Beautiful Pigeon
Rita was singing happily on tune which she heard on radio. It was so wonderful tune. She had not heard music for long time. She was so busy. She decided to help her Mom with cooking. Her Mom was finding it difficult to manage it all. Her Mom needed to handle two fronts since her Dad's transfer. Her Dad was transferred from their home town. Rita was upset by it. She was at least expecting increase in salary but it didn't happen. Soon their budget started to become tight then on one night her Mom came in her room. She gave her sad smile and Rita sensed something was wrong. " What happened Mom?!!" " Nothing honey." " Mom why are you looking at me in such way?!! Just tell me." " Well. It's sad story angel." First honey, now angel Rita sensed something was totally wrong. Rita felt her heart started beating fast. She knew that something was totally wrong. She needed to get ready for some big trouble. " She asked what happened Mom? Tell me the whole truth!!" Her Mom took deep breath and said " There is bad news for us honey. Our financial position is not moving as we desire." Rita started to listen to her attentively. " So I need to do job!!" Rita didn't like at all. " I don't understand Mom!! What you are trying to tell?!! I can't manage all house by myself?!!" " No..no I will keep maid..do you need babysitter?!!" " I am not baby so don't need her." Her Mom smiled. Mom " Great so you don't need babysitter. Then I just need to tell maid.." " Stop it Mom. I don't want you to go on job." Her Mom looked confused. Mom " Actually I don't think we have any option." Rita looked confused and shocked. She took deep breath. Rita " No..no Mom we will manage. I will reduce my expenses." She said it with confidence. But soon she sensed life didn't move as per their wishes. She went in school and she started her budgeting but suddenly her teacher announced one field trip. She decided to avoid it but then suddenly her group of friends gathered around her. She was not just part of group. In a way she was leader of that group. She formed that group and from first day she got special respect. She knew that she needed to decide something for them. She suddenly wanted to change all. She didn't want to be their leader. She just wanted to just skip that picnic. But one girl from group asked " So when we all will submit our trip fees?" Rita suddenly started to feel nervous. " Actually I don't plan to go!!" " Why?!!" " I need to go to one wedding." " Let your parents go in it." " No..no I can't do that it is close one." "How close?!!" Rita was so confused. Another friend " Are you stupid? How could anyone measure closeness of relative?!!" " I know. It's hard but still she must come." But still Rita said with strongness "No!! I can't come." They all looked sad but then suddenly teacher appeared. Teacher " This is important field trip so you all must understand that it isn't going to be easy. We will study many different things during it. " After hearing it Rita took deep breath. Her friends smiled and said " Now you must come." She gave nervous smile. Finally her nightmare started from that day. Her Mom gave her money but started doing job. It was clear budget cutting was impossible. She couldn't stop her Mom. She knew that she needed money. She was forced to co-operate with her Mom after it. She thought that cooperating with Mom would be difficult and it proved true. Today once again she needed to help her Mom. She needed to cook. Until now she always took cooking as hobby. But now it started to feel irritating by it. She had decided her career and it was not related to cooking. She felt so frustrated but just for reducing her frustration she started singing song and she felt that it was working. She started cutting vegetables. She knew that after this she needed to study. She didn't get rest but still she kept helping her mother. She knew that she needed to co-operate but on that point her mobile rang. It was call of her friend Nisha. She knew that Nisha was too frank and she would ask or answer without second thought so she didn't took that call. She kept cooking in kitchen. She didn't want to depress herself. But soon she sensed that she couldn't keep mobile ringing that way. She knew that her house was entirely empty but she felt irritated by that noise. Soon she began to feel like coward for not facing person so she took deep breath and finally answered that call. She knew that her friend was not going to give any good news to her. She saw Tanvi was calling. Tanvi was worst person in group to talk with. She always kept complaining. No one wanted her in group but she managed to just stick with them. Just to her kind nature she managed to include her. But many times she faced anger of other friends because she let her come with them. They wanted to get rid of her. But Rita didn't. She didn't like to act this way with other person. After all she was just arrogant. She didn't have any bad habits. But her call on this moment was not good news for her.
