Vacation with Natasha
Every tide was touching to shore Rita was so happy when she saw it. It was just perfect. She sat in sand since she took vacation for that purpose only. She was tried. She was wasting her entire life in just stress. She sat in corner of beach and began to remember her childhood days. She was so lonely now. At that time she was favourite to all. She still remembered. She used to come on beach with her friends or cousins. They used to play with sand. But now she knew everything was changed. She was only earner of her family but still she was not enough for them. Many times she regretted marrying Arun. He was nothing but burden for her. But when she decided to marry him, he had job in abroad. Every thing was promising except one thing he was going back after engagement. It was little bit risky. In fact it was too risky but he managed to convince her so many things which were not benefitial for her that she stopped making list of them. She always did what he thought right. Since she was in love with him but according to her friend Natasha she was blindly attracted to him. She just wanted to be with him so she took risk. But on that point she was so young. She thought that it was true love. She went against her parent's wishes and got engaged with him. After that he went abroad. Her parents were so tense but she was happy by his sweet love letters on email. Her parents were not so much convinced. In fact her father started to get risk day by day due to tension when he started increasing his stay. One day her Mom came in her room and sat beside her. She was also looking so sick. "Mom what happened? Why you are so tense? Every thing is just fine." Her Mom turned her face in strict determination and said " You must break this engagement otherwise he will marry there and you remain waiting for him. No harm is done until now. We can find nice boy for you like him and.." " No Mom you introduced him and I have my heart to him. Now I will wait until world's end." After that she left room without listening to her. She could still hear her Mom's crying. But she didn't listen to her and she waited. For support on that evening she went to Arun's parent's house. Their welcome was not much promising but it was not insulting too. They talked with her in nice way. She went in kitchen to help her mother-in-law. Whe she suggested that she wanted to learn few things Arun liked. Suddenly asked " Why?" When she looked at her with shock, she said " After all person don't keep liking same thing entire life." She was so upset but she just laughed and ignored it. But after three years Arun started to talking about coming back and she jumped with joy. By that time her Dad was died. Her Mom was very angry with her for her decision. Her Mom felt that she destroyed their house. But she loved Arun and she was just keeping her commitment. But her Mom started to feel relief when she told her about Arun's arrival. She asked " Did he fix date of your marriage?" She was so shocked. She said " Mom can't you wait for few days? I can't ask it on email!! Can I?" Her Mom screamed loudly " You should I have waited for so many days!! Truthfully so many years. I want answer from him." She went in her room with anger. After that she did very thing as per Arun's family wishes. Her Mom didn't show any signs of anger. She obeyed which was in her financial budget. But she rejected every wrong luxurious demand. She stood with Arun on every stand and finally they got married. On that day she felt that she got most precious thing from world. Arun was looking so handsome. She only wished to show him to Natasha. But Natasha was no longer with her. She knew that Natasha was too busy in her life. Actually when she started waiting for Arun during that time Natasha got married to someone. Then before going abroad with him she told Rita that she had to quit her attraction towards Arun. Rita got upset and then they never met much. But on her wedding day she felt sure that Natasha was wrong her husband loves her and came back for her. But now she began to doubt. Then suddenly her mobile rang. It was call from Arun. She had to take it. Before she could say anything he just started screaming on her " Where are you? Now don't tell you are in office I know very well that you are not there." " So you are spying on me?!!" " I was not spying just made inquiry because I was concerned about you. Now a days situation is not good around us. We heard daily news." She knew that these were just excuses to trap her in home. He wanted her salary but he didn't want to give her any freedom. " I am fine." " But where are you?" She didn't answer him for some moments. Then he started. " Are you going out with some body else behind my back? Come home. Then I will teach you lesson which you will remember for entire life." Rita shivered with fear. She was still feeling pains on those points where he hit her last time. She didn't want to feel those pains again. She kept looking at that sea. Then she decided that she had enough. She started going inside water when she felt hold on her hand. It was Natasha. She smiled and said " When did you return from abroad? Actually I have some lodging problem can you help me?" She looked confused. " Come on let stay in that hotel. You have your credit card right?" She looked at hotel. It was too posh. " Come on I will give you back that money. You can even stay with me for few days and since I return money it's free." Then Natasha gave her mischievous smile and said " Come on don't spoil sport I know you love free things. Let go." " But I have to go home." "Then why you are going in sea? Now stop this nonsense let's go in that hotel." Natasha took hold of her hand and literally dragged her towards that hotel.
