Waiting for friend
Ragini started to play her music again. She was working so hard to get that rhythm right. She knew that it was not easy but she expected to take it so long time. She was trying again and again. She kept adjusting tunes but nothing was working. She decided that it had tried enough. She needed to sing that tune properly to sing it in concert. She needed to start it in right fashion. She felt so happy when she got this chance but now things were not moving the way she desired. They were moving in totally wrong way. She needed to change them in right way. She needed to look happy and peaceful in concert but she kept feeling nervous. She began to sing it again when her brother came in. Her brother gave her sweet smile. She sensed that he wanted something. He was so irritating. His demand just never reduced. He kept asking for something and whenever she said no he started creating issue. She just didn't want to talk with him at all but it was impossible to avoid him. Since they stayed in same house. Pranit " Didi I want your bike." " What? No, I need it." " Ohh come on. You are not driving it now. I will use it and then return it." Ragini never liked the way Pranit used her bike. He always used it in most careless way. His worst habit was that he kept boosting about bike as if it belonged to just him. She hated it when she heard him boosting. Ragini " I am going out soon." " But you are singing. But I must say you are doing it in worst way. What's wrong with you? I never heard you singing this bad." Then he started laughing. Ragini felt so hurt. She just took keys of her bike and went in her room. She didn't want to hear any more comments. When she heard her Mom's voice, she was calling her. Ragini knew that she was going to tell her to give bike to Pranit. She just decided that she had it enough. She didn't want to share her bike. She just changed clothes and took keys. She went out in hall. Ragini went in kitchen. Mom " Pranit wanted your bike." " But I am going out." "Where?" " Check about songs." Pranit " She need it. She was singing today in worst way." Ragini started to get so much upset. She wanted to slap Pranit. But she took hold of her anger and just went out. Her Mom screamed from behind " When are you coming for dinner?" " I will come by seven o'clock." She screamed this and went out of house. She didn't want to seen her Mom's face. Now a days she just hated staying in home. She wanted to go out. She wanted to enjoy herself. But when she started to walk on road. She suddenly sensed that she was not that much happy. She just kept thinking about her home. She wanted to forget her home but she just couldn't. Those voice kept coming inside her head. She knew that she needed to create song. She wanted to sense different thought from mind. But her mind kept coming back on her family problem. She just didn't understand why did they treat Pranit like something so precious. He was nothing better but an ordinary boy. She did lot of better than him in many times. She was so upset by treatment she was getting. She never thought that her Mom would act like that with her. Her Dad was never fond of her. But she at least expected some support from her Mom. She knew one thing that nothing was working in right way for her. She needed to concentrate for her show. Then she remembered garden. She sat there. But soon she sensed that she couldn't sing there. It was problematic. She needed to sing to get her rhythms in right way. She needed to sing more but she knew that it was not possible to do that. She needed a place but she didn't got one. She had her room but in her house she never permitted to sing in it peacefully. Every time someone kept coming in her room and kept bossing on her. It was not just Pranit every one kept taunting her. They didn't value her art so they never heard her songs with attention. She was so upset. When she suddenly saw Tarun, she couldn't help laughing. He was love bird from college. He and Tara never separated. But Tara didn't want to sit during lectures. She said that she didn't want studies to be effected. She was best choice for Tara. She never taunted her in fact she was peaceful and shy by nature she never taunted any one. She was always so nice with everyone but she never managed to make friends since her nature was too shy. But with Tara she didn't feel much trouble in making friendship. So slowly she and Tara became best friend. She was so excited with thought of meeting Tara. In college days she always used to take help of Tara since Tara gave her room for singing. She knew that it was wrong but when she saw Tarun , she decided that she must give it a try. She went near him.
