calling Taxi. Her entire dress was totally wet. It was hard for her. She found even hard to find Taxi. Even when she got one, Taxi Driver gave her newspaper and told her to sit on it. She promised him extra money too. She was shivering due to weather. Her teeths were making strange noise. When she reached home, she was feeling so sick. She immediately changed her clothes but her cold was not going away. She needed to go to Doctor and from that day her troubles started. She never thought that day as important one to her. She took medicine and got well but now suddenly that day became important to her. She felt so sad about it. She was so upset. Her life was not perfect but she was never humiliated. Then she suddenly looked at Rita. She felt Rita was looking just like that waiteress. She began to feel that it might be possible that Rita was that waiteress. Rita was cleaning floor of hall when instead of going out Trupti stopped and began observing her. She didn't understand what was wrong. She was just doing her work. Today this house seemed like some horror house out of movie to her. Until now she didn't saw any sorrows in family but today entire neighborhood was discussing sorrows which fallen on them. It was shocking. She couldn't ask anything. But she felt that it was not her matter anyway. She just kept doing her work. But now Trupti was observing her instead of going to office. Finally she had enough. She stood up and asked " What happened Madam? Do you want anything from me?" Trupti looked confused. "No..no." She started to go out then she turned back again and asked " Did you ever worked as waiteress?" " No Madam. I don't." Trupti looked more confused. She asked " Did you have sister?" "Yes Madam. But she work as nurse in hospital so she never did any other job." Trupti didn't seem convinced but nodded. Trupti went away and Rita returned to work. But Rita didn't like it. Rita was feeling scared. She began to sense something was wrong with that house.
Trupti went in office. But she kept thinking about that entire day. She kept trying to remember face of that waitress. She was working but her mind was keep going back to that waitress. She was not normal. Suddenly her friend Chetan appeared. Chetan "What happened? You are looking so preoccupied. Every thing alright at home?!!" She gave sad smile and said " What could turn wrong now? I don't have kids with me. Just me and my husband with my mother-in-law. And everyone is fine and healthy." " Then why did you have dark circles under your eyes?!!" Trupti " I just don't feel normal at all. I mean my life is not moving in straight line. I always found myself stuck in some problem.." She paused. She didn't want to tell all problems to outsider like Chetan. But she knew that it would look bad. After all Chetan never cheated on her. She was feeling so tired of her own lies. It was so strange. She never told anyone about her daughters. She didn't even told about death of her elder daughter. It all turned out in such strange way. She died in Public park. Police came enquiries were made. Doctor didn't gave certificate easily. They didn't do entire inquiry. Police questioned every one. It was investigated like murder. It was so shocking that she didn't want to tell anyone. She lied. She told them that her cousin was serious so she was going out. Then she faced all. It was interesting case for medical reasons. They wanted to locate what was mistake. So Cops left them alone but Doctor didn't. Even Media people came to do inquiries. They needed to hide faces and ran away. She shivered by that memory. Chetan " What happened? Why are you shivering like that? Are you sick?" She tried to talk but she started to get breathless. Chetan began to look scared. He was about to call others when she suddenly managed to say just one line. " I am fine. This keep happening to me since death of my daughter." Chetan stopped like statue. Then he controlled his emotions and asked " Which daughter? Did you had any miscarriage or your daughter who died in young age?!!" She didn't say anything and Chetan sensed all. She knew that she didn't have much option so she selected to tell whole story. When it was over, Chetan asked "You can't keep hiding it!! Did your husband doing same thing?!!" " No he told it to his Boss on first day only. He didn't want to drag it by lying. " " He did right thing. Now it will become problematic for you to confess it." She nodded. " I know. I don't know how did I tell." Then she turned to his with eyes full of tears. " You will not tell them. You can surely keep this secret for me." Chetan was shocked. Chetan " You still want to hide it?!!" Then suddenly another colleague came towards them. Trupti wanted to change subject. But she turned it in totally wrong way. Trupti " I was telling you about that gym due to which my daughter lost 10 kgs." Chetan was so shocked to hear this. Then suddenly that woman joined them. She was so excited. " I wanted to join it too." Trupti nodded and kept lying but soon Chetan sensed that she was not lying. She was so absorbed in her imaginary world that she began to think that it was truth. She was giving all details. He began to doubt that she still kept doing inquires about Gym. He assumed that she was doing it for second daughter. But he didn't like it. He decided that he must talk with Satish about it. He was planning to call him when he heard Trupti telling about black magic. Trupti was telling how did someone tried to do black magic on them. Every one was fascinated by it. Their Boss came out angrily but when he heard discussion, he also joined them. It was clearly something too interesting so Chetan came back. As she began to tell story Chetan sensed truth in her every word. He was so upset. He didn't just sense truth but he sensed kind of obsession too. Specially when she mentioned her maid, she was so sure that she was that same waitress. Chetan didn't like it. He felt that something was wrong. He decided that he must talk little more with Trupti. But she kept discussing. Chetan was so confused. Finally he decided that he had it enough and called Satish. Chetan " Hello I am Chetan." Satish's voice was emotionless at beginning but it became friendly when he told name. " Ohh Chetan!! How are you? My wife always talk about you. She always admire your good nature." " I am fine. Actually I want to talk about your daughter's death!! I am sorry." Satish didn't sounded so hurt. He seemed like someone who got over his sorrows. " It was horrible for us. Even after 10 years.." Chetan totally forgot date of Trupti's vacation. He was so shocked. He sensed that Trupti was lying for 10 years. It was not normal. He had to tell it to Satish. He took deep breath and told everything. He stopped when finally he finished all. " So now she is suspicious of maid." Satish just said "Thanks" and disconnected call. Chetan was confused. He didn't understand if Satish liked it or not. He knew one thing that he did right thing by telling.