When Rita came near hotel with Natasha, she felt strange sensation of happiness from soul. That hotel was looking so promising. She wanted vacation for such long time. But this was too expensive hotel. She was scared to spend so much money. Natasha gave her angry look. " Come on I will give you money back can't you give me some as loan. Fine I will sell my jewellery." For first time Rita noticed her shining jewelry. She screamed "You are wearing diamonds?" " I know but such big hotel have locker. I just managed to forget my one bag which was with clothes and money." She was confused. " You forgot language at home?" Natasha started laughing. Even her laugh was musical to her eyes. She was like angel to her mind. She was looking so beautiful as if someone came directly from sky. Her skin had wonderful shine which seemed to have shine of marble. Rita felt one thing going abroad suited her. She began to feel so jealous. She could have looked just like her if Arun had taken her to abroad but he never did. But then she felt that she didn't needed to go to abroad. She could have look better if Arun was little bit nice to her. She was lost in thought when a staff of hotel came near them. He bowed his head little bit with smile. She answered with same gestures. He asked " Can I help you Madam?" Natasha " We want a room." He stood for sometime then said " Do you want room?" It was strange answer. Natasha started laughing. Natasha came near her and said " He didn't understand my word clearly in love with me." Rita didn't like her attitude. Rita answered " Sure one room for two. Me and my friend." He nodded. They went inside. Rita loved the way they were getting respect. She went to reception of hotel. Natasha went to one sofa and sat peacefully. She didn't needed to tell anything hotel staff told everything. They found suitable room for her. They asked mode of payment. She said " Credit card." She gave it and they did process. Finally they asked about language. She looked around Natasha was vanished. She was so upset. She turned to receptionist and said " It will come later." He smiled and gave her keys. She got her key and then she directed towards room. She was feel so much excitement but she never stayed in such expensive hotel. She opened door and went inside room. Hotel waiter explained her about arrangement. She thanked him and gave some tip. He smiled and asked " When your friend is going to come?" " She came with me but she just went out to take call from her husband." " Ohh but you can take call even in lobby or room we have signal here?" She smiled. She knew that Natasha must be romancing with her husband. But waiter waited for answer. " Actually she was talking to her husband!!" Waiter understood. He said " You are lucky. Your friend is ready to spend so much time with you even when she have such loving husband." " No..no if he was here then she should be with him only not with me. Actually he was abroad and she came hear alone for vacation." Then Waiter smiled and went away after nodding. Then she sat on nice couch and began watching T.V. She enjoyed it so much then she suddenly remembered about her family and mobile. She searched in purse. Her mobile was switched off. She didn't remember switching it off. But she decided that she must tell now. She called Arun. He screamed " Where are you?" " I am planning to spend some time with Natasha." " Natasha? But what about your office?" " I can take leave of few days." He didn't say anything for few moments. Then he said " Then don't come back again!!" Normally she used apologize on that situation and Natasha put hand on her mouth this time. She wanted to talk but she didn't let her. Natasha " First promise me that you will not apologize!!" Rita was so confused but she decided to obey Natasha. She just kept quiet. Finally Arun disconnected call. Rita was so shocked. " What are you doing? Do you want to break my marriage?" " And what you want to do? Kill yourself for that stupid person?" Rita shivered. She already started to regret her decision. She knew that she was not alone now. She was pregnant. But she didn't want to tell it to Arun. She got pregnant after all time so it was good news. But it was going to be hard for her. She had to remain locked entire day in her house. She wanted to become mother but she was not sure that she had chosen right father for her baby. Arun was too selfish. He couldn't become nice father. He would always keep himself ahead of baby. But she married to him against wishes of parents so now she couldn't say no to giving birth to child. It was her duty. But she shivered at that thought. Natasha looked at her in shock. " My God you are feeling so cold let's order some drinks." " No..no" "Why? Did your husband object this too?" " No. He is not such nice man. He drink himself and order me to drink too. But today I don't want." Natasha gave her confused look but she didn't argue further and Rita smiled happily. Then Natasha went to phone. After few moments she kept trying but on that point waiter came. Waiter " What did you like to order Madam?" He looked at Rita so she gave order. He wrote it and went away. She started to look at Natasha. " Did I ordered in right way?" " Yes perfect. But why you are not drinking?" She didn't answer. But Natasha went ahead "So you are pregnant and your husband beat you daily?" "No..no.. not daily. It happened when he had his bad day." " He throw out entire world's frustration by hitting you." She started crying slowly when she heard noise of waiter. She ordered to Waiter to come in. Waiter gave sad expression. Waiter " Can I serve you?" "No I will do it." She told waiter to go away. She started to arrange food but then she sensed that she needed bathe. She told Natasha " I am taking bath." She nodded. Rita went inside bathroom. When she saw bath tub, she arranged water and went inside it. Slowly she fall asleep in that water.
Rita suddenly woke up. She was sleeping peacefully in bathtub. But then she sensed something was wrong. She was fully dressed. She looked at herself. She dressed in new clothes. She was confused. She didn't remember buying them. She went out. She saw that there was food still on table just as they ordered and placed. She decided that she needed to help from waiter. She rang bell. Waiter came in room. " Did you saw my friend?" Waiter looked nervous. " No Madam." " What happened?" " Well Madam. You came out and asked me to buy some clothes since you lost bag of airport so I bought them." Rita was confused. Then she started laughing. " It was my friend." Waiter was shocked. " She was looking like you and even dressed like you." She was so confused. Natasha never looked like her. Then she said " Thanks. But did she pay you?" He nodded. Then she thanked him and told him to go. Then she saw empty bottle of wine and she remembered it all. She started crying in bathroom. Then Natasha came inside told her to get dressed. She decided to take quick bath and got dressed. Then Natasha gave her wine. She knew that it was wrong but she was so depressed that she drank it. She started to feel so good. Then she kept drinking glass after glass. She began to feel that she was in college again. She started dancing the way she used to dance. Then Natasha decided. They needed clothes. She had some money. She called waiter and told him to buy them for her. She gave him money. Waiter just saw her since Natasha was in far corner of room. She smiled again. But then she remembered her baby. She started to shiver. She was not supposed to drink. She saw that Natasha was not in room. Natasha gave her confused expression. " What happened?" " I am not supposed to drink while I am pregnant. But do you want your baby? I mean with father who could hit her or him every day thought didn't seem so promising." " My husband is not like that!!" " Ohh actually I saw all your body when you are in bathtub. I saw many marks." " Actually we are arguing too much lately." " What is reason?" " His salary was reduced." " Why?!!" "He lost last job and new one was with less salary. " " But why?" "I