When Ragini was started going near Tarun, she saw that he was playing with little girl. She guessed that it must be his daughter. She was so cute girl. She was perfect mixture of Tara and Tarun. When Ragini saw that sweet little girl, she sensed one thing that she was going to be beautiful more than her Mom. She took every good from them. Ragini smiled " Tarun your daughter is beautiful." "Just like her Mom." Ragini smiled. She was so happy to see them. They were truly in love at time of college and Tarun had same love in his voice even today. It seemed nothing had changed. " So you are babysitting your daughter today." " Well actually Tara went on vacation. She deserved it after her hard work so I am entertaining my daughter. Khushi say hello to Auntie." Khushi smiled and immediately said " Hello." Khushi was really cute girl. Ragini felt that Tara was lucky to have such daughter but then Tara was such kind of person she deserved it than any one else. Ragini gave sweet smile to Khushi. Khushi immediately came running towards her. Ragini patted on her cheeks. Khushi immediately hold her hand. Ragini was shocked. She never experienced such immediate response from many kid. Mostly kids took some time to adjust with adult. But Khushi seemed to fall in love with her immediately. Ragini was so happy. She took her in arms. Ragini started walking with Tarun. " So when did Tara is coming?" " Well it is not decided. Actually she was little upset with me so she decided to go for big vacation. I don't object her. I always love her so let her do what she wish." Ragini nodded. But her face suddenly got nervous. Tarun " What happened?" "Nothing." " Come on. I know Tara was your best friend but I am your best friend's husband can't you trust me little bit." He started to indicate measure with hand then said " Now you can trust me this much." She started laughing and Khushi joined her. " Fine I will tell you. Actually you know my family." " Sure they hate music and you both equally. Am I wrong?" Ragini looked upset but then she smiled " Yes, you are right. I need to practice for my program which is tomorrow and I didn't practiced much." " Now that is bad news. You must practice. Why don't you practice in our house?" " Well I can't just come there." " Come on. Tara will come back soon. You know her. She trusted you fully." Ragini laughed. Then she went in their home. It was perfect heaven of Tara and Tarun. Their love was existed in each thing of house. No one could question their love after entering in that house. Every thing was set in such way that they both get every comfort. Tarun " So? Do you like our house?" " Perfect." Then he took her to another corner. There was small room which looked like storeroom. " Well I can't offer you a perfect room. But I hope this will serve your purpose." " It is perfect." Tarun smiled. " Then bye." He went away. Just Khushi sat in that room with toys. She was felt confused at beginning. But soon she sensed that Khushi didn't mind her music at all. She was playing happily while hearing it. She kept practicing hard. Finally she got it in perfect way. She lost sense of time. She didn't understand when sun was set. She came to senses when Tarun knocked on door. Tarun " It is 7 o'clock. You might want to eat something." " No I have to go home." She started running. Khushi started to cry but she didn't have time to convince her. Tarun took her in hand and told Ragini that she could go home. When she came out of house, she sensed one neighbor looked at her in shock. She gave smile but that lady didn't return it. Ragini felt so upset. She didn't understand why did people had to treat her that way. She just ran back to her home. She took breathe of relief when she finally reached home. She was totally relaxed. She washed her hands and changed her dress. Then she sat on table to eat. She was so happy. She no longer cared for other people's taunt that house gave her new spirit. She felt that she might not able to find love of her life like Tara but she could create house like Tara in which she could just store music. She was not concern what other people felt. She just sensed one thing that she needed freedom to sing and that store room was giving it to her. She was so pleased. She felt that Tara would surely permit her to sing. She remembered sweet Tara of college days. She decided that she must call her. She kept dialing that number but no one took that call. Finally her Mom screamed that she must not use mobile on dinning table so she kept it on side. She was feeling so happy. She managed to reach to that heaven of music where nothing mattered to her. She was so happy. She needed to practice in that store room every day. After finishing dinner she helped her Mom to clean dishes. But when Mom told her that maid was going to come, she smiled happily. She went in her room and started listening to music. Suddenly world around her no longer mattered to her, she started listening to music. She didn't sense when she fall in deep sleep. Her sleep was most peaceful on that day. She never slept that way after her college days were over. After college her life was nothing but struggle. Today she found safe heaver for her.
Ragini was so happy when she woke up next day. She was going to concert. She decided that she might invite Tarun and Tara too. She knew that they wouldn't come. Tarun was going to office. But when she called Tarun, she heard screams of Khushi. " What happened?" " Actually Tara is not in home and Khushi is feeling upset. She wanted you to stay with us." Ragini started laughing. She felt that kids were so innocent. " Tell her when Tara will come back I will come to stay. But when Tara come back, we will not need you." He said it and started laughing. Ragini also joined him. He was so right. Khushi was missing Tara. Ragini " Why don't you bring her to concert?" " But I can't stop during whole concert." " Don't worry I will take care of her. And when I will be performing, I will tell some one to sit near her." Tarun looked confused. Tarun " Can I drop her in your house now?" Ragini looked around. She knew that it was not good surrounding for Khushi. " Don't worry I will come to your house." Tarun sounded confused and then said " Okay" Ragini packed her dress and told her Mom " Mom I am going in Tara's house." " Tara's house? But what about your performance?" " I will manage it from there." Pranit " Mom why are you concern so much? Don't you remember last times performance. We all sat there for hours and Didi just sang one line of that song." He started laughing. Her Mom looked little upset but soon she also joined in laughing. " It was too much. We invited all our relatives to. Every one kept searching for you." Ragini had to work hard to control her tears. Ragini " Mom I am going." Ragini immediately ran out of their house. When she started to going to Tarun's house, she began to remember all. She practiced so hard. She tired to make her song perfect. She was going to get chance but then suddenly a famous celebrity came. Every one wanted her performance. She knew that it would make performance small but it was important for her academy. They needed fund and when they started telling about that celebrity then immediately people started purchasing Tickets. Soon that theater became full. She could understand that they needed money to survive. Even today that celebrity was going to sing but this time they gave her a chance to sing full song. But her relatives were not invited. She remembered last time when she gave them free passes. They came but when she didn't able to sing song, they all taunted her. She became issue of jokes. Few even showed anger and sympathy but her family acted in worst way. It managed to hurt her soul. She didn't want any one now. She was so happy when she reached to Tarun's society. When she started to enter, she received message which told her that Khushi was in neighbor's house. Ragini went there. His neighbor gave Khushi and key of house to her immediately. Neighbor " So you are planning to come every day." Ragini nodded. " I mean if it is okay with you then I will come and took key from you." " Sure. We can understand situation. Khushi can't stay alone in house and you can't manage to come on correct time before Tarun goes. But you have to wait until Tarun didn't come from office. I will not take responsibility of evening or night." Ragini was confused but she just nodded. Khushi hugged her. Ragini took her in arms and went inside house. She felt so pleased. Khushi was so happy in her arms. She was so pleased in that house. She started singing and once again Khushi started to smile too. It was so perfect. After some time she received call. She immediately went there with Khushi. She took Khushi on backstage. She introduced them to Khushi. She told them that she was her friend's daughter. Khushi managed to adjust with them quickly. On that time her song went in perfect way. She received lots of clap. She thought that it was her highest achievement but it was not over. She even got one chance to sing in another program. She was so happy. She decided that Khushi was her lucky charm. When she went back, Tarun was in house. She just dropped Khushi and went away. It was perfect. She decided that she could continue doing it until Tara didn't come. When she came back home, her parents asked about her performance. This time she told everything with confidence. She sensed one thing that she was about her future now. She went in her room and she started practicing when her brother came she just ignored him. He tried to irritate her but finally he managed to give up. She managed to even practice in her own house. She sensed one thing that Khushi was angel which gifted her new life. She decided that she would become Khushi's favorite Auntie whom Khushi never able to forget. She started singing happily while thinking about Khushi.
