Drowning in pool
That day was Swara's day of doing swimming practice. She used to do lots of swimming practice in school but during college she totally forgot to do it. She was so busy in other things that she totally forgot doing those exercises. But she still remembered how much she used to love swimming in water and those slow tides. When they used to touch her body, she used to feel so fresh and see if she was flying in sky. She knew that it was not fair that she was inside water and dreaming of sky. Her friends used to say that it was injustice to water. If she kept on like that one day water would drown her in anger. Her friend used to say that it was curse of water on her. Then they both used to laugh. It was so funny thought. Curse of water since she admired sky more than water so it cost her life and she could never swim and survive. She started laughing on the stories she thought it could make a nice fiction story. People could surely enjoy such a Supernatural fiction. She always saw that book full of such stories created success stories for author. People enjoyed fiction it was wonderful to read it. Personally she was not fond of books. She hardly read any book except those books which were compulsory for her in education. She was more fond of sports and she could have managed to create career in it. And that time she got job which was full of hope and she decided to quit Sports. She was not that much good in sports according to her Couch so she decided that she needed to give chance to something else. But it was so confusing when yesterday old couch met her and asked why did she quit it he wanted her to work hard not to quit. She didn't understand how could she went in such a wrong way but then she like her job too. She was getting better salary everything was just perfect. She decided that she must not keep thinking about her past and about her choice in career. She took wrong decision and she needed to stick to it now. She couldn't turn back and change past. But sometimes she wished to change it. Nothing was bad in her life but nothing much working as she wanted. She had nice house nice family and everything was in perfect place. She was treated with respect in her family and with affection. She didn't need anything more but still she didn't understand what was missing in her life. Then she thought that maybe she was missing Sports so she decided to start swimming again. She wanted to be happy again. She began to think leaving behind sports managed to hurt her. She wore her swimming suit. She started looking at herself in mirror when she went in changing room. She sensed that she was no longer perfect as she once was. She sensed that her pregnancy managed to create effect on her body but kids were gifts which she got in return so she must not complaint. But still she felt so sad. Then she decided to ignore mirror. She went out. She intentionally started avoiding mirror or looking at her images. Then she went out towards swimming pool. Swimming pool was not entirely empty few people swimming inside it. A man was taking fast strikes in water. Another woman was a relaxing in water. That swimming pool was so big that many people could swim at same time without disturbing each other. She looked around the swimming pool. She began to feel so fresh. She slowly climbed down inside water. She started moving in it. It had cool touch which was so promising. She started to feel so happy in it. She began to swim around. It was perfect day. She felt that she was swimming everyday. She manage to take one tide after another tide. In her mind she was already in sea in which she used to swim once in her past. She began to enjoy her life with surrounding of nature. Those were the days of her past when she used to live life in wild forest with nature. At that time she was different. She never used to feel scared about any sickness or anything else. She was little bit scared of wild animals but her friend used to handle it. When she went inside water suddenly that life became alive again. She began to think about that life which she left behind. Sometimes she regretted it but tell her that she could not live life like that for her entire life. She needed to settle down and those luxuries which she was enjoying now were entered in her life due to just her decision to quit that life. She could not survive in that heat in those forest. Her parents could not permit her to do it for long time. They needed their daughter back in their house too. It was not fair. They did many things for her and she deserted them without cause just for her pleasure. Even the relative started questioning about her so she had to come back. She didn't understand why did she keep justify herself whenever she entered in water. When she took the decision, no one blamed her. They knew that she had to do it. But she saw little bit anger in eyes of her friend. She started remembering it but then she decided to burn it and started to think about her family again. On that time She sensed that someone was pulling her leg. She was so confused. She tried to look down but before that she started getting drown. Soon she started to sense that water was entering in her lungs and she started screaming for help.
