Little shy
Heerabai decided to sell her husband's old house.It was big bungalow in their home town.Heerabai had two children and she decided that she would sell her property and distribute that money in kids.So one morning Heerabai called her son and daughter-in-law at her home.Heerabai"Lalit and Purva I have decided to sell that old house."She clearly saw that there was pleasure in their eyes they both wanted to sell that bunglow because they wanted money to invest in their new house.Inside her heart Heerabai was scared that they might leave her alone if they shifted in new house but then she thought that they would always visit her time to time.She had to trust her son and daughter-in-law.Heerabai"I have decided that I will divide that money into fifty and fifty for you two.One share is to you and other to your sister."Lalit nodded willingly.He wanted his share and he was ready to share it.Heerabai"So I will call Rani and Radhey tomorrow."Purva suddenly got too excited and spoke"Mom call her today.Why are you waiting for tomorrow?It will be so nice to get that new house.You know in that building.We can easily get two flats.When we get that money.We can get two flats there.In one you can stay and in other we will stay.We will be neighbors still we have privacy.I know you hate when Lalit wants non veg.I will cook it in our flat.Then I will cook veg and give it to you.Just imagine it will be so perfect.I mean two flats and.."Heerabai smiled"Two televisions."Suddenly Heerabai and Purva smiled together.Purva"We can watch all family dramas.I mean children were watching their cartoons and we miss our shows."Suddenly Heerabai missed many serials due to just one television.She just loved her idea.Now she felt that she should have sold that old bungalow before she liked idea of that privacy and convenience.Now a days she could feel that Purva was getting irritated step by step.She didn't want to tolerate rules of Heerabai. Heerabai didn't want to lose them but she didn't even want to upset Purva.After all she was taking good care of her.This was perfect solution.Even Lalit liked that idea so it was best.Heerabai"So I will call your sister Rani and tell her about it."They all nodded happily.Heerabai knew that her shy daughter would say 'yes.' to all this.She never objected anything and after all this was profitable to her.Heerabai was relaxed.She decided to phone her next day.
Next day Heerabai was so excited to talk with her daughter Rani.Now a days she hardly able to chat with Rani.She just didn't understand that what was wrong.But Rani was not even willing to talk on phone.Mostly her husband came on phone and sometimes even her grandchildren talked with her on phone.But Rani never came on phone.She remembered that last time Rani came to meet her was two years ago.On that time thing were not that good for Rani because her mother-in-law had just died.Then when Rani came to visit for some days but whole time she was sitting alone.Heerabai was so confused that how did she suppose to console Rani.Heerabai never guessed that Rani would miss her mother-in-law so much that she would have nervous breakdown.But her husband Radhey told Heerabai that Rani was so nervous and so upset that he didn't want her to face all those guests who would come for condolence.So during that time Rani stayed with Heerabai but whole time she just sat in one room and told Heerabai that she wanted to stay alone.Rani hardly spoke a word to her.Heerabai felt so sad from heart for her daughter.But after that once again she hardly able to saw Rani.Once she even went to visit Rani during vacation but on that moment everyone told her that Rani was gone out of town so she was disappointed.Heerabai was about to phone when she suddenly thought one idea.That she should go there personally but then she remembered last time so she decided that she would phone before going.Heerabai dialed the number for many hours no one picked up phone.Then it got engaged.Heerabai tried Radhey's mobile because Rani didn't keep mobile.She hated their voice.When Heerabai phoned Radhey and asked him that why Rani was not picking phone.He sounded confused.Radhey"May be she have went to shopping?""Actually I want to visit your house.""Okay but I will talk to Rani.When will you come?""Well as soon as possible.Actually I have one work."Radhey"As you wish."Heerabai was so happy but then suddenly her luck took wrong twist and she slipped in bathroom so her leg got hurt.She had to phone Radhey and tell him that she would not come.Radhey sounded relieved by this.Heerabai suddenly felt suspicions about every thing.After all she had watched enough story about abuse on woman to get suspicious so she decided that she must not just give her money.She must try to talk to her daughter.She decided that she would wait until her leg began to improve.But Lalit stood against it. "This is totally wrong why shall we wait so much?I think we shall invite Rani here.You can talk to her freely here and every thing will be solved.No need to visit them.I will go tomorrow to fetch Rani.""But you can't force her like that.""Come on.Mom I will talk to Radhey sweetly and convince him."Heerabai knew that her son would do it very well so she nodded.Then next day Lalit went to visit his sister.