After that Ragini started to going in Tarun's house every day. Every day was moving same way. She kept waiting for Tara but Tara just never appeared. Tarun always kept talking about Tara with same love as he used to talk in college. They seemed like perfect couple. Khushi didn't talk much about mother. In fact Khushi was so shy girl. She didn't talk much except for answering her. Day by day her Mom started asking more about Tara. It started to get more problematic for her. One day she finally asked Tarun " When Tara is coming back?" His smile suddenly vanished just for moment anger took his hold. But then his smile returned. " Why are you so concerned about Tara?" She was confused now. She was friend of Tara not Tarun. " Since she is my friend." Tarun started coming towards her in strange way. She felt so shocked. She just pushed him away and ran to door. She was so shivering. It took her few moments to open it. By then Tarun was trying to hold her. When suddenly she managed to open door, she fall outside and she screamed loudly " Help." Neighbor came running out of house. Neighbor " What happened? " Tarun screamed " Nothing. She is not but another woman who tried to seduce me." Ragini was so shocked. She screamed " He is lying." Neighbor came ahead. " Enough. Pay her for her babysitting." Tarun started laughing. " She is not babysitter." Ragini started crying. " I came here since I thought I am helping Tara." " Tara? His ex-wife?" Tarun started laughing loudly. Tarun " You can see how much she could lie?" Ragini tried to push door to show photographs. But Tarun pushed her away. When suddenly Khushi screamed " You are lying, you trying to hurt her just like you tried to hurt my Mom." Neighbor was shocked. Tarun pushed Khushi inside. But Ragini managed to understood all. Ragini " Where is Tara?" Tarun closed door. Ragini started hitting on his door like mad person. She kept asking same question again and again " Where is Tara?" Soon other people from society started to gather too. Then neighbor told her"Khushi was not Tara's daughter?" " What?" " Khushi was reason because of which Tara left Tarun." " I don't understand." Then neighbor took Ragini in her house. " Actually Tarun is not good man. He is not actually a normal man. He is so strange. He every day kept creating some drama. In fact he just like to make Drama. I am sure inside house. He is so happy about this. He looked it when people give attention to him. He wanted to attract attention and he could do any thing for it. He first married Tara. He was happy but then soon she was not enough for him. He began to create some drama every day. She started demanding different things from her. He started taunting her in every way." " This is impossible. He used to love her so much in college days. He used to pamper her." " But he did same thing for his school girl friend too. He was even ready to do suicide to get her 'yes'." "This is too much." " I know him very well. He is staying here from his childhood. His parents used to get so upset due to his behaviour." " I don't get it." " He always keep showing different tantrums. Many times he began to tell lies to us. For example one day he came to us and started crying. He told us that his Mother slapped him because he asked for Rs.100. He cried so much. We all believed him. Then it started every day. He started coming and crying. He kept telling many stories. It was okay at beginning. But then step by step we started feeling frustrated by it. We started getting irritated. One day finally my husband discussed this with his Dad. His Dad was shocked. He said " I don't give him Rs. 100 since I don't have change. He is acting like liar again." Then we heard big argument in their house. Then he came here and started cursing us for betraying him. He created so much drama. He was even trying to cut his veins. We were so scared but when we came home. We decided that we would not talk with him again. We kept feeling until our society secretary called meeting. In meeting he told that Tarun was harassing all." " What he was doing this with every one?" " But what about Khushi?" " What about her?" " She can't stay with such man." " She is not going to stay with him." "But he said she is daughter of Tara and she stayed with him.," " And he told Tara will come back. He was lying since he wanted to seduce you. She is daughter of another woman. That woman went out for some job now. She would come back and take her." " So he married second time." " No..No..try to understand." " So what is future of Khushi?" " Her Mom would manage all. We can't interfere. But she will not keep Khushi here for long time." Ragini was so confused. " Will you give me number of Tara I want to meet her?" Neighbor looked confused. " Sorry I don't have it. Tara didn't kept any contact with any one." Ragini was so upset. She started crying. That neighbor kept counselling her.