don't know." Natasha came near her and took hold of her shoulder. " Tell me, do you truly believe me? I feel he is using his money on someone else." She started to feel upset. She knew that Natasha could talking truth. She knew that Arun was never planning to return but he came back since he lost his job in abroad. He married to her since she had job and he needed double income. But she never told this to Natasha how could she guess that. She asked " How did you know that?" " Since I could see future." She said this and started laughing. But Rita was serious and she was angry too. " Stop joking about my marriage." " But it is joke a biggest joke!!" Rita started to pack thing and go out. " I am not staying here with you." " Okay relax. No need to trust me. Just go and ask to waiter. Show him Arun's photo on mobile and all become clear to you." Rita looked at her with anger. This was not fair. Rita took her things. She was about to go out when waiter came before her. His friendly smile melted her heart. She took out her mobile and found her photo with Arun. She found one. But she decided that it would be better if she showed him their wedding photo. She might look like suspicious wife but it was better than he started to doubt. She went towards him. Waiter immediately came towards her. " Yes Madam." She smiled and asked " Will you help me? It's little personal issue but will you tell me have you since this man?" She was expecting quick denial from him. Then she could close this matter and go home. She wanted to apologise to Arun and start her life again. But Waiter's face suddenly began to look white with nervousness. " Do you know him?" He started to touch her feet and apologize. She was so shocked. She screamed " Stop it. Tell me did you know him?" " I don't know he is married. He asked for women.." She completed for him " And you are bringing them for me. Is it your side business?" He didn't deny. But now she sensed that why he was making friendship with her. She screamed " I am not that kind of woman!!" " Sorry Madam." She was about to go out when. Natasha took hold of her hand and pulled her back in room. Waiter looked at them in strange way. But he didn't say anything just vanished before she could say anything. Natasha " Arun is hitting you and he is going to prostitutes on daily bases. Why did you planning family with him?" " But I am already pregnant. I can't abort baby. It is like killing child." " Come on it is not child yet. It is not grown up enough to consider child. Tell me one thing how could you manage to grow up this child with help of such husband. " She stopped for few moments then added " Or without such husband? Since he will be useful in just abusing skills." Rita was confused. She was educated enough to understand that it was not baby but it would surely become soon. She was so confused and she didn't understand what she supposed to do but Natasha started insisting on abortion. Finally she decided to go by her view. She knew that her decision to marry Arun was wrong. "But I don't know any gynaecologist. " Natasha looked confused. Then suddenly she remembered. Natasha " We can go to nice hospital and do it. " " But they will suggest nice Doctor!?" " It is not more risky than marrying Arun." She nodded. Then they took auto. Rita was shivering at thought of aborting child but she knew that she had to do it. She couldn't go back to Arun after knowing this. She had to do it.
It was Rita's worst journey. She was going to kill her child. She knew that it was not baby but still she dreamt for it. She wanted a perfect family with Arun. But it was not happening. She began to feel so much sorrows. Whole time Natasha didn't talk. Finally they reached to hospital. Rita looked nervous. She told Natasha " Let's go." Auto driver looked behind with confused expression. "Madam did you called me? I thought you want to come here. Where you want to go?" " I want to come here only. I was talking to my friend." Auto driver looked confused. He started looking around and asked " What friend?" She pointed towards Natasha and said " This friend can't you see her." " Where? Madam I don't see any one." She was so upset. " Two girls entered in your auto right?" " No Madam just you entered." She was so angry now. She was upset. " I don't enter alone. My friend entered with me. " Auto driver rejected that idea. She started screaming on him. " Why you are lying you took two women inside auto? And this is second woman." Auto driver started to look nervous. Auto driver " Okay.. okay give me my money I am getting late." She was so angry. She lost her sense of logic and calmness. Even Natasha was upset. People started to gather around. Then Natasha said " Come on. Pay him and let's go." She didn't want to stop arguing but she took her advice and gave him money. Then she went inside. She went near reception when nurse came near her and asked "What happened? Did that Auto driver kept meter fast and asking for more money?" " No he was very stupid man. My friend was standing with me and he was telling she is not there." Nurse looked at her strange way and started laughing loudly. " Why he was playing prank on you it's not 1st April." " I don't know but he was strange." Then she turned to receptionist. " I need appointment with gynaecologist." " Which?" " I want someone who is safe." Receptionist smiled and said " Every Doctor is nice and safe here. So why you want appointment?" She shivered slowly and said " I am pregnent and I want to abort baby." She said it in such way as if she would start crying on any moment. That Nurse asked " Are you alone?" She was so shocked. Natasha was standing near her patting on her shoulder for support. " I am not alone. Can't you see my friend?" Nurse was shocked. " I think you need psychiatrist." She wanted to scream on her. But she couldn't doubt her loving eyes. She went to psychiatrist as per her instructions. When she entered, she shivered with fear since she was still seeing Natasha. She wanted to reject it. But she was walking with her. She started shivering. Then Psychiatrist gave her smile. " So tell me what happened?" She came near him and slowly asked " Will you see my friend who is standing near me?" Psychiatrist didn't look scared. He looked totally normal. He started to write down. " So tell me about your life? " She started looking at Natasha. She was looking at her with anger. " So my friendship is not enough for you. You need this Doctor. Well he is not that much handsome still you are planning to replace him with Arun?" Natasha began laughing but she felt so shocked. Something was totally wrong with Natasha. She was not behaving like she use to be. She was not Natasha at all. She began to sense something evil inside her. She turned to Doctor. " I feel Natasha might harm me if I tell you all." Psychiatrist gave her smile. "Look in my eyes do you feel she could harm you in my presence." She didn't see any fear or guilt. " She is claiming I will be dishonest to my husband if I talk to you.." Psychiatrist smiled and said " You know very well she doesn't exist." She nodded. " Am I mad?" " You are seeing her since when?" " For two days?" " Before that? Did you have any other problem?" " Well I don't sleep very well." " Why?" " My husband is not nice man." She started to tell him everything. Psychiatrist recorded all. " So What do you think?" Psychiatrist " You are stuck in marriage with wrong man and you needed to get rid of him. But you don't have enough guts to do that so you are imagining Natasha." " But why? I am not that weak." " No you are not weak. But you have taught to remain committed to one person and sadly your husband was not taught this." She felt so sad. " So you feel falling in love with one man and honestly to him was wrong. I supposed to flirt like him with other men." " No you suppose to find man who love you and don't have such wrong attitude." She started crying loudly. Natasha was telling her every day same thing. She was in love blindly. Psychiatrist didn't stop her . He wanted her to bring out her tears so she kept crying.
