Trupti's husband
Trupti was cooking very spicy food. She began to arrange different dishes. Today they were giving party on her grandfather’s birthday. She was so happy. She arranged all personally. She knew that it was little bit too childish. She used many characters of Disney. She always admired them. She kept watching them. She knew that it was perfect for her but what about grandparents. She was not so sure. But still she smiled. She knew that they would admire her efforts. She knew that since her childhood her grandfather used to admire whatever she loved. She knew that she would be admired for her work & she valued it so much after her marriage to Tushar. In Tushar’s house she needed to face criticism. She tried her best to do things perfectly but it was not happening. She was feeling so sad. She sometimes regretted that she got married. Her in-laws were little bit strict but real issue was her husband. Tushar kept criticising her continuously without stopping. She didn’t understand why did he married to her. Sometimes she felt since he wanted someone who could cook for him. She was not his love. She was just slave. She wanted people to understand her situation but no one did. She was feeling so scared. She was not getting pregnant. She knew that all wanted baby. But she was not getting pregnant. She wanted child. She knew that she wanted one still it was not happening. Soon they would go to fertility doctor to mind cause. She visited gynaecologist but they said all was fine. She knew that soon she needed to find ways to get pregnant. She smiled by that thought. She knew one. She could have affair with another man. She was normal so mistake must be on side of her husband. She didn’t want to think this way but sometimes she desired to find some other man. She knew that she was not in love with Tushar. On that time she sensed some hand on shoulder. She turned behind. Her Mom was standing behind her. Her Mom was looking in her eyes. She knew that her Mom could read her eyes. She knew her Mom could sense that she was thinking about cheating to Tushar. She shivered. Her Mom kept watching towards her. She told herself that she was just thinking. Her Mom “ So you are walking on wrong way again?” “ No..no Mom I was just thinking.” “ About what?” She was so scared. She began to sense tear already began to form in her eyes. Her Mom “ How hard I try to improve you but you keep going in wrong way! I see it in your eyes. Just remember one thing now you are married your actions will impact other family.” “ Mom I tried my best but he doesn’t like me.” “ So? You like someone else?” Now this managed to confuse her. Did she thought about someone else. She had not actually going out with someone but she began to see faces of different men. That cleaner who helped her in cleaning house. That cleaner was so nice & kind to her. She did wish that she was his wife. She kept calling him after that time to time. Was it wrong? There was also one vegetable vendor who always helped her to choose right sort of vegetables. He sometimes joked with her & she laughed on them. She saw one day one neighbour was observing her. She sensed that she might be getting extra friendly. After that she became very careful. She didn’t joke with him any more. She kept telling him how sick her in-laws were which was not false. Her mother-in-law was complaining about her health whole time. But she missed that joking sometimes. She was confused. Did she supposed to count these men & her love affairs? Her Mom suddenly seemed so right. She suddenly began to feel so guilty. She smiled nervously. “ Don’t worry Mom! I am not planning to fall in love with someone else.” “ Forget it. Do you went to Doctor?” She didn’t say anything. She was planning to. But honestly she was not interested. She didn’t want responsibility of child of Tushar. He was her husband & she supposed to give birth to his child but she didn’t like him. She wanted to say it but she didn’t dare. If she said it she didn’t want to think about it’s consequences. Her Mom would be angry. Her Mom kept telling her how much sinful her behaviour was. She just said “ Yes.” Her Mom nodded. Then her Mom smiled & said “ Don’t worry. You are normal so you will have baby soon.” Trupti nodded. On that point her Cousin Rajan join them suddenly. They stopped discussion. Rajan “ How are you Trupti? You are looking so pretty. You are always special.” She gave nervous smile. She always felt so nervous around people. She smiled & thanked with nod of head. Few days ago I saw your husband Tushar with some lady from his office. They were going on lunch sort of in hurry.” Her Mom “ I can’t blame them. Now a days we just need to keep running to earn money & Tushar is only bread earner of family so he needed to work so