When Ragini reached home, she was totally broken. She felt that all her life was vanished. She was so frustrated. She began to feel that she was cheating Tara. She began to think that she was staying in Tarun's house because she wanted him. But he showed that desire but still her thought started to get confused. She was so scared. She went in kitchen without thinking she started searching for something. She felt that she deserved punishment. She started to bang her head on wall when her Mom entered. Mom started screaming and calling for help. Pranit came inside. He tried to control her but she was so upset. She just managed to throw him away. He fall on far away corner. She suddenly began to feel so happy. She went near him and started hitting him. Finally her Mom started calling for help. When neighbor came inside, Ragini came to her senses. She just went back in her room. Her Mom was shivering with fear. Neighbor " What happened?" Pranit angrily " Ragini started hitting me." " Really? I am so shocked. Until now I never saw her say anything against you." Another neighbor " I was sure that one day this going to happen. The way you were treating that poor girl was worst." Ragini's Mom suddenly looked upset. " Stop lying. We are acting in right way." All neighbor looked at them with anger. Suddenly they began to feel guilty. Ragini just kept herself locked. Then all went inside house and started calling her out. Soon Ragini just sat. She was no longer feeling any thing. She felt as if she was in college, she was telling Tara to stay away from Tarun. She was helping her to avoid him. She was cursing him. She was doing all those things which she supposed to do. When all entered in room after breaking door, Ragini was just sitting in corner. She didn't move or speak. She was not reacting. Finally they called Doctor. Doctor checked her. Doctor " She need a treatment. We must take her to hospital." Then ambulance was called. They took her in hospital. Finally Psychiatrist was called. Psychiatrist checked her out. Then he came out. " Well your daughter is having nervous break down." Mom was so confused. " What happened?" Mom " I don't know." "What?" " You are telling me that you don't know what happened with your daughter? She had nervous break down and you don't know." Pranit " She was not staying with us that much. She was staying with her friend Tara." " Then give me her number." They both looked at each other. " How can any one act so carelessly with other person who was staying with them for 24 hours? Especially a Mom don't care with whom her daughter was staying?" Then Psychiatrist went inside. Psychiatrist came back and told " She will stay here for few days." Mom " But we can't keep her like that?" "Why? Staying in hospital is lot safe than staying with unknown friend!! Any way if you want then you can also inquire about hospital. But patient needed to be admitted." Mom nodded. Mom called Ragini's Dad who also agreed. Slowly Ragini came to her senses with help of medicine. She started crying. Slowly psychiatrist did inquiry about all. Psychiatrist asked her about every thing. She told all. She didn't hide any thing. Ragini " Did you feel I did everything just to get Tarun?" " No. Tarun planted it in your mind. I don't know totally about this Tarun but I feel he is not normal. If we start making inquiries we might find his problem. In case of Tara why didn't you try to find your number by calling your school friends." " But it is hard. Tara was my only friend." " Okay then why don't you try on face book or twitter?" Ragini smiled. She never thought about it. " Do you feel I can find her on it?" "Why don't you try?" " But what if she don't accept my request? I feel she must have known by now I am staying there with Tarun." " Just give it try why are you thinking about this in negative way." She nodded. She started searching. It took her long time but finally she found Tara on face book. Tara was looking so different. She was looking like some middle age woman. She found it hard to accept it. She sent her friend request. She waited. Nothing happened. She felt so sad. But psychiatrist convinced her that she must wait. She stayed in hospital. They even let her sing song. Sometimes she felt so scared when she sensed that she was in hospital. But then she felt that it was better there than home. She wanted to talk with Tara. Finally one day she managed to get in touch with Tara. Tara came willingly to meet her. She was so happy when she met Tara. She told all to her. Tara " Why did you went to stay there to sing? That Tarun is mad." Psychiatrist " What is wrong with him?" " He is suffering from Histrionic Personality Disorder." " My God!!" Ragini " What is this?" Psychiatrist " This is disorder where person create big dramas. Person wanted to get attention. They even start to flirt to get attention. I feel due to him your depression is increased." " But I never want to stay with him." Tara " I know but he had shown it to world this way. He is like that only. He always showed off to world that I tried to get him and it was his kindness that he agreed." Ragini was so shocked. Ragini " But I saw him running after you during entire college life." Tara " You saw that not world." Then Tara smiled out of tears. Tara " I stay alone in my house. You can join me. I really need company." Ragini smiled. When her parents came, she told them that she wanted to stay with Tara. Her Mom was so scared to keep her in house that she willingly agreed to it. Then she went to stay with Tara. Once again those friends came together. They started to reduce sorrows of each other. Soon Ragini started to sing for many performance. Now she had Tara to watch it. But sometimes she kept missing Khushi but she never dared to mention her before Tara. She knew that it was not easy to talk about Tarun's cheating with her. Soon every one started to assume that they were sisters but none of them denied it.
