Walking
Reshma was looking down from gallery. She was watching people moving from there. She always looked down from gallery. She never felt scared of height. But she envied those people who walked so easily and never cared for it. She saw many people who were walking in such nice way but still they were upset regarding some thing. It seemed so sad that they never valued their walking. She looked at her wheel chair. She hardly remembered her those days when she used to walk and run. It was so wonderful. Then she had that fever which took every thing from her. She became so weak step by step that she just couldn't able to walk on her legs any longer. At beginning she used to hope that she would walk. But then slowly she sensed that it was impossible. She looked at her legs. They were looking so perfect. No one could imagine they were so weak. She wanted to walk from her heart. She started crying slowly. She looked at them. Then suddenly she looked around. Her room is so decorated that each one had different view of world. Some were mountains and some were rivers. She looked at that forest. It was her favorite. She went near it with wheelchair and started touching. She began to sense as if she was moving in that world. When she heard loud sound of opening of door, she was so upset. No one ever entered in her room without knocking. She always lived that way in her privacy. But this time while she was dreaming suddenly some one just entered in her room without any permission. Reshma "Who is it?" "Who else it's me? When you stop questioning me? Don't you remember that we are sharing room?" Reshma looked away. She just forgot that her younger sister had returned. Her younger sister Trupti had gone in hostel. Since she was so irritating for every one, she was spoiled. But she didn't even able to stay in that hostel for long time. It was too much burden for them. It was too much expenses so Reshma heard her parents talking about it that they just couldn't adjust. They decided to bring her back. Her hostel was too posh so she returned yesterday. Their house was not too big just two room kitchen but still her parents were considerate with her. They gave her full privacy. But when she saw Trupti, she sensed that it all was over. It was really strange. In few moments her world was shattered now she was locked in this room with Trupti. Trupti " So what's going on? You were admiring those people again. How many times did I need to tell you just by looking at them you will not learn walking?" Trupti started laughing. Reshma " Don't you feel inhuman when you talk like this?" " What is inhuman in it? I am telling you the whole truth. You can never walk since it is your destiny so why are you watching those people? If god really wanted to see you walking then why did you get that unknown sickness? I mean think logically. It is such long time since that fever you became so healthy but you still can't walk. So it is your destiny. You have accept it that you are nothing but just a burden on family so stop behaving this way. Cooperate with every one. Try to become accommodating. Any way I have managed to take some of your stuff out. I feel you can sense I need this room." " But this is my room." " Okay fine. Then sit in that corner but don't disturb me. When I see you, I feel as if I am in hospital, you have that disgusting smell of hospital." "Shut up." Reshma screamed and started crying. Mom came inside room. Mom " What happened?" Trupti " Your baby is crying again. I just wish only if I can shift in some better house not in this garbage." Mom " Shut up." Trupti just went out of house. She was such rude girl. Reshma was so scared of her. She just went out in Gallery again to watch people. Her Mom was looking so sad. She wished that only if she could do something for Reshma but she couldn't so she went back to kitchen.