hard.” Trupti felt so nervous. Trupti began to think that she was so worthless. She might needed to earn but she couldn’t. She was just burden on Tushar. She sometimes wished only if he decided to divorce her. She wouldn’t blame him. Her Mom also felt same way that Tushar might divorce her. She knew that it was odd but she was ready to accept her defeat & she wanted him to have affair with some woman & divorce her. She knew that she was wishing for wrong thing. But she wished it. Then she suddenly asked Rajan “ Where did you saw her?” “ Her..? I said I saw Tushar!” Mom “ She is like that from childhood confusing in words. I feel we are lucky that we found husband like Tushar for her who adjust everything.” Rajan gave nervous laugh. Clearly Rajan didn’t understand how to respond this comment of Trupti’s Mom. Rajan just continued “ I was walking towards multiplex. Kids wanted to watch Movie. I suppose to decide when I saw Tushar. He is coming out of Multiplex. He was watching movie on screen No. 1 I feel romantic one. It’s movie of your favourite superstar isn’t it? You have seen it.” Trupti didn’t & she didn’t even want to see it with Tushar but she didn’t plan to say it. In her heart she preferred to die than watch romantic movie with Tushar. Few times she did it. After watching movie she just wanted to kill herself. She didn’t want memories of that time. Trupti smiled & said “ Actually he invited me on those free tickets but I can’t come so he took friend from office.” “ Trupti you need to go out with your husband otherwise one day he might go out with his office friend permanently.” Rajan laughed after saying this. It was his joke. She laughed nervously. But in her heart she hoped it might happen one day.
Tushar was so frustrated. Tushar didn’t understand why did Trupti seemed so preoccupied lately. He wanted to live happy married life but it wasn’t happening. His parents & her parents kept interfering forever. Trupti seemed scared of him from first day. He tried to talk nicely at beginning but now he was just throwing fits of anger on her & it was clearly not helping. Tushar didn’t like it. He wanted to settle in life. He began to feel so upset. Now he was planning to find someone else as comfort but he knew that it was useless. That girl in office just came with him since he was paying for her tickets. It was entertainment free of cost. He knew that she would never marry him. He was so upset. He wanted normal life but it was not working. Today it was birthday party of Trupti’s grandparents. He supposed to attend it but he was just not interested. He was upset about entire situation. Then suddenly his Mom came in room “ So you are going to that party?” He looked towards Mom with frustration. “ Mom you know very well. I am not interested in entertaining her family.” “ You must do it. She cook in your house do all for your parents so you need to do same for her.” “ Mom but when I married to her I loved her but she never loved me. She didn’t even want child.” His Mom looked shocked. “ Who told you that?” “ Mom I can see it in her eyes!” His Mom laughed. “ You are sensing this since she is not getting pregnant. Come on! Give it sometime.” “ No Mom! I want to change her.” “ She is not your clothes that you can change her overnight. If you want then you need lawyer & all other things.” Tushar nodded. Tushar knew one thing that he needed to go to function of birthday. He was feeling so stressed out but still he knew that he needed to keep Trupti in her parent’s house for some days. If she kept staying here with him divorce would become impossible. He didn’t say anything. He just got dressed properly & went to Trupti’s house. He didn’t understand why did her parents kept such big house. It was mostly empty. They had just senior citizens staying there. It was wastage of property. He once suggested them to go for redevelopment & built building which could provide more cash would be earned but they hated his idea. They never liked him that much. Actually he never understood why did they fixed this marriage. He felt as if only Trupti’s Mom liked him. Trupti’s Mom adored him. She always kept talking sweetly with him. He knew that now he needed to do something on this matter. He wanted to restart his life with Trupti or without her. It was so upsetting when things started to go in wrong way but now he had it enough. When he was discussing this matter in office one person said “ If your relationship with wife isn’t okay why does you want child?” He suddenly felt so shocked. He never thought this way. Child would become responsibility. Upbringing a child was not joke. He said slowly “ I thought child would improve our relationship.” Most of group laughed. “ Come on life is not movie that after birth of child relationship would improve