The End
Ragini started to play her music again. She was working so hard to get that rhythm right. She knew that it was not easy but she expected to take it so long time. She was trying again and again. She kept adjusting tunes but nothing was working. She decided that it had tried enough. She needed to sing that tune properly to sing it in concert. She needed to start it in right fashion. She felt so happy when she got this chance but now things were not moving the way she desired. They were moving in totally wrong way. She needed to change them in right way. She needed to look happy and peaceful in concert but she kept feeling nervous. She began to sing it again when her brother came in. Her brother gave her sweet smile. She sensed that he wanted something. He was so irritating. His demand just never reduced. He kept asking for something and whenever she said no he started creating issue. She just didn't want to talk with him at all but it was impossible to avoid him. Since they stayed in same house. Pranit " Didi I want your bike." " What? No, I need it." " Ohh come on. You are not driving it now. I will use it and then return it." Ragini never liked the way Pranit used her bike. He always used it in most careless way. His worst habit was that he kept boosting about bike as if it belonged to just him. She hated it when she heard him boosting. Ragini " I am going out soon." " But you are singing. But I must say you are doing it in worst way. What's wrong with you? I never heard you singing this bad." Then he started laughing. Ragini felt so hurt. She just took keys of her bike and went in her room. She didn't want to hear any more comments. When she heard her Mom's voice, she was calling her. Ragini knew that she was going to tell her to give bike to Pranit. She just decided that she had it enough. She didn't want to share her bike. She just changed clothes and took keys. She went out in hall. Ragini went in kitchen. Mom " Pranit wanted your bike." " But I am going out." "Where?" " Check about songs." Pranit " She need it. She was singing today in worst way." Ragini started to get so much upset. She wanted to slap Pranit. But she took hold of her anger and just went out. Her Mom screamed from behind " When are you coming for dinner?" " I will come by seven o'clock." She screamed this and went out of house. She didn't want to seen her Mom's face. Now a days she just hated staying in home. She wanted to go out. She wanted to enjoy herself. But when she started to walk on road. She suddenly sensed that she was not that much happy. She just kept thinking about her home. She wanted to forget her home but she just couldn't. Those voice kept coming inside her head. She knew that she needed to create song. She wanted to sense different thought from mind. But her mind kept coming back on her family problem. She just didn't understand why did they treat Pranit like something so precious. He was nothing better but an ordinary boy. She did lot of better than him in many times. She was so upset by treatment she was getting. She never thought that her Mom would act like that with her. Her Dad was never fond of her. But she at least expected some support from her Mom. She knew one thing that nothing was working in right way for her. She needed to concentrate for her show. Then she remembered garden. She sat there. But soon she sensed that she couldn't sing there. It was problematic. She needed to sing to get her rhythms in right way. She needed to sing more but she knew that it was not possible to do that. She needed a place but she didn't got one. She had her room but in her house she never permitted to sing in it peacefully. Every time someone kept coming in her room and kept bossing on her. It was not just Pranit every one kept taunting her. They didn't value her art so they never heard her songs with attention. She was so upset. When she suddenly saw Tarun, she couldn't help laughing. He was love bird from college. He and Tara never separated. But Tara didn't want to sit during lectures. She said that she didn't want studies to be effected. She was best choice for Tara. She never taunted her in fact she was peaceful and shy by nature she never taunted any one. She was always so nice with everyone but she never managed to make friends since her nature was too shy. But with Tara she didn't feel much trouble in making friendship. So slowly she and Tara became best friend. She was so excited with thought of meeting Tara. In college days she always used to take help of Tara since Tara gave her room for singing. She knew that it was wrong but when she saw Tarun , she decided that she must give it a try. She went near him.
