Delivery man
Sheetal started moving things. She needed to clean this house as soon as possible. Actually it was her friend's house she borrowed for party. She wanted to keep it clean. In fact she promised to keep it clean. But her party totally got out of control. She could see entire house was damaged. She needed to make it perfect again. She started arranging all properly according to it's place. She tried so hard to remember what was in which place. But she kept getting confused. She wanted things to be right. She needed to place them on right position. She wanted to arrange them properly. She did her best. Then she suddenly heard noise on door. She was so scared. She looked around that house was still big mess. She didn't want owner to come and see it. But she didn't have much option so she went to door. She looked out of little window created for purpose to check out who was outside before opening door. She saw that it was some young man. She was confused. Sheetal screamed " Who are you? What did you want?" He pointed towards parcel. " Delivery!!" Sheetal " Owner of this house is not here." " Then you can take it and give to owner!!" Sheetal was confused. She couldn't just take parcel like that. Sheetal " Wait." She went inside and called her friend. Sheetal " Some man is outside with parcel. Should I take it?" " What parcel?!! I don't ordered anything. Don't take it." Sheetal began to feel so scared. Sheetal looked out. That man was still waiting. " Madam take your parcel." She screamed " Go away." Then she began to hear loud banging on door. " Open door.." that courier man was screaming. She began to shiver. " NO ONE ORDERED THIS COURIER..GO AWAY." She screamed. She was so scared. Then she sensed that man was not answering. She slowly looked out of that window. That man was not there. She shivered with fear. It was horrible for her. A man was trying to enter. She once again looked at room. She needed to rearranged it as per previous arrangements but she was so scared. She didn't remember anything. She tried her best. Then she took breath of relief. She was finally out of that room. She shivered with fear. She just couldn't forget that courier person. She immediately called cab on mobile and gave it her destination. She sat in cab peacefully. She called her Mom. It was her normal routine. She always wanted to be safe so she called her Mom immediately after sitting in cab. She started to tell her about location. Mostly her Mom found it irritating. But her Mom didn't objected. She called Mom and began to watching buildings. She started looking at them carefully. She started admiring their architecture. Her Mom on other side started to get irritated. She didn't want to hear it. Mom " Why did you need to call like that?" " For security purposes." She said in low voice so that driver didn't hear her. She was so scared today. She didn't want driver to get angry. But she needed to tell Mom. Sheetal " Mom you can disconnect call. I will just pretend." Then Sheetal looked carefully at driver. She hoped that she didn't notice her. He was driving with full attention but she didn't understand if he heard her. But her Mom liked that idea. Mom said " Bye." Then Sheetal pretended that she was talking. She kept chatting about many things. She knew that no one was on opposite side but still she kept talking. She was so happy by this idea. Finally they reached. She jumped out of Taxi then she made payment. She was feeling so tense today. Even that driver looked at her with suspicion eyes. When she smiled, he returned her smile but his eyes were full of suspicion. She was so frustrated. She just made payment and went inside her building. She began to sense that she was finally safe. She entered in lift. Even on this point she was scared. But then she noticed many people were standing inside. She began to get relaxed. She went to her flat. She was so tense. She was expecting her Mom in hall waiting her. After all her Mom must had sensed something was wrong with her. She was so tense. She rang doorbell. But for long time no one came. Then finally her Mom came. She was looking so sleepy. It was clear that she managed to distrubed her Mom's peaceful sleep. She was so shocked. Her Mom never acted like that before. She was always so concerned about her. She was so upset when once in school a boy started to irritate her. She remembered very well how did her Mom use to come in Balcony to observe her. She smiled. "Mom Actually I was tense because.." Mom " You always get tense and it was not good for health. You will get blood pressure problem early like me. Try to relax your body and mind. You must learn to control this excitement...that negative feeling which keep telling you that someone might grab you." Sheetal was not impressed by this lecture. She decided that her Mom was in half sleep. " Mom go and sleep." " But what about your lunch." " I will order something." Mom smiled and said " Thanks. I am really tired today." Sheetal smiled. She decided that her Mom was sick today so she must not increase her tension. She said with nice smile " Mom I will order. You can sleep peacefully today." Then her Mom went to sleep. Sheetal ordered pizza from hotel near their house. She wanted food cooked in house but her Mom was sick she didn't have much option. She went to party yesterday so she enjoyed and now her Mom wanted her to compensate. She didn't like Mom's attitude. She was her Mom still she was keeping account of every thing like shopkeeper. She enjoyed yesterday so she supposed to suffer today with worst food. Sheetal knew that Pizza was tasty but still it was not normal food. She wanted to eat normal food after that spicy food from party. But soon she sensed that it was not possible. She just took mobile and ordered Pizza. She was so frustrated. She enjoyed less and worked more. This party was last party she had given. She was no longer planning to give party to anyone. She sensed one thing that party always get out of control. She didn't serve drink but someone bought them and everything just got messed up. She just sat in chair and started crying.