After few moments Rita came to her senses. Rita " I am pregnant." " And who is father of this child?" She was so angry. " I am always honest to my husband. He is father of this child." " So why you consider this gift of love as burden." She screamed "Since it was not sign of his love. He did it when he was drunk. He kept calling me with many names. When I tried to object, he started hitting me. It was not sign of love." " But then why you are feeling guilty?" " But it is not crime of baby!!" " Sure but if you hate baby so much then it will be worst life for baby." " But I don't suppose to hate baby." Psychiatrist put his pen on one side. She started to look at it with care. It had little Mickey mouse on it. He smiled and said " My daughter gave it to me." She felt so sad. She wanted a baby too. " She is sick today with fever. She wanted me to stay home but you know my job I can't skip. Can I?" Rita moved her head in negative way. " My wife is with her. She is safe in her house. " Rita smiled. She started looking her hand on her stomach when Psychiatrist asked " Can you sure that one day you can able to say same thing about your husband? I mean you can keep your child with him for few moments and relax." " No..no.. he can't take care of child. He can get hyper on any second and .." Psychiatrist completed her sentence for her " And he could hit child like he did to you. Am I wrong?" " No but I can manage to brought up child on my own." " And he will not interfere?" Rita was so confused. Psychiatrist " Frankly I feel you are not ready for child that this time. I need to start your treatment. I need to give medicines to you. If your husband have understanding nature, we might have managed but our entire problem is because of Arun. I personally advice you to abort this child." " But I want it." " Then why Natasha kept suggesting this to you?" She was so confused. She could still see Natasha in corner but now she was not angry. She was sad as if she was requesting to let her go. She didn't understand. " I don't understand." " Well you don't want that child but you are taught from childhood that it is something alive. But trust me it's not human until it grows. It will become a human form on third month." She shivered. Rita asked " Did she vanish if I kill this child?" Psychiatrist looked at her with sympathy " She will when you understand this is not your child. It will become when you complete three months. But at this moment I need to admit you." She nodded. Then she suddenly sensed her mobile was ringing. She saw it was Arun and shivered. Rita looked at Psychiatrist who told her to call. Arun screamed " Why did you went in that hotel?" Then he cursed her for few minutes. Then Psychiatrist started recording him call. He was threatening her now. " Come back home. Then I teach you a lesson which you will remember for entire life." Rita started apologizing when psychiatrist took mobile. He just started talking when Arun started screaming on him. " So you are her boyfriend? She is cheap and characterless woman. She should burn in hell." "But I heard you are visiting prostitutes for many months?" "Because she isn't enough beautiful for me. I was never going to marry her. I found more beautiful woman in abroad but then she had so much attitude problem once I just slapped her. It was just small one. There was not even big mark by it. But she filed Police complaint and I forced to come back." " Ohh so you have complaint against you in abroad too." " Yes. What is your name? Don't worry I will find it out?" " No need. I am Psychiatrist Rai from hospital Hopeful. Your wife is my patient and I am planning to do Police complaint against you.." Suddenly Arun's tone changed " No need to do it. What she want?" " She is planning for divorce & going to do abortion." Rita expected protest but Arun agreed immediately " No problem. I will pay for abortion." It was shocking statement for Rita by his voice she sensed that it was not first time for him. She began to feel so upset because of Arun her entire life had become route of failure. Her father died . Her Mom was angry with her. She didn't have any one to care for her. She looked at her stomach. " May be I should have baby? Without his help I can raise my baby." " You can but do you want? I mean you are still viewing this Natasha. You are going to need to take medicine. If you take them it will help you to cure. " She was so confused. She didn't want to kill baby but she knew that this treatment was going to cost her lot. She couldn't effort to raise baby now. She dried her eyes and said " Fine I will go for abortion. Then you will start your treatment." " Sure but we need consent of your husband too since you are not in sound state of mind." She gave strange laugh and said " I don't feel it will issue. I need to inform my office too. I hope that I will not lose job." "Don't worry I will handle it." Rita asked him with tearful eyes "But do you feel they will keep mad person?" " You are not mad person!! Due to your husband's action you suffered this truama. If you give yourself sometime every thing will be fine. Actually you are suffering from extreme depression. You must have ignored it's first signs like sleepless nights, not feeling hungry. Finally you hallucinate your friend since you needed help but Arun managed to cut you from entire world." She smiled. Psychiatrist asked " Will you give me number of your Mom?" Rita looked nervous. " But Mom never talked me after marriage in nice way." Psychiatrist smiled " I will handle that too." Then he called nurse to take her to room." Nurse came Rita went with her. She was alone in eyes of world but in her eyes Natasha was still with her. She suddenly turned behind and asked Psychiatrist " How did Natasha knew that Arun was going in that hotel?" Psychiatrist smiled and said " Natasha didn't know anything. She is still in abroad. You know it since with names of women he must had mentioned name of that hotel too." She felt convinced and she went away with nurse.