Rita took call from her friend Tanvi. Tanvi " What are you doing?" " Cooking." " What?!! Don't tell me you start cooking again!! You are spending your entire day locked in that house. Why did you need to cook every day? It is your Mom's job not your!!" " I know but I need to help my Mom on somedays." " Some days? I call it everyday." Rita was clearly upset now. Even after her Mom's job their financial clutches were not stopping. She went to that trip but she was not loaded with cash as she normally did. She tried to pretend that she had cash with her but after a point no one believed her. Finally Trupti asked " Tell us truth did you forgot your purse in house?!!" Rati was so embarrassed. She had no option but confess truth. She told all to them. Rakhi " Come on be practical you can't survive like this." Rati sensed she was right. " But what is your trouble? Your father went away but he must have same salary there so what was the issue?" Rati first time thought about this. But another friend came to aid. " They needed to!! Her father needed to stay separate so they needed two houses and need to pay expenses for both. Keeping two houses is costly." Every one nodded then they shifted on other subjects like movies, serials, music and dresses. They never discussed anything serious. They just didn't like it. Rita also kept discussing all. But her soul managed to feel like adult. She no longer desired to listen those chats. She wanted something intense from her soul. She wanted some solution to her problems. She wanted to discuss her sorrows and they considered discussing such things as matter of irritating. It was nothing but just irritation to them. She began to feel so sad. She didn't talk much now. She couldn't discuss dresses since she didn't do much shopping now a days. She couldn't afford them. She took deep breath when Tanvi started talking about shopping. She knew what would be her next sentence ' Let's go to mall for shopping and eating some snacks!!' It was her favourite time pass too but it was once upon a time now. She knew that it was not going to happen again so soon. On that point they all gathered in mall since they felt that it was safe. In that security they didn't feel fear of thieves. Their parents always suggested them to stay safe since now a days news were full of horrible stories which they didn't want to read but forced to listen. It was scary to listen such horrible ordeal of some young girl like them. It started to give nightmares. They tried to give excuse that this girl needed to act more carefully but in their soul they knew that it was not her mistake. They shivered with fear every time after such news so going in Auto or Taxi to mall seemed same. Many times they even ordered ola or Uber rides but safety was their primary concern on those points. But now she sensed that everything was changing. She didn't expected this. Tanvi " So when you get time to visit mall?" " Well.." " Listen to me Sarika started planning every thing while keeping you in dark." Rita was confused and hurt. " What happened? I don't understand what you are trying to tell me?!!" " Yesterday they all went to restaurant in fact they are doing it for long time to eat their favourite items!! They never told us." Now they didn't told her that was not something shocking. She knew how much they hated Tanvi. But they didn't hate her or at least she assumed. Now she was confused but she didn't want their company too. They didn't understand her sorrows so she needed to throw them out of her life. She knew that they were not her true friends. She didn't made friendship with them truly from heart. She just made it because she needed a place in college. She heard in college person must sit beside someone and she needed just that person. She heard one day a girl who was sitting alone on bench called strange. Girls said many things about her. She didn't want to hear things about her. She was so frustrated. She had to adjust. But now she was sitting with Dipa in school and she was hoping that they would go to same college so it wanted to keep this friendship in fact in her soul so she asked " So who was with her?" " Everyone including Dipa!!" Now this managed to hurt Rita. But then she began to think that Dipa was just adjustment she was not her true friend. She decided that her school was going to get over soon so she could adjust until then. She said " It's okay. I am too busy now. Can I call you later!!" Tanvi sounded sad. She said to her with sympathy " She is your Good friend. She had to tell you at least!!" " It's okay. But I need to do some work in kitchen." Tanvi" Bye" Rita put that mobile on silent and began to cook.
Rita was so upset in heart. Things were moving in worst way. She didn't want them to move ahead like that. She was expecting her friends should co-operate. But then she thought Dipa was her good friend there might be some cause. She took deep breath and she decided that she didn't want to break friendship. She thought that she had to call her in straight way. She began to dial her number on that time she first time felt that she was shivering like leaf. She didn't understand what was wrong with her but she suddenly began to feel so cold. She began to feel as if she was walking through fog. She began to sense that she could breath but it continued for few seconds and stopped. She was once again normal. She touched her forehead for fever but she was perfect. She took deep breath and dialed number of Dipa. Dipa answered her in pleasant voice. Rita felt so happy. She sensed that it was just negativity by Tanvi. Nothing was changed in her friendship. Then she slowly went to subject of hotel. Dipa immediately confessed " I went in hotel with friends. I don't call you since you have money trouble." Rita felt so embarrassed. She had financial trouble and everyone knew it. Sometimes she wished that she should not have told everyone so freely about it. But it was too late to regret. Dipa " I thought that it would be embarrassing for you. You can understand. It was costly hotel and there will be big bill. I thought you don't want to share. " Rita took deep breath. She felt so sad. She was no longer rich enough to fulfill her friend's demand. She was poor now. She was useless. They didn't want her because she didn't have enough money. But then she suddenly remembered Priti. She was not so rich. She always came with them. " So you went with all?!!" " Yes all were present even Priti managed to come. I wanted to call you but Sarika said it was her special day so she wanted to just us..you know few friends." Then she started laughing sweetly. " Do you know what she wanted to tell?.." She was not interested. She sensed that she was not invited since Sarika didn't desire it. She took deep breath to control her sorrow. Then she decided that Dipa wanted to avoid her insults by Sarika so she avoided didn't call her. Any way Rita told Dipa many times that she didn't like Sarika and didn't want to go anywhere with her so she protected