One thing was so sad that from childhood Trupti always hated Reshma. She always felt that Reshma was responsible for their every sorrow and she always found a chance to say it before all. It was so upsetting. Even Trupti started telling it to guests. But Reshma never went out much when guests entered in house. But Trupti was biggest trouble for their house. She just always kept demanding one thing after another. Her greed just never reduced. She always kept trying to grab every thing. She never wanted to give any thing to any one else. She started just thinking one thing that Reshma was her sole trouble since she felt if she was only daughter,she could have got many things. Reshma knew just one thing from heart that she had to stay in one corner for entire time. She hated it but she was weak and she knew in her heart that she was truly burden for them. Only if she could walk, but it was not possible. She just sat in one corner. Then she sat near that picture which would be forest. She looked in that forest. She tried to go inside it. But then she looked at forest. She went inside that picture. She started to think that she could enter in it. Reshma started to stay away from all since that day. Her parents were upset due to it. But they knew that they couldn't able to control Trupti so they had to accept it. Reshma sat in corner. She began to just got involved in that picture. She took out her flute. She began to play it when Trupti screamed " You can't play that flute. It is irritating." Reshma was so confused. Reshma " But I love to play flute." Trupti " Then go in other room. You don't need legs for it. You have your costly wheel chair. I don't know how much money is wasted on it and you are not even using it." Reshma felt so upset. She tried to use wheel chair. She managed to do it all wrong. Her chair banged. Trupti " I just don't understand why didn't you even understand how to move that chair?" Reshma was so upset. She started calling her Mom. Mom " Trupti will you stop irritating her." " Then take her away from my sight. This girl just managed to upset me on every point. Mom try to understand I have to cover my study and this girl is playing flute. Don't you understand? I have my life and future. While she hardly seem to have any of it, since I don't think she could manage to get good marks by studying in house." Reshma " Mom just take me in kitchen." She was crying now. Her Mom pushed her chair soon she was finally in kitchen. She started crying. On that point her Mom called some one. It was her friend but Reshma sensed that she was Doctor. Reshma " Mom it will not help. It never helped." " Now let me try. She is like my sister. She is like your Auntie. She will do every thing in her best way." Reshma was so scared. She knew that it would just upset her more. But she also knew that her Mom would not listen to her so she just nodded. She just went in toilet. She started playing flute there. It was so relaxing. Her Mom Alka called her friend with big hope. But soon Alka sensed that her friend would not come. Reshma was hopeless case in every one's eyes. No one wanted to waste time on her. But Alka wanted to see her daughter standing on her legs.
Nikita was tried to feed her baby son when she heard that flute. Her son who was throwing away all food suddenly looked so happy. He got so involved in that music that he started eating. Nikita was so shocked. Some one was playing music upstairs. She could hear it clearly. She went out in balcony but she couldn't hear that voice in fact her son started crying loudly. Since he wanted to hear music. It was clear that he was going to create biggest noise if he didn't hear it again. Nikita took him back in his bedroom. But she was so confused that she couldn't hear that voice any more. She began to search for that voice then she sensed that she had by mistake closed door of her toilet. She was so shocked when she sensed that this voice was coming from toilet. Why someone was playing flute in toilet? She was so confused but then she thought that artist might want privacy but one thing was clear that her baby now wanted to eat his food just in toilet and it was not nice idea in Alka's view. She just felt one thing that she had to convince that person who was playing flute to play it in some other room. She preferred if that one did it before her son. But she knew that she couldn't force some one like that. After all that artist was not her slave. She was so upset. But then she thought that she might make friendship with that artist and that artist might understand her trouble. She looked up. She took her son in arms. She looked in mirror. She saw her image. She was looking good in her dress. She decided that she could go out in that dress. She went in lift. She pressed the button but when she finally started knocking door. She suddenly began to feel scared from heart. Then finally door was opened. A rude girl was standing before her Nikita was sure that she was not flute playing. Nikita " Who is playing that flute?" Trupti " Did it irritate you? That is my sister. She just couldn't walk so she kept playing it to entertain herself. It is so problematic." " No..NO..I just loved it. " Trupti was so upset. But her Mom came from behind. Mom " Who is at door?" " Some fan of Reshma!! People can admire any one." Nikita "Excuse me. People like you can criticize any one? In fact this thing have become common in India. You hate some one. You can call that person by any name. What knowledge do you have of music?" Trupti looked nervous. Nikita smiled. Nikita personally hardly knew any thing about music but she knew how to handle such people by her psychiatric husband. She smiled with happiness. It was so nice to have one psychiatrist at home. Her all problems were handled by him. Then Trupti's Mom came there. Mom " Trupti go inside. How many times I need to tell you that you needed to learn your manners?" " Okay..Okay." Mom looked so happy. Mom " Actually it was my elder daughter Reshma." "Actually my son loved her music." Mom looked with confused expression. " Your son?" Nikita showed her baby who was already wanted to run in toilet to hear music. " He is just crazy about flute." " Ohh..I will call Reshma." Nikita " In fact I want to ask you. Can you tell your daughter to practice flute in our home? I mean your other daughter clearly hate it and my son love it so I thought it would be great." Mom " Ohh sure." " So tell her to come any time. I am just waiting for her." Nikita actually wanted to meet Reshma but when her Mom just said " Sure." She had to just nod and went away. Nikita was so upset. She just hoped from hear that Reshma would come to her home and play music. Since her son just loved it, she never wanted her son to be forbidden from listening such beautiful skill specially after hearing those criticism from Trupti. She felt that an artist should play before admirer not before people like that. She just hoped from heart that Reshma came from tomorrow and went inside her house.
