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Rakesh took reports in hand. He was so shocked when he sensed that they were lying. He never expected such a big lie. He was working in company for long time. But he never needed to do such things. He was always honest. He worked so hard to get things as per ways of company. But he never saw such dishonest reports to shareholders. They were lying. It was not true even in small way. He immediately called Boss. Rakesh " Sir this report is total lie. Profits are exaggerated beyond comments." His Boss said quietly " Every one do same thing now. You need to look around and act accordingly. You must understand. You need to tell things this way." " But we are lying too much. This is fraud." He began to feel tense. Until now he did many tactics to get deal, he sometimes lied about quality, sometimes about even quantity but this was too much. It was not simple tactic. They were cheating shareholders by showing larger profits. He needed to tell this. " I don't like this." His Boss kept quiet for few minutes. Then his Boss said " I don't want to create lies but you can just sit in your chair and keep smiling. We will manage all this propaganda." Rakesh knew that means he was supporting them indirectly. It was not good sign for him. He began to feel so upset. He worked so hard for this company. He didn't want to lose job now. But he was sensing it from long time that his company was changing step by step. It was no longer than nice simple company who tried to provide best products to customers. Now they began to learn wrong tricks. They started to reduce quality of products. Once they used to claim more benefits. But now they were providing lower quality which was creating worst effect on him. He knew that they were cheating. He was so confused. He knew that their rival company was serving worst product and with wrong way it managed to reach top. But he was so upset. He didn't want to quit job. He wanted to remain there. But he wanted it to be working as it worked in past. But it was not going to happen. He was so confused. Boss " I know you have worked hard for this company but you need to adjust with situation. We can't keep working in old ways. It will harm us." Rakesh took few minutes. He needed to control his anger which was accompanying with tears. He worked so hard and he even provided profit for many years. But in few days all just managed to turn useless. He was not his company's need now. He was so sad. He worked so hard. He still remembered how much he wanted to meet Dipti on that day. Dipti was his college friend. Truthfully she was girl friend at that time. Then when their education became over, they both took jobs. Slowly they started drew apart. But Dipti always managed to keep in touch with him. She began chatting with him. He used to reply. He still remembered on that time he was on first project of this company. He wanted it to be successful. He was use to get irritated by her chatting sometimes. He felt that she didn't understand importance of his work. His work was precious. Then one day she told him that she got two movie Tickets. He was not interested. It was comedy and he was not fond of comedy that much. He told her that he was busy. Dipti kept messaging him for few days then one day she chatted about their marriage. He made it clear that he needed time. Then she chatted that her parents were searching boy for her. He typed clearly that he couldn't marry so soon. He needed to settle down little bit. She clearly felt hurt. She didn't type anything but she made call. He still remembered their conversation. Dipti " If you were so uncertain why did you keep chatting? In fact why did you encouraged?" He just kept quiet. He was confused. Then he answered " Because I thought you will wait for me.." " Really?!! For how long forever?" She didn't speak anything for sometime. Then she said " Many people knew about us so it is not going to be easy for me to move ahead in future. But my parents will surely find someone who will take me ahead in life. But I must left you behind as past." On that point he was supposed to feel upset but suddenly email appeared of getting his contract. He jumped with joy and said " I got contract." happily. She started crying slowly. Then she disconnected call. He felt ashamed. He tried to call for apology but it didn't work. She didn't took his call. He went ahead in life and she went ahead in life. But now when company planned to fire him or he needed to resign, he remembered Dipti. He decided to forget her for just this company. He knew that they would say that it was his personal decision but that was not truth. He was forced. They kept pushing him every day. They convinced him that his wife supposed to understand his situation and she must not demand so much. But he didn't sense any harm even on that point. Since he was lucky to get Gayatri as wife. She was wonderful. She had broad level of understanding. Gayatri never demanded time from him. She just kept taking good care of him. She was fond of shopping or watching movies. At beginning she asked him to accompany but when he said that it was not possible. She started going alone or with her friends. Then their kids entered in life. After that Gayatri needed to run after them entire time so she never had time for him too. It was perfect marriage. They never complained. They always enjoyed each other's company for limited time. He was happy with Gayatri and his kids. But now he was so scared. He didn't understand what would happen if he lost his job. He couldn't adjust with situation. He didn't speak for sometime then he said softly " Sir I don't like it. But you are Boss. I can't go against your wishes. I will not support it but I will not even oppose it. I will just.." " Keep quiet!!" Boss completed his sentence for him. He felt so angry. But he controlled himself again. Boss " We just want you to do it. We will work hard and manage success but you need to keep quiet and do simple work." He was so angry. He was doing simple work now? They were treating him like burden. But he controlled himself once again. He needed that job.