The End
Every tide was touching to shore Rita was so happy when she saw it. It was just perfect. She sat in sand since she took vacation for that purpose only. She was tried. She was wasting her entire life in just stress. She sat in corner of beach and began to remember her childhood days. She was so lonely now. At that time she was favourite to all. She still remembered. She used to come on beach with her friends or cousins. They used to play with sand. But now she knew everything was changed. She was only earner of her family but still she was not enough for them. Many times she regretted marrying Arun. He was nothing but burden for her. But when she decided to marry him, he had job in abroad. Every thing was promising except one thing he was going back after engagement. It was little bit risky. In fact it was too risky but he managed to convince her so many things which were not benefitial for her that she stopped making list of them. She always did what he thought right. Since she was in love with him but according to her friend Natasha she was blindly attracted to him. She just wanted to be with him so she took risk. But on that point she was so young. She thought that it was true love. She went against her parent's wishes and got engaged with him. After that he went abroad. Her parents were so tense but she was happy by his sweet love letters on email. Her parents were not so much convinced. In fact her father started to get risk day by day due to tension when he started increasing his stay. One day her Mom came in her room and sat beside her. She was also looking so sick. "Mom what happened? Why you are so tense? Every thing is just fine." Her Mom turned her face in strict determination and said " You must break this engagement otherwise he will marry there and you remain waiting for him. No harm is done until now. We can find nice boy for you like him and.." " No Mom you introduced him and I have my heart to him. Now I will wait until world's end." After that she left room without listening to her. She could still hear her Mom's crying. But she didn't listen to her and she waited. For support on that evening she went to Arun's parent's house. Their welcome was not much promising but it was not insulting too. They talked with her in nice way. She went in kitchen to help her mother-in-law. Whe she suggested that she wanted to learn few things Arun liked. Suddenly asked " Why?" When she looked at her with shock, she said " After all person don't keep liking same thing entire life." She was so upset but she just laughed and ignored it. But after three years Arun started to talking about coming back and she jumped with joy. By that time her Dad was died. Her Mom was very angry with her for her decision. Her Mom felt that she destroyed their house. But she loved Arun and she was just keeping her commitment. But her Mom started to feel relief when she told her about Arun's arrival. She asked " Did he fix date of your marriage?" She was so shocked. She said " Mom can't you wait for few days? I can't ask it on email!! Can I?" Her Mom screamed loudly " You should I have waited for so many days!! Truthfully so many years. I want answer from him." She went in her room with anger. After that she did very thing as per Arun's family wishes. Her Mom didn't show any signs of anger. She obeyed which was in her financial budget. But she rejected every wrong luxurious demand. She stood with Arun on every stand and finally they got married. On that day she felt that she got most precious thing from world. Arun was looking so handsome. She only wished to show him to Natasha. But Natasha was no longer with her. She knew that Natasha was too busy in her life. Actually when she started waiting for Arun during that time Natasha got married to someone. Then before going abroad with him she told Rita that she had to quit her attraction towards Arun. Rita got upset and then they never met much. But on her wedding day she felt sure that Natasha was wrong her husband loves her and came back for her. But now she began to doubt. Then suddenly her mobile rang. It was call from Arun. She had to take it. Before she could say anything he just started screaming on her " Where are you? Now don't tell you are in office I know very well that you are not there." " So you are spying on me?!!" " I was not spying just made inquiry because I was concerned about you. Now a days situation is not good around us. We heard daily news." She knew that these were just excuses to trap her in home. He wanted her salary but he didn't want to give her any freedom. " I am fine." " But where are you?" She didn't answer him for some moments. Then he started. " Are you going out with some body else behind my back? Come home. Then I will teach you lesson which you will remember for entire life." Rita shivered with fear. She was still feeling pains on those points where he hit her last time. She didn't want to feel those pains again. She kept looking at that sea. Then she decided that she had enough. She started going inside water when she felt hold on her hand. It was Natasha. She smiled and said " When did you return from abroad? Actually I have some lodging problem can you help me?" She looked confused. " Come on let stay in that hotel. You have your credit card right?" She looked at hotel. It was too posh. " Come on I will give you back that money. You can even stay with me for few days and since I return money it's free." Then Natasha gave her mischievous smile and said " Come on don't spoil sport I know you love free things. Let go." " But I have to go home." "Then why you are going in sea? Now stop this nonsense let's go in that hotel." Natasha took hold of her hand and literally dragged her towards that hotel.