her. Dipa was her true friend. Rita " So tell me?!!" " She is planning to marry a rich boy!!" " What? But we are small." " She is not going to marry tomorrow. She will marry when she completed graduation." Rita didn't like the way conversation was moving. She knew that now Sarika was going to taunt her about her boyfriend. She wanted to marry but she couldn't find someone so early. She needed to graduate then she needed to find person who truly love her. Sarika must had married to someone for money. She knew that it must be someone out of her father's connections. It must be son of her father's rich connection. She would soon started boosting about it too. Rita also wanted to get a nice boy as soon as possible. She started thinking about all eligible bachelors around her. She didn't find anyone. She liked one rich neighbour but few days ago she noticed him kissing a girl. It was so embarrassing. She went towards him to chat since he always chatted with her nicely and then she saw them. She didn't want that boy as husband now. She wanted someone who would remain honest to her. So she didn't see any reliable boyfriend now. She decided that she would let Sarika won in this race. She said " Great!! Did she show you his picture?" Dipa started laughing loudly. Dipa " Do you feel she carry his picture everywhere?" Rita was embarrassed. She felt that it was really a stupid question. She started laughing too. " I just got curious." " We all are curious and excited!! It is so exciting!! Imagine big party and celebration. We will dress and dance." Rita took deep breath. She didn't like to dance that much specially after last time when she danced in wrong way and every one laughed on her mistake. Many people came forward and suggested that she should not dance. But most worst thing was that her friends felt that she was destroying their dance so they told her to sit on chair. She didn't argue since she no longer desired to dance after making laughing stock of herself. She just took deep breath and sat in corner. Now she shivered at thought of dancing. She decided that she must find some excuse to avoid it and she began to think about them even before invitation.
Rita was too much upset by this invitation. She didn't want to go there. She knew that they didn't want her. She was so confused. She began to think that they might want her to embarrass her. She knew how much Sarika enjoyed laughing on her. It was wonderful for them. When she danced they could laugh on her, she shivered fear. She didn't want to be embarrassed in anyway. She wanted to be happy and safe. Then on second thought she started to think how happy she should be if she was perfect. She wanted to become perfect and happy like Sarika. Then she suddenly noticed a bird out of window. She was so pleased. She wanted to be like that bird. She wanted to jump from one branch to another. She didn't want to be restricted like Sarika. She sat on one chair and started watching that bird. She just began to fall in love with those birds. She went in school next day Sarika just kept talking about her engagement. It was so strange that she was discussing marriage in school. Many girls expressed displeasure at her discussion of marriage. They all felt that they were too small. But other girls said those girls were jealous and taunted them so Rita was forced herself to join group of girls who admired Sarika. Rita didn't have much interest in this marriage but still she kept showing. She kept discussing. Sarika didn't even talk her and kept ignoring. One day she asked her about Sarika's dress. Just with purpose to attract attention she touched Sarika on hand. She gave her a look as if Rita was most disgusting thing. Rita took back her hand immediately. Then she looked at Dipa. Dipa gave her just one look of pity and kept admiring Sarika as if nothing happened. This managed to hurt Sarika. She wanted Dipa to say something to Rita. Then Sarika herself said " Actually my skin is so delicate. I have done treatment few days ago." Rita was shocked since everyone knew that Sarika didn't have any skin trouble. It was clear that she hated her touch so decided to keep her away. Rita felt so embarrassed. She stood up and apologized and immediately went away. It was so humiliating. She never felt this way. She never faced so many insults. She went back to her bench and started looking out. In sky she found a bird. She felt so pleased to see it. That pigeon sat in window. She looked in that pigeon's eyes. She felt as if she was looking in eyes which had feeling for her. She sensed for first time this bird truly cared for her. She began to sense animal care for her. She had seen many fairy tales but never saw anything like that. She sensed that this pigeon was her true friend. She decided that she could keep it. She tried to catch that pigeon. It was hard. She tried to move toward it. She took out hands from bar of window. She started to take her fingers ahead. She began to take out her hands more and more. She finally reached to Pigeon but it suddenly flew away. She felt so sad. Then she heard scream of Dipa. Dipa screamed " My God Rita's hand was stuck. It is not coming out." Rita didn't understand her. But when she started to try to take it out, she sensed that it was stuck. It was some nightmare. It couldn't be happening to her. Every one gathered. She started to pull it out but bar started cutting in her skin. Slowly blood started coming out of wound in hand. All students started screaming and there was big chaos. Peon and security came running there. Other students from different classes also created crowd. Teacher began to feel that their classroom would get overcrowded so told kids to go back to classes. One teacher became busy in handling them. They didn't want stampede. It was horrible whole time Rita was trying to pull hand but kept screaming in pain. One teacher screamed " Stop it don't pull it. It will swell and it would become more hard to pull it." " But I want to take it out." " Just relax and take deep breath. You can do it but you need to relax." Rita did what her teacher said but truthfully it was not helping her much. She wanted to relax little bit. But she couldn't. One teacher asked " Why did you put your hands like that? Are you out of your mind?" Rita was so confused. She didn't answer. She just kept crying. Finally that teacher applied some oil to her hands and bars to help her to take them out. But it didn't seem to work. She started to feel terrible pain in hands. Some one suggested that they should call workers to cut bars. Then suddenly her PT teacher came out of nowhere. He sat near her and said " Don't worry. You are a good girl just move your hand as I explained. " He started to teach her exercise. " It will pain little bit but your hand will come out. Do it as I said." She began to do it. It was paining so much. She was screamed. She closed her eyes. Then she felt sudden pull to her hands by adult's hand and then she finally felt her hands were free.