Reshma was sitting and playing flute when her Mom came running inside. Mom "Reshma do you know our neighbor want you to play flute for her? It can be start for you. You can became a performer this way." " Mom she is just simple lady." " I don't think so. She seemed to know many things about music." " She might be in past. But now she is just housewife and in show business once you stop singing no one cares about you. She must have stopped it long ago." " Come on. Give it one try. At least you can sing for that little baby." "What baby?" Then her Mom told about that baby who fall in love with Reshma's music. Reshma suddenly felt strange maternal instinct for that child. Reshma " Fine. I will go from tomorrow. I want to see that baby and it's joy." "That's like good girl." Her Mom was so happy. Finally Reshma was ready to go out and meet some people. She immediately called Nikita. " Hello I am your neighbor? " Nikita was so happy when Reshma's Mom called. " Yes..yes.. I was waiting for your call. " "Actually my daughter will come to your home in afternoon. Will it be okay?" "Actually I want her to come for lunch. When my son hear her music, he will eat and sleep. I know I am asking for too much. But by afternoon he would already slept." Reshma's Mom looked confused. " But she can't come to lunch for every day." " Why not? She is like auntie of my son. She is like family for us. She could come and then I will even like to chat with her. It will help her and me. I like to talk with her. Of course if you have objection then.." " No..No..she will come. We can see what happens after some time she might like it. I mean she is not that much use to go outside." " I know. I can understand just send her." Reshma was so upset when her Mom told her that she must go for such a long time. It was not right. She didn't want to go out for such a long time. She looked at her Mom. She could sense that her Mom was not going to give up. She didn't want to stay with Trupti any way so she decided to give it a try. She decided to give it a try. She just kept feeling scared from morning. Finally her Mom took her to that house. She was so scared but when she saw Nikita suddenly her fear reduced. She seemed like nice woman. Then she went inside. She played her flute for some time. Nikita and her son both jumped with joy. Reshma was so happy. First time she was admired like that. Then finally baby got tired and went to sleep. Then Nikita helped Reshma to sleep on bed. They both started chatting. One thing was clear that Nikita was feeling lonely there and she needed friend. Reshma was happy to become her friend. Soon Reshma started coming there every day. It was perfect arrangement and Reshma also began to study at Nikita's house. Every thing was nice there. One day Nikita finally asked her " What is wrong with your legs?" Reshma felt so upset. She was scared of this questions. Nikita " It's all right. If you don't want to talk then it is okay." Reshma " Actually I had fever in childhood. Then I lost my strength in my legs and I never able to walk again." "Why? Any Doctor can't help you?" "They don't find any mistake." Nikita was shocked. Nikita " Can I tell you one thing?" "Yes." "Actually my husband is doctor. Psychiatrist. Can I call his friend's to check you?" Reshma was so confused. She didn't want to break friendship with Nikita. Reshma " Okay." Reshma felt that it would not effect her any way if she didn't tell it to her Mom. So when Reshma went in home, she didn't say any thing to her Mom. She didn't want her Mom to create hopes again regarding her walking. It was frustrating.