When Ragini was started going near Tarun, she saw that he was playing with little girl. She guessed that it must be his daughter. She was so cute girl. She was perfect mixture of Tara and Tarun. When Ragini saw that sweet little girl, she sensed one thing that she was going to be beautiful more than her Mom. She took every good from them. Ragini smiled " Tarun your daughter is beautiful." "Just like her Mom." Ragini smiled. She was so happy to see them. They were truly in love at time of college and Tarun had same love in his voice even today. It seemed nothing had changed. " So you are babysitting your daughter today." " Well actually Tara went on vacation. She deserved it after her hard work so I am entertaining my daughter. Khushi say hello to Auntie." Khushi smiled and immediately said " Hello." Khushi was really cute girl. Ragini felt that Tara was lucky to have such daughter but then Tara was such kind of person she deserved it than any one else. Ragini gave sweet smile to Khushi. Khushi immediately came running towards her. Ragini patted on her cheeks. Khushi immediately hold her hand. Ragini was shocked. She never experienced such immediate response from many kid. Mostly kids took some time to adjust with adult. But Khushi seemed to fall in love with her immediately. Ragini was so happy. She took her in arms. Ragini started walking with Tarun. " So when did Tara is coming?" " Well it is not decided. Actually she was little upset with me so she decided to go for big vacation. I don't object her. I always love her so let her do what she wish." Ragini nodded. But her face suddenly got nervous. Tarun " What happened?" "Nothing." " Come on. I know Tara was your best friend but I am your best friend's husband can't you trust me little bit." He started to indicate measure with hand then said " Now you can trust me this much." She started laughing and Khushi joined her. " Fine I will tell you. Actually you know my family." " Sure they hate music and you both equally. Am I wrong?" Ragini looked upset but then she smiled " Yes, you are right. I need to practice for my program which is tomorrow and I didn't practiced much." " Now that is bad news. You must practice. Why don't you practice in our house?" " Well I can't just come there." " Come on. Tara will come back soon. You know her. She trusted you fully." Ragini laughed. Then she went in their home. It was perfect heaven of Tara and Tarun. Their love was existed in each thing of house. No one could question their love after entering in that house. Every thing was set in such way that they both get every comfort. Tarun " So? Do you like our house?" " Perfect." Then he took her to another corner. There was small room which looked like storeroom. " Well I can't offer you a perfect room. But I hope this will serve your purpose." " It is perfect." Tarun smiled. " Then bye." He went away. Just Khushi sat in that room with toys. She was felt confused at beginning. But soon she sensed that Khushi didn't mind her music at all. She was playing happily while hearing it. She kept practicing hard. Finally she got it in perfect way. She lost sense of time. She didn't understand when sun was set. She came to senses when Tarun knocked on door. Tarun " It is 7 o'clock. You might want to eat something." " No I have to go home." She started running. Khushi started to cry but she didn't have time to convince her. Tarun took her in hand and told Ragini that she could go home. When she came out of house, she sensed one neighbor looked at her in shock. She gave smile but that lady didn't return it. Ragini felt so upset. She didn't understand why did people had to treat her that way. She just ran back to her home. She took breathe of relief when she finally reached home. She was totally relaxed. She washed her hands and changed her dress. Then she sat on table to eat. She was so happy. She no longer cared for other people's taunt that house gave her new spirit. She felt that she might not able to find love of her life like Tara but she could create house like Tara in which she could just store music. She was not concern what other people felt. She just sensed one thing that she needed freedom to sing and that store room was giving it to her. She was so pleased. She felt that Tara would surely permit her to sing. She remembered sweet Tara of college days. She decided that she must call her. She kept dialing that number but no one took that call. Finally her Mom screamed that she must not use mobile on dinning table so she kept it on side. She was feeling so happy. She managed to reach to that heaven of music where nothing mattered to her. She was so happy. She needed to practice in that store room every day. After finishing dinner she helped her Mom to clean dishes. But when Mom told her that maid was going to come, she smiled happily. She went in her room and started listening to music. Suddenly world around her no longer mattered to her, she started listening to music. She didn't sense when she fall in deep sleep. Her sleep was most peaceful on that day. She never slept that way after her college days were over. After college her life was nothing but struggle. Today she found safe heaver for her.
Ragini was so happy when she woke up next day. She was going to concert. She decided that she might invite Tarun and Tara too. She knew that they wouldn't come. Tarun was going to office. But when she called Tarun, she heard screams of Khushi. " What happened?" " Actually Tara is not in home and Khushi is feeling upset. She wanted you to stay with us." Ragini started laughing. She felt that kids were so innocent. " Tell her when Tara will come back I will come to stay. But when Tara come back, we will not need you." He said it and started laughing. Ragini also joined him. He was so right. Khushi was missing Tara. Ragini " Why don't you bring her to concert?" " But I can't stop during whole concert." " Don't worry I will take care of her. And when I will be performing, I will tell some one to sit near her." Tarun looked confused. Tarun " Can I drop her in your house now?" Ragini looked around. She knew that it was not good surrounding for Khushi. " Don't worry I will come to your house." Tarun sounded confused and then said " Okay" Ragini packed her dress and told her Mom " Mom I am going in Tara's house." " Tara's house? But what about your performance?" " I will manage it from there." Pranit " Mom why are you concern so much? Don't you remember last times performance. We all sat there for hours and Didi just sang one line of that song." He started laughing. Her Mom looked little upset but soon she also joined in laughing. " It was too much. We invited all our relatives to. Every one kept searching for you." Ragini had to work hard to control her tears. Ragini " Mom I am going." Ragini immediately ran out of their house. When she started to going to Tarun's house, she began to remember all. She practiced so hard. She tired to make her song perfect. She was going to get chance but then suddenly a famous celebrity came. Every one wanted her performance. She knew that it would make performance small but it was important for her academy. They needed fund and when they started telling about that celebrity then immediately people started purchasing Tickets. Soon that theater became full. She could understand that they needed money to survive. Even today that celebrity was going to sing but this time they gave her a chance to sing full song. But her relatives were not invited. She remembered last time when she gave them free passes. They came but when she didn't able to sing song, they all taunted her. She became issue of jokes. Few even showed anger and sympathy but her family acted in worst way. It managed to hurt her soul. She didn't want any one now. She was so happy when she reached to Tarun's society. When she started to enter, she received message which told her that Khushi was in neighbor's house. Ragini went there. His neighbor gave Khushi and key of house to her immediately. Neighbor " So you are planning to come every day." Ragini nodded. " I mean if it is okay with you then I will come and took key from you." " Sure. We can understand situation. Khushi can't stay alone in house and you can't manage to come on correct time before Tarun goes. But you have to wait until Tarun didn't come from office. I will not take responsibility of evening or night." Ragini was confused but she just nodded. Khushi hugged her. Ragini took her in arms and went inside house. She felt so pleased. Khushi was so happy in her arms. She was so pleased in that house. She started singing and once again Khushi started to smile too. It was so perfect. After some time she received call. She immediately went there with Khushi. She took Khushi on backstage. She introduced them to Khushi. She told them that she was her friend's daughter. Khushi managed to adjust with them quickly. On that time her song went in perfect way. She received lots of clap. She thought that it was her highest achievement but it was not over. She even got one chance to sing in another program. She was so happy. She decided that Khushi was her lucky charm. When she went back, Tarun was in house. She just dropped Khushi and went away. It was perfect. She decided that she could continue doing it until Tara didn't come. When she came back home, her parents asked about her performance. This time she told everything with confidence. She sensed one thing that she was about her future now. She went in her room and she started practicing when her brother came she just ignored him. He tried to irritate her but finally he managed to give up. She managed to even practice in her own house. She sensed one thing that Khushi was angel which gifted her new life. She decided that she would become Khushi's favorite Auntie whom Khushi never able to forget. She started singing happily while thinking about Khushi.
