Repaying loan
Tina was creating that new picture. This time she worked so hard for it. It was perfect scenery in which she could see a perfect family in boat. She smiled so happily. It was so perfect sort of family. It was family from her dream world. She began to create it from heart. It was so wonderful. She felt so happy while creating that family. In every colour she started showing her soul. She began by painting man and woman in boat. Then she began to sense something was missing. She started looking at it again and again. She began to feel this time she got important key of her painting. It was looking so alive as if that person could come out of it. She was so happy but something was still missing. She didn't understand it. She went little bit back then forward. She looked at it with concentration. But she didn't get her point. She decided that she needed to add something. Then she thought that she didn't to hurry up. She felt that a cup of coffee would do great to her. She smiled and went in kitchen. In few seconds Tarun entered in house with his latch key. He didn't rang door bell since he didn't want to disturb Tina. He knew his wife, Tina very well. She was obsessed with her painting. Frankly he didn't understand her painting and no one seemed to understand it. He entered in hall and he immediately located her efforts. He came near canvas. He started observing it. It was truthfully meaningless to him. He tried to search meaning in those colours but he couldn't find any. They were just few colours and of course there were some shape. He started observing to find meaning out of them. He didn't understand anything. It seemed like small child's painting so innocent but so meaningless and she was going to ask about him like child. He couldn't hold back his tears. Child was something they both needed and missed in their life. He couldn't forget their horrible luck when they lost their only child due to sickness. It was frustrating. He kept taking deep breaths. He was so upset. He wanted to accept his worst faith but his heart was not responding. He began to feel so upset by it all. He started watching painting with care. It had different types of designs in it. He kept concentrating on picture. He needed to search some meaning in it. He needed to answer Tina. But it was meaningless just like death of their child. They took best care still nothing helped. He took deep breath and started telling himself that he must not keep thinking negative. He needed get over it. He must forget his child. He managed to remove every memory of it. He didn't want to think about it. He started to concentrate on other thoughts. He began to remember his business proposal which he wanted to discuss with all. It was important. He started thinking about it when Tina suddenly appeared and asked " So what did you feel about my painting? Did you like it?" He was so confused. " It is nice." " I know this is perfect with that appeal. I can become professional very soon." He just nodded like good boy. He didn't understand how could he convince her that her pictures were nothing. She began to look at it. Then she said " I need to do something about it." He kept nodding. On such moments he always managed to wisely avoid answering. Then she turned to him. " Why don't you answer?!!" She asked him angrily. Then he looked at him. He was looking so tired and upset. She smiled and said " So sorry. I am so selfish. I kept talking about myself totally forgot about you. You are looking so tired. You are working too hard." He was so happy that she decided to shift to another subject. " We need money. We have taken so many loans for sickness of.." He stopped. She started to look pale. She shivered and tears started falling on her cheek. Then she suddenly began to look so strange again. He could see her cheek became little red with anger. Her eyes were literally burning. He began to feel strange fear of her. He never felt this way in his entire life. He didn't understand why did he was feeling so scared. She screamed " Yes and nothing helped!! You promised me that it would help. But it didn't. Just you manage to get large loan and left me alone in this mortgage house. Am I wrong? You have even kept on mortgage, didn't you?" He felt so sad. His every effort failed and proved just burden on his family. When he supposed to console her, he found himself in office every day to pay some installment. This loan was destroying their financial status. He said " Sorry.." She suddenly looked changed. She came near him with affection and patted on his cheek as if he was her child. " It was not your mistake. Believe me they robbed us. They pretended that they can cure when they can't, they cheated us." She hugged him and both cried for their dead child. They needed to get over it but their pain was so deep that they couldn't. They kept seeing that cute and sweet face on every object of house. They might needed to change their house but they didn't dare to try it. Since they were not financially secure and no one could buy mortgaged property if loan was not paid it supposed to be auctioned. But due to Tarun's efforts that nightmare would never came. He had already paid half amount of loan.
