Rohit's shop
Rohit began to arrange food counter. He watched it carefully. It was perfect. He wanted to arrange it in different style. He needed to sell them. It was so important to him. He felt so inferior when people around him started to sell products and he couldn't. He was just salesman but still he felt ownership towards that shop. He didn't understand when this attachment developed. He was working in this shop after trying few jobs but when he came here, he found how could a job become worship. His senior was an experienced mature man who used to come every day and arranged products in same way. He used to let him that it was like worship of God to him. The way person arranged things before God they arranged things of that shop. He convinced him that God was watching them. Slowly Rohit began to feel that God was really present around him. That shop began to feel like heaven. He knew that all those things were fake. It was just normal shop but still he felt strange obsession towards it. He kept observing every thing. He felt so happy when he work in that shop. He had his home but it was not that pleasant. He had wife and two kids but he never felt so happy in house. They didn't understand him. They kept talking about different things. He didn't know anything about them. They discussed about latest fashion or latest movie. He didn't know anything about it. Sometimes they discussed about serials on TV. But he couldn't comment even on them. His wife Rati once insisted that he must watch TV with them. She wanted him to be part of her life. It happened immediately after their marriage. She wanted him to enjoy life with her. She was so interested in wandering in different places with him. He knew it but he was not interested in traveling. But at that time his Mom was alive. His Mom was fond of traveling too so he arranged for them both. But he needed male companion too. He started searching but Rati said " Don't worry I will manage." Rati was wise and practical girl. She managed everything in perfect way. He never needed to worry. She accepted he was not interested in traveling but she wanted some common interest between them so she insisted on watching TV with him. He started doing it after coming home. He tried hard to get involved but nothing seemed to work. He needed to feel happiness in his soul. He sensed one thing that he just felt it in shop. But he pretended perfectly before Rati. She always felt that he forced to work for money. She always felt that he couldn't avoid it. Rati felt that she must cooperate with him. She felt that it was her duty. She needed money to run household so she never complained. Then their kids came in their life and Rati became so busy that she didn't have time for him. She kept apologising for not giving him time but truthfully he never wanted it. He wanted to be unhappy about it. He didn't feel so. He felt upset and sad about entire incidence. He didn't understand how could he feel like this. He needed to feel something about family which was important and he felt that it was normal too. But he was not feeling anything. He was just in love with his shop. He needed to understand cause but he didn't. He sensed one thing. He just wanted to stay in shop. In shop he kept arranging and rearranging things. He began to decorate things around shop. He felt as if he had landed in heaven. He was trying to think about other things in life. But he was busy in thinking just about shop. When other people were talking about kids, he kept talking about shop. He kept discussing just about shop. Rati was also interested in shop so she never objected. She also started taking interest in it. She began to feel arranging shop was very important for her too. She was also important part of this shop. She was also arranging different items on different shelfs of shop. She needed to arrange all in pleasant way. She knew that she was not in shop but in her mind she started to go in shop. Rohit always thought that Rati would object one day. She might fight like wives of other employees. Other employees kept telling him that they were not permitted to discuss work in house whenever they started to discuss about shop their wives started arguing but Rati never did it. Rati always permitted him to talk about shop. He didn't want to drag her but she seemed perfectly happy while chatting about it. She didn't want to change subject. He was so happy that he married to Rati who appreciated his work. But when kids started to grow, they began to object. They started saying " Dad don't bring your work home!!" He stopped discussing. But he still loved his shop same way. He began to set everything in proper style. He began to look at it again and again. Another staff member Mandar entered. Mandar was watching him with full attention. Mandar never understood how could someone love one shop like that. He was observing Rohit since first day. Rohit seemed to care so much for this shop. He felt sometimes even their Boss didn't. One day one wallpaper was damaged due to leak from roof. Rohit was so concerned. He kept calling Boss about it again and again. Finally Boss came in shop. Mandar was so shocked to see face of his Boss. Boss was literally red with anger. He asked " Where is that idiot Rohit?" Then Rohit was inside store room. He was opening products which had came for sale. He began to arrange them. He wanted to keep them properly. But when Boss started screaming, he needed to come out. Boss started abusing him. Rohit said nothing. He kept listening. But one thing became clear to Manadar that Rohit gave at least 100 missed calls to Boss for that leakage. Boss told him clearly " After this I am not going to give you any money." Rohit nodded. Next day Rohit used his own money to repair and shamelessly their Boss never paid back. Mandar hated Boss for this. But Mandar didn't understand Rohit. Rohit could do anything for shop. Sometimes this scare Mandar since one by one owner were selling their shops one day their owner might do same thing. Mandar didn't want to face Rohit on that day. He knew that he didn't dare to see those sorrows which Rohit might suffer. Then Rohit started calling Mandar and Mandar came out of his nightmare world and ran to help Rohit.