Rakesh took reports in hand. He was so shocked when he sensed that they were lying. He never expected such a big lie. He was working in company for long time. But he never needed to do such things. He was always honest. He worked so hard to get things as per ways of company. But he never saw such dishonest reports to shareholders. They were lying. It was not true even in small way. He immediately called Boss. Rakesh " Sir this report is total lie. Profits are exaggerated beyond comments." His Boss said quietly " Every one do same thing now. You need to look around and act accordingly. You must understand. You need to tell things this way." " But we are lying too much. This is fraud." He began to feel tense. Until now he did many tactics to get deal, he sometimes lied about quality, sometimes about even quantity but this was too much. It was not simple tactic. They were cheating shareholders by showing larger profits. He needed to tell this. " I don't like this." His Boss kept quiet for few minutes. Then his Boss said " I don't want to create lies but you can just sit in your chair and keep smiling. We will manage all this propaganda." Rakesh knew that means he was supporting them indirectly. It was not good sign for him. He began to feel so upset. He worked so hard for this company. He didn't want to lose job now. But he was sensing it from long time that his company was changing step by step. It was no longer than nice simple company who tried to provide best products to customers. Now they began to learn wrong tricks. They started to reduce quality of products. Once they used to claim more benefits. But now they were providing lower quality which was creating worst effect on him. He knew that they were cheating. He was so confused. He knew that their rival company was serving worst product and with wrong way it managed to reach top. But he was so upset. He didn't want to quit job. He wanted to remain there. But he wanted it to be working as it worked in past. But it was not going to happen. He was so confused. Boss " I know you have worked hard for this company but you need to adjust with situation. We can't keep working in old ways. It will harm us." Rakesh took few minutes. He needed to control his anger which was accompanying with tears. He worked so hard and he even provided profit for many years. But in few days all just managed to turn useless. He was not his company's need now. He was so sad. He worked so hard. He still remembered how much he wanted to meet Dipti on that day. Dipti was his college friend. Truthfully she was girl friend at that time. Then when their education became over, they both took jobs. Slowly they started drew apart. But Dipti always managed to keep in touch with him. She began chatting with him. He used to reply. He still remembered on that time he was on first project of this company. He wanted it to be successful. He was use to get irritated by her chatting sometimes. He felt that she didn't understand importance of his work. His work was precious. Then one day she told him that she got two movie Tickets. He was not interested. It was comedy and he was not fond of comedy that much. He told her that he was busy. Dipti kept messaging him for few days then one day she chatted about their marriage. He made it clear that he needed time. Then she chatted that her parents were searching boy for her. He typed clearly that he couldn't marry so soon. He needed to settle down little bit. She clearly felt hurt. She didn't type anything but she made call. He still remembered their conversation. Dipti " If you were so uncertain why did you keep chatting? In fact why did you encouraged?" He just kept quiet. He was confused. Then he answered " Because I thought you will wait for me.." " Really?!! For how long forever?" She didn't speak anything for sometime. Then she said " Many people knew about us so it is not going to be easy for me to move ahead in future. But my parents will surely find someone who will take me ahead in life. But I must left you behind as past." On that point he was supposed to feel upset but suddenly email appeared of getting his contract. He jumped with joy and said " I got contract." happily. She started crying slowly. Then she disconnected call. He felt ashamed. He tried to call for apology but it didn't work. She didn't took his call. He went ahead in life and she went ahead in life. But now when company planned to fire him or he needed to resign, he remembered Dipti. He decided to forget her for just this company. He knew that they would say that it was his personal decision but that was not truth. He was forced. They kept pushing him every day. They convinced him that his wife supposed to understand his situation and she must not demand so much. But he didn't sense any harm even on that point. Since he was lucky to get Gayatri as wife. She was wonderful. She had broad level of understanding. Gayatri never demanded time from him. She just kept taking good care of him. She was fond of shopping or watching movies. At beginning she asked him to accompany but when he said that it was not possible. She started going alone or with her friends. Then their kids entered in life. After that Gayatri needed to run after them entire time so she never had time for him too. It was perfect marriage. They never complained. They always enjoyed each other's company for limited time. He was happy with Gayatri and his kids. But now he was so scared. He didn't understand what would happen if he lost his job. He couldn't adjust with situation. He didn't speak for sometime then he said softly " Sir I don't like it. But you are Boss. I can't go against your wishes. I will not support it but I will not even oppose it. I will just.." " Keep quiet!!" Boss completed his sentence for him. He felt so angry. But he controlled himself again. Boss " We just want you to do it. We will work hard and manage success but you need to keep quiet and do simple work." He was so angry. He was doing simple work now? They were treating him like burden. But he controlled himself once again. He needed that job.