Tina woke in middle of night. She didn't understood why did she woke up. But she was feeling so breathless and hot. She looked at AC. It was working properly. She didn't want to increase it more since it indicated temperature was proper if she increase it then Tarun might catch cold. She didn't understand why did she kept feeling hot like that even in cold of AC. She couldn't even complain about it since if she did then she knew that Tarun would suggest visit to Doctor. She felt angry even on that thought. They had already wasted enough money on Doctors. She didn't want to visit any Doctor. It was her decision that she would never visit a Doctor. She kept taking proper care of herself. She was so careful regarding her health. But still she was feeling so hot. She didn't remember any upsetting dream but still she was feeling so upset when she woke up. She didn't understand what she saw in sleep. She knew that it was over, her child was dead for at least few years. But still she kept remembering her child. She looked out of window. She knew that she needed sleep. She must took rest. She started looking at bed but sleeping on it didn't seem that much promising. It looked upsetting and frustrating. She still decided to give it try so she fall on bed. She wanted to avoid nightmare so she started to think about painting. She closed her eyes. She kept dreaming about pleasant things. She started painting on canvas. She started using brush in her thoughts. She began to see her picture from childhood. She began to paint those pictures again. She sat in those classroom of childhood again. Once again she became child started jumping around with joy. She was no longer tense about anything. All her sickness were vanished in air. She was feeling so perfect and healthy. She kept feeling so frustrated from soul when she was in present. She many times during that moment desired to change her thought. She didn't want to marry anyone. She wanted to live her life as single. Her dream Prince of childhood vanished and she became just painter. She did drawing then she won prizes. Everyone started clapping for her. She was so happy. It was perfect moment for her. She was on top of the world. She was so happy. She started thanking and laughing. Tarun woke up on decided time. He looked beside him. Tina was sound asleep and smiling in sleep. It was so nice. He was so happy that she was having some pleasant dream. Finally they were getting over it. He once again began to think about their child. Once again he controlled his thoughts and dragged them in present tense. He wanted to live in present. He decided that he would cook breakfast on that day. He was not cooking expert but he could always cook simple breakfast. He knew that even this should be big help for Tina. She was looking so exhausted now a days. He knew that she kept thinking about their child. If she needed to get over it, then she needed to go somewhere else to change her thoughts. But it was not happening. She was always stuck there. She couldn't go out. He suddenly got an idea. He could sent her on some tour with her sister. Her sister was sweet and had understanding of situation. He was sure that she would handle all. He smiled at this thought. It was such a pleasant thought. He could now let her go away. Then he suddenly heard her voice. She was saying loudly"Thanks..thanks". He was so confused. He didn't remember any one entering in house. He didn't even heard door bell. He was so upset. He didn't want guests in house in this stressful situation specially his Mom or his mother-in-law. He didn't feel that his lazy father-in-law ever travel so much without cause. That man was truly lazy. He never even walked few steps to get glass of water. But he was worst when it came to taunting. But he knew that his father-in-law wouldn't come. Even in that situation he needed to keep smiling so he created a plastic smile and went towards mirror. He saw a image of fat man with pale face. After watching him now no one could guess he was handsome once upon time. He was looking so old and weak. After his child's death he managed to increase at least 20 years of his age in 2 years. He still couldn't find way to reduce sorrows. He did all to save that beautiful angel. But God took away his precious baby and he was alone now with loans and mortgage house. He felt so defeated. He began to feel that watching mirror was his biggest mistake. It just added his miseries. But he had to meet his guest so he took deep breath then he smiled and went out in hall to greet guest. He knew that he had to control his emotions. He was trained in it. But then he heard sound of laughing. It was laughter of Tina. He was so shocked. She had not laughed like that for long time who was this guest. He really wanted to meet that person. He also needed to smile. He went in hall with genuine hope of getting smile and getting introduced to some nice friend.
Tarun entered in hall with smile. But soon he sensed that he prepared himself without cause hall was totally empty. He felt so nervous. He sensed that Tina was still in bedroom. Now this managed to shock him. Tina never took guests inside bedroom without introducing to him. It was their rule created by mutual understanding. They never moved against it. But today Tina took someone in bedroom without introducing him? It was strange occurrence to his thinking. He tried to control his anger and prepared a wonderful smile on lips. He felt so shocked when he sensed that bedroom was totally empty. He kept looking around in confusion. Then he looked at sleeping Tina. She was doing everything in sleep. He couldn't stop laughing. He assumed that it was real person when his wife was just talking in dream. He started to wake her up. Tina was so happy in her dream. In that admiration which she received for her painting when she was woke up by Tarun. She was clearly frustrated. She wanted to sleep again. She wanted to enjoy her dream. She needed to stay in it. But Tarun kept calling her and she forced to wake up. She slowly forced to wake up and sit. He was laughing. " What happened?" She felt so angry. She pushed him away and said "Don't laugh on me!!" Tarun was so shocked by her anger. He was expecting happy dream from her. But he took deep breath. He needed to control his emotions. He knew that she was acting this way since she was caged in this house since death of their child. She needed to go out. He smiled and said " Actually I was thinking about you when I got idea you should go on tour with your sister!!" She asked with sarcasm " Do we have money for it? " "Yes of course I will manage to get it." Then he began to do budgeting in thought. She took deep breath and said " No need to waste so much money. I feel only if Sheetal come to stay with me for few days it will be wonderful. Last time it helped me a lot. But she is too busy." " Come on!! I will convince her." " Ohh right?!! She will surely say yes to you even if she said no to me." She said