A room inside house
Smita was going to her job. Train was so crowded. She felt so hopeless. She didn't understand what was wrong. It was common day. She knew that she had everything just perfect. Her family was fine. Her husband Arun was doing his job perfectly. Her two daughters were happy in school. It was all perfect picture. She was happy in every aspect. She started to rush towards train. It was regular thing. But today she felt strange irritation. She wanted to escape from all that mess. But she knew that things were not bad but they were so upsetting her. She pushed hard to get inside. It was hard but finally she managed to go inside. She started to search for seat. In local train even managing seat was miracle for person. She found one seat. She was so happy to see it. She sat on that seat. She supposed to feel happy to get that seat but today she was still upset. She sensed that something was just not right. She was getting so upset. She sat in that seat and began to take out mobile when another lady screamed on her " Don't move your hand it is hurting me." She nodded after apologizing. Then suddenly another woman began to scream " You keep doing this drama every day one day someone will truly hit you." That woman began to argue. " This lady hit me. Everyone saw it." They all kept looking at each other. No one wanted to argue. Smita shivered with fear. Smita said " I am sorry!! I don't want to hurt anyone." That woman began to look at her with such anger. Smita shivered. She sensed that this woman was going to hurt her. She kept apologizing but nothing seemed to reduce her anger. She was so panicked. Other women started to interfere too. One woman " She said that she felt sorry. Come on accept it." Smita nodded. But that woman was so angry. She shivered with fear. She began to feel that woman was going to hit her. She didn't want to feel that pain. She closed her eyes. She kept sitting like that for long time. Then when she opened it, she sensed that this woman was already busy in chatting with someone else. She was totally forgotten. She began to feel more restless. It seemed as if she wanted her to hit. It was strange but she wanted to suffer that pain. She sat in train while searching for positive thoughts in her mind. She wanted to be positive. She began to think about her husband Arun. Now Arun was nice man. He was simple and straightforward man. He never cheated her. He always earned his salary honestly. Their life was normal and simple. She tried hard to search for some exciting moments but nothing came in her mind except his punctuality. He wanted everything to be perfect. She needed to keep their room so perfect. Sometimes she felt he even measure angles of those things which he kept. If she said this to anyone, they would laugh on her. But it was true. From marriage she noticed his perfection regarding keeping that room clean. She didn't understand it's cause but he wanted his room to be perfect. Everything was alright when they were in other rooms. They could keep things as per their wishes in other rooms. But this room was needed to be perfect. They needed to keep everything in proper order in this room. She always tried her best. But he always found some mistake in something. He was nice person. He never taunted her. He just kept arranging it again. She found his noises of arranging so irritating. She was so determined to adjust. She kept staying away from that room. She just entered in it at night. Even during that time she felt so tense that soon she convinced him that she didn't like look of that room. She convinced him to change place of sleeping. Arun agreed. But still she sensed many times that during midnight sometimes he went to that room. He sat in that room. She didn't understand why did he like that room so much. Sometimes she even went to see what he was doing in that room in midnight. She saw that he was just reading some book. When she looked inside, he looked at her questioningly. Then he invited her inside. He offered her a cup of coffee. She kept looking at him. He was nice and friendly but still something was wrong with him. But then she felt that she was imagining it. She felt so scared. She didn't understand why did she felt so scared of that room. It was normal room. She knew that it was normal room and she supposed to use it. But now a days that room kept scaring her. She didn't understand cause but she even kept telling her daughters not to go in that room. But suddenly few days ago she discovered her elder teenage daughter Rita was visiting that room daily like Arun. Her younger daughter Purva told her. Purva always loved to do backbiting on Rita. Smita always kept discouraging her. But yesterday she was shocked when little Purva told her that Rita was going in that strange room with Arun every day. Smita knew that she couldn't interfere in father and daughter's relationship. But still she didn't like Arun's attitude. She didn't understand why did Arun was taking Rita in that room. Suddenly it became most precious issue in her thinking. She was thinking about it when suddenly one woman touched her shoulder. " I thought you supposed to get down on this station.." She looked out and then she sensed that she must get down. She ran towards door immediately. Luckily entire crowd wanted to go out so she got pushed and finally she went out of that train. She started to remove wrinkles from clothes. She knew that she couldn't remove all but she managed to remove few. She went ahead. She managed to create big smile on her face. She was ready for offce. In her office she must look happy. It was hard but she always managed to find that smile and she was always admired for that skill. No one managed to smile like her. It was important to smile. She needed to smile to make everything perfect even when it was not. Other people in office were not capable of this skill. She smiled every day. While they showed true emotions. She smiled again to start her day in office. On her job she was perfect from first day she kept it that day. She started walking towards office with smile.