But Reshma was so shocked when next day she went in Nikita's house with Mom. Two men were waiting for her. Nikita " This is my husband and this is his friend whom I was mentioning yesterday. Regarding checking you." Reshma was so nervous. Her Mom was shocked. Mom " I don't know what you are talking about?" Nikita looked nervous now. Nikita " I thought Reshma will tell you." Both men looked confused. Nikita explained all. Mom " This is perfect. In fact I was searching for good doctor but fees?" Doctor " No need now. If she needed some treatment then we will tell you regarding fees. If some operation required etc." Her Mom nodded happily. Then Reshma was taken in bedroom. Doctor kept her in details and then he came out with confused expressions. Doctor to Nikita's husband " Her legs are just fine. I just don't understand why don't she able to walk? I mean she is perfect physically." Mom " We did many physio therapies. But nothing worked." Nikita's husband " Have you tried counseling? I mean this appeals to be psychiatric problem. "" You are saying that she didn't want to walk. Now that is totally lie. She just loved to walk. She just wanted to run. Why did she mentally wished not to walk? She is not attention thirsty girl who was our attention so much that she didn't walk. She is nice and cooperative child from childhood. She never acted in stubborn way." "I don't mean that she didn't want to walk. I feel that she is scared to walk since she feel that if she will fall and that might increase your trouble. She didn't want you to visit hospitals. Did you went to many Doctors? Did your husband or anybody else complaint about it?" " Every one complaint about it except me. My husband was so busy that he just hated sparing time for her treatment after all that treatment was not cheap. We need money for it." "And I feel you have wasted your money by going to wrong Doctors." " I don't get it." "She needed psychiatrist not physicians. " Reshma's Mom was shocked. Nikita's husband " She was suffering from phobia of falling. It happened when a person couldn't able to walk for long time. Slowly that one began to develop fear even of walking. It happens when you don't do some thing for long time. Nothing big." Reshma and her Mom was sitting there. Nikita's husband was saying it in such way that they felt as if every thing would be solved in few moments. They were so happy about his therapy. As soon as they went home every thing turned upside down, Trupti started discouraging even Reshma's Dad didn't seem willing to spend money. But her Mom convinced him. Finally he agreed. Reshma who was positive turned negative by them. But slowly her Mom convinced her and most importantly Nikita convinced her. Her husband didn't took much fee from them. He said that they didn't pay for her flute then why did he take money for his counseling. From that day her treatment started. Slowly Reshma started to walk with clutches. That managed to shock Trupti. Trupit started to keep quiet about whole issue. Then step by step one day Reshma came to Nikita on her own feet. It was her lucky day since she started walking on same day when Nikita's son started to walk. It was happiest moment for both family. They celebrated it together. Trupti never liked Reshma or Nikita but that dislike was mutual. So they just kept avoiding each other. Reshma started avoiding in staying room only. She began to move out more in hall. She avoided Trupti and with her legs she was free. She was so happy that she decided to play flute for Nikita. Her one act of generosity gave her most pleasant gift of life and that was not walking but that was her best friend Nikita.
The End
Reshma was looking down from gallery. She was watching people moving from there. She always looked down from gallery. She never felt scared of height. But she envied those people who walked so easily and never cared for it. She saw many people who were walking in such nice way but still they were upset regarding some thing. It seemed so sad that they never valued their walking. She looked at her wheel chair. She hardly remembered her those days when she used to walk and run. It was so wonderful. Then she had that fever which took every thing from her. She became so weak step by step that she just couldn't able to walk on her legs any longer. At beginning she used to hope that she would walk. But then slowly she sensed that it was impossible. She looked at her legs. They were looking so perfect. No one could imagine they were so weak. She wanted to walk from her heart. She started crying slowly. She looked at them. Then suddenly she looked around. Her room is so decorated that each one had different view of world. Some were mountains and some were rivers. She looked at that forest. It was her favorite. She went near it with wheelchair and started touching. She began to sense as if she was moving in that world. When she heard loud sound of opening of door, she was so upset. No one ever entered in her room without knocking. She always lived that way in her privacy. But this time while she was dreaming suddenly some one just entered in her room without any permission. Reshma "Who is it?" "Who else it's me? When you stop questioning me? Don't you remember that we are sharing room?" Reshma looked away. She just forgot that her younger sister had returned. Her younger sister Trupti had gone in hostel. Since she was so irritating for every one, she was spoiled. But she didn't even able to stay in that hostel for long time. It was too much burden for them. It was too much expenses so Reshma heard her parents talking about it that they just couldn't adjust. They decided to bring her back. Her hostel was too posh so she returned yesterday. Their house was not too big just two room kitchen but still her parents were considerate with her. They gave her full privacy. But when she saw Trupti, she sensed that it all was over. It was really strange. In few moments her world was shattered now she was locked in this room with Trupti. Trupti " So what's going on? You were admiring those people again. How many times did I need to tell you just by looking at them you will not learn walking?" Trupti started laughing. Reshma " Don't you feel inhuman when you talk like this?" " What is inhuman in it? I am telling you the whole truth. You can never walk since it is your destiny so why are you watching those people? If god really wanted to see you walking then why did you get that unknown sickness? I mean think logically. It is such long time since that fever you became so healthy but you still can't walk. So it is your destiny. You have accept it that you are nothing but just a burden on family so stop behaving this way. Cooperate with every one. Try to become accommodating. Any way I have managed to take some of your stuff out. I feel you can sense I need this room." " But this is my room." " Okay fine. Then sit in that corner but don't disturb me. When I see you, I feel as if I am in hospital, you have that disgusting smell of hospital." "Shut up." Reshma screamed and started crying. Mom came inside room. Mom " What happened?" Trupti " Your baby is crying again. I just wish only if I can shift in some better house not in this garbage." Mom " Shut up." Trupti just went out of house. She was such rude girl. Reshma was so scared of her. She just went out in Gallery again to watch people. Her Mom was looking so sad. She wished that only if she could do something for Reshma but she couldn't so she went back to kitchen.