it in such tone that he couldn't control his anger." What are you trying to say? Are you in your senses?" She started to look confused. " No I am not. I don't seem to have any sense since.." She stopped but he knew her next word very well. He felt so sad. They made one rule between them never to discuss their dead child but Tina always kept talking about it. At beginning he used to remind it to her but now he decided to just ignore her. At this point he just decided to change subject. " I have made breakfast do you like to eat it now or you want to sleep?!!" She gave angry look to him. He didn't understand what was his mistake. But she went to bathroom to brush her teeth without telling it to him so he decided that she could ignore this mistake and he decided not to ask it. He went back once again in kitchen. He sensed one thing even talking about Shital seemed like crime for him. He never saw Tina so jealous. She was always practical. Once in office there was a girl who used to keep firting with all men specially bosses. In one party she came after him. He was with Tina. Tina saw her attitude but she kept laughing. He felt so glad. He didn't try to insult her like other people did. He kept giving artificial smile. When he asked Tina " I hope her attitude didn't hurt you!! She is like that for every one." Tina said with smile " Until I didn't see something wrong in your eyes I don't take doubt. She could as per her desires I really didn't mind it." He was so happy. But he didn't understand what was wrong with him now. He liked Shital. But he never thought about it this way. He was so upset. He started again and again in his mind. He was so confused. He didn't understand. He didn't like to think this way but Tina's suggestions started to take him in wrong way. He decided that he would never chat with Shital again. It was dishonesty towards his wife. He was so upset. Inside his soul truthfully he wanted to be honest to his wife. He began to see it all in wrong way. He immediately took mobile and deleted every group picture which included Shital. He sensed unknowingly he stored few single pictures of Shital too. He deleted all. He even kept Shital on mute mode in What's app. He didn't want to show her but he wanted to close his all contacts with her for survival of his marriage.
Tina felt so happy that she managed to destroy Shital's hope of entering in her house. Shital was her nice sister. She was perfect and sympathetic sister until now. But few days ago she did worst mistake. Last time when she came to meet her she did biggest mistake. Shital suggested that she should meet psychiatrist because she kept talking about her drawing. She didn't understand what was wrong in it. Her drawing was perfect. Now she decided to prove it to entire world. She knew that Tarun needed money so she needed to sell her beloved art. She needed to sell her paintings. She felt tear was entering in her eyes. She knew those paintings were precious to her. But she needed money. She went in room. She started watching them. They were so beautiful and so precious. She kept watching them with full attention. She managed to create new life inside those canvas. They were truly priceless. She didn't want to sell them but she needed money so she had to. She started packing those paintings when Tarun entered in room to tell her that he was not planning to call Shital and she should come for breakfast. He was shocked when he saw that she was packing those paintings. He assumed that she was planning to throw them away since she sensed that they were not so beautiful. Tarun " They are nice!! Don't throw them away!!" She was so angry. " Are you out of your mind? I never throw away such precious paintings. I am planning to sell them." " Sell them?!!" Now he was shocked. He didn't even think of selling those paintings. He knew that people would laugh on her. On such occasions people didn't care for her feelings. They would talk with her with harsh style after all she was demanding their money. Tarun " Don't sell it?" Tina looked confused. " So you like them!! I know. At first you are trying to protect and now you don't want to miss them. But honey you have to understand. You must sell them otherwise you will not get that money." He started to look confused. She started to search for top galleries deal in art. He needed to stop her. But on that moment his Boss called him. He couldn't say no to Boss. He needed to go. He gave sad look to her. He said " Don't try it. They will not understand it's value. They consider it useless." She looked angry again. " Why? They are art expert?!!" " But they didn't want to buy with money." She smiled. " I can understand. I will handle it. Go to office. We need that money too. This might be big amount but not enough to pay entire loan." He felt so sad. She was daydreaming but he didn't have option. He said " Bye " and went away. He was so tense. He knew that it was going to be worst day but Tina thought that it would be wonderful day. Tina went with full confidence in art galleries. She went first to most famous gallery. When she started to go inside, watchman stopped her. She told him her purpose. Watchman " Exhibition is not now. You can come in evening." She felt so disappointed. She kept going from one gallery to another. She wasted more money on Taxi than she earned since she earned nothing. Finally she managed to enter in one gallery. She saw people of gallery. She tried to show them but they didn't agree to see. But then she just removed paper. She thought painting would attract them. But people started laughing. Every one was laughing. Then person asked " Did your child paint this? It is nonsense. I feel even kid can paint better than this." It was his mistake. She felt something from her mind snapped. She looked around her. Every picture was useless still people were taking them because they were attached to those walls. She ran towards them. They tried to stop her. But she didn't. She heard people calling Police. Watchman took hold of her. But she pushed him away. He hit to wall. He was hurt and started bleeding. She was so shocked. She sensed what she did. She started crying hysterically. She thought that she had murdered a man. She could see blood on his entire face. Then that watchman tried to stood up. But he fall again. Suddenly artist screamed " My picture!! It is destroyed!!" That watchman tried to stand. But nothing worked. He managed to pull down a painting before falling. Tina started screaming " I don't want to kill him.. I don't want to kill him." Then a middle age man came near watchman. He checked him. He started giving orders. Soon all his orders obeyed. Every one was standing in circle around her. They were carrying some weapons which they found. One brought stick. One brought paper knife. One brought scissor. One brought paper weight. They all wanted to catch her. But she was not planning to move at all. She was just praying to God for forgiveness and that man's life.