Rakesh came in room. He began to work. But then soon he sensed what kind of work he supposed to do. He was no longer working on any project which was precious. He was just sitting. He looked at his files. He didn't understand what he should do with them. He sensed that he might needed to just forward them. He knew that he still got job. He knew that he was still earning salary so what right he had to complain? He was getting paid without work so he supposed to be happy. But he didn't sense it. Then he started to adjust his mind with new way of life. He went out of his room and started looking around. He had big large house with beautiful interior but he never had time to admire it. He decided that he should spend few hours in it. He needed to relax himself. He started looking at every part of house. It was beautiful but he couldn't just spend hours looking at it. Then he suddenly noticed that there was dust on ceiling. He looked at it carefully. A line of dirt! Gayatri must be too busy to do that work. After all she needed to manage kitchen and many other things. He decided that he must help. He took out one stool and started rubbing it with duster. Then he suddenly heard scream from down. His son Yogesh was screaming. " Dad are you out of your mind? Why did you use my lucky shirt as duster?!! Now I will not get good marks in exam!! My future is destroyed." Rakesh was so shocked. He didn't understand anything. He looked just like duster. It was impossible to imagine it as something else. He could imagine anyone wearing such old shirt. Gayatri came out running. Gayatri screamed "Give it back to me." Rakesh gave it. He was so confused. Rakesh " It was looking so old and useless!!" Yogesh " Useless? Just due to it I achieved my marks and I even won trophy in cricket!! When you will understand value of things, give it back to me and go to your work." Now Gayatri started to look angry. She didn't like the way Yogesh was talking to his father. She screamed on him with anger " Did you forgot your manners?" " Mom you know me whenever I lose that shirt I just forget everything." " That shirt is not so precious and it is not lost. I will wash and dry clean it." Rakesh felt so shocked. Rakesh " You can't let him wear shirt. It was worst. Yogesh I will buy you new costly and wonderful shirt!! You can wear it. Trust me that it will be lucky too." Yogesh screamed " I have never heard more nonsense.." Before he could argue further Gayatri stopped him. Gayatri " I will clean it don't worry. I have done it before." Yogesh smiled. Yogesh " Right when that baby threw food on it." Gayatri remembered it and started laughing. Gayatri " It was worst condition but it is perfect again." Yogesh smiled too. Yogesh began to remember it. Yogesh started discussing that incidence. Rakesh was so irritated. He didn't know anything about it. He was not present during this incidence. Rakesh felt so upset. He sensed that he spent most of his life in just office work. He wanted to be part of family now. He came down and asked " What happened?" Before Gayatri could answer their door bell rang, she ran to open their maid came and Gayatri ran to complete cooking. That maid gave him shocking look. Maid " What are you trying to do?" " I was trying to clean roof." " With cloth?" She started laughing. Then she pointed towards broom. " We use this to clean roof." He felt so much like stupid person. He began to sense that he was useless. He knew that he couldn't help in household work. He got down from stool. Maid smiled and said " Sir you can't do that. It is not possible to do this work for people like you who lived such nice life. Your parents never treated us like our parents. My father told me to do all work of maid at age of 12." " What? But using minor for job is crime." She smiled and said "My Mom use to take job. So people gave her job and then she started sending me. She use to tell them every day that she will come from next day. Few people complaint but many kept waiting in hope that she will come. Then slowly they began to feel I am a lot better than Mom. They use to give me few things to eat which they didn't want while my parents didn't give me much to eat so I felt so happy about it and I started working..." Then Gayatri called her and she went in kitchen to do work. Yogesh came from behind and said " Don't waste your time on her. She always kept making stories.." " But they seem like truth." " Yes. But they are not truth. She is telling me last time her parents were from village." " Then she might have worked as labour in village." " But she told me that she was working in her father's farm when her Uncle tried to molest her!!!" Now this shocked Rakesh. Rakesh " We can't keep such