One thing was so sad that from childhood Trupti always hated Reshma. She always felt that Reshma was responsible for their every sorrow and she always found a chance to say it before all. It was so upsetting. Even Trupti started telling it to guests. But Reshma never went out much when guests entered in house. But Trupti was biggest trouble for their house. She just always kept demanding one thing after another. Her greed just never reduced. She always kept trying to grab every thing. She never wanted to give any thing to any one else. She started just thinking one thing that Reshma was her sole trouble since she felt if she was only daughter,she could have got many things. Reshma knew just one thing from heart that she had to stay in one corner for entire time. She hated it but she was weak and she knew in her heart that she was truly burden for them. Only if she could walk, but it was not possible. She just sat in one corner. Then she sat near that picture which would be forest. She looked in that forest. She tried to go inside it. But then she looked at forest. She went inside that picture. She started to think that she could enter in it. Reshma started to stay away from all since that day. Her parents were upset due to it. But they knew that they couldn't able to control Trupti so they had to accept it. Reshma sat in corner. She began to just got involved in that picture. She took out her flute. She began to play it when Trupti screamed " You can't play that flute. It is irritating." Reshma was so confused. Reshma " But I love to play flute." Trupti " Then go in other room. You don't need legs for it. You have your costly wheel chair. I don't know how much money is wasted on it and you are not even using it." Reshma felt so upset. She tried to use wheel chair. She managed to do it all wrong. Her chair banged. Trupti " I just don't understand why didn't you even understand how to move that chair?" Reshma was so upset. She started calling her Mom. Mom " Trupti will you stop irritating her." " Then take her away from my sight. This girl just managed to upset me on every point. Mom try to understand I have to cover my study and this girl is playing flute. Don't you understand? I have my life and future. While she hardly seem to have any of it, since I don't think she could manage to get good marks by studying in house." Reshma " Mom just take me in kitchen." She was crying now. Her Mom pushed her chair soon she was finally in kitchen. She started crying. On that point her Mom called some one. It was her friend but Reshma sensed that she was Doctor. Reshma " Mom it will not help. It never helped." " Now let me try. She is like my sister. She is like your Auntie. She will do every thing in her best way." Reshma was so scared. She knew that it would just upset her more. But she also knew that her Mom would not listen to her so she just nodded. She just went in toilet. She started playing flute there. It was so relaxing. Her Mom Alka called her friend with big hope. But soon Alka sensed that her friend would not come. Reshma was hopeless case in every one's eyes. No one wanted to waste time on her. But Alka wanted to see her daughter standing on her legs.