Smita started doing her computer work. It was so hard. She needed to work so much while keeping her smile alive. She was feeling so restless and upset by entire issue. She kept thinking in different ways to cheer up her thoughts. But her mind kept returning to that room. She decided that she must go inside that room. She began to feel that this room had some evil secret hidden inside it. She knew that she went inside that room many times to clean it and it had nothing evil but still she kept thinking about it. She kept feeling that she might had missed some corner of room. She kept feeling fear but now inside this office her world was changed. She was no longer sensing fear. She was entering in different world where she could see different way of her hopeful future. She began to feel so much pleasant spirit in her thoughts. She began to enter in that world with just one thought that it would take away all her sadness. Soon she became that personality which truly didn't exist in her personal life. She was confident. She started to telling everyone around how did they supposed to handle all with smile. She began to do bossing. She was so confident and happy on that moment. She began to feel going in office was perfect thing for her. She started to think about work. She began to live different life. She was in different land. She didn't remember her troubles. She started to feel so pleased. She was so happy when her mobile rang. She looked towards it. It was Rita's call. She started to feel so upset. She knew that Rita was going to put her in some trouble. She was so sure that Rita was doing something wrong. She decided that she should avoid her call. She began to put her mobile on slient mode when suddenly her colleague Dipti appeared " Who is calling you?" She was so confused. Before she could answer. Dipti saw name of Rita. " Ohh !! Your daughter?!! Why don't you talk with daughter?" Smita was so hurt and she didn't want anyone to sense it. She didn't want anyone to know that she had any problems with her daughter. It was so upsetting. She smiled and said "Because I thought Boss might object." " Your mobile call?!!" Dipti started laughing. Dipti " Boss never object you. You are Boss's favourite!!" Smita didn't like the way she was saying it. She felt as if she was having some special friendship with Boss. Smita looked at her with anger and said "I don't enjoy any special treatment here. If I start talking like that with my daughter during office hours Boss will fire me. " " Really? Then I enjoy special treatment. I talk many hours with my daughter like that." Then Dipti went back to her work since she saw Boss was coming towards them. Boss looked at Smita questingly. Smita " Nothing. Just normal chitchat." Boss " But you look so much upset. I know she said something wrong." " No..no. Nothing." " But I never saw you so upset." " Sir it was not her fault." Her Boss looked at her questioningly. But then he decided to change subject after all it was her personal matter. Boss " I want you to do something new this time to attract customers. Do something unique!! We need to present it before world as promising thing. Now a days we are not getting customers as per our desires." Smita nodded. She began to think of different plans. She started to discuss it with Boss. Dipti was watching it all attentively. Dipti saw sudden change in Smita. Smita was so happy when she discuss things with Boss. Dipti knew that Smita was not ready to accept but many times Dipti felt that Smita had special interest in their Boss the way they talk. She was sure that Smita was more attracted to Boss than Arun. Dipti didn't mind discussing it too. She went near next table and started talking. " Did you notice the way Smita talk with Boss?" Suddenly many began to pay attention to her. Only few people kept working. Dipti was standing in such way that Boss couldn't hear them. It was important since she didn't want Boss to hear it which could damage her future. But her every colleague managed to hear it. One of her colleague spoke " I sense it too. She is so friendly with Boss." " Now when she is chatting with him he will not sense who is around him." " Yes even if we dance in this office I don't think any of them will notice." They all started laughing. Then they controlled themselves. But they sensed that Smita and Boss didn't notice it. They all began to feel sure that something was going on between them. They didn't say anything. Then they suddenly sensed that Boss was watching them. Boss came towards them happily. He had plan in his hand which was created by Smita for profit. Boss started instructing staff. Many began to work and decided that it was none of their business. But Dipti smiled. She knew that she had planted doubt in mind. She wanted to convince against Smita. Actually there was not any grudge against Smita but still she felt so sure that she was cheating for promotion that she wanted to expose it. Dipti was sure that staff was on her side. But she didn't sense that it was not entirely true. Staff was just listening to her like some entertainment. Most of staff members were not impressed by her. She never managed to get success on any front of earning profit while Smita managed a lot. They wanted increment and promotions. They didn't plan to support her. Other woman came ahead and said " I feel Dipti is jealous." " Come on ignore her. Let's not discuss it. I don't want to upset Smita. She is giving new plans. I want her to keep doing it. This stupid Dipti will destroy all." That woman nodded. Every one was tense. They felt so scared that one day Smita might quit job. But Smita was just concerned about her house and job. She was whole time thinking about getting new promotion. She wanted to become financially secure and she wanted to change that house. She needed to get rid of that room.