Prakash was swimming when he suddenly sensed that in swimming pool another woman was screaming for help. It was so strange he saw that woman entered in water and she was swimming very well. And now he was seeing that she was drowning. It was happening without any cause. He didn't see anything which was pulling her leg. Water was totally clear. He decided that it was not time to think about cause and rushed towards that woman. Another woman who was relaxing in water also started coming towards her. They reached to her she was already inside water. They managed to pull her out of it. She keep pulling her inside water and they didn't see how she was doing it. She could swim but still she kept her one leg straight as if someone was pulling it from inside. But it was not time for a dream so they both pushed her out of pool on floor. When they kept on floor that other woman started screaming " For god sake where is lifeguard?" Prakash said peacefully " Madam I am lifeguard." " What happened to this moment? She was swimming peacefully and then suddenly she started to get drown." " I don't understand it madam but you can see with your own eyes that there was nothing wrong in water." " Maybe she had some sickness?" " We don't know but we managed to pull her out of water in proper time. " " But she is not waking up." " Its nothing madam she is just fainting due to fear don't worry she would woke up soon." " Fear? But fear of what? There was nothing scary in that water. Why don't you go near water and check out again?" " Sure madam." Prakash went inside water and carefully checked every corner and every tile of swimming pool but it was perfect. "Madam it is perfect you can come and check yourself." By that time few more swimmers joined them. Many of them went inside swimming pool and confirmed same thing that Prakash had confirmed. But Swara woke up she started claiming that someone was pulling her leg. But other two who were inside the swimming pool saw no one. She kept arguing with them. Finally one person said " Maybe someone was in pool and vanished before you reach to her?" It seemed impossible to Prakash but he nodded since he wanted to stop that argument. It was so strange. He was watching that entire swimming pool whole time. He knew that if someone was around him then he should have seen that person. But he didn't want to argue with hysteric lady. Another person " But who wanted to kill you?" Now this question managed to confuse Swara. She never had any enemy. She didn't find any person who wanted to kill her. She was so confused seem like something out of movie since she didn't had any enemy she could not make out any meaning. She was so confused. Prakash " Madam what did you feel?" " I tried so hard but I cannot able to move my legs muscle it seems as if someone is pulling it down." " Did you feel fingers or something touching your leg?" She started remembering everything but she was so confused and scared that she could not. " Actually when it started to happen I felt so scared so I don't remember anything just one thing that I was dragged down and water was going inside my nose." Prakash nodded. He could understand what could have happened. He knew that situation could get scary. It was worst when person started drowning. " I asked it since it could be physical symptoms too. Your muscles might have reacted this way due to physical problems." Then he explained her entire theory but on that moment she couldn't able to grasp it. She started to feel frustrated. She spends that it was possible that she was physically sick and she never noticed it until now. Then another woman from swimming pool came forward. " Why don't we just see CCTV footage to understand what was real situation?" Prakash didn't like this idea since he didn't want to show everyone entire CCTV footage. After all there were plenty of clients who were swimming in the pools and he didn't want everyone to know when which client swim in that swimming pool. Some were even celebrities and their had fan following. Prakash " we can't show CCTV to all like that I can show it to her." " I can understand but I just feel that she should confirm that no one was pulling her leg. Otherwise we might need to make a Police case about it." Prakash felt that this was worst option than last one. If Police entered near that swimming pool it was going to be a big scene. Hearing that after that everyone was going to believe that someone was killed in the swimming pool due to his negligence. He decided that he should show them footage. Prakash " No need to call cops. go and see that footage security guard will show it to you there was no person around her." That woman smiled happily she felt that she managed to get her thing as per her wish. But Prakash decided to keep her face in his mind. Since she knew very well that there was no one inside that but still she was confusing others and setting in their mind that someone was trying to kill. But then Swara started to get convinced by Prakash. Swara " This is nonsense I don't need to see the CCTV footage I know very well that I don't have any enemy. I feel that I need a physical check up." Prakash smiled happily. Now he was winner so he decided that he might show her footage. He saw that Swara was nice lady and she would never give any bad reputation to his Association. Prakash " Come on Madam I will show it to you. It's better if you cleared doubt from your mind." " No no it's ok." Swara stood up and went to changing room.
When Swara went inside changing room she immediately started crying. She began to feel frustration generated inside. She started to get tense. She knew frustration was building inside but she didn't let it come out before people. It was so wrong. She was living her life happily and there was no chance of having any enemy. She was normal housewife why did a normal housewife had any enemy? It seemed impossible to her logical mind in fact she began to feel sure that she dreamt in entire incidence. She decided that she must talk with her husband about this. She started searching for his number. It was so strange that in this situation she didn't even able to locate his number. She started to find it hard to locate it out of her phone. Finally she found it and started to dial it. She kept dialing for long and but he didn't pick up her call. She finally started to feel so frustrated that she decided that she had to go out. She was so confused. She was pretty sure that someone pulled her leg but it was not possible. She knew that she didn't have any enemy which was the worst part of entire situation. So it was clear to her that she must had dreamt entire situation which was not good news. She went towards door to go out but then she shivered again. She didn't want to go out and face entire situation. It was so wonderful and promising when her husband was with her but at this moment she was frustrated and alone. He was with her and they were still married but still she felt as if she was divorced. He never had time to take call or talk with her. She didn't always keep irritating him but today she needed him. He needed to understand that sometimes her situation was such that he had to come with her. When he got married he was perfect he used to come with her everywhere but nowadays he never had a time. She knew that he was busy but he was getting too busy for any occasion he was not there. She could understood when he didn't come for happy occasion. Her relatives taunted her but she managed it anyway. But he was now not even ready to come on sad occasion. It was worst when he went abroad and didn't come on her father's funeral. Many of her relatives assumed that they were going to get divorced. Her mother was already there so there was no one to complain to her directly but her siblings pointed out to her. Even her kids were not much happy about it. But then kids didn't mind much since they were not interested in attending too. They were upset after seeing that dead body. Until now they never saw any dead body of the person whom they loved. It was scary for them so they thought that their dad was scared. But she knew that it was not true he was just too busy. But entire time she was the only one who had to defend him and had to manage everything. It was not fair. She got married. She hoped that he would help her. She was housewife so many things of house was going to under her control and she had to work hard for house but she never thought that he didn't have any time to help her household duties. She didn't demand much she expected little bit things like when her in laws irritating her. She wanted his support. Her inlaws were so old fashioned and she was so modern. She had to adjust on many levels and he expected her to do everything as per their wishes. She knew that she quit her entire career in future just to settle down but many times she had doubt about her decision due to his attitude. He never cared much about their house. It was so frustrating. It seemed as if he married to her just to please his parents not for himself. Even today in this stress she kept calling him and he was not picking up her call. She was so frustrated and she didn't want to tell anything to her in laws. When her husband was with her it was perfect because he was very supportive but trouble was that he hardly had any time for her. She kept waiting in house for everyday but he mostly came after midnight. He was always so tired that he hardly able to help her in any way. It was routine of the life that she kept expecting things from him and he never fulfilled them. At beginning she used to feel her but now she started accepting it from him. She was no longer expected anything from him. But today she was totally scared to face in the situation so she kept coming back and calling him. It was not right. Her mind kept saying it again and again. Her husband Tushar didn't care for her and he was not acting in right way. It was so frustrating. Finally She watched her face and came out of that room. Prakash and other people were waiting outside for her. She smiled and said " I feel I need of medical checkup and no one can do anything about it so I am deciding to go to doctor no need to call police. I don't have any enemy so I don't need to check the footage." Everyone know day and then she went out of that place with full confidence. When she reached home, she took appointment of a doctor with same confidence. At house no one suspected that she had any problem. She had become expert in pretending. Then she started working like normally she did. It was perfect day she didn't feel sick or anything wrong. She kept doing her daily work and kept doing her routine activities. By end of day she sensed one thing she was not sick. But she decided to go in hospital and check her Physical health. She wanted to know if it was right to go for swimming again. She decided that she had to confirm it. That night she didn't sleep she kept reading some book and kept waiting for Tushar.