Nikita was tried to feed her baby son when she heard that flute. Her son who was throwing away all food suddenly looked so happy. He got so involved in that music that he started eating. Nikita was so shocked. Some one was playing music upstairs. She could hear it clearly. She went out in balcony but she couldn't hear that voice in fact her son started crying loudly. Since he wanted to hear music. It was clear that he was going to create biggest noise if he didn't hear it again. Nikita took him back in his bedroom. But she was so confused that she couldn't hear that voice any more. She began to search for that voice then she sensed that she had by mistake closed door of her toilet. She was so shocked when she sensed that this voice was coming from toilet. Why someone was playing flute in toilet? She was so confused but then she thought that artist might want privacy but one thing was clear that her baby now wanted to eat his food just in toilet and it was not nice idea in Alka's view. She just felt one thing that she had to convince that person who was playing flute to play it in some other room. She preferred if that one did it before her son. But she knew that she couldn't force some one like that. After all that artist was not her slave. She was so upset. But then she thought that she might make friendship with that artist and that artist might understand her trouble. She looked up. She took her son in arms. She looked in mirror. She saw her image. She was looking good in her dress. She decided that she could go out in that dress. She went in lift. She pressed the button but when she finally started knocking door. She suddenly began to feel scared from heart. Then finally door was opened. A rude girl was standing before her Nikita was sure that she was not flute playing. Nikita " Who is playing that flute?" Trupti " Did it irritate you? That is my sister. She just couldn't walk so she kept playing it to entertain herself. It is so problematic." " No..NO..I just loved it. " Trupti was so upset. But her Mom came from behind. Mom " Who is at door?" " Some fan of Reshma!! People can admire any one." Nikita "Excuse me. People like you can criticize any one? In fact this thing have become common in India. You hate some one. You can call that person by any name. What knowledge do you have of music?" Trupti looked nervous. Nikita smiled. Nikita personally hardly knew any thing about music but she knew how to handle such people by her psychiatric husband. She smiled with happiness. It was so nice to have one psychiatrist at home. Her all problems were handled by him. Then Trupti's Mom came there. Mom " Trupti go inside. How many times I need to tell you that you needed to learn your manners?" " Okay..Okay." Mom looked so happy. Mom " Actually it was my elder daughter Reshma." "Actually my son loved her music." Mom looked with confused expression. " Your son?" Nikita showed her baby who was already wanted to run in toilet to hear music. " He is just crazy about flute." " Ohh..I will call Reshma." Nikita " In fact I want to ask you. Can you tell your daughter to practice flute in our home? I mean your other daughter clearly hate it and my son love it so I thought it would be great." Mom " Ohh sure." " So tell her to come any time. I am just waiting for her." Nikita actually wanted to meet Reshma but when her Mom just said " Sure." She had to just nod and went away. Nikita was so upset. She just hoped from hear that Reshma would come to her home and play music. Since her son just loved it, she never wanted her son to be forbidden from listening such beautiful skill specially after hearing those criticism from Trupti. She felt that an artist should play before admirer not before people like that. She just hoped from heart that Reshma came from tomorrow and went inside her house.
Reshma was sitting and playing flute when her Mom came running inside. Mom "Reshma do you know our neighbor want you to play flute for her? It can be start for you. You can became a performer this way." " Mom she is just simple lady." " I don't think so. She seemed to know many things about music." " She might be in past. But now she is just housewife and in show business once you stop singing no one cares about you. She must have stopped it long ago." " Come on. Give it one try. At least you can sing for that little baby." "What baby?" Then her Mom told about that baby who fall in love with Reshma's music. Reshma suddenly felt strange maternal instinct for that child. Reshma " Fine. I will go from tomorrow. I want to see that baby and it's joy." "That's like good girl." Her Mom was so happy. Finally Reshma was ready to go out and meet some people. She immediately called Nikita. " Hello I am your neighbor? " Nikita was so happy when Reshma's Mom called. " Yes..yes.. I was waiting for your call. " "Actually my daughter will come to your home in afternoon. Will it be okay?" "Actually I want her to come for lunch. When my son hear her music, he will eat and sleep. I know I am asking for too much. But by afternoon he would already slept." Reshma's Mom looked confused. " But she can't come to lunch for every day." " Why not? She is like auntie of my son. She is like family for us. She could come and then I will even like to chat with her. It will help her and me. I like to talk with her. Of course if you have objection then.." " No..No..she will come. We can see what happens after some time she might like it. I mean she is not that much use to go outside." " I know. I can understand just send her." Reshma was so upset when her Mom told her that she must go for such a long time. It was not right. She didn't want to go out for such a long time. She looked at her Mom. She could sense that her Mom was not going to give up. She didn't want to stay with Trupti any way so she decided to give it a try. She decided to give it a try. She just kept feeling scared from morning. Finally her Mom took her to that house. She was so scared but when she saw Nikita suddenly her fear reduced. She seemed like nice woman. Then she went inside. She played her flute for some time. Nikita and her son both jumped with joy. Reshma was so happy. First time she was admired like that. Then finally baby got tired and went to sleep. Then Nikita helped Reshma to sleep on bed. They both started chatting. One thing was clear that Nikita was feeling lonely there and she needed friend. Reshma was happy to become her friend. Soon Reshma started coming there every day. It was perfect arrangement and Reshma also began to study at Nikita's house. Every thing was nice there. One day Nikita finally asked her " What is wrong with your legs?" Reshma felt so upset. She was scared of this questions. Nikita " It's all right. If you don't want to talk then it is okay." Reshma " Actually I had fever in childhood. Then I lost my strength in my legs and I never able to walk again." "Why? Any Doctor can't help you?" "They don't find any mistake." Nikita was shocked. Nikita " Can I tell you one thing?" "Yes." "Actually my husband is doctor. Psychiatrist. Can I call his friend's to check you?" Reshma was so confused. She didn't want to break friendship with Nikita. Reshma " Okay." Reshma felt that it would not effect her any way if she didn't tell it to her Mom. So when Reshma went in home, she didn't say any thing to her Mom. She didn't want her Mom to create hopes again regarding her walking. It was frustrating.