Arun came happily from job. He was so happy that he managed to hurry up on that day. Now he could sit in his favourite room. In his favourite chair with mug of his hot coffee!! His life became so peaceful in that room. He arranged it in special way after death of his mother. His mother was cancer patient. She died slowly and death was not pleasant one. He always used to go in her arms and started to cry. Then she created this room. She began to go out whenever she could. She use to go in shops and purchase things for him. Then she used to set them in perfect way. He still remembered that last day his Mom's condition was worst and still she insisted on buying one piece of art for his room. She was planning to buy beautiful peacock. But his father got confused and brought rose. It was beautiful red rose. His Mom started laughing and said " Today is not valentine day!!" His Dad smiled and said " But you are still as beautiful as you were on first valentine's day." It was lie. She was looking worst to Arun. But when he looked in his father's eyes, he sensed that his father was not lying. His father was seeing same woman who he loved. Then they decided to place that showpiece in centre of wall. It was so perfect. It was gesture of true love to him. Whenever he fought with Smita about something, he always went in that room and look for hours towards that rose. He felt strange strength in his soul. Few months ago he noticed that his daughter Rita was crying in corner. He went near her and asked her what happened. She told him that she had acne on skin and everyone was taunting on it. Rita " Dad they didn't talk about anything else except it. I tried so hard to get rid of it." Arun took deep breath and said " It is increasing because you are trying to get rid of it." " Then what does I suppose to do? Keep hearing those words? Then don't talk with me. They just keep talking about face. How much I tried to change subject they just keep going back to it. I accept I am ugly..." " But you are not ugly. You are beautiful. Even moon have spots!!" " Nice line. But it is useless in practical world when everyone started taunting about your face." Arun felt so sad and confused. He decided that this room helped him in his troubles then it might help his daughter too. He took her in that room. She came with him. He made one mug of coffee for himself and gave one to her too. She took it and started looking at him with confused face. Then he began to tell story of his Mom and his Dad. It told her every thing in such way that by end of story she was crying with emotions. She said " They suffered so much still they survived!! They are really great people. I must take inspiration from them." She was so inspired by it that from that day they both started visiting that room like some place worship where they get peace for their soul. They were so happy. They stared to think that this would help them. Rita had desire to become a writer. She started to think that she might write story on her grandmother. Arun was not happy about it at beginning. But when she said that she would put fictional names then he began to like that idea. Now they began to do it every day. He was sitting with his mug of hot coffee. She didn't like coffee that much so she took tea. Then they both discussed about his parents. His life was becoming more and more interesting in this process. He was excited today to go in that room and share his story. When he rang door bell, Purva opened door. Purva was not that much excited to see him. Purva must be planning something and she didn't want her parents to be there. He was not interested in distrubing her plans in any way. He just decided to go ahead with his plans. He just went inside without saying anything. He just decided to ignore Purva. He just hoped that she would vanish in her room like she always did. Purva never liked his company that much since Purva loved gossiping and he hated it. She was so fond of gossiping that whenever she started it then she couldn't stop for at least hour. He always hated it. He didn't like when his daughter became gossip queen and started chatting non stop. He hated it. He began to object her then she began to get frustrated so they both didn't like each other. But still they managed to tolerate each other. They managed it by staying away from each other so he felt that Purva would vanish but she stayed on same place. Purva didn't went away. She just kept observing her. Arun was so frustrated but he decided to ignore it. He went in kitchen and took out food. He saw that food was not enough. He sensed that Smita was not expecting his lunch. He decided to cook some eggs like his Mom used to do. He started cooking them. He was singing some song of his childhood without sensing. Rita came inside