Tushar was shocked and confused when he returned home. He was expecting that everyone was sleeping by then. But today he saw the light was still on in his bedroom. It was clearly not good news for him. Swara was nice wife but she had one bad habit. She always keep calling him for every small thing. He knew that his mom was too strict. He knew that his parents were his responsibility but whenever his mom argue with Swara, she started calling him. He didn't expected such a attitude from Swara. Swara was totally independent girl before their marriage. He always felt that she would dominate his parents. But instead of that she started getting bullied by them. It was shocking for him. He even went to his parents and told them not to act like this with her. His Mom started laughing and said " Why don't your wife said it on our face? We thought that she was more than enough to do those things which she did before her marriage then she should not feel shy to talk before us." He was shocked by his moms statement. " Mom you know very well that if she had a past then I had past too.." When he started discussing this his mom suddenly stopped him and said ok she tried her best to act nicely. After that she started to doing normally she didn't call him again. But today he saw her plenty of missed calls. He didn't understand its cause since they were not living with his parents anymore. They shifted to large house when two kids were born. So he knew that it was not about his parents this time. But it must be something serious otherwise Swara would not keep herself awake until midnight. She always loved her beauty sleep. She started to feel tense but he decided that he must eat his dinner before going inside her room. Actually it was their room but still when she get angry or upset he felt that it was just her room. He didn't want to enter in it but he knew that he didn't have any options so he first went inside kitchen. He started eating his dinner soon Swara sensed that he had entered in house. Swara was so angry that he didn't came inside bedroom even after seeing those lights. It was crystal clear that he didn't want to know anything about her trouble. Every time she had to run after him and tell him everything but this time she decided that she had enough. She just closed her eyes and went to sleep. He was confused when he sensed that Swara was not coming in kitchen. It was so strange that she didn't came this time. She kept coming after him and telling him everything. He was expecting her to bust in kitchen like a complaint box. But today she didn't came inside kitchen. She just kept sleeping in their bedroom. He sense that it was going to be some big trouble otherwise she should not act like that. He knew very well that he was not spending much time with her. But it was need of his profession and he needed increment and salary. He began to feel so frustrated. He wanted her to come inside. But when she didn't come, finally he went inside bedroom. He was shocked to see that she was already asleep. He never expected her to be sleeping peacefully. But he was glad so he went to sleep too. But in middle of night he heard a loud scream. She was screaming in sleep and telling someone not to pull her inside water. He tried hard to calm down since she fully woke up but it was not working. She was totally breathless and finally he ran for water in kitchen. When he returned back, she was finally breathing normally. He was about to give her water but then he stopped since he remember that someone told him that you must not give water to breathless person directly. He kept that glass of water on table and sat near her. He asked to her " What happened? Why did you scream like that?" She looked at him with anger and said " Why did you want to know as if you care?" " Come on try to understand I was little busy but I still care for you and kids." " Oh really you didn't even have a time for father's funeral." " You know very well that it was Adil and I have booked even my tickets and everything was arranged for that contract. It was not just about my promotion and increment but it was also about our company. This company was providing salary to so many workers. And it was on verge of bankruptcy on that time. Why don't you understand it was not just about me? If it was regarding my salary I could have came. I never have given priority to money than you." She started laughing hysterically. Then she finally control herself and said " You will stop lying you are not acting like that? You never give any importance to kids over your job. Your job and your company was always important to you." He was so frustrated. He didn't want to argue anymore in that middle of night so he said " I am sorry and let's go to sleep." She looked at watch and nodded. He kept checking on her again and again but she didn't woke up during that night. But he kept noticing that her sleep was not peaceful. He sensed one thing that something was not right with her this time. He decided that he should talk with her in morning. He could go late to office for one day. He needed to pay attention to his house on this point.