Sheetal sat alone on chair. She was looking out of window. She was so scared. When she received call from friend. She took call. Her friend " My flat is completely destroyed. Did you redecorated it?" " Sorry I thought I need to clean it after using." Her friend took deep breath. Her friend " I know you clean it. Actually you have literally sterilized it but I don't need so much cleanliness. I want my things just as they were. Now I need to place them properly again. I can understand you did it as you thought that it was best but truthfully it was worst." Sheetal felt so sad. Sheetal tried her best. Sheetal " Actually I always keep my house that way." Her friend " I know you are hygiene freak. But I am not. I don't like that much cleanliness. Entire house is smelling with disinfectant. I can't even breath inside this air. I don't want you to do anything like that to my house ever again. In fact I will not lend you it again!!" Sheetal began to feel so sad. She worked hard to keep it clean. But she never sensed that she did it too much. Sheetal " I am sorry. I don't meant to damage it." She said in voice which was clearly coming from her mouth but still it seemed as if she was not talking but crying. She said it in such a strange way. Her friend clearly got scared. Her friend " Come on!! It is not such a big issue. I will lend you my house if you need it." Sheetal tried to control herself but soon she sensed that it was impossible. She started crying like hysteric woman. Her friend started to feel scared. She wanted to stop it but she couldn't. Finally her friend said " Tell me truth? What happened?" " That courier man tried to open door. He was pushing it. I tried my best to stop it. In that process I confused all." Her friend sounded scared too. Her friend " Did you inform watchman?" " No I was too scared on such point I just didn't understand anything. I just ran away for my life. Can you imagine? Someone was threatening me in such big building with such big security?!!" Her friend " I think we must go there tomorrow and track down this fellow." " No..no what if he followed me and did something to me?" Her friend sounded concerned. Her friend " You are right. He didn't know your home and my house is empty. But I will inform watchman." " But don't mention me!!" " Of course I will not. I just ask about courier person." Sheetal felt so relieved. She wanted to know about this man but she didn't want mention of her name. She took deep breath and described that man. Her friend noted everything and said bye. She was so happy. She felt that finally she was going to get justice. She decided to order pizza. She called shop and ordered Pizza for herself and her Mom. Her Mom was fond of Pizza too. But normally they avoided junk food. It was different occasion today. It was creating need for that day. Her Mom was too tired and she was exhausted too. She started waiting for that pizza then she suddenly sensed that this Pizza would be delivered by delivery boy. She shivered. She didn't want that courier man enter in her house as Pizza boy. She shivered with fear but she ordered Pizza so she must took it. Then she suddenly got one idea. She called watchman. Sheetal " A Pizza boy will come I want to you to take pizza from door. Come and take money from me." " Mom but I am not permitted to leave gate." " Come on it will take few minutes. I will give you some money." Watchman stopped for few seconds. Then after few seconds he said" Okay I will come." Sheetal smiled happily. She kept money in corner. She was so happy. Watchman came took money and then he delivered Pizza. He got money. He was happy too. She took both Pizzas. She went inside house. She slowly went near room. She knocked room. Her Mom was sleeping. She didn't want to distrub her. But there was need to wake her up. Her Mom needed to eat. She started to knocking again. Her Mom screamed loudly " Go away I want to sleep." " But you need to eat." " Did you cook?" She started to feel upset. She knew that next thing would be big lecture about not cooking. Once Sheetal use to cook but now she was not interested in cooking. She began to arrange Pizza on plate properly. She started to convince Mom that it was good. " Mom you must taste this Pizza it was so tasty. " Her Mom's angry voice came out. " I don't want Pizza I am sick I can't eat it." Sheetal " But Mom you like it." " No I hate it. I just eat it since I don't have option. Now let me sleep." Her Mom was screaming again. Her Mom was having health issues. She was no longer act like herself. She always kept screaming on everyone. She was always in pain. Sheetal didn't understand what could she do to cure her. They went to many Doctors but nothing seemed to be working. She was so upset. She didn't understand what did she supposed to do. " Mom should we try new Doctor?" Her Mom suddenly sounded little hopeful. " Maybe? Did anyone suggested you?" Sheetal didn't have any suggestions but she decided that she could lie to please Mom. " Actually my friend was suggesting hospital. They do total check up." Her Mom sounded more happy. Her Mom just wanted to spend more and more on Doctor. It was frustrating. She needed to find one every time. But she did it to please Mom. Mom " Great I think this time I will be fine. Come in. Let me try that Pizza. After all I did whole diet but still nothing is helping so maybe I should stop dieting now. What is use of it if it isn't going to help?" Mom took Pizza from her and started eating. Sheetal looked around that room. It was becoming strange room. It was full of medicine cabinet. It seemed like room of sick person who had countless diseases. Her Mom seemed to have them but Doctor didn't seem to detect any of them officially. She didn't understand which Doctor could cure her Mom. She just wanted her to be healthy like once she was. Her life was wonderful when her father was alive. Everyday used to bring sunshine in house. Mom never used to curtain house this way. Mom never used to get sick every day like that. Her Mom was happy woman but after her Dad's death she just never recovered.