Rita's PT teacher looked at her hand. " Thank God her bone is not broken. But her hands are buised and we must confirm surely that her bone is not broken." Principal " Let's call ambulance." They all agreed. Then immediately ambulance was called and she was taken to hospital. Doctor started to check her hand. Doctor " I don't think it's fracture. But still it's better to do x-ray. " Teacher "Her Mom is on way will you wait?" " You are not her Mom?!!" "No..no I am her school teacher." " This happened in school?" " Yes she put her hand under bars of window to catch something and the it didn't come out." Doctor looked shocked. Doctor " But why?" " I don't know. You can always ask her." Teacher gave angry look to Rita. " These kids!! They never improve keep doing some stunts and manage to give heart attack to adult." Doctor started laughing. Then Doctor checked her properly. He gave her painkiller which would make her sleepy. But she didn't feel trust towards unknown Doctor so she kept her eyes open as long as possible. But soon her eyes became too heavy she began to fall asleep. She began to get restless. Her eyes were to heavy she was losing her sense when she heard Doctor asking " I don't understand why did she put hands under bar?" She answered "To catch Pigeon. I like birds. Pigeon know me... I like to fly." Then she finally fall asleep. Doctor was asking this question to teacher but he was shocked when he heard this answer. Doctor " Do you feel this girl is obsessed with birds so much?" Teacher looked sad. Teacher " Actually her situation is not good. Her father was fired from job so he took another job. But due to bad publicity he didn't earn much so her mother started working. I feel that didn't suit her that much. Then her friends.." " What about them?" " Well I don't know proper cause but I feel she is not on friendly terms even with her friends." " Why?!!" " She is depressed and you know in worst days.." " False friends vanish.." Teacher gave sad smile. " But finding true friends is hard thing." Doctor nodded. Teacher " It is possible every one hated her company since she kept telling her sorrows." Doctor nodded. Doctor was about to talk when Rita's Mom came in. She was looking tired and upset. "What happened?" Doctor told her to sat down and explained everything step by step. Rita's Mom " I am doing job just for her if it harm her I should quit it." " No. I feel you should visit psychiatrist." " You feel she is not mentally sound." Rita's Mom shivered with fear. Doctor " Don't worry it is normal depression. I give you name of psychiatrist. You just need to visit him when your daughter will be fine physically." Then Doctor looked at her X-RAY carefully. " I don't see any broken bone. She is lucky. I prescribe some antibiotics. But I suggest you should start her psychiatrist treatment immediately." When Rita woke up, she started crying hysterically. She started insisting that she wouldn't go to school. She wanted to change her school but her Mom objected. Then Doctor said " I will give you certificate you can skip school for a few days. " Then he looked pointedly towards Mom. He said " Take her to that Doctor which I suggested immediately." Mom nodded. She decided to take appointment of that psychiatrist on that day only. Rita was shocked when they waited outside psychiatrist's room. " I am not mad." Her Mom gave angry look. "See people waiting here. Do you feel they are mad?!!" Rita looked around. She saw just bunch of tense and sad people. No one looked like mad person. " Many people come here for counseling when they get tense." Rita nodded. She sat there since she didn't want to face school. Then finally her number came. They went inside. She was so scared. She stammered when she say first word. Then that psychiatrist started telling her relaxation exercise. It helped. Psychiatrist started talking to her. She told him all. " So your friends avoid you since you tell your troubles." She nodded. " Well then I have better idea. You can share them with me then we will get over it." Rita nodded happily. She started telling all to him. Slowly she began to feel so light just like bird. She said " Thanks Doctor after telling you all I feel free like bird." " Because your sorrows are burden on you not your situation. You keep thinking about your misfortune and that is your biggest misfortune." She began to understand her mistake. Rita " So I can meet you whenever I desired." " Sure!! You can call me if you feel upset but at this moment I insist you should take weekly appointment for few days." Rita agreed. Then Doctor turned to Rita's Mom " Nothing is wrong with your daughter just normal depression." Rita's Mom nodded and smiled. After discussing with Doctor Rita agreed to go back to school when she came in school. She was feeling so happy. She didn't care what others feel. Dipa came running towards her and asked " Are you alright?" She smiled and said " Yes." " What happened?" " I tried to catch Pigeon." Every one started laughing. She joined them. They all made assumption. Finally they assumed that she did it to catch pen. She didn't have answer just keep giving mysterious smile. She knew that they didn't believe her truth.