Next morning Tushar was waiting to talk to her. Swara was not talking to him at all. She looked totally nervous and scared. He wanted to insist but before kids it didn't seem wise to insist on anything. But when he started slowly talking about nightmares suddenly his son said loudly " Then it was mom I heard but scream is too loud but didi kept denying." It was clear that his elder daughter thought that something was wrong between them. She kept looking at him with suspicion from morning. She looked relieved now. " But why did those nightmares begin suddenly?" Swara it was nothing big I just went to swimming pool yesterday and I was about to get drown there." " And you don't feel it was serious? You don't even feel it is necessary to tell me these things?" " I tried hard to call you but like a normal way you didn't took my call." Tushar looked nervous now. Kids wear looking at him accusingly. " Now tell me what happened?" Swara sensed that she didn't have option so she started telling entire incident to Tushar before kids. Everyone was shocked. " But why would anyone want to kill you mom? Unless.." Their son looked at Tushar with suspicion. Tushar felt so angry. " Stop it kids!! You watching those Dramas too much on TV. I am completely honest to your mum and I don't have any affairs. So I am not trying to kill you mom." Swara started laughing loudly at this thought. " Your father never had time for his wife when did he manage to get time for a mistress?" Everyone laughed on this except Tushar. He felt so ashamed. He knew that everyone was holding grudge against him since he didn't attend that funeral. It was very embarrassing for them but he didn't have any option. His father in law was dead and his friends colleagues in company were alive and he had to think about them. His family felt that he could send a replacement but on that time no one was capable of handling that deal. Another person who was capable of doing it cheated their company. It was not easy for them to accept that betrayal. In rage he did everything. But still every time he felt one thing that he didn't have any option. " I think it was not attack on you I feel you must do Physical check up." Everyone on the table agreed with him. Swara told him what lifeguard told her at swimming pool. " Now this is logical explanation and it seemed scary too." Then Tushar decided that he would call his office today and tell them that he was not coming. On that entire day every time so he feel so confused regarding what she supposed to do. She didn't understand which diet was safe for her. She didn't understand what was wrong with her. Everything seemed totally fine but she could not forget what happened in swimming pool. It was clear indication that she was not fine. It was worst nightmare for her. She wanted to forget it but she could not. Then finally they went to doctor. It was most precious moment for her. She started telling him her entire trouble. She was expecting an answer from him but what she received shocked her. He looked at her with this interest. " I can't believe it that you are having some physical problem if you have some muscular problem then you can't be walking in this normal way. But still as precaution I will do few tests." It seemed as if those tests were just to satisfy her. When they went out to Tushar turned towards her and said " Maybe we need to see that CCTV footage? That is not so important. I..I mean they did not want to kill you since you don't have any enemy but see what is wrong in taking precaution?" " So you feel someone wanted to kill me?" " No not you I feel maybe they wanted to kill someone else and they thought it was you. You know mistake of Identity." " Now tell me who was watching too much TV?" " I know it is not logical and practical but still you need to understand we don't have any other option." She was not interested in going there but when Tushar said they must, she could not say no to him. They reached there she noticed that Prakash was sitting beside pool. She slowly pointed Tushar towards Prakash. When Prakash saw them then he looked really upset and he immediately came to them. Prakash " What happened Madam? I thought you are convinced. Madam I don't want to upset other customers." Tushar came forward. He introduced himself and told him his theory. Prakash looked confused. Prakash " We have some famous celebrities as client!!" Then they went inside. They carefully checked. No one was there. It seemed like some invisible hand was pulling her. Then finally Prakash asked " Did you went to Doctor?" " Yes we went to hospital.." " I don't meant physician. I mean psychiatrist.." after hearing this Swara was so angry that she just took her purse and went away. But Tushar apologize to Prakash and said " I have to convince her." Swara thought that if she didn't go near water then her problem would not return but it was not happening. Slowly she began to feel scared whenever she saw in a drop of water it was horrible for her. Every night she started waking up its nightmare and then finally one day she told to Tushar " I want to visit psychiatrist I want to get over it." He smiled and hugged. Next day she went to psychiatrist with Tushar. She slowly explained him everything. Psychiatrist " I am your doctor no need to hide anything from me just tell me what is your relation with water." " Water?" " Yes tell me every incidence regarding water you remember." She began from childhood and started telling every incidence. Everything was fine until she didn't reached to the point when she went out in water with her friend. " He was your boyfriend?" Psychiatrist asked but she felt shy before Tushar to accept it. Then she slowly told him she was involved with him but he was not ready to settle down and she didn't want to spend her entire life in forest wandering around. Psychiatrist asked Tushar " Did you know all this?" " Yes I was also involved with someone but she was not nice by nature cheated me so I moved over her so it was ok." " It was ok for you but it was not ok for your wife since she did not know what she did but she felt that she cheated her boyfriend." " It was not her mistake he was not ready to settle down she needed to settle." " I totally agree with you but her mind is not agree with this so we need to convince her mind." Swara wanted to reject at idea but she knew that it was true she was feeling guilty. " When you hear her tell her past she said something about curse of water did you hear her?" " Yes." "Her mind was convinced that water was cursing her so she began to develop phobia towards water due to it and so whenever she entered in water she started to feel suffocated. Now with counselling we will slowly remove that it would be out of mind and everything would become fine." He said it with such a confidence that Swara and Tushar both smiled happily. They sensed that they were in safe hands so they started to listening to psychiatrist with full attention.