Dr. Sharma came in gallery just to enjoy few moments but when he noticed entire scene he sensed something was wrong. He saw that strange look of madness in woman's eyes who was entering with some big parcel inside. He saw that she kept many parcels outside. He wanted to stop her but there was not any reason to do so. It was all so frustrating. He knew that something was wrong but he couldn't point it out. He turned to wife and told her " I think that woman is having some mental problems!!" "Stop this. You are not here to do find patients. And you are not even psychiatrist!!" " I am not but I can see signs." His wife was laughing at first. Now she looked irritated. " This is supposed to be our time to enjoy and you started all this." He suddenly felt guilty. " Sorry.. sorry let's ignore it.." " We can't. I am calling my brother who is psychiatrist." He nodded. Then she tried to call but she didn't get range so she went out of gallery. He was thinking of following her when this drama unfolded before him. He was so shocked. Now he started stopping blood of watchman and he could see a scared mental patient crying and normal people around her were thinking she was cold blooded killer. He needed to interfere. He screamed " Don't scare her!! She will not hurt you. She didn't intended to harm him." " But she hurt him." He screamed angrily " I am Doctor. I know more than you." They all agreed but no one was ready to change position. It was clear that they didn't trust Doctor so much. Then his wife came inside. She was shocked. She called her brother again and told him all in one breath while controlling her excitement. His wife trusted him and went near crying Tina and tried to control her. After some time Tina's mobile rang. Doctor's wife took call. Tarun decided to call her from office to console her. He was sure that everyone would laugh on her painting if she showed them. He just hoped that she could able to show no one. He was so tense. Finally his friend asked " What happened?" He told him all. His friend said " I know one person who purchase such things.." Tarun started laughing. Tarun controlled his hysteric laugh and said " No one will purchase them. They are childish!!" " I know but my friend will pursue her to learn more about painting." He smiled. " This is great idea." " Call her, console her and suggest this." He nodded. And for that purpose he called when Doctor's wife took his call. Doctor's wife told all. Doctor's wife " So if you don't want your wife to be arrested bring her psychiatrist with you." "Psychiatrist?!! She didn't visited any Doctor since death of our child." Doctor's wife " Then my brother would do it. Just come. We need person who took her responsibility." By this time watchman sat. It seemed that Doctor's first aid helped. Doctor's wife said loudly until now she talked in low voice. She knew lying might be needed on this point. Her brother warned her that she must tell Tina was his old patient. Tina was saying again and again that she didn't wanted to kill that man who was just injured. Doctor's wife sensed that it happened by mistake." She is old patient of my brother please don't call Police. Her husband compensate." Artist " I didn't understand how could I replace my painting. It is so costly.." Doctor " He will pay to watchman but you can't demand too much for painting. He isn't that rich man and I feel you have insurance." Artist nodded. " But for it I need Police complaint?!!" But by that time Police came. They soon sensed situation. Tarun came running too. Then Psychiatrist joined them with ambulance. When Tina saw it, she began to scream on every person related hospital " I am not coming with you. You killed my child." But they managed to control her and took her away. Tarun kept crying in corner. Tina kept demanding his help. But he couldn't. She needed to go in hospital. He started crying when psychiatrist tapped on his shoulder. He looked at him. He suddenly felt a hope when he started talking. Psychiatrist " Tina is suffering from post-traumatic symptoms. It happened because she was avoiding Doctors. She blamed Doctor for kid's death. Commonly people do it. They needed to take out their anger regarding injustice towards them by destiny. Don't worry. She will be fine soon." He nodded and asked " How much?" Psychiatrist put hand on his shoulder and told. Tarun smiled. It was big salary but he could manage. Finally it was over. He smiled. Psychiatrist "So now tell me about your child?" Tarun took breath of relief. For first time since his death he started to talking about their son. He was so relaxed while walking with Doctor suddenly he began to feel fees were small compared to benefits. He smiled in satisfaction.