After that Ragini started to going in Tarun's house every day. Every day was moving same way. She kept waiting for Tara but Tara just never appeared. Tarun always kept talking about Tara with same love as he used to talk in college. They seemed like perfect couple. Khushi didn't talk much about mother. In fact Khushi was so shy girl. She didn't talk much except for answering her. Day by day her Mom started asking more about Tara. It started to get more problematic for her. One day she finally asked Tarun " When Tara is coming back?" His smile suddenly vanished just for moment anger took his hold. But then his smile returned. " Why are you so concerned about Tara?" She was confused now. She was friend of Tara not Tarun. " Since she is my friend." Tarun started coming towards her in strange way. She felt so shocked. She just pushed him away and ran to door. She was so shivering. It took her few moments to open it. By then Tarun was trying to hold her. When suddenly she managed to open door, she fall outside and she screamed loudly " Help." Neighbor came running out of house. Neighbor " What happened? " Tarun screamed " Nothing. She is not but another woman who tried to seduce me." Ragini was so shocked. She screamed " He is lying." Neighbor came ahead. " Enough. Pay her for her babysitting." Tarun started laughing. " She is not babysitter." Ragini started crying. " I came here since I thought I am helping Tara." " Tara? His ex-wife?" Tarun started laughing loudly. Tarun " You can see how much she could lie?" Ragini tried to push door to show photographs. But Tarun pushed her away. When suddenly Khushi screamed " You are lying, you trying to hurt her just like you tried to hurt my Mom." Neighbor was shocked. Tarun pushed Khushi inside. But Ragini managed to understood all. Ragini " Where is Tara?" Tarun closed door. Ragini started hitting on his door like mad person. She kept asking same question again and again " Where is Tara?" Soon other people from society started to gather too. Then neighbor told her"Khushi was not Tara's daughter?" " What?" " Khushi was reason because of which Tara left Tarun." " I don't understand." Then neighbor took Ragini in her house. " Actually Tarun is not good man. He is not actually a normal man. He is so strange. He every day kept creating some drama. In fact he just like to make Drama. I am sure inside house. He is so happy about this. He looked it when people give attention to him. He wanted to attract attention and he could do any thing for it. He first married Tara. He was happy but then soon she was not enough for him. He began to create some drama every day. She started demanding different things from her. He started taunting her in every way." " This is impossible. He used to love her so much in college days. He used to pamper her." " But he did same thing for his school girl friend too. He was even ready to do suicide to get her 'yes'." "This is too much." " I know him very well. He is staying here from his childhood. His parents used to get so upset due to his behaviour." " I don't get it." " He always keep showing different tantrums. Many times he began to tell lies to us. For example one day he came to us and started crying. He told us that his Mother slapped him because he asked for Rs.100. He cried so much. We all believed him. Then it started every day. He started coming and crying. He kept telling many stories. It was okay at beginning. But then step by step we started feeling frustrated by it. We started getting irritated. One day finally my husband discussed this with his Dad. His Dad was shocked. He said " I don't give him Rs. 100 since I don't have change. He is acting like liar again." Then we heard big argument in their house. Then he came here and started cursing us for betraying him. He created so much drama. He was even trying to cut his veins. We were so scared but when we came home. We decided that we would not talk with him again. We kept feeling until our society secretary called meeting. In meeting he told that Tarun was harassing all." " What he was doing this with every one?" " But what about Khushi?" " What about her?" " She can't stay with such man." " She is not going to stay with him." "But he said she is daughter of Tara and she stayed with him.," " And he told Tara will come back. He was lying since he wanted to seduce you. She is daughter of another woman. That woman went out for some job now. She would come back and take her." " So he married second time." " No..No..try to understand." " So what is future of Khushi?" " Her Mom would manage all. We can't interfere. But she will not keep Khushi here for long time." Ragini was so confused. " Will you give me number of Tara I want to meet her?" Neighbor looked confused. " Sorry I don't have it. Tara didn't kept any contact with any one." Ragini was so upset. She started crying. That neighbor kept counselling her.