The End
That day was Swara's day of doing swimming practice. She used to do lots of swimming practice in school but during college she totally forgot to do it. She was so busy in other things that she totally forgot doing those exercises. But she still remembered how much she used to love swimming in water and those slow tides. When they used to touch her body, she used to feel so fresh and see if she was flying in sky. She knew that it was not fair that she was inside water and dreaming of sky. Her friends used to say that it was injustice to water. If she kept on like that one day water would drown her in anger. Her friend used to say that it was curse of water on her. Then they both used to laugh. It was so funny thought. Curse of water since she admired sky more than water so it cost her life and she could never swim and survive. She started laughing on the stories she thought it could make a nice fiction story. People could surely enjoy such a Supernatural fiction. She always saw that book full of such stories created success stories for author. People enjoyed fiction it was wonderful to read it. Personally she was not fond of books. She hardly read any book except those books which were compulsory for her in education. She was more fond of sports and she could have managed to create career in it. And that time she got job which was full of hope and she decided to quit Sports. She was not that much good in sports according to her Couch so she decided that she needed to give chance to something else. But it was so confusing when yesterday old couch met her and asked why did she quit it he wanted her to work hard not to quit. She didn't understand how could she went in such a wrong way but then she like her job too. She was getting better salary everything was just perfect. She decided that she must not keep thinking about her past and about her choice in career. She took wrong decision and she needed to stick to it now. She couldn't turn back and change past. But sometimes she wished to change it. Nothing was bad in her life but nothing much working as she wanted. She had nice house nice family and everything was in perfect place. She was treated with respect in her family and with affection. She didn't need anything more but still she didn't understand what was missing in her life. Then she thought that maybe she was missing Sports so she decided to start swimming again. She wanted to be happy again. She began to think leaving behind sports managed to hurt her. She wore her swimming suit. She started looking at herself in mirror when she went in changing room. She sensed that she was no longer perfect as she once was. She sensed that her pregnancy managed to create effect on her body but kids were gifts which she got in return so she must not complaint. But still she felt so sad. Then she decided to ignore mirror. She went out. She intentionally started avoiding mirror or looking at her images. Then she went out towards swimming pool. Swimming pool was not entirely empty few people swimming inside it. A man was taking fast strikes in water. Another woman was a relaxing in water. That swimming pool was so big that many people could swim at same time without disturbing each other. She looked around the swimming pool. She began to feel so fresh. She slowly climbed down inside water. She started moving in it. It had cool touch which was so promising. She started to feel so happy in it. She began to swim around. It was perfect day. She felt that she was swimming everyday. She manage to take one tide after another tide. In her mind she was already in sea in which she used to swim once in her past. She began to enjoy her life with surrounding of nature. Those were the days of her past when she used to live life in wild forest with nature. At that time she was different. She never used to feel scared about any sickness or anything else. She was little bit scared of wild animals but her friend used to handle it. When she went inside water suddenly that life became alive again. She began to think about that life which she left behind. Sometimes she regretted it but tell her that she could not live life like that for her entire life. She needed to settle down and those luxuries which she was enjoying now were entered in her life due to just her decision to quit that life. She could not survive in that heat in those forest. Her parents could not permit her to do it for long time. They needed their daughter back in their house too. It was not fair. They did many things for her and she deserted them without cause just for her pleasure. Even the relative started questioning about her so she had to come back. She didn't understand why did she keep justify herself whenever she entered in water. When she took the decision, no one blamed her. They knew that she had to do it. But she saw little bit anger in eyes of her friend. She started remembering it but then she decided to burn it and started to think about her family again. On that time She sensed that someone was pulling her leg. She was so confused. She tried to look down but before that she started getting drown. Soon she started to sense that water was entering in her lungs and she started screaming for help.