When Rita came near hotel with Natasha, she felt strange sensation of happiness from soul. That hotel was looking so promising. She wanted vacation for such long time. But this was too expensive hotel. She was scared to spend so much money. Natasha gave her angry look. " Come on I will give you money back can't you give me some as loan. Fine I will sell my jewellery." For first time Rita noticed her shining jewelry. She screamed "You are wearing diamonds?" " I know but such big hotel have locker. I just managed to forget my one bag which was with clothes and money." She was confused. " You forgot language at home?" Natasha started laughing. Even her laugh was musical to her eyes. She was like angel to her mind. She was looking so beautiful as if someone came directly from sky. Her skin had wonderful shine which seemed to have shine of marble. Rita felt one thing going abroad suited her. She began to feel so jealous. She could have looked just like her if Arun had taken her to abroad but he never did. But then she felt that she didn't needed to go to abroad. She could have look better if Arun was little bit nice to her. She was lost in thought when a staff of hotel came near them. He bowed his head little bit with smile. She answered with same gestures. He asked " Can I help you Madam?" Natasha " We want a room." He stood for sometime then said " Do you want room?" It was strange answer. Natasha started laughing. Natasha came near her and said " He didn't understand my word clearly in love with me." Rita didn't like her attitude. Rita answered " Sure one room for two. Me and my friend." He nodded. They went inside. Rita loved the way they were getting respect. She went to reception of hotel. Natasha went to one sofa and sat peacefully. She didn't needed to tell anything hotel staff told everything. They found suitable room for her. They asked mode of payment. She said " Credit card." She gave it and they did process. Finally they asked about language. She looked around Natasha was vanished. She was so upset. She turned to receptionist and said " It will come later." He smiled and gave her keys. She got her key and then she directed towards room. She was feel so much excitement but she never stayed in such expensive hotel. She opened door and went inside room. Hotel waiter explained her about arrangement. She thanked him and gave some tip. He smiled and asked " When your friend is going to come?" " She came with me but she just went out to take call from her husband." " Ohh but you can take call even in lobby or room we have signal here?" She smiled. She knew that Natasha must be romancing with her husband. But waiter waited for answer. " Actually she was talking to her husband!!" Waiter understood. He said " You are lucky. Your friend is ready to spend so much time with you even when she have such loving husband." " No..no if he was here then she should be with him only not with me. Actually he was abroad and she came hear alone for vacation." Then Waiter smiled and went away after nodding. Then she sat on nice couch and began watching T.V. She enjoyed it so much then she suddenly remembered about her family and mobile. She searched in purse. Her mobile was switched off. She didn't remember switching it off. But she decided that she must tell now. She called Arun. He screamed " Where are you?" " I am planning to spend some time with Natasha." " Natasha? But what about your office?" " I can take leave of few days." He didn't say anything for few moments. Then he said " Then don't come back again!!" Normally she used apologize on that situation and Natasha put hand on her mouth this time. She wanted to talk but she didn't let her. Natasha " First promise me that you will not apologize!!" Rita was so confused but she decided to obey Natasha. She just kept quiet. Finally Arun disconnected call. Rita was so shocked. " What are you doing? Do you want to break my marriage?" " And what you want to do? Kill yourself for that stupid person?" Rita shivered. She already started to regret her decision. She knew that she was not alone now. She was pregnant. But she didn't want to tell it to Arun. She got pregnant after all time so it was good news. But it was going to be hard for her. She had to remain locked entire day in her house. She wanted to become mother but she was not sure that she had chosen right father for her baby. Arun was too selfish. He couldn't become nice father. He would always keep himself ahead of baby. But she married to him against wishes of parents so now she couldn't say no to giving birth to child. It was her duty. But she shivered at that thought. Natasha looked at her in shock. " My God you are feeling so cold let's order some drinks." " No..no" "Why? Did your husband object this too?" " No. He is not such nice man. He drink himself and order me to drink too. But today I don't want." Natasha gave her confused look but she didn't argue further and Rita smiled happily. Then Natasha went to phone. After few moments she kept trying but on that point waiter came. Waiter " What did you like to order Madam?" He looked at Rita so she gave order. He wrote it and went away. She started to look at Natasha. " Did I ordered in right way?" " Yes perfect. But why you are not drinking?" She didn't answer. But Natasha went ahead "So you are pregnant and your husband beat you daily?" "No..no.. not daily. It happened when he had his bad day." " He throw out entire world's frustration by hitting you." She started crying slowly when she heard noise of waiter. She ordered to Waiter to come in. Waiter gave sad expression. Waiter " Can I serve you?" "No I will do it." She told waiter to go away. She started to arrange food but then she sensed that she needed bathe. She told Natasha " I am taking bath." She nodded. Rita went inside bathroom. When she saw bath tub, she arranged water and went inside it. Slowly she fall asleep in that water.
Rita suddenly woke up. She was sleeping peacefully in bathtub. But then she sensed something was wrong. She was fully dressed. She looked at herself. She dressed in new clothes. She was confused. She didn't remember buying them. She went out. She saw that there was food still on table just as they ordered and placed. She decided that she needed to help from waiter. She rang bell. Waiter came in room. " Did you saw my friend?" Waiter looked nervous. " No Madam." " What happened?" " Well Madam. You came out and asked me to buy some clothes since you lost bag of airport so I bought them." Rita was confused. Then she started laughing. " It was my friend." Waiter was shocked. " She was looking like you and even dressed like you." She was so confused. Natasha never looked like her. Then she said " Thanks. But did she pay you?" He nodded. Then she thanked him and told him to go. Then she saw empty bottle of wine and she remembered it all. She started crying in bathroom. Then Natasha came inside told her to get dressed. She decided to take quick bath and got dressed. Then Natasha gave her wine. She knew that it was wrong but she was so depressed that she drank it. She started to feel so good. Then she kept drinking glass after glass. She began to feel that she was in college again. She started dancing the way she used to dance. Then Natasha decided. They needed clothes. She had some money. She called waiter and told him to buy them for her. She gave him money. Waiter just saw her since Natasha was in far corner of room. She smiled again. But then she remembered her baby. She started to shiver. She was not supposed to drink. She saw that Natasha was not in room. Natasha gave her confused expression. " What happened?" " I am not supposed to drink while I am pregnant. But do you want your baby? I mean with father who could hit her or him every day thought didn't seem so promising." " My husband is not like that!!" " Ohh actually I saw all your body when you are in bathtub. I saw many marks." " Actually we are arguing too much lately." " What is reason?" " His salary was reduced." " Why?!!" "He lost last job and new one was with less salary. " " But why?" "I