on that point. She hugged him happily from behind since she got good marks. Arun smiled. Even Purva joined them in their celebration. Then Arun told Rita to call Smita. That was Rita's call which Smita avoided. Then they decided to move ahead with their plans when she didn't took her call. They ordered nice lunch from hotel and made small party at house then they searched for movie. But Purva was not much interested in watching movie so Rita and Arun went out. They decided to make current booking for movie and even enjoy sometime in mall. They wanted to spend entire day happily. Purva didn't seem to show any interest in their plans, so they got ready and went away. Purva jumped with joy as soon as they went away. She wanted to search that room and inform her Mom all about it. She needed lots of time for it. And now Arun and Rita were out of picture for many hours so Purva could spy on them easily in relax mood. She began to feel so happy. Then she went in that room. She looked around. It was so perfect. She just liked it.
Smita finally created her entire plan for office purpose. She began to do different things as per their decision. She wanted to create her office work in perfect way. She sensed her ambition could provide her hopes. She started to create different sections of plan. She began to plan everything in perfect way for her office work. She started to think different way regarding different projects. She began to feel so hopeful. She was so happy that she didn't took that call. She didn't wanted to waste her time on her family specially on that room. She kept thinking about that room which was causing lot of troubles to her world. She didn't need to care so much about her family. She just needed to concentrate on professional things. She needed to concentrate on professional ways. She needed to create different positive aspects. She needed to act to achieve right side of her professional career. She didn't want to distrub her future by wasting it on simple family matters like that room. She began to feel so tense just by thinking about it. Then she noticed her mobile now Purva was calling her. She needed to take her call. Purva was her informer. She didn't want her daughter to spy on her father but Purva was doing it by her wishes. She couldn't just deny her help when she was getting it so willingly. She decided that she must took this call. Purva " Mom I am inside that room." Smita shivered. Smita " Why did you went there? I insist that you must come out or I will punish you!!" Purva didn't seem to hear her words. Purva was in her own world. Purva " Mom this room is so beautiful." " I know once upon a time it use to be our bedroom!!" " Then why did you change it?" " Because it is cursed!!" " What?!!" Then she heard Purva's scream. She shivered with fear. Smita immediately ran out of her office. She took cab and went to her house. She kept ringing her doorbell but nobody opened it. She began to search for her keys. Then she opened door. She ran inside. She went towards that room. Then she shivered. That room was full of blood. Purva was laying in blood. She couldn't recognise white and pale face of her daughter. She went near her. She started calling watchman. She looked towards Purva and she sensed that one showpiece had fallen on her head or someone hit her with it. Then she understood all. She knew that Arun must had done it. She didn't know what Arun was doing but she knew one thing that it was something wrong. Purva must had seen it so she got murdered by her own father. She immediately called Police. She was crying loudly now. She wanted to touch dead body of Purva but she didn't. She wanted to hang her murderer and it was more important for her than anything else. When Police came, she began to tell them all. She made it clear to them that her husband Arun and her elder daughter Rita was doing something in this room and Purva saw it so they murdered her. Everyone was shocked. Then Police turned to watchman and asked about Arun and Rita. Watchman " But they were gone few hours ago. They didn't return." Smita was so upset. Smita " They might have used some trick to enter." "Impossible Madam I am very careful about security. No one entered." Then constable who was looking around in room said " I think this girl was trying to pull down this showpiece and it fall on her head." Smita screamed " No..no they set everything to convince you. They want to convince world that this was something which happened." But everyone was confused. Her neighbour came near her and said " You are confused and upset. Your younger daughter is dead. Why did you want to send elder one to jail. Your husband might lose everything by your this mistake." Smita " But they killed her!!" Police took her statement. After sometime Arun