Satish was so nervous. He was sensing it from first day that Rita was something different in Trupti's eyes. He knew that something was wrong. But he never understood in which way she was hallucinating. It was going to go in some wrong way. He knew that from beginning. He wanted to take her to some Doctor but she was not ready. She was lying to everyone. In fact she had even tried to lie to neighbour. He didn't understand why. He knew that she could clearly understand that their neighbour knew all. But still she kept lying. Now he was so scared that she might start to abuse Rita one day. Satish stopped working. He knew that he needed to interfere before it became too late. He needed to change everything in proper way. He needed to meet Trupti and convince her regarding facts. It was so hard. He knew that she would not accept it in straight way but he needed to do it. He went to cabin and requested half day. His Boss's was not happy but finally agreed. It was not pleasant day for him. He was feeling so scared about Trupti's reaction. When he came in office, he told watchman he wanted to meet Trupti. Watchman gave him irritated look. He didn't want to fulfill his request. But he finally called in office. Trupti was trying to work but her thoughts came moving back to Rita. She had called her mother-in-law at least 10 times to confirm that Rita didn't come back. It was pleasant experience for her mother-in-law. She wanted to find out Rita's crime in some way. She wanted to sent Rita in jail. She knew that Rita was culprit who was managing to escape one way or another. She needed to punish her. She was so unhappy. When Satish called, she was so happy. She immediately went down without second thought. She suddenly sensed that she no longer cared for job. After all her job was just time pass now. Satish had already managed to invest enough to survive on pension. She didn't need job. She just stood up and went away. She didn't even inform her Boss. She was so lost in her troubles that she felt that it was needless. Then as she started going out her Boss screamed "Where are you going? This is office not picnic spot." And suddenly she lost her all control. She screamed " My daughter is dead and I need to go to find justice for her." She started running like hysteric. Her Boss and others from office wanted to question her but Chetan stopped them. Chetan told all step by step. Every one looked shocked. " And I think now her husband called her. She must meet him." Boss " Yes. She was looking so normal. I never sense it." " It is always hard to understand pain of other person." That woman who was talking to Trupti in morning " It was shocking. " In morning she was talking about her daughter and gym.." " Just few seconds before it she confessed to me that her daughter is dead." That woman shivered. " This is horrible." "I know. I hope she will get over it." Boss then controlled himself. "Let's go back to work. And when she come tomorrow no one will irritate her." " Tomorrow!!" " Yes. I hope so.." Boss didn't able to say further. He went back to cabin. It managed to hurt all. Every one started to call family as if to confirm everything was fine. Trupti went down. Satish smiled and took her away. He took her on beach. She slowly began to tell her fears. Satish took deep breath and said " I am sure that you are talking wrong. You are taking suspicion without cause." "But?!!" "Don't worry. Can I confess one thing with you?!!" " Sure!!" " Do you remember after our daughter's death how strange I use to act?" Trupti couldn't forget it. He was acting so strange. Then he went in office and everything became normal. Trupti " Office suited you!!" And she smiled. He returned her smile and said " It didn't. Psychiatrist did." " What? You went to psychiatrist?!! You never told me!!" "Well what difference does it make?!!" Trupti was so upset. Trupti " I am your wife. I have full right to know everything but you don't seem to understand it!!" " Sorry. But I was feeling inferior about it but it was needful for retaining my job." Trupti nodded. Then she sensed where it was leading. Trupti " And now you want me to follow your footsteps." " Yes. I saw CCTV. And that lemon and other things were not witchcraft. A boy who came to deliver food and it is in his pocket. He must have bought it for his vehicle. It fallen by mistake." Trupti shivered. Then she nodded. " Take appointment of tomorrow I want to unburden my soul." Then she called hawker saying bhel and purchased it. She did it after so many years. She wanted to return to those days when they used to live for each other, when their kids were not born. She took deep breath. She wanted to cry but she couldn't. Next day they went to psychiatrist. Due to Satish's case he knew whole history. He listened to all. Then he started chatting. Slowly he began to explain her that she was suffering due to her guilt. " But it was not my mistake Satish took her." Then she shivered with fear. She looked at Satish who nodded. Psychiatrist " But rejected offer of Gym. Who didn't care to talk with other daughter?!! She was not ready to chat with Satish but she wanted to talk with you and you rejected her every attempt. " Trupti started crying and said " I even blamed her. I said her she died because you are slim." Then she started crying for first time with restricting herself and Psychiatrist say let her cry as much as she desired.
The End
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