because of it. You need to think about that child.” “ So true in fact after child it becomes more hard. You have one extra mouth to feed more demands & you need to play with child.” “ & if you want divorce? Don’t think of marriage! Just don’t.” Now Tushar didn’t want entry of child in their life. It was hard to convince his parents or Trupti’s but he knew that he didn’t want to drag this marriage. He got dressed went there. He was so confident that he would solve all in two minutes but as soon as he entered Trupti came running towards him before all guests. She just hugged him. It was so odd. She never showered love on him like this. He didn’t understand what was happening. He felt so restless. He didn’t understand why did she was pretending this way. They were not in love but he knew that he didn’t have much options. He smiled nervously & hugged her back. On that moment he felt that he got all. Everything was normal. She pulled him towards her childhood room. She began to tell him everything. She was so normal. He was so happy. But he knew that it would vanish in few moments. He knew that she couldn’t remain normal for long time. Trupti was really feeling so normal on that moment after talking with Rajan she suddenly began to feel that she needed to adjust with Tushar. She needed to love him. Trupti felt so sad that she didn’t love him. Her Mom kept telling her that he was nice man. But she couldn’t really love him. She married him since he proposed & he was financially okay. He was not rich but she couldn’t expect so rich. Their financial status was good but not so great. She knew that she needed someone who would marry to her. She was searching hard. Her Mom was pushing so much finally her Mom introduced her to Tushar. She smiled. He returned it. She was glad. She just wanted to get married. She was not thinking about anything else. She didn’t even gave thought to her choice. She never felt need to think if she liked Tushar. She just needed to agree. Not just her Mom but her entire family was pushing her. She knew that she never loved him. She was so sad. She kept trying so hard. But she didn’t want to stay with him. She suddenly looked towards Tushar who was smiling too. “ Do you want divorce?” He looked nervous. But his eyes told that he was thinking same thing. She slowly said “ It was right thing but we can’t do it. My Mom will kill us both.” “ What?” She gave one odd scared look. “ You don’t know my Mom. She can kill people if she want. Do you want to see what she had done to my dog once?” She began to go towards cupboard. She started to take out one album. But he stopped her. Tushar “ I don’t understand…” “ My Mom is unsound woman. Let’s go home before she sense what you feel.” He just nodded nervously. Then he never thought this way. But today he knew all. He looked in her eyes. He was sure that she was telling truth. She felt so sad & nervous. She was not pretending. Then they went to party & they enjoyed it.
Finally after party Tushar & Trupti came home. Tushar’s Mom smiled happily after seeing Trupti with him. Tushar’s Mom assumed that all arguments were over. She didn’t want to find new wife for Tushar. It was not easy to find daughter-in-law like Trupti. Trupti was not perfect but she was nice girl. Tushar’s Mom didn’t want to search new girl. On first marriage they had so much problems in searching for girls now she didn’t want to try it after divorce. Trupti smiled & started showing gifts which her parents gave to her in-laws. Clearly all negative was forgotten. They were happy to get gifts. Tushar could see greed their eyes. He began to feel so restless. He was so scared. He didn’t want to stay with her. But he was scared of her mother. He began to feel so uneasy. He ran in his room. He was feeling so strange in stomach. He ran in washroom. He vomited whatever he had eaten in party. He began to get so tense. He didn’t wanted imagine what she had. But in his heart he knew that it was not what her Mom did. It was what Trupti did. He saw that strangeness in her eyes. She was getting so upset by all. She wanted him to stay with her but at same time she disliked him. She kept showing gifts. She knew that he was upset. But she was not planning to visit him. He began to feel so scared. He was not sure that he wanted child from this sort of woman but everyone wanted them to try for child how could he kept away. He shivered with fear. Trupti didn’t look towards him. It was great thing. He didn’t want her to come in his room. He wanted to escape her before she could do anything. He didn’t want to think about anything. He sensed that she might come soon. He just took out suitcase. He filled it with clothes. He didn’t thought anything. He just wanted ran out. He packed all. Trupti came running towards him. He