When Lalit reached to Rani's home,he expected that his sister came out running to meet him.But Rani didn't open door.Bell kept ringing for long time.Lalit was so confused.Finally after long time some one came near door.Lalit saw eyes who were looking chained lock.He smiled.He knew that it was Rani.It was Rani's habit she was always shy.Lalit gave sweet smile and said"Come on Rani.It's just me.Open door."Rani's eyes looked confused.Lalit said it once more"Rani what happened?Are you alright?"Then after all noises finally door was opened.Lalit noticed even neighbor started looking at him in strange way.He felt so strange.Finally after making so much noise Rani opened the door.Those seconds seemed like hours to Lalit When he went inside,first question he asked was why did Rani took so long time to open the door.Rani"You can't open door.Now a days you can't trust anyone.""What?You can't trust me?""N..N..No.I..I ..B..bring.."Then suddenly Rani ran inside kitchen.Lalit was so confused.Rani was looking so scared and pale.She was even stammering.He never saw her that way.Then he remembered that he saw her once like that when she was forced to go and speak before class.It was worst.Whole class laughed on her and Rani cried for many days.But he never saw her like that afterwards.Of course her days of public speaking were over.She never dared to do that.When she was told to do that she just pretended sickness and managed to escape from it.It had worked until now.Rani had lost every marks of her oral examination and compensated them in written exams.But this time he felt something was wrong because she ran inside kitchen without saying a word.When Lalit went in Kitchen to talk with her,she ran to another corner.Lalit felt one thing that her mind might be poisoned by some one.He suddenly felt suspicious about Radhey.Lalit"Why are you acting like that?Are you angry with me?""No..No.""You don't even come to me for any function.I was waiting for you on Diwali.But you didn't come.I just don't like it.What is wrong just tell me?"Rani looked more nervous suddenly a pot of vegetable fall from her hand and whole food spread on ground.Lalit was so shocked.He started to help her in cleaning.But she just told him to go outside.He didn't like that idea.But he didn't wanted to upset her so he went out.It took hours before Radhey and kids returned.Whole time Lalit was sitting alone outside.Rani never came out of kitchen.It was so insulting and upsetting for Lalit that he decided that he would never visit Rani again.
But when Radhey and kids came,they all welcomed Lalit wholeheartedly.Lalit tried to find any anger inside Radhey's eyes but Radhey looked perfectly happy with him.Finally he decided to discuss about that old bungalow.Lalit"I wanted to talk about our old property so I came here."Radhey nodded.Lalit turned towards kitchen after all Rani was needed for this.Radhey looked angry now.Radhey"Will you come out now?For gods sake.It is not my friend or relative.This is your own brother at least give some respect to him."Then Lalit heard sound of crying.Lalit started going towards her.But kids stopped him.His nephew"Uncle don't go near Mom.It will upset her more.She should just ran away and hide in toilet."Niece"Dada is right late time it took us at least twelve hours to bring her out of bathroom.""What?"Radhey"Now you have heard it all.I just don't understand that what I supposed to do.At first she use to hate functions and social gatherings.I avoided that.Then she said that she didn't want to stay in home when visitors came like those relatives came on my Mom's death.I have adjusted it by sending her to your home.But now she was not ready to go near anyone except me and kids.Even sometimes I feel she also wanted to avoid kids.I just feel she was getting worst."Lalit could clearly saw that on Radhey's face that Radhey's anger was also increasing due to it and it was making it worst.But he would not blame Radhey who could tolerate that.Lalit"What did happen if she went to social functions?""She started sweating.She began to complaint about her breathing.She felt that whole world was closing on her.She just couldn't breath and then she start stammering and finally she ran away.""My god."Kids"We never even had any guests in home.She didn't even attend our birthday."Lalit"What she is even scared to talk with kids?"Radhey nodded.Radhey"She didn't even talk on phone.""Ohh My god and Mom thought that..""Mom suspected me.Right?"Lalit just kept his eyes on ground.Radhey"This is what happening now a days.Every one is just suspecting when I am suffering due to this.She never went anywhere with me.Never come before my guests or relative.I thought that she might talk to you about her problem.But it seemed worst.Day by day she was getting worst and worst.""She was shy but this was too much."They all just looked at kitchen.They could feel that she was listening to them and crying.But she was not even ready to come out before her brother.