The End
Rita was singing happily on tune which she heard on radio. It was so wonderful tune. She had not heard music for long time. She was so busy. She decided to help her Mom with cooking. Her Mom was finding it difficult to manage it all. Her Mom needed to handle two fronts since her Dad's transfer. Her Dad was transferred from their home town. Rita was upset by it. She was at least expecting increase in salary but it didn't happen. Soon their budget started to become tight then on one night her Mom came in her room. She gave her sad smile and Rita sensed something was wrong. " What happened Mom?!!" " Nothing honey." " Mom why are you looking at me in such way?!! Just tell me." " Well. It's sad story angel." First honey, now angel Rita sensed something was totally wrong. Rita felt her heart started beating fast. She knew that something was totally wrong. She needed to get ready for some big trouble. " She asked what happened Mom? Tell me the whole truth!!" Her Mom took deep breath and said " There is bad news for us honey. Our financial position is not moving as we desire." Rita started to listen to her attentively. " So I need to do job!!" Rita didn't like at all. " I don't understand Mom!! What you are trying to tell?!! I can't manage all house by myself?!!" " No..no I will keep maid..do you need babysitter?!!" " I am not baby so don't need her." Her Mom smiled. Mom " Great so you don't need babysitter. Then I just need to tell maid.." " Stop it Mom. I don't want you to go on job." Her Mom looked confused. Mom " Actually I don't think we have any option." Rita looked confused and shocked. She took deep breath. Rita " No..no Mom we will manage. I will reduce my expenses." She said it with confidence. But soon she sensed life didn't move as per their wishes. She went in school and she started her budgeting but suddenly her teacher announced one field trip. She decided to avoid it but then suddenly her group of friends gathered around her. She was not just part of group. In a way she was leader of that group. She formed that group and from first day she got special respect. She knew that she needed to decide something for them. She suddenly wanted to change all. She didn't want to be their leader. She just wanted to just skip that picnic. But one girl from group asked " So when we all will submit our trip fees?" Rita suddenly started to feel nervous. " Actually I don't plan to go!!" " Why?!!" " I need to go to one wedding." " Let your parents go in it." " No..no I can't do that it is close one." "How close?!!" Rita was so confused. Another friend " Are you stupid? How could anyone measure closeness of relative?!!" " I know. It's hard but still she must come." But still Rita said with strongness "No!! I can't come." They all looked sad but then suddenly teacher appeared. Teacher " This is important field trip so you all must understand that it isn't going to be easy. We will study many different things during it. " After hearing it Rita took deep breath. Her friends smiled and said " Now you must come." She gave nervous smile. Finally her nightmare started from that day. Her Mom gave her money but started doing job. It was clear budget cutting was impossible. She couldn't stop her Mom. She knew that she needed money. She was forced to co-operate with her Mom after it. She thought that cooperating with Mom would be difficult and it proved true. Today once again she needed to help her Mom. She needed to cook. Until now she always took cooking as hobby. But now it started to feel irritating by it. She had decided her career and it was not related to cooking. She felt so frustrated but just for reducing her frustration she started singing song and she felt that it was working. She started cutting vegetables. She knew that after this she needed to study. She didn't get rest but still she kept helping her mother. She knew that she needed to co-operate but on that point her mobile rang. It was call of her friend Nisha. She knew that Nisha was too frank and she would ask or answer without second thought so she didn't took that call. She kept cooking in kitchen. She didn't want to depress herself. But soon she sensed that she couldn't keep mobile ringing that way. She knew that her house was entirely empty but she felt irritated by that noise. Soon she began to feel like coward for not facing person so she took deep breath and finally answered that call. She knew that her friend was not going to give any good news to her. She saw Tanvi was calling. Tanvi was worst person in group to talk with. She always kept complaining. No one wanted her in group but she managed to just stick with them. Just to her kind nature she managed to include her. But many times she faced anger of other friends because she let her come with them. They wanted to get rid of her. But Rita didn't. She didn't like to act this way with other person. After all she was just arrogant. She didn't have any bad habits. But her call on this moment was not good news for her.