But Reshma was so shocked when next day she went in Nikita's house with Mom. Two men were waiting for her. Nikita " This is my husband and this is his friend whom I was mentioning yesterday. Regarding checking you." Reshma was so nervous. Her Mom was shocked. Mom " I don't know what you are talking about?" Nikita looked nervous now. Nikita " I thought Reshma will tell you." Both men looked confused. Nikita explained all. Mom " This is perfect. In fact I was searching for good doctor but fees?" Doctor " No need now. If she needed some treatment then we will tell you regarding fees. If some operation required etc." Her Mom nodded happily. Then Reshma was taken in bedroom. Doctor kept her in details and then he came out with confused expressions. Doctor to Nikita's husband " Her legs are just fine. I just don't understand why don't she able to walk? I mean she is perfect physically." Mom " We did many physio therapies. But nothing worked." Nikita's husband " Have you tried counseling? I mean this appeals to be psychiatric problem. "" You are saying that she didn't want to walk. Now that is totally lie. She just loved to walk. She just wanted to run. Why did she mentally wished not to walk? She is not attention thirsty girl who was our attention so much that she didn't walk. She is nice and cooperative child from childhood. She never acted in stubborn way." "I don't mean that she didn't want to walk. I feel that she is scared to walk since she feel that if she will fall and that might increase your trouble. She didn't want you to visit hospitals. Did you went to many Doctors? Did your husband or anybody else complaint about it?" " Every one complaint about it except me. My husband was so busy that he just hated sparing time for her treatment after all that treatment was not cheap. We need money for it." "And I feel you have wasted your money by going to wrong Doctors." " I don't get it." "She needed psychiatrist not physicians. " Reshma's Mom was shocked. Nikita's husband " She was suffering from phobia of falling. It happened when a person couldn't able to walk for long time. Slowly that one began to develop fear even of walking. It happens when you don't do some thing for long time. Nothing big." Reshma and her Mom was sitting there. Nikita's husband was saying it in such way that they felt as if every thing would be solved in few moments. They were so happy about his therapy. As soon as they went home every thing turned upside down, Trupti started discouraging even Reshma's Dad didn't seem willing to spend money. But her Mom convinced him. Finally he agreed. Reshma who was positive turned negative by them. But slowly her Mom convinced her and most importantly Nikita convinced her. Her husband didn't took much fee from them. He said that they didn't pay for her flute then why did he take money for his counseling. From that day her treatment started. Slowly Reshma started to walk with clutches. That managed to shock Trupti. Trupit started to keep quiet about whole issue. Then step by step one day Reshma came to Nikita on her own feet. It was her lucky day since she started walking on same day when Nikita's son started to walk. It was happiest moment for both family. They celebrated it together. Trupti never liked Reshma or Nikita but that dislike was mutual. So they just kept avoiding each other. Reshma started avoiding in staying room only. She began to move out more in hall. She avoided Trupti and with her legs she was free. She was so happy that she decided to play flute for Nikita. Her one act of generosity gave her most pleasant gift of life and that was not walking but that was her best friend Nikita.
The End
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