dishonest maid!!" " And she is not dishonest. She even return my gold chain one day when it was left in bathroom. She just love to create stories and rewrite her past. She is totally honest about other things." Rakesh felt so confused. Rakesh " I think she is having mental problem." " Possible!! But it is her issue. We can't say it since she will took it in wrong way. " Yogesh gave tense look to Rakesh. " Dad please don't interfere in Mom's household it will disturbed her and it will be bad news for us." Rakesh felt so confused. Their maid was honest still lying every day. Nothing was making sense to him. He went in his room. He once again opened his computer with hope that office might decide to send some work to him after all once he was useful to them. But his email was full of advertisement. He didn't see any useful offical mail. He switched off computer and he decided that he might went for walk. He began to think that taking walk might help him. He began to get dressed. Then he went out but after walking for sometime he began to feel so restless. He started to sense that he needed to take rest. He needed to sit. He started looking for bench. Finally he found one after searching for hours. But he was breathless by then. He sat on bench while catching breath.
Tushar was taking his walk when he noticed an old man sitting on bench. That old man was clearly breathless. He decided that he might ask if that fellow needed help. It seemed wise to ask such thing before it became too late so he went near Rakesh. Then he sensed that it was Rakesh, his Boss. He saw him every day. He was perfectly normal yesterday. It was strange. He sat near him on bench. Rakesh looked at him and smiled. Tushar asked " What happened?" Rakesh"Nothing!!" Rakesh said it but he could sense it on Tushar's face. He knew that lying wouldn't help after all Tushar needed to face new boss. He needed to tell all. Rakesh gave sad smile to Tushar and said " Soon you will see new Boss." Tushar was shocked. Tushar " What you left job?" " Not job!! But I am transferred. I will not directly handle anything." Tushar was confused. He liked this Boss. " But why?" " They are changing policy and bringing new team instead of me." " Changing Policy?" Rakesh nodded. Then he suddenly began to sense that he didn't want to discuss further. It was so frustrating. He looked at phone. He started to show off as if someone was calling him. He said " My God I am getting late. My wife must be waiting for me. I need to do some marketing too." Tushar smiled but he was clearly shocked. Tushar " I never thought you do marketing too." Rakesh felt so hurt. Tushar was telling truth. He never did any marketing before. His office was his world. Rakesh " I don't use to do but now I feel it is putting too much pressure on my wife." " Sir I like this change. We must do some work for our family too." Rakesh liked this change of subject. Tushar didn't sense it but Tushar started to talk about his house and family. Rakesh felt so happy. Then Tushar's mobile rang. He received call from office. Tushar " So sad I need to run to office I really wanted to chat." Rakesh forced himself to smile and said " It's alright. You must hurry up." Then Tushar vanished before Rakesh's eyes while Rakesh kept sitting. He sensed that he was lost in this world. He didn't understand anything. He did all for his company but he finally got nothing in return. They didn't like his little honest quality of product or they didn't like his suggestion that shareholders must know truth or at least little bit of truth. He kept looking around. Those roads were so crowded. He knew that people didn't have time to rest like him. He was useless but people around him were useful. No one taunted him but still he kept feeling it. He went back in home. Every one was busy. He went in his room. He started observing things. He began to remember his hobby. But he sensed that he had none. He was always so busy. He never had any time for other things. He was feeling so sad. He kept looking around. That entire day went worst way. Next day he kept searching for work on his email and nothing came. He began to feel so sad and helpless. He didn't understand how did he supposed to spend entire day. Then he noticed one game on internet. He just started playing it. It was so nice. He began to feel as if he was alive again. He was alive and perfect. He never thought that he could become so perfect again. He always thought that he would be sad. But this game was so wonderful. He began to think that this game would remove all his troubles. He began to think that if he won in this game entire world would be in his hand. He was so happy. On that day for first time he smiled. He sensed one