Rita took call from her friend Tanvi. Tanvi " What are you doing?" " Cooking." " What?!! Don't tell me you start cooking again!! You are spending your entire day locked in that house. Why did you need to cook every day? It is your Mom's job not your!!" " I know but I need to help my Mom on somedays." " Some days? I call it everyday." Rita was clearly upset now. Even after her Mom's job their financial clutches were not stopping. She went to that trip but she was not loaded with cash as she normally did. She tried to pretend that she had cash with her but after a point no one believed her. Finally Trupti asked " Tell us truth did you forgot your purse in house?!!" Rati was so embarrassed. She had no option but confess truth. She told all to them. Rakhi " Come on be practical you can't survive like this." Rati sensed she was right. " But what is your trouble? Your father went away but he must have same salary there so what was the issue?" Rati first time thought about this. But another friend came to aid. " They needed to!! Her father needed to stay separate so they needed two houses and need to pay expenses for both. Keeping two houses is costly." Every one nodded then they shifted on other subjects like movies, serials, music and dresses. They never discussed anything serious. They just didn't like it. Rita also kept discussing all. But her soul managed to feel like adult. She no longer desired to listen those chats. She wanted something intense from her soul. She wanted some solution to her problems. She wanted to discuss her sorrows and they considered discussing such things as matter of irritating. It was nothing but just irritation to them. She began to feel so sad. She didn't talk much now. She couldn't discuss dresses since she didn't do much shopping now a days. She couldn't afford them. She took deep breath when Tanvi started talking about shopping. She knew what would be her next sentence ' Let's go to mall for shopping and eating some snacks!!' It was her favourite time pass too but it was once upon a time now. She knew that it was not going to happen again so soon. On that point they all gathered in mall since they felt that it was safe. In that security they didn't feel fear of thieves. Their parents always suggested them to stay safe since now a days news were full of horrible stories which they didn't want to read but forced to listen. It was scary to listen such horrible ordeal of some young girl like them. It started to give nightmares. They tried to give excuse that this girl needed to act more carefully but in their soul they knew that it was not her mistake. They shivered with fear every time after such news so going in Auto or Taxi to mall seemed same. Many times they even ordered ola or Uber rides but safety was their primary concern on those points. But now she sensed that everything was changing. She didn't expected this. Tanvi " So when you get time to visit mall?" " Well.." " Listen to me Sarika started planning every thing while keeping you in dark." Rita was confused and hurt. " What happened? I don't understand what you are trying to tell me?!!" " Yesterday they all went to restaurant in fact they are doing it for long time to eat their favourite items!! They never told us." Now they didn't told her that was not something shocking. She knew how much they hated Tanvi. But they didn't hate her or at least she assumed. Now she was confused but she didn't want their company too. They didn't understand her sorrows so she needed to throw them out of her life. She knew that they were not her true friends. She didn't made friendship with them truly from heart. She just made it because she needed a place in college. She heard in college person must sit beside someone and she needed just that person. She heard one day a girl who was sitting alone on bench called strange. Girls said many things about her. She didn't want to hear things about her. She was so frustrated. She had to adjust. But now she was sitting with Dipa in school and she was hoping that they would go to same college so it wanted to keep this friendship in fact in her soul so she asked " So who was with her?" " Everyone including Dipa!!" Now this managed to hurt Rita. But then she began to think that Dipa was just adjustment she was not her true friend. She decided that her school was going to get over soon so she could adjust until then. She said " It's okay. I am too busy now. Can I call you later!!" Tanvi sounded sad. She said to her with sympathy " She is your Good friend. She had to tell you at least!!" " It's okay. But I need to do some work in kitchen." Tanvi" Bye" Rita put that mobile on silent and began to cook.
Rita was so upset in heart. Things were moving in worst way. She didn't want them to move ahead like that. She was expecting her friends should co-operate. But then she thought Dipa was her good friend there might be some cause. She took deep breath and she decided that she didn't want to break friendship. She thought that she had to call her in straight way. She began to dial her number on that time she first time felt that she was shivering like leaf. She didn't understand what was wrong with her but she suddenly began to feel so cold. She began to feel as if she was walking through fog. She began to sense that she could breath but it continued for few seconds and stopped. She was once again normal. She touched her forehead for fever but she was perfect. She took deep breath and dialed number of Dipa. Dipa answered her in pleasant voice. Rita felt so happy. She sensed that it was just negativity by Tanvi. Nothing was changed in her friendship. Then she slowly went to subject of hotel. Dipa immediately confessed " I went in hotel with friends. I don't call you since you have money trouble." Rita felt so embarrassed. She had financial trouble and everyone knew it. Sometimes she wished that she should not have told everyone so freely about it. But it was too late to regret. Dipa " I thought that it would be embarrassing for you. You can understand. It was costly hotel and there will be big bill. I thought you don't want to share. " Rita took deep breath. She felt so sad. She was no longer rich enough to fulfill her friend's demand. She was poor now. She was useless. They didn't want her because she didn't have enough money. But then she suddenly remembered Priti. She was not so rich. She always came with them. " So you went with all?!!" " Yes all were present even Priti managed to come. I wanted to call you but Sarika said it was her special day so she wanted to just us..you know few friends." Then she started laughing sweetly. " Do you know what she wanted to tell?.." She was not interested. She sensed that she was not invited since Sarika didn't desire it. She took deep breath to control her sorrow. Then she decided that Dipa wanted to avoid her insults by Sarika so she avoided didn't call her. Any way Rita told Dipa many times that she didn't like Sarika and didn't want to go anywhere with her so she protected