just pushed her away & ran out with suitcase. He began to just walk away from his house. He was never wanted to come back. He didn’t care about his job or anything else. He was so scared. Trupti was watching him. He was running away in strange way. She didn’t like it. She lied to him about her mother. She knew that she disliked him but still she had to stay with him. She needed to get pregnant from his child otherwise her Mom would get angry. Now he ran way. His parents were watching him with shock too. His Mom “ What happened?” Trupti said with stammering “ I don’t know. He must be so angry.” His Dad “ No! He was scared. Did someone threatened him on mobile. He came inside went in room.” His Mom “ But I didn’t heard ringtone of his mobile..Trupti call him.” Trupti nodded. She started calling him. He was still running on road. His mobile was ringing again & again. He knew people were observing him in strange way. Many auto drivers & Taxi drivers stopped with hope that he might needed ride but he kept running. After sometime even Police car started to drive by his side. He didn’t stop. He was so scared. He kept walking & walking. Sun was burning his skin with mercy but he didn’t care. He just wanted to run away from her. His eyes were full of tears he couldn’t see ahead still he kept walking. Finally he hit to stone. His suitcase threw away. He was hurt on face. People came to help him. He took their help but he didn’t give address. His leg was wounded but still he kept dragging it. It was hurting so much but he didn’t care. He kept going ahead. Finally Cops stopped him. They forcibly took him to hospital. Doctors did x-rays & discovered bone fracture. They tried to ask for his number but he didn’t tell. He was screaming in pain. Luckily his mobile was fallen so he felt so relieved but soon he found out that Cops found it. His world suddenly turned upside down. He began to sense they might call her. He step by step told all to Cops. They listened to him. Then they asked about his insurance policy office number. He gave all, He just requested to keep him away from her. Then Cops came in his home when Trupti started to come forward, they immediately told her to stay away from Tushar. She kept telling that it was joke. But they didn’t listen. They kept her in house & went away. She was so angry. She began to break things in house. She made sure that nothing would survive. She knew that she was not going to come back but she was so tense. She needed to make sure that they would cry. She carefully took out everything with her in-law’s treasured. She put them in line & destroyed it with one iron bar. She knew that Tushar was planning to kill her with it one day. From first day she knew that he hated her. He always kept screaming on her. She cried so many nights. Then she went back home. She cried so much. Her Mom was little upset. But she described how did her in-laws broke all just to blame her. She cried loudly & said “ It’s for child. They want grand child & I couldn’t…” she didn’t to say further. All her family was on her side. Even her Mom said “ I don’t expect anything like that from them!” But her grandmother said “ I was sure this man would do something like that one day. I just want my granddaughter to divorce.” In hospital Psychiatrist advised same thing. “ I don’t feel your daughter-in-law was normal. She have some issues. We can’t force her to go for treatment. But I will do Tushar’s treatment but I want you to stay away from her. This Trupti have serious problem. She can be risky.” Tushar’s parents nodded. Psychiatrist said “ We will Tushar in hospital for sometime & do his physical & mental treatment. You need to handle Trupti during that time. Tushar couldn’t handle her.” Tushar’s parents agreed. When they came home they were shocked to see destruction they were not sad but scared too. They thanked God that she didn’t kill them. When Trupti’s Mom called they didn’t clarified anything. Tushar’s Mom just apologised & asked about Divorce. Trupti signed that Divorce paper looking sad. But inside her room she was so happy then she put Tushar’s photo in her one album. She didn’t kill any one. But she destroyed their lives one by one. She laughed loudly. Tushar was first to survived it. She watched photos of remaining boys. She wrote behind each photo name of mental hospital or date of dead by suicide. She wrote date before Tushar’s photo carefully & started laughing. She knew that no one could stop her but now she needed to get rid of Tushar so she decided to agree to this divorce. After it she would find new boy for album. She smiled & closed her album. Her Mom was right. She was truly evil but her Mom couldn’t guess how much. She began to laugh again.
I The End
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