thing that this computer game was curing him. He knew that it was his medicine. It was showing new light in his life. It was going to look great for his future. He was in love with that game. He started playing it without any doubt. He knew that this game was perfect. It was created just to open new world of happiness for him. He was so pleased with that game. It was really interesting game. He kept concentrating on it. He wanted to just reach on each top level. He could see number of competitors. He needed to defeat them. He needed to fight against them. It was so frustrating. He kept feeling so sad. He didn't understand what was wrong and what was right. But he wanted to win that game. Whenever he won. He just wanted to jump with joy. Gayatri came in room. He was playing game. She asked " When will you eat dinner?" "Just bring plate here." Gayatri clearly disapproved eating dinner this way. She always felt that dinner was something which should be eaten properly and same applied to lunch. She hated even when Yogesh sat before TV during dinner or lunch. But Yogesh was stubborn boy. He did what he wanted unless it was some sin or crime and he knew list of sins or crimes very well. His parents taught him it again and again. But they didn't said anything against eating food before TV. In fact in childhood with view to force spinach under his throat they specifically took him before TV and served food so he didn't listen. But this was new. Eating food before computer seemed totally wrong to Gayatri. There was not even place for her plate. Even when Rakesh was working on some project by office he had not done this. He sometimes did it but she was very unhappy during that time. She felt as if she married to robot not human. She hated it. But now she was expecting his full attention to herself. But it was not happening. She knew that she was busy during day but at this time they could eat dinner peacefully. They could even plan candlelight dinner. She smiled dreamily. She heard from her many friends that when husband started to retire they could give little bit extra time to wife and how did they supposed to use it. Normally husband didn't know those tricks. She had planned it all. But Rakesh was already once again busy in some stupid computer game. She dumped his dinner plate angrily near computer and went away but he was so busy in his game that he didn't even sense it.
Gayatri was so upset. She was expecting some different life. She was thinking that now they could plan some vacation. She was so pleased. She wanted to go out. She wanted to see different places and she wanted to enjoy that pleasant weather and atmosphere which everyone kept talking about. She smiled happily. She was on top of the world even with those dreams. She decided that she needed to do little convincing to get those trips. But she could do it. After all she needed to just talk sweetly and nicely with her husband. She didn't like to talk sweetly for getting things but this time she could since it was her husband Rakesh she loved him so much. She loved him on first sight. She still remembered that day when she looked at him first time. Her parents took her to his house. It was arranged marriage. She was shy girl so she didn't have much chance of love marriage. She kept hiding from boys. She needed help of her parents to find right sort of partner. Her parents did all inquiries about Rakesh. She liked him. She was so happy that she got such good husband. Every one admired him. But Rakesh was always busy. She didn't feel that he had even a hour to admire her beauty etc. But she didn't like that sort of fake admiration so he was perfect. They went out few times but they went on so limited time that even her mother started doubt about their decision. But she was confident. Rakesh loved her and she was sure that now he got time for her so he would shower it on her. She was so happy that finally time came. Now she was sure that Rakesh would do everything for her. She started smiling sweetly to herself when Yogesh came. Yogesh could easily guess what his Mom was planning and he didn't like it. Yogesh knew that her heart was going to break. His Dad was busy in that game. Yogesh felt so sad for his Mom. She never going to get that love from his Dad. Yogesh knew one thing that something was wrong with his Dad. First his Dad was obsessed with Company work. He knew it all it since he knew about his Dad's first girlfriend. She was Mom of his best friend. He was her younger son. His Mom Dipti told everything to his Dad so when he told his name they discussed. They avoided creating friendly relationship between families. He understood from their conversation that his Dad was always obsessed with his job. But