Sheetal was watching her Mom attentively. Her Mom was eating but she was not enjoying any bite she was just putting food inside her mouth. It seemed as if she had lost sense of taste. She didn't feel any difference in food items. She just ate whatever kept before her. Sheetal ordered Mom's favourite Pizza but it didn't seem to create any difference to her. Her Mom was eating it. But she didn't enjoying it. When she managed to finally finished it , she smiled and said " It was tasty!!" But Sheetal could sense that it was just to please her. She knew that her Mom no longer cared about taste. Her Mom was concerned about just one thing. It was her health. Her Mom "Today I can't able to cook so we forced to eat junk food but from tomorrow I will cook. I know I needed to take rest." Sheetal wanted to tell her whole trouble to Mom. Her Mom was looking sick. She decided that she couldn't tell her troubles to Mom. She was so upset after seeing her sick Mom. She started to discuss other things which shouldn't make her tense. " Mom I was planning that we should find some nice way to spend day." Her Mom smiled. Her Mom " So how did you want to spend your day?" " Mom laughing like old times. Do you remember how we use to go on picnic and use to joke and smile for entire day?" " Yes I remember!! It was most wonderful time of my life. I always miss it. But we can't bring it back!!" " Why not?" " Since your father use to arrange it all not me." Sheetal took deep breath. She understood now that her Mom never arranged anything. Her father did all. Now she needed to find way to do it herself. She was so scared. Specially after last worst failure of last party she was not sure about getting any arrangements for picnic. She started to think about those picnics. They used to be so lovely. She decided that she must arrange one. " Mom maybe I should try to arrange one picnic?" Her Mom looked at her with shock. Mom " Really?!! You feel that you can make arrangements for picnic?" Suddenly Sheetal was so scared. She was not confident. She started to remember that courier boy. She started to think doubt her decision regarding picnic arrangements. She said slowly "Maybe we should make them next year?" Her Mom looked confused. Her Mom " I am not interested in those picnics any way!! I don't like to eat on that mat while glass full of insects and germs surround us. It was always your father's idea. It was wonderful when he arranged it but when I plan something, I prefer nice restaurant." " Then Mom let's go to restaurant." Her Mom smiled. " But I have just eaten Pizza.. maybe tomorrow." " Mom you can just drink soup. Let's just go out." Her Mom smiled. Her Mom " Fine. Let me get dressed!!" Sheetal nodded. She didn't want to mention disaster of her party but she wanted to replace it with good memories and her lunch with Mom could do it. She smiled happily. She looked at her reflection. She was beautiful no doubt about it. She was not some extraordinary beauty but still she was beautiful girl. She looked at herself and smiled. She was so confused. She didn't understand how could she make such a big mistake by saying she could arrange picnic. It was not safe to sit in some garden with her Mom. She sensed that restaurant was practical and better choice. She smiled happily at her decision. She was wise girl. She made right choice. She began to remember right sort of that could make perfect sort of hotel for her. She was so confused. She didn't understand which hotel was great for them. She studied every hotel. She was so confused but finally she selected one hotel which was looking promising. She started to enjoy thought of visiting it. She called that hotel and booked table. Then she told her Mom. Her Mom was getting ready. She was expecting her to dress up the way she use to dress before her father's death. But her Mom was dressed in totally different way. She was wearing simple cream saree. She was no longer wearing her ornaments. Sheetal didn't like it. She wanted to see her Mom as she saw her before. " Mom why don't you wear that pearl necklace?!! It will look perfect on this saree." Her Mom had sad expression and said " I don't like it anymore. " Then she smiled and added. " Sheetal why don't you wear it? I am sure that it will look great on you too." Sheetal sensed that Mom was not going to dress in old ways. She knew that it was useless to argue when her Mom decided something. But she still felt that she must try. " Mom it is old fashioned so it will look great on you." Mom looked far away. Her Mom didn't say anything. It seemed as if she was in past. She was in those wonderful days of happiness when they used to enjoy every day in best way. They used to get every morning with wonderful plan that brought smile in life. Not like today when every day brought just fear of sorrows. She wanted to cry but she controlled herself. Her Mom needed her. She should stand with her. She must support her Mom with whole heart. She smiled and said " Mom I thought you use to like it .." " Not me!! Your Dad use to like it and I use to wear it to please him." Sheetal was so shocked and confused. It seemed as if her Dad use to decide every step of their life. Sheetal hated to admit but it was true. Her Dad use to decide everything that could make them happy. He was not bossy but so loving. He used to know what should be best and now they felt so disoriented. She knew that if her Dad was alive he should have warned her against giving party. She knew that her Dad could have turned everything in right way but he was not alive. He was perfect person for advice. She never needed to think herself. She wanted him back in her life but she knew in her soul that it was impossible. She took deep breath and controlled her tears. She immediately went out of room to hide them from her Mom. She didn't want her Mom to see her tears. It was so painful but she must hide her pains since it was needed.