came. He was so shocked. He started to run near his daughter but Police stopped him. Police " Your wife is saying you tried to kill your daughter." " What? It is nonsense. I went to movie.." Smita started screaming in strange way. She began to say " You are lying." Arun was so shocked. He started telling truth of that room to everyone. Police " We can confirm truth by CCTV. " Smita smiled. She began to scream on Arun " You have killed her to hide your dirty secret." Arun was so angry now. He wanted to punch her. She was no longer his wife in his eyes. She was his worst enemy. He began to feel that she never loved him. Entire time Rita was crying slowly. Then one lady Cop took her aside and asked her questions nicely. She began to told her all. " I got nice marks so I called Mom. She didn't took call. Then we decided to order food for us. We ate enjoyed.." Rita started crying. Then she controlled her tears again. She began to see face of her father before her eyes. She didn't want him to land in jail. " Then we went to movie." " Where?" " In multiplex. We have big mall near by you went there." Cop smiled. " Then your father is safe. Because mall and multiplex has security so we can confirm." " But I don't understand why Mom is doing this? She is trying to put Dad in jail." Cop didn't say anything for sometime then she said " I feel she lost her mind. She needed help of Doctor. She is truthfully acting like mad person." Rita shivered in fear. Her life was turning upside down in one day. She didn't understand where did she supposed to go for help. She needed to move ahead in life but she was feeling so hopeless. She was so scared that Cops might take her Dad to jail. They might arrest him. Her Dad was her strongest support. Her Mom never talked with her that much. She sensed that she lost connection with her Mom long ago. She began to cry.
Arun was so shocked. He didn't want to land in jail But if Smita kept talking about him this way , he would surely land in jail. They were calling him murderer of his daughter without cause. He wanted to see his daughter for last time but he didn't even got chance of it. He was so frustrated. He didn't understand what was happening. He sat before Cop and said " This room is full of my mother's memories who died due to cancer and I don't understand why did my wife doing this to me?" " Where were you when your daughter dying?" " In multiplex watching movie!!" He started to crying. It was such irony of faith that while his daughter was dying he was watching movie and laughing. He heard about such incidence but he never thought that he would experience one himself. But today he was truly facing it. Then he controlled himself and told about multiplex. Cop " Great now we can confirm immediately with CCTV footage and security." Arun sat there and kept answering. He was watching that Police car again and again. He didn't want to go in Police station but at same time he was not afraid. He was innocent!! Then mall confirmed it. Cop got call from other officers that he was telling truth. Cop " We are not arresting you. We will do postmartem then confirm remaining things about cause of death. But you must not leave town until it." Arun nodded. But Smita suddenly started screaming " I will not stay with this killer!!" She started running out like mad woman. Every one ran after her. They didn't let her go on road. Cop " We need to keep her in mental health care for some days." Arun nodded. Cop called ambulance and Smita was taken away. Rita came inside and hugged Arun. She started crying. Then one by one all went away. Just two of them remained in house. They didn't went in room. Arun " I don't know if I will feel peace in that room again." " You will Dad!! Just close your eyes and remember your Mom and Dad." He did it and all came before his eyes. He began to feel strength inside. He opened his eyes and said " If my Mom did so much for me during her sickness and pain, I can do many things for you. After all I am physically fit." Rita smiled. She hugged him and cried. Arun kept telling her " Don't worry your Mom will come back." But he knew that he couldn't bring back Purva so he just didn't mention it. Somewhere in his heart he knew that he must visit psychiatrist too. He decided to take appointments for himself and Purva too. He didn't want to become extreme case like Smita. He never sensed any signs or it was possible that it all happened just due to Purva's death. He didn't know but now he would visit psychiatrist and didn't take risk. He kept patting Rita on head. Then he closed his eyes and started remembering his parents. He felt as if he was taking courage out of their memories. A strength to achieve smile on worst day of life.
The End
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