The End
Tina was creating that new picture. This time she worked so hard for it. It was perfect scenery in which she could see a perfect family in boat. She smiled so happily. It was so perfect sort of family. It was family from her dream world. She began to create it from heart. It was so wonderful. She felt so happy while creating that family. In every colour she started showing her soul. She began by painting man and woman in boat. Then she began to sense something was missing. She started looking at it again and again. She began to feel this time she got important key of her painting. It was looking so alive as if that person could come out of it. She was so happy but something was still missing. She didn't understand it. She went little bit back then forward. She looked at it with concentration. But she didn't get her point. She decided that she needed to add something. Then she thought that she didn't to hurry up. She felt that a cup of coffee would do great to her. She smiled and went in kitchen. In few seconds Tarun entered in house with his latch key. He didn't rang door bell since he didn't want to disturb Tina. He knew his wife, Tina very well. She was obsessed with her painting. Frankly he didn't understand her painting and no one seemed to understand it. He entered in hall and he immediately located her efforts. He came near canvas. He started observing it. It was truthfully meaningless to him. He tried to search meaning in those colours but he couldn't find any. They were just few colours and of course there were some shape. He started observing to find meaning out of them. He didn't understand anything. It seemed like small child's painting so innocent but so meaningless and she was going to ask about him like child. He couldn't hold back his tears. Child was something they both needed and missed in their life. He couldn't forget their horrible luck when they lost their only child due to sickness. It was frustrating. He kept taking deep breaths. He was so upset. He wanted to accept his worst faith but his heart was not responding. He began to feel so upset by it all. He started watching painting with care. It had different types of designs in it. He kept concentrating on picture. He needed to search some meaning in it. He needed to answer Tina. But it was meaningless just like death of their child. They took best care still nothing helped. He took deep breath and started telling himself that he must not keep thinking negative. He needed get over it. He must forget his child. He managed to remove every memory of it. He didn't want to think about it. He started to concentrate on other thoughts. He began to remember his business proposal which he wanted to discuss with all. It was important. He started thinking about it when Tina suddenly appeared and asked " So what did you feel about my painting? Did you like it?" He was so confused. " It is nice." " I know this is perfect with that appeal. I can become professional very soon." He just nodded like good boy. He didn't understand how could he convince her that her pictures were nothing. She began to look at it. Then she said " I need to do something about it." He kept nodding. On such moments he always managed to wisely avoid answering. Then she turned to him. " Why don't you answer?!!" She asked him angrily. Then he looked at him. He was looking so tired and upset. She smiled and said " So sorry. I am so selfish. I kept talking about myself totally forgot about you. You are looking so tired. You are working too hard." He was so happy that she decided to shift to another subject. " We need money. We have taken so many loans for sickness of.." He stopped. She started to look pale. She shivered and tears started falling on her cheek. Then she suddenly began to look so strange again. He could see her cheek became little red with anger. Her eyes were literally burning. He began to feel strange fear of her. He never felt this way in his entire life. He didn't understand why did he was feeling so scared. She screamed " Yes and nothing helped!! You promised me that it would help. But it didn't. Just you manage to get large loan and left me alone in this mortgage house. Am I wrong? You have even kept on mortgage, didn't you?" He felt so sad. His every effort failed and proved just burden on his family. When he supposed to console her, he found himself in office every day to pay some installment. This loan was destroying their financial status. He said " Sorry.." She suddenly looked changed. She came near him with affection and patted on his cheek as if he was her child. " It was not your mistake. Believe me they robbed us. They pretended that they can cure when they can't, they cheated us." She hugged him and both cried for their dead child. They needed to get over it but their pain was so deep that they couldn't. They kept seeing that cute and sweet face on every object of house. They might needed to change their house but they didn't dare to try it. Since they were not financially secure and no one could buy mortgaged property if loan was not paid it supposed to be auctioned. But due to Tarun's efforts that nightmare would never came. He had already paid half amount of loan.