Sheetal looked at herself in mirror. She could clearly see tears. It was so wrong. She was not supposed to cry like that. She knew that her Dad was dead for long time. She knew at least for five years. Every body expected them to get over their sorrows. After all there was limit to time of sorrows and they managed to cross it. Now they must behave as if nothing had happened. She shivered with sorrow even at this thought. Sheetal took deep breath. Then she got ready. She started to dress up in best way. She wanted to look perfect. She started getting ready. She began to put ornaments on herself. She soon started dress up like old days. But she was not looking as she used to look when she used to go out with her father. She could sense that things were changed. She had suffered too much due to them. In that party she gave everyone asked her that if she was sick. But she kept smiling face. Now she wanted to cry. She was feeling so sad. She didn't understand why didn't she just let that courier man came in and kill her. But then she shivered. She began to remember stories of torture of victims. She knew that they were horrible. She didn't want to suffer like that. She wanted happiness in life. She was getting just in troubles which were getting worst day by day. She began to feel that she couldn't able to manage without her father. She was on planet where everything was destroyed. She shivered with fear when her door bell rang. She was going to restaurant and she had called no one. She was sure that she had not called anyone. She slowly went to small window or door to check out who was outside first. She saw a courier boy was standing before her. She shivered. She was so scared. She knew that it was same courier boy. She started screaming and abusing him. She shivered with fear as he started to look at her with anger. He screamed on her " I am delivery boy. I came to deliver order why you are abusing me like that? Don't you have manners!!" She began to scream " Mom..Mom call Police. A killer is trying to enter in house do it fast?" Her Mom was inside. She was so shocked. Such thing never happened before in their life but her Mom saw it on many TV shows. She always felt that victim should have called Cops instead of checking out if complaint was true. They always get out and managed to kill all. She was not planning to repeat same mistake so she immediately called Cops. She told them her address. She told them someone was standing outside and going to kill her daughter. Cops said that they would come in two minutes. Her Mom took deep breath and came out. Mom was confused when she came out. Mom noticed that no one was trying to push open door. Sheetal was only screaming on someone who was standing outside. Mom came near Sheetal. Sheetal screamed " Mom this is murderer. He followed me here from my friend's house. He came here to kill me. Mom call Police." That man who was standing on other side screamed. " Few days ago you asked for book shelf!! I came for it's delivery." Mom shivered with fear. Mom sensed that she did big mistake by calling Cops. Mom asked for delivery. Mom " Sorry.. sorry." Mom immediately started to dial number of Cops to cancel complaint. But Sheetal took away her Mobile. " Mom don't trust him. He is lying." Mom began to get confused now. Sheetal began to put all furniture against door. That man started to scream " I am just delivery man you can call owner to confirm that he sent me." Mom liked idea. She was about to call when Sheetal stopped her. Sheetal " Mom why don't you understand his tricks. He must had killed that delivery man otherwise how could he get uniform. Wait soon Cops will come." That Deliveryman " I just want to deliver goods if you don't want them!! Then it's okay. I take them back no need to call Cops." That man took those products and went away. Mom kept watching all with confusion. Mom didn't understand who was right and who was wrong. Then after few seconds Cops came. Sheetal opened door for them. She began to tell them entire story. Mom was just sitting in corner. Mom was so confused. Mom didn't understand what was true and what was fake. She took deep breath and kept quiet. Finally Cop asked her " Did you asked for home delivery?" Mom needed to answer Cop honestly " Yes. I have." Then Cop looked shocked. Cop "Then why don't you feel that this was innocent delivery man?!!" Sheetal screamed on Cop "Because he came as courier boy in my friend's flat!!" Cop " He might be doing both jobs? Or changed his job?" Sheetal " In just few hours?!!" Cop also looked confused. Cop " You are right. He couldn't change it in few hours. But they could be brothers or related. Even two unknown people have similar faces. You can't just put allegations on others without cause." Sheetal started to get upset. She was totally convinced that the fellow would follow her. Sheetal " You must understand that he might murder me!!" Cop looked confused. Sheetal started screaming on him. "He was trying to kill me. I know it from beginning. I sensed it. I don't let anyone enter even I told watchman to bring Pizza." Cop " You must ask company." Sheetal stopped Mom. Sheetal " It's useless he must had killed that man too." Cop looked shocked. Cop " Killing is not so easy. You can't expect people going on killing like this." Sheetal " But I am sure this man is killing." Sheetal showed her mobile." I have clicked his picture both times." She started to show both pictures. She was shocked when she sensed that those were not same person. Cop " Madam you have managed to confuse yourself and you have wasted our time." She took deep breath. She started to lose her control. She began to scream on Cop. Cop looked angry but then when her Mom started to apologise he said just one thing " Take her to psychiatrist before it becomes too late."