Prakash was swimming when he suddenly sensed that in swimming pool another woman was screaming for help. It was so strange he saw that woman entered in water and she was swimming very well. And now he was seeing that she was drowning. It was happening without any cause. He didn't see anything which was pulling her leg. Water was totally clear. He decided that it was not time to think about cause and rushed towards that woman. Another woman who was relaxing in water also started coming towards her. They reached to her she was already inside water. They managed to pull her out of it. She keep pulling her inside water and they didn't see how she was doing it. She could swim but still she kept her one leg straight as if someone was pulling it from inside. But it was not time for a dream so they both pushed her out of pool on floor. When they kept on floor that other woman started screaming " For god sake where is lifeguard?" Prakash said peacefully " Madam I am lifeguard." " What happened to this moment? She was swimming peacefully and then suddenly she started to get drown." " I don't understand it madam but you can see with your own eyes that there was nothing wrong in water." " Maybe she had some sickness?" " We don't know but we managed to pull her out of water in proper time. " " But she is not waking up." " Its nothing madam she is just fainting due to fear don't worry she would woke up soon." " Fear? But fear of what? There was nothing scary in that water. Why don't you go near water and check out again?" " Sure madam." Prakash went inside water and carefully checked every corner and every tile of swimming pool but it was perfect. "Madam it is perfect you can come and check yourself." By that time few more swimmers joined them. Many of them went inside swimming pool and confirmed same thing that Prakash had confirmed. But Swara woke up she started claiming that someone was pulling her leg. But other two who were inside the swimming pool saw no one. She kept arguing with them. Finally one person said " Maybe someone was in pool and vanished before you reach to her?" It seemed impossible to Prakash but he nodded since he wanted to stop that argument. It was so strange. He was watching that entire swimming pool whole time. He knew that if someone was around him then he should have seen that person. But he didn't want to argue with hysteric lady. Another person " But who wanted to kill you?" Now this question managed to confuse Swara. She never had any enemy. She didn't find any person who wanted to kill her. She was so confused seem like something out of movie since she didn't had any enemy she could not make out any meaning. She was so confused. Prakash " Madam what did you feel?" " I tried so hard but I cannot able to move my legs muscle it seems as if someone is pulling it down." " Did you feel fingers or something touching your leg?" She started remembering everything but she was so confused and scared that she could not. " Actually when it started to happen I felt so scared so I don't remember anything just one thing that I was dragged down and water was going inside my nose." Prakash nodded. He could understand what could have happened. He knew that situation could get scary. It was worst when person started drowning. " I asked it since it could be physical symptoms too. Your muscles might have reacted this way due to physical problems." Then he explained her entire theory but on that moment she couldn't able to grasp it. She started to feel frustrated. She spends that it was possible that she was physically sick and she never noticed it until now. Then another woman from swimming pool came forward. " Why don't we just see CCTV footage to understand what was real situation?" Prakash didn't like this idea since he didn't want to show everyone entire CCTV footage. After all there were plenty of clients who were swimming in the pools and he didn't want everyone to know when which client swim in that swimming pool. Some were even celebrities and their had fan following. Prakash " we can't show CCTV to all like that I can show it to her." " I can understand but I just feel that she should confirm that no one was pulling her leg. Otherwise we might need to make a Police case about it." Prakash felt that this was worst option than last one. If Police entered near that swimming pool it was going to be a big scene. Hearing that after that everyone was going to believe that someone was killed in the swimming pool due to his negligence. He decided that he should show them footage. Prakash " No need to call cops. go and see that footage security guard will show it to you there was no person around her." That woman smiled happily she felt that she managed to get her thing as per her wish. But Prakash decided to keep her face in his mind. Since she knew very well that there was no one inside that but still she was confusing others and setting in their mind that someone was trying to kill. But then Swara started to get convinced by Prakash. Swara " This is nonsense I don't need to see the CCTV footage I know very well that I don't have any enemy. I feel that I need a physical check up." Prakash smiled happily. Now he was winner so he decided that he might show her footage. He saw that Swara was nice lady and she would never give any bad reputation to his Association. Prakash " Come on Madam I will show it to you. It's better if you cleared doubt from your mind." " No no it's ok." Swara stood up and went to changing room.
When Swara went inside changing room she immediately started crying. She began to feel frustration generated inside. She started to get tense. She knew frustration was building inside but she didn't let it come out before people. It was so wrong. She was living her life happily and there was no chance of having any enemy. She was normal housewife why did a normal housewife had any enemy? It seemed impossible to her logical mind in fact she began to feel sure that she dreamt in entire incidence. She decided that she must talk with her husband about this. She started searching for his number. It was so strange that in this situation she didn't even able to locate his number. She started to find it hard to locate it out of her phone. Finally she found it and started to dial it. She kept dialing for long and but he didn't pick up her call. She finally started to feel so frustrated that she decided that she had to go out. She was so confused. She was pretty sure that someone pulled her leg but it was not possible. She knew that she didn't have any enemy which was the worst part of entire situation. So it was clear to her that she must had dreamt entire situation which was not good news. She went towards door to go out but then she shivered again. She didn't want to go out and face entire situation. It was so wonderful and promising when her husband was with her but at this moment she was frustrated and alone. He was with her and they were still married but still she felt as if she was divorced. He never had time to take call or talk with her. She didn't always keep irritating him but today she needed him. He needed to understand that sometimes her situation was such that he had to come with her. When he got married he was perfect he used to come with her everywhere but nowadays he never had a time. She knew that he was busy but he was getting too busy for any occasion he was not there. She could understood when he didn't come for happy occasion. Her relatives taunted her but she managed it anyway. But he was now not even ready to come on sad occasion. It was worst when he went abroad and didn't come on her father's funeral. Many of her relatives assumed that they were going to get divorced. Her mother was already there so there was no one to complain to her directly but her siblings pointed out to her. Even her kids were not much happy about it. But then kids didn't mind much since they were not interested in attending too. They were upset after seeing that dead body. Until now they never saw any dead body of the person whom they loved. It was scary for them so they thought that their dad was scared. But she knew that it was not true he was just too busy. But entire time she was the only one who had to defend him and had to manage everything. It was not fair. She got married. She hoped that he would help her. She was housewife so many things of house was going to under her control and she had to work hard for house but she never thought that he didn't have any time to help her household duties. She didn't demand much she expected little bit things like when her in laws irritating her. She wanted his support. Her inlaws were so old fashioned and she was so modern. She had to adjust on many levels and he expected her to do everything as per their wishes. She knew that she quit her entire career in future just to settle down but many times she had doubt about her decision due to his attitude. He never cared much about their house. It was so frustrating. It seemed as if he married to her just to please his parents not for himself. Even today in this stress she kept calling him and he was not picking up her call. She was so frustrated and she didn't want to tell anything to her in laws. When her husband was with her it was perfect because he was very supportive but trouble was that he hardly had any time for her. She kept waiting in house for everyday but he mostly came after midnight. He was always so tired that he hardly able to help her in any way. It was routine of the life that she kept expecting things from him and he never fulfilled them. At beginning she used to feel her but now she started accepting it from him. She was no longer expected anything from him. But today she was totally scared to face in the situation so she kept coming back and calling him. It was not right. Her mind kept saying it again and again. Her husband Tushar didn't care for her and he was not acting in right way. It was so frustrating. Finally She watched her face and came out of that room. Prakash and other people were waiting outside for her. She smiled and said " I feel I need of medical checkup and no one can do anything about it so I am deciding to go to doctor no need to call police. I don't have any enemy so I don't need to check the footage." Everyone know day and then she went out of that place with full confidence. When she reached home, she took appointment of a doctor with same confidence. At house no one suspected that she had any problem. She had become expert in pretending. Then she started working like normally she did. It was perfect day she didn't feel sick or anything wrong. She kept doing her daily work and kept doing her routine activities. By end of day she sensed one thing she was not sick. But she decided to go in hospital and check her Physical health. She wanted to know if it was right to go for swimming again. She decided that she had to confirm it. That night she didn't sleep she kept reading some book and kept waiting for Tushar.