Tina woke in middle of night. She didn't understood why did she woke up. But she was feeling so breathless and hot. She looked at AC. It was working properly. She didn't want to increase it more since it indicated temperature was proper if she increase it then Tarun might catch cold. She didn't understand why did she kept feeling hot like that even in cold of AC. She couldn't even complain about it since if she did then she knew that Tarun would suggest visit to Doctor. She felt angry even on that thought. They had already wasted enough money on Doctors. She didn't want to visit any Doctor. It was her decision that she would never visit a Doctor. She kept taking proper care of herself. She was so careful regarding her health. But still she was feeling so hot. She didn't remember any upsetting dream but still she was feeling so upset when she woke up. She didn't understand what she saw in sleep. She knew that it was over, her child was dead for at least few years. But still she kept remembering her child. She looked out of window. She knew that she needed sleep. She must took rest. She started looking at bed but sleeping on it didn't seem that much promising. It looked upsetting and frustrating. She still decided to give it try so she fall on bed. She wanted to avoid nightmare so she started to think about painting. She closed her eyes. She kept dreaming about pleasant things. She started painting on canvas. She started using brush in her thoughts. She began to see her picture from childhood. She began to paint those pictures again. She sat in those classroom of childhood again. Once again she became child started jumping around with joy. She was no longer tense about anything. All her sickness were vanished in air. She was feeling so perfect and healthy. She kept feeling so frustrated from soul when she was in present. She many times during that moment desired to change her thought. She didn't want to marry anyone. She wanted to live her life as single. Her dream Prince of childhood vanished and she became just painter. She did drawing then she won prizes. Everyone started clapping for her. She was so happy. It was perfect moment for her. She was on top of the world. She was so happy. She started thanking and laughing. Tarun woke up on decided time. He looked beside him. Tina was sound asleep and smiling in sleep. It was so nice. He was so happy that she was having some pleasant dream. Finally they were getting over it. He once again began to think about their child. Once again he controlled his thoughts and dragged them in present tense. He wanted to live in present. He decided that he would cook breakfast on that day. He was not cooking expert but he could always cook simple breakfast. He knew that even this should be big help for Tina. She was looking so exhausted now a days. He knew that she kept thinking about their child. If she needed to get over it, then she needed to go somewhere else to change her thoughts. But it was not happening. She was always stuck there. She couldn't go out. He suddenly got an idea. He could sent her on some tour with her sister. Her sister was sweet and had understanding of situation. He was sure that she would handle all. He smiled at this thought. It was such a pleasant thought. He could now let her go away. Then he suddenly heard her voice. She was saying loudly"Thanks..thanks". He was so confused. He didn't remember any one entering in house. He didn't even heard door bell. He was so upset. He didn't want guests in house in this stressful situation specially his Mom or his mother-in-law. He didn't feel that his lazy father-in-law ever travel so much without cause. That man was truly lazy. He never even walked few steps to get glass of water. But he was worst when it came to taunting. But he knew that his father-in-law wouldn't come. Even in that situation he needed to keep smiling so he created a plastic smile and went towards mirror. He saw a image of fat man with pale face. After watching him now no one could guess he was handsome once upon time. He was looking so old and weak. After his child's death he managed to increase at least 20 years of his age in 2 years. He still couldn't find way to reduce sorrows. He did all to save that beautiful angel. But God took away his precious baby and he was alone now with loans and mortgage house. He felt so defeated. He began to feel that watching mirror was his biggest mistake. It just added his miseries. But he had to meet his guest so he took deep breath then he smiled and went out in hall to greet guest. He knew that he had to control his emotions. He was trained in it. But then he heard sound of laughing. It was laughter of Tina. He was so shocked. She had not laughed like that for long time who was this guest. He really wanted to meet that person. He also needed to smile. He went in hall with genuine hope of getting smile and getting introduced to some nice friend.
Tarun entered in hall with smile. But soon he sensed that he prepared himself without cause hall was totally empty. He felt so nervous. He sensed that Tina was still in bedroom. Now this managed to shock him. Tina never took guests inside bedroom without introducing to him. It was their rule created by mutual understanding. They never moved against it. But today Tina took someone in bedroom without introducing him? It was strange occurrence to his thinking. He tried to control his anger and prepared a wonderful smile on lips. He felt so shocked when he sensed that bedroom was totally empty. He kept looking around in confusion. Then he looked at sleeping Tina. She was doing everything in sleep. He couldn't stop laughing. He assumed that it was real person when his wife was just talking in dream. He started to wake her up. Tina was so happy in her dream. In that admiration which she received for her painting when she was woke up by Tarun. She was clearly frustrated. She wanted to sleep again. She wanted to enjoy her dream. She needed to stay in it. But Tarun kept calling her and she forced to wake up. She slowly forced to wake up and sit. He was laughing. " What happened?" She felt so angry. She pushed him away and said "Don't laugh on me!!" Tarun was so shocked by her anger. He was expecting happy dream from her. But he took deep breath. He needed to control his emotions. He knew that she was acting this way since she was caged in this house since death of their child. She needed to go out. He smiled and said " Actually I was thinking about you when I got idea you should go on tour with your sister!!" She asked with sarcasm " Do we have money for it? " "Yes of course I will manage to get it." Then he began to do budgeting in thought. She took deep breath and said " No need to waste so much money. I feel only if Sheetal come to stay with me for few days it will be wonderful. Last time it helped me a lot. But she is too busy." " Come on!! I will convince her." " Ohh right?!! She will surely say yes to you even if she said no to me." She said