When Ragini reached home, she was totally broken. She felt that all her life was vanished. She was so frustrated. She began to feel that she was cheating Tara. She began to think that she was staying in Tarun's house because she wanted him. But he showed that desire but still her thought started to get confused. She was so scared. She went in kitchen without thinking she started searching for something. She felt that she deserved punishment. She started to bang her head on wall when her Mom entered. Mom started screaming and calling for help. Pranit came inside. He tried to control her but she was so upset. She just managed to throw him away. He fall on far away corner. She suddenly began to feel so happy. She went near him and started hitting him. Finally her Mom started calling for help. When neighbor came inside, Ragini came to her senses. She just went back in her room. Her Mom was shivering with fear. Neighbor " What happened?" Pranit angrily " Ragini started hitting me." " Really? I am so shocked. Until now I never saw her say anything against you." Another neighbor " I was sure that one day this going to happen. The way you were treating that poor girl was worst." Ragini's Mom suddenly looked upset. " Stop lying. We are acting in right way." All neighbor looked at them with anger. Suddenly they began to feel guilty. Ragini just kept herself locked. Then all went inside house and started calling her out. Soon Ragini just sat. She was no longer feeling any thing. She felt as if she was in college, she was telling Tara to stay away from Tarun. She was helping her to avoid him. She was cursing him. She was doing all those things which she supposed to do. When all entered in room after breaking door, Ragini was just sitting in corner. She didn't move or speak. She was not reacting. Finally they called Doctor. Doctor checked her. Doctor " She need a treatment. We must take her to hospital." Then ambulance was called. They took her in hospital. Finally Psychiatrist was called. Psychiatrist checked her out. Then he came out. " Well your daughter is having nervous break down." Mom was so confused. " What happened?" Mom " I don't know." "What?" " You are telling me that you don't know what happened with your daughter? She had nervous break down and you don't know." Pranit " She was not staying with us that much. She was staying with her friend Tara." " Then give me her number." They both looked at each other. " How can any one act so carelessly with other person who was staying with them for 24 hours? Especially a Mom don't care with whom her daughter was staying?" Then Psychiatrist went inside. Psychiatrist came back and told " She will stay here for few days." Mom " But we can't keep her like that?" "Why? Staying in hospital is lot safe than staying with unknown friend!! Any way if you want then you can also inquire about hospital. But patient needed to be admitted." Mom nodded. Mom called Ragini's Dad who also agreed. Slowly Ragini came to her senses with help of medicine. She started crying. Slowly psychiatrist did inquiry about all. Psychiatrist asked her about every thing. She told all. She didn't hide any thing. Ragini " Did you feel I did everything just to get Tarun?" " No. Tarun planted it in your mind. I don't know totally about this Tarun but I feel he is not normal. If we start making inquiries we might find his problem. In case of Tara why didn't you try to find your number by calling your school friends." " But it is hard. Tara was my only friend." " Okay then why don't you try on face book or twitter?" Ragini smiled. She never thought about it. " Do you feel I can find her on it?" "Why don't you try?" " But what if she don't accept my request? I feel she must have known by now I am staying there with Tarun." " Just give it try why are you thinking about this in negative way." She nodded. She started searching. It took her long time but finally she found Tara on face book. Tara was looking so different. She was looking like some middle age woman. She found it hard to accept it. She sent her friend request. She waited. Nothing happened. She felt so sad. But psychiatrist convinced her that she must wait. She stayed in hospital. They even let her sing song. Sometimes she felt so scared when she sensed that she was in hospital. But then she felt that it was better there than home. She wanted to talk with Tara. Finally one day she managed to get in touch with Tara. Tara came willingly to meet her. She was so happy when she met Tara. She told all to her. Tara " Why did you went to stay there to sing? That Tarun is mad." Psychiatrist " What is wrong with him?" " He is suffering from Histrionic Personality Disorder." " My God!!" Ragini " What is this?" Psychiatrist " This is disorder where person create big dramas. Person wanted to get attention. They even start to flirt to get attention. I feel due to him your depression is increased." " But I never want to stay with him." Tara " I know but he had shown it to world this way. He is like that only. He always showed off to world that I tried to get him and it was his kindness that he agreed." Ragini was so shocked. Ragini " But I saw him running after you during entire college life." Tara " You saw that not world." Then Tara smiled out of tears. Tara " I stay alone in my house. You can join me. I really need company." Ragini smiled. When her parents came, she told them that she wanted to stay with Tara. Her Mom was so scared to keep her in house that she willingly agreed to it. Then she went to stay with Tara. Once again those friends came together. They started to reduce sorrows of each other. Soon Ragini started to sing for many performance. Now she had Tara to watch it. But sometimes she kept missing Khushi but she never dared to mention her before Tara. She knew that it was not easy to talk about Tarun's cheating with her. Soon every one started to assume that they were sisters but none of them denied it.
The End
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