Tushar was shocked and confused when he returned home. He was expecting that everyone was sleeping by then. But today he saw the light was still on in his bedroom. It was clearly not good news for him. Swara was nice wife but she had one bad habit. She always keep calling him for every small thing. He knew that his mom was too strict. He knew that his parents were his responsibility but whenever his mom argue with Swara, she started calling him. He didn't expected such a attitude from Swara. Swara was totally independent girl before their marriage. He always felt that she would dominate his parents. But instead of that she started getting bullied by them. It was shocking for him. He even went to his parents and told them not to act like this with her. His Mom started laughing and said " Why don't your wife said it on our face? We thought that she was more than enough to do those things which she did before her marriage then she should not feel shy to talk before us." He was shocked by his moms statement. " Mom you know very well that if she had a past then I had past too.." When he started discussing this his mom suddenly stopped him and said ok she tried her best to act nicely. After that she started to doing normally she didn't call him again. But today he saw her plenty of missed calls. He didn't understand its cause since they were not living with his parents anymore. They shifted to large house when two kids were born. So he knew that it was not about his parents this time. But it must be something serious otherwise Swara would not keep herself awake until midnight. She always loved her beauty sleep. She started to feel tense but he decided that he must eat his dinner before going inside her room. Actually it was their room but still when she get angry or upset he felt that it was just her room. He didn't want to enter in it but he knew that he didn't have any options so he first went inside kitchen. He started eating his dinner soon Swara sensed that he had entered in house. Swara was so angry that he didn't came inside bedroom even after seeing those lights. It was crystal clear that he didn't want to know anything about her trouble. Every time she had to run after him and tell him everything but this time she decided that she had enough. She just closed her eyes and went to sleep. He was confused when he sensed that Swara was not coming in kitchen. It was so strange that she didn't came this time. She kept coming after him and telling him everything. He was expecting her to bust in kitchen like a complaint box. But today she didn't came inside kitchen. She just kept sleeping in their bedroom. He sense that it was going to be some big trouble otherwise she should not act like that. He knew very well that he was not spending much time with her. But it was need of his profession and he needed increment and salary. He began to feel so frustrated. He wanted her to come inside. But when she didn't come, finally he went inside bedroom. He was shocked to see that she was already asleep. He never expected her to be sleeping peacefully. But he was glad so he went to sleep too. But in middle of night he heard a loud scream. She was screaming in sleep and telling someone not to pull her inside water. He tried hard to calm down since she fully woke up but it was not working. She was totally breathless and finally he ran for water in kitchen. When he returned back, she was finally breathing normally. He was about to give her water but then he stopped since he remember that someone told him that you must not give water to breathless person directly. He kept that glass of water on table and sat near her. He asked to her " What happened? Why did you scream like that?" She looked at him with anger and said " Why did you want to know as if you care?" " Come on try to understand I was little busy but I still care for you and kids." " Oh really you didn't even have a time for father's funeral." " You know very well that it was Adil and I have booked even my tickets and everything was arranged for that contract. It was not just about my promotion and increment but it was also about our company. This company was providing salary to so many workers. And it was on verge of bankruptcy on that time. Why don't you understand it was not just about me? If it was regarding my salary I could have came. I never have given priority to money than you." She started laughing hysterically. Then she finally control herself and said " You will stop lying you are not acting like that? You never give any importance to kids over your job. Your job and your company was always important to you." He was so frustrated. He didn't want to argue anymore in that middle of night so he said " I am sorry and let's go to sleep." She looked at watch and nodded. He kept checking on her again and again but she didn't woke up during that night. But he kept noticing that her sleep was not peaceful. He sensed one thing that something was not right with her this time. He decided that he should talk with her in morning. He could go late to office for one day. He needed to pay attention to his house on this point.