don't know." Natasha came near her and took hold of her shoulder. " Tell me, do you truly believe me? I feel he is using his money on someone else." She started to feel upset. She knew that Natasha could talking truth. She knew that Arun was never planning to return but he came back since he lost his job in abroad. He married to her since she had job and he needed double income. But she never told this to Natasha how could she guess that. She asked " How did you know that?" " Since I could see future." She said this and started laughing. But Rita was serious and she was angry too. " Stop joking about my marriage." " But it is joke a biggest joke!!" Rita started to pack thing and go out. " I am not staying here with you." " Okay relax. No need to trust me. Just go and ask to waiter. Show him Arun's photo on mobile and all become clear to you." Rita looked at her with anger. This was not fair. Rita took her things. She was about to go out when waiter came before her. His friendly smile melted her heart. She took out her mobile and found her photo with Arun. She found one. But she decided that it would be better if she showed him their wedding photo. She might look like suspicious wife but it was better than he started to doubt. She went towards him. Waiter immediately came towards her. " Yes Madam." She smiled and asked " Will you help me? It's little personal issue but will you tell me have you since this man?" She was expecting quick denial from him. Then she could close this matter and go home. She wanted to apologise to Arun and start her life again. But Waiter's face suddenly began to look white with nervousness. " Do you know him?" He started to touch her feet and apologize. She was so shocked. She screamed " Stop it. Tell me did you know him?" " I don't know he is married. He asked for women.." She completed for him " And you are bringing them for me. Is it your side business?" He didn't deny. But now she sensed that why he was making friendship with her. She screamed " I am not that kind of woman!!" " Sorry Madam." She was about to go out when. Natasha took hold of her hand and pulled her back in room. Waiter looked at them in strange way. But he didn't say anything just vanished before she could say anything. Natasha " Arun is hitting you and he is going to prostitutes on daily bases. Why did you planning family with him?" " But I am already pregnant. I can't abort baby. It is like killing child." " Come on it is not child yet. It is not grown up enough to consider child. Tell me one thing how could you manage to grow up this child with help of such husband. " She stopped for few moments then added " Or without such husband? Since he will be useful in just abusing skills." Rita was confused. She was educated enough to understand that it was not baby but it would surely become soon. She was so confused and she didn't understand what she supposed to do but Natasha started insisting on abortion. Finally she decided to go by her view. She knew that her decision to marry Arun was wrong. "But I don't know any gynaecologist. " Natasha looked confused. Then suddenly she remembered. Natasha " We can go to nice hospital and do it. " " But they will suggest nice Doctor!?" " It is not more risky than marrying Arun." She nodded. Then they took auto. Rita was shivering at thought of aborting child but she knew that she had to do it. She couldn't go back to Arun after knowing this. She had to do it.
It was Rita's worst journey. She was going to kill her child. She knew that it was not baby but still she dreamt for it. She wanted a perfect family with Arun. But it was not happening. She began to feel so much sorrows. Whole time Natasha didn't talk. Finally they reached to hospital. Rita looked nervous. She told Natasha " Let's go." Auto driver looked behind with confused expression. "Madam did you called me? I thought you want to come here. Where you want to go?" " I want to come here only. I was talking to my friend." Auto driver looked confused. He started looking around and asked " What friend?" She pointed towards Natasha and said " This friend can't you see her." " Where? Madam I don't see any one." She was so upset. " Two girls entered in your auto right?" " No Madam just you entered." She was so angry now. She was upset. " I don't enter alone. My friend entered with me. " Auto driver rejected that idea. She started screaming on him. " Why you are lying you took two women inside auto? And this is second woman." Auto driver started to look nervous. Auto driver " Okay.. okay give me my money I am getting late." She was so angry. She lost her sense of logic and calmness. Even Natasha was upset. People started to gather around. Then Natasha said " Come on. Pay him and let's go." She didn't want to stop arguing but she took her advice and gave him money. Then she went inside. She went near reception when nurse came near her and asked "What happened? Did that Auto driver kept meter fast and asking for more money?" " No he was very stupid man. My friend was standing with me and he was telling she is not there." Nurse looked at her strange way and started laughing loudly. " Why he was playing prank on you it's not 1st April." " I don't know but he was strange." Then she turned to receptionist. " I need appointment with gynaecologist." " Which?" " I want someone who is safe." Receptionist smiled and said " Every Doctor is nice and safe here. So why you want appointment?" She shivered slowly and said " I am pregnent and I want to abort baby." She said it in such way as if she would start crying on any moment. That Nurse asked " Are you alone?" She was so shocked. Natasha was standing near her patting on her shoulder for support. " I am not alone. Can't you see my friend?" Nurse was shocked. " I think you need psychiatrist." She wanted to scream on her. But she couldn't doubt her loving eyes. She went to psychiatrist as per her instructions. When she entered, she shivered with fear since she was still seeing Natasha. She wanted to reject it. But she was walking with her. She started shivering. Then Psychiatrist gave her smile. " So tell me what happened?" She came near him and slowly asked " Will you see my friend who is standing near me?" Psychiatrist didn't look scared. He looked totally normal. He started to write down. " So tell me about your life? " She started looking at Natasha. She was looking at her with anger. " So my friendship is not enough for you. You need this Doctor. Well he is not that much handsome still you are planning to replace him with Arun?" Natasha began laughing but she felt so shocked. Something was totally wrong with Natasha. She was not behaving like she use to be. She was not Natasha at all. She began to sense something evil inside her. She turned to Doctor. " I feel Natasha might harm me if I tell you all." Psychiatrist gave her smile. "Look in my eyes do you feel she could harm you in my presence." She didn't see any fear or guilt. " She is claiming I will be dishonest to my husband if I talk to you.." Psychiatrist smiled and said " You know very well she doesn't exist." She nodded. " Am I mad?" " You are seeing her since when?" " For two days?" " Before that? Did you have any other problem?" " Well I don't sleep very well." " Why?" " My husband is not nice man." She started to tell him everything. Psychiatrist recorded all. " So What do you think?" Psychiatrist " You are stuck in marriage with wrong man and you needed to get rid of him. But you don't have enough guts to do that so you are imagining Natasha." " But why? I am not that weak." " No you are not weak. But you have taught to remain committed to one person and sadly your husband was not taught this." She felt so sad. " So you feel falling in love with one man and honestly to him was wrong. I supposed to flirt like him with other men." " No you suppose to find man who love you and don't have such wrong attitude." She started crying loudly. Natasha was telling her every day same thing. She was in love blindly. Psychiatrist didn't stop her . He wanted her to bring out her tears so she kept crying.