her. Dipa was her true friend. Rita " So tell me?!!" " She is planning to marry a rich boy!!" " What? But we are small." " She is not going to marry tomorrow. She will marry when she completed graduation." Rita didn't like the way conversation was moving. She knew that now Sarika was going to taunt her about her boyfriend. She wanted to marry but she couldn't find someone so early. She needed to graduate then she needed to find person who truly love her. Sarika must had married to someone for money. She knew that it must be someone out of her father's connections. It must be son of her father's rich connection. She would soon started boosting about it too. Rita also wanted to get a nice boy as soon as possible. She started thinking about all eligible bachelors around her. She didn't find anyone. She liked one rich neighbour but few days ago she noticed him kissing a girl. It was so embarrassing. She went towards him to chat since he always chatted with her nicely and then she saw them. She didn't want that boy as husband now. She wanted someone who would remain honest to her. So she didn't see any reliable boyfriend now. She decided that she would let Sarika won in this race. She said " Great!! Did she show you his picture?" Dipa started laughing loudly. Dipa " Do you feel she carry his picture everywhere?" Rita was embarrassed. She felt that it was really a stupid question. She started laughing too. " I just got curious." " We all are curious and excited!! It is so exciting!! Imagine big party and celebration. We will dress and dance." Rita took deep breath. She didn't like to dance that much specially after last time when she danced in wrong way and every one laughed on her mistake. Many people came forward and suggested that she should not dance. But most worst thing was that her friends felt that she was destroying their dance so they told her to sit on chair. She didn't argue since she no longer desired to dance after making laughing stock of herself. She just took deep breath and sat in corner. Now she shivered at thought of dancing. She decided that she must find some excuse to avoid it and she began to think about them even before invitation.
Rita was too much upset by this invitation. She didn't want to go there. She knew that they didn't want her. She was so confused. She began to think that they might want her to embarrass her. She knew how much Sarika enjoyed laughing on her. It was wonderful for them. When she danced they could laugh on her, she shivered fear. She didn't want to be embarrassed in anyway. She wanted to be happy and safe. Then on second thought she started to think how happy she should be if she was perfect. She wanted to become perfect and happy like Sarika. Then she suddenly noticed a bird out of window. She was so pleased. She wanted to be like that bird. She wanted to jump from one branch to another. She didn't want to be restricted like Sarika. She sat on one chair and started watching that bird. She just began to fall in love with those birds. She went in school next day Sarika just kept talking about her engagement. It was so strange that she was discussing marriage in school. Many girls expressed displeasure at her discussion of marriage. They all felt that they were too small. But other girls said those girls were jealous and taunted them so Rita was forced herself to join group of girls who admired Sarika. Rita didn't have much interest in this marriage but still she kept showing. She kept discussing. Sarika didn't even talk her and kept ignoring. One day she asked her about Sarika's dress. Just with purpose to attract attention she touched Sarika on hand. She gave her a look as if Rita was most disgusting thing. Rita took back her hand immediately. Then she looked at Dipa. Dipa gave her just one look of pity and kept admiring Sarika as if nothing happened. This managed to hurt Sarika. She wanted Dipa to say something to Rita. Then Sarika herself said " Actually my skin is so delicate. I have done treatment few days ago." Rita was shocked since everyone knew that Sarika didn't have any skin trouble. It was clear that she hated her touch so decided to keep her away. Rita felt so embarrassed. She stood up and apologized and immediately went away. It was so humiliating. She never felt this way. She never faced so many insults. She went back to her bench and started looking out. In sky she found a bird. She felt so pleased to see it. That pigeon sat in window. She looked in that pigeon's eyes. She felt as if she was looking in eyes which had feeling for her. She sensed for first time this bird truly cared for her. She began to sense animal care for her. She had seen many fairy tales but never saw anything like that. She sensed that this pigeon was her true friend. She decided that she could keep it. She tried to catch that pigeon. It was hard. She tried to move toward it. She took out hands from bar of window. She started to take her fingers ahead. She began to take out her hands more and more. She finally reached to Pigeon but it suddenly flew away. She felt so sad. Then she heard scream of Dipa. Dipa screamed " My God Rita's hand was stuck. It is not coming out." Rita didn't understand her. But when she started to try to take it out, she sensed that it was stuck. It was some nightmare. It couldn't be happening to her. Every one gathered. She started to pull it out but bar started cutting in her skin. Slowly blood started coming out of wound in hand. All students started screaming and there was big chaos. Peon and security came running there. Other students from different classes also created crowd. Teacher began to feel that their classroom would get overcrowded so told kids to go back to classes. One teacher became busy in handling them. They didn't want stampede. It was horrible whole time Rita was trying to pull hand but kept screaming in pain. One teacher screamed " Stop it don't pull it. It will swell and it would become more hard to pull it." " But I want to take it out." " Just relax and take deep breath. You can do it but you need to relax." Rita did what her teacher said but truthfully it was not helping her much. She wanted to relax little bit. But she couldn't. One teacher asked " Why did you put your hands like that? Are you out of your mind?" Rita was so confused. She didn't answer. She just kept crying. Finally that teacher applied some oil to her hands and bars to help her to take them out. But it didn't seem to work. She started to feel terrible pain in hands. Some one suggested that they should call workers to cut bars. Then suddenly her PT teacher came out of nowhere. He sat near her and said " Don't worry. You are a good girl just move your hand as I explained. " He started to teach her exercise. " It will pain little bit but your hand will come out. Do it as I said." She began to do it. It was paining so much. She was screamed. She closed her eyes. Then she felt sudden pull to her hands by adult's hand and then she finally felt her hands were free.