Next day Lalit suggested Radhey"Have you shown her to psychiatrist?""That is nonsense.They will just increase her problem.""Who told you that this is nonsense?""Then why don't you shown her to psychiatrist before marriage.She was having problem from that time only.She was never ready to chat.In fact I think your sister was mad from beginning only and your family had cheated me by marrying her off like this with me."Lalit was so angry now.Lalit"She was shy.But never had that big problem.She was always little less in talking but she had never locked herself in room like that.I feel that your behaviour is increasing her problem.""Then take her with you.""I will."Lalit tried to go and convince Rani to come with him.But she just ran and hide inside bathroom .Radhey laughed in strange way. Radhey"I tried many ways.They never work."Then Radhey went to sleep.Whole night Rani was locked with toilet and Lalit was trying to get her out.Finally next morning he phoned his Mom and told her every thing.Heerabai started crying.She wanted her daughter back and she started suggesting that she would come.Then suddenly Purva took phone from her"I think you should call our family Doctor.He will suggest something that will help us.We have to take her out of that house if we want to cure her.""Thanks.I never thought about it.""Because you are too worried about Rani.Just think peacefully and every thing will be solved."Then Lalit phoned their Doctor who told him that he would phone his psychiatrist friend and he would do everything but fees would be high. Lalit agreed to it.Then after some time psychiatrist came there.Kids were woke up by then.They were watching all this even trying to call their Mom.But Rani was just kept crying inside.Lalit was so scared that Rani would do something to herself.Even Radhey was upset now.But he was just screaming on her and abusing her and it was not going to help.Then that psychiatrist talked with her for hours and finally Rani opened door.But before that psychiatrist warned Radhey to control his anger.When Rani came out,she looked so scared.Then when she talked with psychiatrist,she looked relaxed.But psychiatrist told Lalit that Rani's treatment must be done here so she had to stay here.Lalit had to agree.After that Rani's treatment started.Slowly psychiatrist convinced Radhey to cooperate.Psychiatrist said that Rani was suffering for social phobia which must had been triggered by some childhood incidence like teasing by friends etc.But she was never treated for it.Slowly it increased and she started avoiding every social function when she was with her mother and brother.They had fulfilled her wishes but when she came here.Her mother-in-law started insisting on going to those functions which made matter worst for her.Since her mother-in-law was used to taunt her about this.Her problem increased.It slowly reached to level when she just talked with her husband.Then it start upsetting Radhey so he started getting angry which made matters worst."So after that they did prolonged treatment on Rani.After many months of treatment finally Rani went to visit her mother and then they sold that old property.But on that occasion Rani was first to suggest their first family vacation.They all were so glad to notice that she was so much cured.
The End
Heerabai decided to sell her husband's old house.It was big bungalow in their home town.Heerabai had two children and she decided that she would sell her property and distribute that money in kids.So one morning Heerabai called her son and daughter-in-law at her home.Heerabai"Lalit and Purva I have decided to sell that old house."She clearly saw that there was pleasure in their eyes they both wanted to sell that bunglow because they wanted money to invest in their new house.Inside her heart Heerabai was scared that they might leave her alone if they shifted in new house but then she thought that they would always visit her time to time.She had to trust her son and daughter-in-law.Heerabai"I have decided that I will divide that money into fifty and fifty for you two.One share is to you and other to your sister."Lalit nodded willingly.He wanted his share and he was ready to share it.Heerabai"So I will call Rani and Radhey tomorrow."Purva suddenly got too excited and spoke"Mom call her today.Why are you waiting for tomorrow?It will be so nice to get that new house.You know in that building.We can easily get two flats.When we get that money.We can get two flats there.In one you can stay and in other we will stay.We will be neighbors still we have privacy.I know you hate when Lalit wants non veg.I will cook it in our flat.Then I will cook veg and give it to you.Just imagine it will be so perfect.I mean two flats and.."Heerabai smiled"Two televisions."Suddenly Heerabai and Purva smiled together.Purva"We can watch all family dramas.I mean children were watching their cartoons and we miss our shows."Suddenly Heerabai missed many serials due to just one television.She just loved her idea.Now she felt that she should have sold that old bungalow before she liked idea of that privacy and convenience.Now a days she could feel that Purva was getting irritated step by step.She didn't want to tolerate rules of Heerabai. Heerabai didn't want to lose them but she didn't even want to upset Purva.After all she was taking good care of her.This was perfect solution.Even Lalit liked that idea so it was best.Heerabai"So I will call your sister Rani and tell her about it."They all nodded happily.Heerabai knew that her shy daughter would say 'yes.' to all this.She never objected anything and after all this was profitable to her.Heerabai was relaxed.She decided to phone her next day.