it in such tone that he couldn't control his anger." What are you trying to say? Are you in your senses?" She started to look confused. " No I am not. I don't seem to have any sense since.." She stopped but he knew her next word very well. He felt so sad. They made one rule between them never to discuss their dead child but Tina always kept talking about it. At beginning he used to remind it to her but now he decided to just ignore her. At this point he just decided to change subject. " I have made breakfast do you like to eat it now or you want to sleep?!!" She gave angry look to him. He didn't understand what was his mistake. But she went to bathroom to brush her teeth without telling it to him so he decided that she could ignore this mistake and he decided not to ask it. He went back once again in kitchen. He sensed one thing even talking about Shital seemed like crime for him. He never saw Tina so jealous. She was always practical. Once in office there was a girl who used to keep firting with all men specially bosses. In one party she came after him. He was with Tina. Tina saw her attitude but she kept laughing. He felt so glad. He didn't try to insult her like other people did. He kept giving artificial smile. When he asked Tina " I hope her attitude didn't hurt you!! She is like that for every one." Tina said with smile " Until I didn't see something wrong in your eyes I don't take doubt. She could as per her desires I really didn't mind it." He was so happy. But he didn't understand what was wrong with him now. He liked Shital. But he never thought about it this way. He was so upset. He started again and again in his mind. He was so confused. He didn't understand. He didn't like to think this way but Tina's suggestions started to take him in wrong way. He decided that he would never chat with Shital again. It was dishonesty towards his wife. He was so upset. Inside his soul truthfully he wanted to be honest to his wife. He began to see it all in wrong way. He immediately took mobile and deleted every group picture which included Shital. He sensed unknowingly he stored few single pictures of Shital too. He deleted all. He even kept Shital on mute mode in What's app. He didn't want to show her but he wanted to close his all contacts with her for survival of his marriage.
Tina felt so happy that she managed to destroy Shital's hope of entering in her house. Shital was her nice sister. She was perfect and sympathetic sister until now. But few days ago she did worst mistake. Last time when she came to meet her she did biggest mistake. Shital suggested that she should meet psychiatrist because she kept talking about her drawing. She didn't understand what was wrong in it. Her drawing was perfect. Now she decided to prove it to entire world. She knew that Tarun needed money so she needed to sell her beloved art. She needed to sell her paintings. She felt tear was entering in her eyes. She knew those paintings were precious to her. But she needed money. She went in room. She started watching them. They were so beautiful and so precious. She kept watching them with full attention. She managed to create new life inside those canvas. They were truly priceless. She didn't want to sell them but she needed money so she had to. She started packing those paintings when Tarun entered in room to tell her that he was not planning to call Shital and she should come for breakfast. He was shocked when he saw that she was packing those paintings. He assumed that she was planning to throw them away since she sensed that they were not so beautiful. Tarun " They are nice!! Don't throw them away!!" She was so angry. " Are you out of your mind? I never throw away such precious paintings. I am planning to sell them." " Sell them?!!" Now he was shocked. He didn't even think of selling those paintings. He knew that people would laugh on her. On such occasions people didn't care for her feelings. They would talk with her with harsh style after all she was demanding their money. Tarun " Don't sell it?" Tina looked confused. " So you like them!! I know. At first you are trying to protect and now you don't want to miss them. But honey you have to understand. You must sell them otherwise you will not get that money." He started to look confused. She started to search for top galleries deal in art. He needed to stop her. But on that moment his Boss called him. He couldn't say no to Boss. He needed to go. He gave sad look to her. He said " Don't try it. They will not understand it's value. They consider it useless." She looked angry again. " Why? They are art expert?!!" " But they didn't want to buy with money." She smiled. " I can understand. I will handle it. Go to office. We need that money too. This might be big amount but not enough to pay entire loan." He felt so sad. She was daydreaming but he didn't have option. He said " Bye " and went away. He was so tense. He knew that it was going to be worst day but Tina thought that it would be wonderful day. Tina went with full confidence in art galleries. She went first to most famous gallery. When she started to go inside, watchman stopped her. She told him her purpose. Watchman " Exhibition is not now. You can come in evening." She felt so disappointed. She kept going from one gallery to another. She wasted more money on Taxi than she earned since she earned nothing. Finally she managed to enter in one gallery. She saw people of gallery. She tried to show them but they didn't agree to see. But then she just removed paper. She thought painting would attract them. But people started laughing. Every one was laughing. Then person asked " Did your child paint this? It is nonsense. I feel even kid can paint better than this." It was his mistake. She felt something from her mind snapped. She looked around her. Every picture was useless still people were taking them because they were attached to those walls. She ran towards them. They tried to stop her. But she didn't. She heard people calling Police. Watchman took hold of her. But she pushed him away. He hit to wall. He was hurt and started bleeding. She was so shocked. She sensed what she did. She started crying hysterically. She thought that she had murdered a man. She could see blood on his entire face. Then that watchman tried to stood up. But he fall again. Suddenly artist screamed " My picture!! It is destroyed!!" That watchman tried to stand. But nothing worked. He managed to pull down a painting before falling. Tina started screaming " I don't want to kill him.. I don't want to kill him." Then a middle age man came near watchman. He checked him. He started giving orders. Soon all his orders obeyed. Every one was standing in circle around her. They were carrying some weapons which they found. One brought stick. One brought paper knife. One brought scissor. One brought paper weight. They all wanted to catch her. But she was not planning to move at all. She was just praying to God for forgiveness and that man's life.