After few moments Rita came to her senses. Rita " I am pregnant." " And who is father of this child?" She was so angry. " I am always honest to my husband. He is father of this child." " So why you consider this gift of love as burden." She screamed "Since it was not sign of his love. He did it when he was drunk. He kept calling me with many names. When I tried to object, he started hitting me. It was not sign of love." " But then why you are feeling guilty?" " But it is not crime of baby!!" " Sure but if you hate baby so much then it will be worst life for baby." " But I don't suppose to hate baby." Psychiatrist put his pen on one side. She started to look at it with care. It had little Mickey mouse on it. He smiled and said " My daughter gave it to me." She felt so sad. She wanted a baby too. " She is sick today with fever. She wanted me to stay home but you know my job I can't skip. Can I?" Rita moved her head in negative way. " My wife is with her. She is safe in her house. " Rita smiled. She started looking her hand on her stomach when Psychiatrist asked " Can you sure that one day you can able to say same thing about your husband? I mean you can keep your child with him for few moments and relax." " No..no.. he can't take care of child. He can get hyper on any second and .." Psychiatrist completed her sentence for her " And he could hit child like he did to you. Am I wrong?" " No but I can manage to brought up child on my own." " And he will not interfere?" Rita was so confused. Psychiatrist " Frankly I feel you are not ready for child that this time. I need to start your treatment. I need to give medicines to you. If your husband have understanding nature, we might have managed but our entire problem is because of Arun. I personally advice you to abort this child." " But I want it." " Then why Natasha kept suggesting this to you?" She was so confused. She could still see Natasha in corner but now she was not angry. She was sad as if she was requesting to let her go. She didn't understand. " I don't understand." " Well you don't want that child but you are taught from childhood that it is something alive. But trust me it's not human until it grows. It will become a human form on third month." She shivered. Rita asked " Did she vanish if I kill this child?" Psychiatrist looked at her with sympathy " She will when you understand this is not your child. It will become when you complete three months. But at this moment I need to admit you." She nodded. Then she suddenly sensed her mobile was ringing. She saw it was Arun and shivered. Rita looked at Psychiatrist who told her to call. Arun screamed " Why did you went in that hotel?" Then he cursed her for few minutes. Then Psychiatrist started recording him call. He was threatening her now. " Come back home. Then I teach you a lesson which you will remember for entire life." Rita started apologizing when psychiatrist took mobile. He just started talking when Arun started screaming on him. " So you are her boyfriend? She is cheap and characterless woman. She should burn in hell." "But I heard you are visiting prostitutes for many months?" "Because she isn't enough beautiful for me. I was never going to marry her. I found more beautiful woman in abroad but then she had so much attitude problem once I just slapped her. It was just small one. There was not even big mark by it. But she filed Police complaint and I forced to come back." " Ohh so you have complaint against you in abroad too." " Yes. What is your name? Don't worry I will find it out?" " No need. I am Psychiatrist Rai from hospital Hopeful. Your wife is my patient and I am planning to do Police complaint against you.." Suddenly Arun's tone changed " No need to do it. What she want?" " She is planning for divorce & going to do abortion." Rita expected protest but Arun agreed immediately " No problem. I will pay for abortion." It was shocking statement for Rita by his voice she sensed that it was not first time for him. She began to feel so upset because of Arun her entire life had become route of failure. Her father died . Her Mom was angry with her. She didn't have any one to care for her. She looked at her stomach. " May be I should have baby? Without his help I can raise my baby." " You can but do you want? I mean you are still viewing this Natasha. You are going to need to take medicine. If you take them it will help you to cure. " She was so confused. She didn't want to kill baby but she knew that this treatment was going to cost her lot. She couldn't effort to raise baby now. She dried her eyes and said " Fine I will go for abortion. Then you will start your treatment." " Sure but we need consent of your husband too since you are not in sound state of mind." She gave strange laugh and said " I don't feel it will issue. I need to inform my office too. I hope that I will not lose job." "Don't worry I will handle it." Rita asked him with tearful eyes "But do you feel they will keep mad person?" " You are not mad person!! Due to your husband's action you suffered this truama. If you give yourself sometime every thing will be fine. Actually you are suffering from extreme depression. You must have ignored it's first signs like sleepless nights, not feeling hungry. Finally you hallucinate your friend since you needed help but Arun managed to cut you from entire world." She smiled. Psychiatrist asked " Will you give me number of your Mom?" Rita looked nervous. " But Mom never talked me after marriage in nice way." Psychiatrist smiled " I will handle that too." Then he called nurse to take her to room." Nurse came Rita went with her. She was alone in eyes of world but in her eyes Natasha was still with her. She suddenly turned behind and asked Psychiatrist " How did Natasha knew that Arun was going in that hotel?" Psychiatrist smiled and said " Natasha didn't know anything. She is still in abroad. You know it since with names of women he must had mentioned name of that hotel too." She felt convinced and she went away with nurse.
The End
No comments:
Post a Comment