Next day Heerabai was so excited to talk with her daughter Rani.Now a days she hardly able to chat with Rani.She just didn't understand that what was wrong.But Rani was not even willing to talk on phone.Mostly her husband came on phone and sometimes even her grandchildren talked with her on phone.But Rani never came on phone.She remembered that last time Rani came to meet her was two years ago.On that time thing were not that good for Rani because her mother-in-law had just died.Then when Rani came to visit for some days but whole time she was sitting alone.Heerabai was so confused that how did she suppose to console Rani.Heerabai never guessed that Rani would miss her mother-in-law so much that she would have nervous breakdown.But her husband Radhey told Heerabai that Rani was so nervous and so upset that he didn't want her to face all those guests who would come for condolence.So during that time Rani stayed with Heerabai but whole time she just sat in one room and told Heerabai that she wanted to stay alone.Rani hardly spoke a word to her.Heerabai felt so sad from heart for her daughter.But after that once again she hardly able to saw Rani.Once she even went to visit Rani during vacation but on that moment everyone told her that Rani was gone out of town so she was disappointed.Heerabai was about to phone when she suddenly thought one idea.That she should go there personally but then she remembered last time so she decided that she would phone before going.Heerabai dialed the number for many hours no one picked up phone.Then it got engaged.Heerabai tried Radhey's mobile because Rani didn't keep mobile.She hated their voice.When Heerabai phoned Radhey and asked him that why Rani was not picking phone.He sounded confused.Radhey"May be she have went to shopping?""Actually I want to visit your house.""Okay but I will talk to Rani.When will you come?""Well as soon as possible.Actually I have one work."Radhey"As you wish."Heerabai was so happy but then suddenly her luck took wrong twist and she slipped in bathroom so her leg got hurt.She had to phone Radhey and tell him that she would not come.Radhey sounded relieved by this.Heerabai suddenly felt suspicions about every thing.After all she had watched enough story about abuse on woman to get suspicious so she decided that she must not just give her money.She must try to talk to her daughter.She decided that she would wait until her leg began to improve.But Lalit stood against it. "This is totally wrong why shall we wait so much?I think we shall invite Rani here.You can talk to her freely here and every thing will be solved.No need to visit them.I will go tomorrow to fetch Rani.""But you can't force her like that.""Come on.Mom I will talk to Radhey sweetly and convince him."Heerabai knew that her son would do it very well so she nodded.Then next day Lalit went to visit his sister.
When Lalit reached to Rani's home,he expected that his sister came out running to meet him.But Rani didn't open door.Bell kept ringing for long time.Lalit was so confused.Finally after long time some one came near door.Lalit saw eyes who were looking chained lock.He smiled.He knew that it was Rani.It was Rani's habit she was always shy.Lalit gave sweet smile and said"Come on Rani.It's just me.Open door."Rani's eyes looked confused.Lalit said it once more"Rani what happened?Are you alright?"Then after all noises finally door was opened.Lalit noticed even neighbor started looking at him in strange way.He felt so strange.Finally after making so much noise Rani opened the door.Those seconds seemed like hours to Lalit When he went inside,first question he asked was why did Rani took so long time to open the door.Rani"You can't open door.Now a days you can't trust anyone.""What?You can't trust me?""N..N..No.I..I ..B..bring.."Then suddenly Rani ran inside kitchen.Lalit was so confused.Rani was looking so scared and pale.She was even stammering.He never saw her that way.Then he remembered that he saw her once like that when she was forced to go and speak before class.It was worst.Whole class laughed on her and Rani cried for many days.But he never saw her like that afterwards.Of course her days of public speaking were over.She never dared to do that.When she was told to do that she just pretended sickness and managed to escape from it.It had worked until now.Rani had lost every marks of her oral examination and compensated them in written exams.But this time he felt something was wrong because she ran inside kitchen without saying a word.When Lalit went in Kitchen to talk with her,she ran to another corner.Lalit felt one thing that her mind might be poisoned by some one.He suddenly felt suspicious about Radhey.Lalit"Why are you acting like that?Are you angry with me?""No..No.""You don't even come to me for any function.I was waiting for you on Diwali.But you didn't come.I just don't like it.What is wrong just tell me?"Rani looked more nervous suddenly a pot of vegetable fall from her hand and whole food spread on ground.Lalit was so shocked.He started to help her in cleaning.But she just told him to go outside.He didn't like that idea.But he didn't wanted to upset her so he went out.It took hours before Radhey and kids returned.Whole time Lalit was sitting alone outside.Rani never came out of kitchen.It was so insulting and upsetting for Lalit that he decided that he would never visit Rani again.