Sheetal was so upset when that Cop called her mental patient. She was perfect. She didn't have any fault. She started to feel so upset. She began to sense that even her Mom was looking her with suspicion. She didn't like it. Sheetal " He was looking alike." Mom " Let's go in that restaurant where you booked table." Sheetal nodded in pleasant way. She wanted to avoid it. They both were already dressed up. She just needed to call cab. She called cab. Then they waited. When their door bell rang, Sheetal opened small window and started screaming again. "He is back." Her Mom came ahead. Man who was standing on other side was senior citizen who was so pale that her Mom felt that he might faint. He was shivering and looking around for clue of these screams when he found none he turned back towards them. He asked " What happened?" Sheetal " You are following me. I know you very well." Her Mom was so scared now. Her Mom screamed " Enough!! This is not same man." Sheetal nodded " I know but still he could be his relative." " I don't think so and stop screaming on every door bell." That man looked relieved. He pushed letter out of small window. She took them. Then she started to sign paper which showed that they received it. Then that man vanished away. Her Mom took deep breath. Her Mom "Sheetal let's go to restaurant." Sheetal nodded. She went in restaurant with Mom. Entire time Sheetal was looking behind her back. She kept shivering and getting upset. She was so confused. She didn't understand how did she supposed to handle all. She was scared of every waiter. She tried hard to pretend but she was just too scared. She ordered soup. She gave sweet smile to Mom. Mom " I just want soup. You can order lunch for yourself." Sheetal nodded. But she didn't dare it. She started even shivering while drinking soup. She was scared of every uniform. Those waiters were wearing those uniform. She began to see courier boy in them all. She wanted to control herself but she couldn't. She started screaming. Finally Sheetal ran out of restaurant. Sheetal took deep breath. Her Mom came behind her. Mom " What happened?" Sheetal " Mom I see him everywhere!!" Mom " But why? He didn't even harm you." Then Sheetal called her friend to inquire about courier boy. Her friend laughed and said " He just came in wrong house. He supposed to deliver it to neighbour. Watchman told him then he did it." Sheetal was so shocked. She told all to her Mom and asked her " Why did I am feeling scared of normal things?" Mom " I think Cop was right. We must go to psychiatrist." On that day they took appointment. Sheetal was so scared. But when she entered in room of psychiatrist, she told him all. Psychiatrist " You are suffering from Generalized Anxiety. You are not exactly scared of all. But this is just beginning. It started from human being since in that party your friends got drunk and managed to scare you. You mentioned it was costume party." She nodded. " Then they might have wore those dresses." She sensed that psychiatrist was right. " Actually you can't just force yourself out of sorrows you need to handle properly." She took deep breath. Sheetal started to feel so helpless. " I tried hard to forget my father." " You don't need to do that. You just need to remember him as source of positivity and courage.." Then Psychiatrist started to explain it. Sheetal felt so relieved. She first time cried for her father's death without feeling guilty since no one was there to tell her that she must forget him as soon as possible. Now she could permit herself to remember him as pleasant memory for entire time. She was not scared of those people but she was scared of those people who wanted her to forget her father. Those friends of party who didn't care for her or for memories of her father. Many of them joked on her for not forgetting him. She was harassed. She was scared of them. But now Psychiatrist would taught her how to fight them. She smiled happily.
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