after losing his job he became obsessed with this game. This was shocking and strange. He never expected this. He thought now his Dad might improved when his Mom went in room. He knew that there would be big argument between them. He was lucky to stay out of it. He went in his room. Gayatri sat nicely beside Rakesh. He was busy in his game. Gayatri tried to grab his attention but nothing was working. He was playing this game for month and Gayatri noticed strange obsession. He didn't shave until she didn't remind and force it. She didn't like it at all. She felt that it was not normal. She needed to adjust all for him. He was acting like kid. Gayatri " When will you eat dinner?" He started eating dinner with one hand while playing with another. She was so upset. She asked " I want to go on vacation?" " Then go." She smiled at first but then she sensed that he was telling her to go on vacation alone. " Are you telling me to go alone on vacation?" Rakesh " Yes. Go wherever you want and go with whomever you want!!" " What? I don't get it. With whom I suppose to go except you!" " If you want to go then you must search for someone." She was so shocked. " Are you suggesting that I should go with my parents or Yogesh?!!" "You can go with whomever you want but just don't irritate me." She was so upset. She had this nonsense enough. She decided that she needed to draw a line so she went to power button of computer and switched it off. Rakesh was confused at beginning. Then he turned towards her and he understood everything. He was so upset. He just began to hit her with whatever came in his hand. She started screaming but soon she sensed Yogesh couldn't hear her with closed door. She ran towards door as fast as she could. She saw strange madness in Rakesh's eyes and she was so sure that it wasn't existed until now. She went to door and opened it. He kept chasing her. Finally she knocked on Yogesh's door. He opened it. Before Yogesh could say anything Rakesh just ran inside his room and went to computer and started game. Gayatri was so shocked. Yogesh " Did Dad hit you?" " Yes. He is acting like mad man." Yogesh turned towards his father. Rakesh started playing game again. He was hypnotized by that game. Yogesh " We must call Doctor." Gayatri "At this time?" " Fine we will call him tomorrow." Gayatri nodded. Then Yogesh did first aid. Next day they tried to convince Rakesh to move away from computer but nothing seemed to work. He kept sitting there. Finally they went to Doctor themselves. Doctor was shocked to see mark on Gayatri's face. Doctor said clearly " I hope you have reasonable excuse for it otherwise I will file Police complaint." " We have." Then they told all. Gayatri " He is out of his mind." Doctor " He needed to be taken to hospital otherwise he would do some harm to himself or someone else." They agreed.
Rakesh was sitting on computer when those people came and started to take him away from computer. He screamed and kicked. He needed computer and nothing else was important than it. He must play that game. He kept screaming without sensing entire society was gathered. He was taken away forcibly. Then Gayatri and Yogesh sat before Doctor. Gayatri told him all that she knew. Doctor nodded. Yogesh wanted to tell about Dipti too but he didn't want to upset Mom so he kept quiet. But suddenly Psychiatrist told Gayatri to go down and buy some medicine. She nodded and went away. Then Psychiatrist said " Tell me all." Yogesh told about Dipti. Psychiatrist listened attentively. Then when Gayatri entered he said " I feel your husband is case of obsessive compulsive disorder. In which people kept doing one thing obsessively without stopping or caring for other things. But since he was doing office work as his obsession no one felt that he had problem. They felt that it was normal desire of promotion. But when his job was gone he started to feel that place with computer game and you sensed that something was wrong and you objected it so he acted violent." " Can you cure it?"" Yes surely!!" Gayatri nodded happily. She didn't understand what was wrong with Rakesh but she knew one thing that he would become normal. She never thought working more was mental trouble. She just thanked God that he would be fine. When they came out, Yogesh said " Whole society saw it, now they will ask. Let's change place." " No we will make it some physical emergency." Yogesh looked confused. Then Gayatri said " We will tell it's heart attack." They both laughed. But when they lied everyone nodded since no one understood cause of emergency. Finally they went ahead with their life peacefully while waiting for return of Rakesh.
The End
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