Rita's PT teacher looked at her hand. " Thank God her bone is not broken. But her hands are buised and we must confirm surely that her bone is not broken." Principal " Let's call ambulance." They all agreed. Then immediately ambulance was called and she was taken to hospital. Doctor started to check her hand. Doctor " I don't think it's fracture. But still it's better to do x-ray. " Teacher "Her Mom is on way will you wait?" " You are not her Mom?!!" "No..no I am her school teacher." " This happened in school?" " Yes she put her hand under bars of window to catch something and the it didn't come out." Doctor looked shocked. Doctor " But why?" " I don't know. You can always ask her." Teacher gave angry look to Rita. " These kids!! They never improve keep doing some stunts and manage to give heart attack to adult." Doctor started laughing. Then Doctor checked her properly. He gave her painkiller which would make her sleepy. But she didn't feel trust towards unknown Doctor so she kept her eyes open as long as possible. But soon her eyes became too heavy she began to fall asleep. She began to get restless. Her eyes were to heavy she was losing her sense when she heard Doctor asking " I don't understand why did she put hands under bar?" She answered "To catch Pigeon. I like birds. Pigeon know me... I like to fly." Then she finally fall asleep. Doctor was asking this question to teacher but he was shocked when he heard this answer. Doctor " Do you feel this girl is obsessed with birds so much?" Teacher looked sad. Teacher " Actually her situation is not good. Her father was fired from job so he took another job. But due to bad publicity he didn't earn much so her mother started working. I feel that didn't suit her that much. Then her friends.." " What about them?" " Well I don't know proper cause but I feel she is not on friendly terms even with her friends." " Why?!!" " She is depressed and you know in worst days.." " False friends vanish.." Teacher gave sad smile. " But finding true friends is hard thing." Doctor nodded. Teacher " It is possible every one hated her company since she kept telling her sorrows." Doctor nodded. Doctor was about to talk when Rita's Mom came in. She was looking tired and upset. "What happened?" Doctor told her to sat down and explained everything step by step. Rita's Mom " I am doing job just for her if it harm her I should quit it." " No. I feel you should visit psychiatrist." " You feel she is not mentally sound." Rita's Mom shivered with fear. Doctor " Don't worry it is normal depression. I give you name of psychiatrist. You just need to visit him when your daughter will be fine physically." Then Doctor looked at her X-RAY carefully. " I don't see any broken bone. She is lucky. I prescribe some antibiotics. But I suggest you should start her psychiatrist treatment immediately." When Rita woke up, she started crying hysterically. She started insisting that she wouldn't go to school. She wanted to change her school but her Mom objected. Then Doctor said " I will give you certificate you can skip school for a few days. " Then he looked pointedly towards Mom. He said " Take her to that Doctor which I suggested immediately." Mom nodded. She decided to take appointment of that psychiatrist on that day only. Rita was shocked when they waited outside psychiatrist's room. " I am not mad." Her Mom gave angry look. "See people waiting here. Do you feel they are mad?!!" Rita looked around. She saw just bunch of tense and sad people. No one looked like mad person. " Many people come here for counseling when they get tense." Rita nodded. She sat there since she didn't want to face school. Then finally her number came. They went inside. She was so scared. She stammered when she say first word. Then that psychiatrist started telling her relaxation exercise. It helped. Psychiatrist started talking to her. She told him all. " So your friends avoid you since you tell your troubles." She nodded. " Well then I have better idea. You can share them with me then we will get over it." Rita nodded happily. She started telling all to him. Slowly she began to feel so light just like bird. She said " Thanks Doctor after telling you all I feel free like bird." " Because your sorrows are burden on you not your situation. You keep thinking about your misfortune and that is your biggest misfortune." She began to understand her mistake. Rita " So I can meet you whenever I desired." " Sure!! You can call me if you feel upset but at this moment I insist you should take weekly appointment for few days." Rita agreed. Then Doctor turned to Rita's Mom " Nothing is wrong with your daughter just normal depression." Rita's Mom nodded and smiled. After discussing with Doctor Rita agreed to go back to school when she came in school. She was feeling so happy. She didn't care what others feel. Dipa came running towards her and asked " Are you alright?" She smiled and said " Yes." " What happened?" " I tried to catch Pigeon." Every one started laughing. She joined them. They all made assumption. Finally they assumed that she did it to catch pen. She didn't have answer just keep giving mysterious smile. She knew that they didn't believe her truth.
The End
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