But when Radhey and kids came,they all welcomed Lalit wholeheartedly.Lalit tried to find any anger inside Radhey's eyes but Radhey looked perfectly happy with him.Finally he decided to discuss about that old bungalow.Lalit"I wanted to talk about our old property so I came here."Radhey nodded.Lalit turned towards kitchen after all Rani was needed for this.Radhey looked angry now.Radhey"Will you come out now?For gods sake.It is not my friend or relative.This is your own brother at least give some respect to him."Then Lalit heard sound of crying.Lalit started going towards her.But kids stopped him.His nephew"Uncle don't go near Mom.It will upset her more.She should just ran away and hide in toilet."Niece"Dada is right late time it took us at least twelve hours to bring her out of bathroom.""What?"Radhey"Now you have heard it all.I just don't understand that what I supposed to do.At first she use to hate functions and social gatherings.I avoided that.Then she said that she didn't want to stay in home when visitors came like those relatives came on my Mom's death.I have adjusted it by sending her to your home.But now she was not ready to go near anyone except me and kids.Even sometimes I feel she also wanted to avoid kids.I just feel she was getting worst."Lalit could clearly saw that on Radhey's face that Radhey's anger was also increasing due to it and it was making it worst.But he would not blame Radhey who could tolerate that.Lalit"What did happen if she went to social functions?""She started sweating.She began to complaint about her breathing.She felt that whole world was closing on her.She just couldn't breath and then she start stammering and finally she ran away.""My god."Kids"We never even had any guests in home.She didn't even attend our birthday."Lalit"What she is even scared to talk with kids?"Radhey nodded.Radhey"She didn't even talk on phone.""Ohh My god and Mom thought that..""Mom suspected me.Right?"Lalit just kept his eyes on ground.Radhey"This is what happening now a days.Every one is just suspecting when I am suffering due to this.She never went anywhere with me.Never come before my guests or relative.I thought that she might talk to you about her problem.But it seemed worst.Day by day she was getting worst and worst.""She was shy but this was too much."They all just looked at kitchen.They could feel that she was listening to them and crying.But she was not even ready to come out before her brother.
Next day Lalit suggested Radhey"Have you shown her to psychiatrist?""That is nonsense.They will just increase her problem.""Who told you that this is nonsense?""Then why don't you shown her to psychiatrist before marriage.She was having problem from that time only.She was never ready to chat.In fact I think your sister was mad from beginning only and your family had cheated me by marrying her off like this with me."Lalit was so angry now.Lalit"She was shy.But never had that big problem.She was always little less in talking but she had never locked herself in room like that.I feel that your behaviour is increasing her problem.""Then take her with you.""I will."Lalit tried to go and convince Rani to come with him.But she just ran and hide inside bathroom .Radhey laughed in strange way. Radhey"I tried many ways.They never work."Then Radhey went to sleep.Whole night Rani was locked with toilet and Lalit was trying to get her out.Finally next morning he phoned his Mom and told her every thing.Heerabai started crying.She wanted her daughter back and she started suggesting that she would come.Then suddenly Purva took phone from her"I think you should call our family Doctor.He will suggest something that will help us.We have to take her out of that house if we want to cure her.""Thanks.I never thought about it.""Because you are too worried about Rani.Just think peacefully and every thing will be solved."Then Lalit phoned their Doctor who told him that he would phone his psychiatrist friend and he would do everything but fees would be high. Lalit agreed to it.Then after some time psychiatrist came there.Kids were woke up by then.They were watching all this even trying to call their Mom.But Rani was just kept crying inside.Lalit was so scared that Rani would do something to herself.Even Radhey was upset now.But he was just screaming on her and abusing her and it was not going to help.Then that psychiatrist talked with her for hours and finally Rani opened door.But before that psychiatrist warned Radhey to control his anger.When Rani came out,she looked so scared.Then when she talked with psychiatrist,she looked relaxed.But psychiatrist told Lalit that Rani's treatment must be done here so she had to stay here.Lalit had to agree.After that Rani's treatment started.Slowly psychiatrist convinced Radhey to cooperate.Psychiatrist said that Rani was suffering for social phobia which must had been triggered by some childhood incidence like teasing by friends etc.But she was never treated for it.Slowly it increased and she started avoiding every social function when she was with her mother and brother.They had fulfilled her wishes but when she came here.Her mother-in-law started insisting on going to those functions which made matter worst for her.Since her mother-in-law was used to taunt her about this.Her problem increased.It slowly reached to level when she just talked with her husband.Then it start upsetting Radhey so he started getting angry which made matters worst."So after that they did prolonged treatment on Rani.After many months of treatment finally Rani went to visit her mother and then they sold that old property.But on that occasion Rani was first to suggest their first family vacation.They all were so glad to notice that she was so much cured.
The End
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