Next morning Tushar was waiting to talk to her. Swara was not talking to him at all. She looked totally nervous and scared. He wanted to insist but before kids it didn't seem wise to insist on anything. But when he started slowly talking about nightmares suddenly his son said loudly " Then it was mom I heard but scream is too loud but didi kept denying." It was clear that his elder daughter thought that something was wrong between them. She kept looking at him with suspicion from morning. She looked relieved now. " But why did those nightmares begin suddenly?" Swara it was nothing big I just went to swimming pool yesterday and I was about to get drown there." " And you don't feel it was serious? You don't even feel it is necessary to tell me these things?" " I tried hard to call you but like a normal way you didn't took my call." Tushar looked nervous now. Kids wear looking at him accusingly. " Now tell me what happened?" Swara sensed that she didn't have option so she started telling entire incident to Tushar before kids. Everyone was shocked. " But why would anyone want to kill you mom? Unless.." Their son looked at Tushar with suspicion. Tushar felt so angry. " Stop it kids!! You watching those Dramas too much on TV. I am completely honest to your mum and I don't have any affairs. So I am not trying to kill you mom." Swara started laughing loudly at this thought. " Your father never had time for his wife when did he manage to get time for a mistress?" Everyone laughed on this except Tushar. He felt so ashamed. He knew that everyone was holding grudge against him since he didn't attend that funeral. It was very embarrassing for them but he didn't have any option. His father in law was dead and his friends colleagues in company were alive and he had to think about them. His family felt that he could send a replacement but on that time no one was capable of handling that deal. Another person who was capable of doing it cheated their company. It was not easy for them to accept that betrayal. In rage he did everything. But still every time he felt one thing that he didn't have any option. " I think it was not attack on you I feel you must do Physical check up." Everyone on the table agreed with him. Swara told him what lifeguard told her at swimming pool. " Now this is logical explanation and it seemed scary too." Then Tushar decided that he would call his office today and tell them that he was not coming. On that entire day every time so he feel so confused regarding what she supposed to do. She didn't understand which diet was safe for her. She didn't understand what was wrong with her. Everything seemed totally fine but she could not forget what happened in swimming pool. It was clear indication that she was not fine. It was worst nightmare for her. She wanted to forget it but she could not. Then finally they went to doctor. It was most precious moment for her. She started telling him her entire trouble. She was expecting an answer from him but what she received shocked her. He looked at her with this interest. " I can't believe it that you are having some physical problem if you have some muscular problem then you can't be walking in this normal way. But still as precaution I will do few tests." It seemed as if those tests were just to satisfy her. When they went out to Tushar turned towards her and said " Maybe we need to see that CCTV footage? That is not so important. I..I mean they did not want to kill you since you don't have any enemy but see what is wrong in taking precaution?" " So you feel someone wanted to kill me?" " No not you I feel maybe they wanted to kill someone else and they thought it was you. You know mistake of Identity." " Now tell me who was watching too much TV?" " I know it is not logical and practical but still you need to understand we don't have any other option." She was not interested in going there but when Tushar said they must, she could not say no to him. They reached there she noticed that Prakash was sitting beside pool. She slowly pointed Tushar towards Prakash. When Prakash saw them then he looked really upset and he immediately came to them. Prakash " What happened Madam? I thought you are convinced. Madam I don't want to upset other customers." Tushar came forward. He introduced himself and told him his theory. Prakash looked confused. Prakash " We have some famous celebrities as client!!" Then they went inside. They carefully checked. No one was there. It seemed like some invisible hand was pulling her. Then finally Prakash asked " Did you went to Doctor?" " Yes we went to hospital.." " I don't meant physician. I mean psychiatrist.." after hearing this Swara was so angry that she just took her purse and went away. But Tushar apologize to Prakash and said " I have to convince her." Swara thought that if she didn't go near water then her problem would not return but it was not happening. Slowly she began to feel scared whenever she saw in a drop of water it was horrible for her. Every night she started waking up its nightmare and then finally one day she told to Tushar " I want to visit psychiatrist I want to get over it." He smiled and hugged. Next day she went to psychiatrist with Tushar. She slowly explained him everything. Psychiatrist " I am your doctor no need to hide anything from me just tell me what is your relation with water." " Water?" " Yes tell me every incidence regarding water you remember." She began from childhood and started telling every incidence. Everything was fine until she didn't reached to the point when she went out in water with her friend. " He was your boyfriend?" Psychiatrist asked but she felt shy before Tushar to accept it. Then she slowly told him she was involved with him but he was not ready to settle down and she didn't want to spend her entire life in forest wandering around. Psychiatrist asked Tushar " Did you know all this?" " Yes I was also involved with someone but she was not nice by nature cheated me so I moved over her so it was ok." " It was ok for you but it was not ok for your wife since she did not know what she did but she felt that she cheated her boyfriend." " It was not her mistake he was not ready to settle down she needed to settle." " I totally agree with you but her mind is not agree with this so we need to convince her mind." Swara wanted to reject at idea but she knew that it was true she was feeling guilty. " When you hear her tell her past she said something about curse of water did you hear her?" " Yes." "Her mind was convinced that water was cursing her so she began to develop phobia towards water due to it and so whenever she entered in water she started to feel suffocated. Now with counselling we will slowly remove that it would be out of mind and everything would become fine." He said it with such a confidence that Swara and Tushar both smiled happily. They sensed that they were in safe hands so they started to listening to psychiatrist with full attention.
The End
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