Dr. Sharma came in gallery just to enjoy few moments but when he noticed entire scene he sensed something was wrong. He saw that strange look of madness in woman's eyes who was entering with some big parcel inside. He saw that she kept many parcels outside. He wanted to stop her but there was not any reason to do so. It was all so frustrating. He knew that something was wrong but he couldn't point it out. He turned to wife and told her " I think that woman is having some mental problems!!" "Stop this. You are not here to do find patients. And you are not even psychiatrist!!" " I am not but I can see signs." His wife was laughing at first. Now she looked irritated. " This is supposed to be our time to enjoy and you started all this." He suddenly felt guilty. " Sorry.. sorry let's ignore it.." " We can't. I am calling my brother who is psychiatrist." He nodded. Then she tried to call but she didn't get range so she went out of gallery. He was thinking of following her when this drama unfolded before him. He was so shocked. Now he started stopping blood of watchman and he could see a scared mental patient crying and normal people around her were thinking she was cold blooded killer. He needed to interfere. He screamed " Don't scare her!! She will not hurt you. She didn't intended to harm him." " But she hurt him." He screamed angrily " I am Doctor. I know more than you." They all agreed but no one was ready to change position. It was clear that they didn't trust Doctor so much. Then his wife came inside. She was shocked. She called her brother again and told him all in one breath while controlling her excitement. His wife trusted him and went near crying Tina and tried to control her. After some time Tina's mobile rang. Doctor's wife took call. Tarun decided to call her from office to console her. He was sure that everyone would laugh on her painting if she showed them. He just hoped that she could able to show no one. He was so tense. Finally his friend asked " What happened?" He told him all. His friend said " I know one person who purchase such things.." Tarun started laughing. Tarun controlled his hysteric laugh and said " No one will purchase them. They are childish!!" " I know but my friend will pursue her to learn more about painting." He smiled. " This is great idea." " Call her, console her and suggest this." He nodded. And for that purpose he called when Doctor's wife took his call. Doctor's wife told all. Doctor's wife " So if you don't want your wife to be arrested bring her psychiatrist with you." "Psychiatrist?!! She didn't visited any Doctor since death of our child." Doctor's wife " Then my brother would do it. Just come. We need person who took her responsibility." By this time watchman sat. It seemed that Doctor's first aid helped. Doctor's wife said loudly until now she talked in low voice. She knew lying might be needed on this point. Her brother warned her that she must tell Tina was his old patient. Tina was saying again and again that she didn't wanted to kill that man who was just injured. Doctor's wife sensed that it happened by mistake." She is old patient of my brother please don't call Police. Her husband compensate." Artist " I didn't understand how could I replace my painting. It is so costly.." Doctor " He will pay to watchman but you can't demand too much for painting. He isn't that rich man and I feel you have insurance." Artist nodded. " But for it I need Police complaint?!!" But by that time Police came. They soon sensed situation. Tarun came running too. Then Psychiatrist joined them with ambulance. When Tina saw it, she began to scream on every person related hospital " I am not coming with you. You killed my child." But they managed to control her and took her away. Tarun kept crying in corner. Tina kept demanding his help. But he couldn't. She needed to go in hospital. He started crying when psychiatrist tapped on his shoulder. He looked at him. He suddenly felt a hope when he started talking. Psychiatrist " Tina is suffering from post-traumatic symptoms. It happened because she was avoiding Doctors. She blamed Doctor for kid's death. Commonly people do it. They needed to take out their anger regarding injustice towards them by destiny. Don't worry. She will be fine soon." He nodded and asked " How much?" Psychiatrist put hand on his shoulder and told. Tarun smiled. It was big salary but he could manage. Finally it was over. He smiled. Psychiatrist "So now tell me about your child?" Tarun took breath of relief. For first time since his death he started to talking about their son. He was so relaxed while walking with Doctor suddenly he began to feel fees were small compared to benefits. He smiled in satisfaction.
The End
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