Rohit was not concerned about anything. He was just busy in arranging things. He wanted to create pleasant atmosphere in his shop. Soon his permanent customer started coming like that small boy with pink cheeks. He always came with Mom and he took candy while his Mom took grocery for house. Rohit always played with that small boy when Mom began to select products. He waited. Then that small boy came inside shop. He was jumping with joy. Rohit felt so happy whenever he saw that boy. This boy was first customer who called him Santa Claus. He loved that name. Rohit sensed that in this shop he felt like Santa Claus. He could distribute things. Of course he couldn't gave them free. But still he gave few things free sometimes which managed to give them happiness. He felt so much joy when he managed to get something extra from supplier and then he gifted it to customers. He felt strange happiness in soul. He didn't understand how could he achieved happiness without shop. He kept watching around shop to find something for little boy. Then he located one ball. It came free on some toy. He supposed to give it with toy but customer didn't demanded and he totally forgot. He had plenty of such free gifts. Customer didn't value free gifts. But sometimes he intentionally kept them with him. He wanted to give them to his favorite customers. He saw that beautiful ball. It was so nice and colourful. It had different kind of shine in it. He loved that ball. He took it and gave to that boy. That boy gave him sweet innocent smile. Boy " You are so nice. I will miss you." Rohit felt so sad and confused. He needed to feel happy in soul and for it he needed this nice boy as customer too. But if parents of that boy decided to shift then entire issue would be different. He knew that they could shift anywhere after all good job is always most important thing for them. " Why did you say that? Are you going to stay somewhere else?" Little boy looked confused. " No..no Mom was saying yesterday to Dad that this shop is sold to builder so it is going to be closed soon." Rohit suddenly felt strange fear. Until now his life was perfect. He didn't needed to worry about anything. But somewhere in background he kept hearing those voices which were telling that shops were getting sold one by one. Actually shopkeepers were not making that much profits. He knew that even his shop after his so many efforts not achieving much. It was not even managing all amount of maintenance. He managed to get make good sale but prices were increasing. They didn't manage to get that much money how hard they might try to sell. Many shopkeepers wanted to just get rid of this tension. He sensed that his owner was thinking same thing. He sensed that for first time when he demanded repairing of leakage but his Boss didn't appear. On mobile he kept giving excuses. But Rohit knew that his Boss wanted to avoid spending on shop. He began to feel that if shop got damaged customers would be reduced and products would be damaged good excuse for Boss to sell shop. He knew on every step his Boss was trying to show off that shop was useless. But with own efforts Rohit managed to keep it best. He worked hard. But this little boy opened new fear in his soul. It was possible that Boss was not spending money on shop since he was going to sell it. He began to feel so helpless. This shop was every thing to him. He couldn't tell any one why but it was. Still he felt one thing it was. This shop was his world. Every decoration in that shop was touching his soul. It was creating wonderful appeal on him. That shop had different touches inside which were touching his soul. He knew one thing that this shop was his world. Suddenly he got one idea. What if he would purchase shop himself! He liked this idea. He was not rich but he still had some land from his inheritance in village then one small house in village. He could sell them all. This way he would easily earn money to purchase that shop. He smiled and told to little boy. " We will not sell shop. If Boss decide to sell then I will purchase it." Boy looked tense. Boy was not convinced. Boy " But Mom was telling builder already took it. And builder wanted to built something big like mall. She was saying that builder would offer you larger salary. It was so strange. Builder was planning to give big amount to all in return of shops and he would keep old employees too if they decided to stay. But most of them were leaving. Mom was saying they didn't trust builder that much. After all he is unknown. They took money from Boss. Your Boss didn't give you money?!!" Rohit understood all. Boss was hiding everything since he was planning to sell shop and he didn't want to give money to employees. He wanted everything for himself. It was so wrong. Rohit wanted to cry but he didn't since he couldn't. Then Mom of that boy came when he tried to question her. She avoided them by saying she needed to get home early. He knew that she was not in hurry since when she was about to cross road she located her friend. She started talking and he noticed that they were chatting for hours. So she didn't wanted to answer him. That shop was important to him. He decided that he must make inquires. He turned to Mandar. " Mandar you must handle shop for some time." Mandar was so shocked. This was unique incidence. Rohit never left shop. Rohit was leaving his shop for first time without cause. Rohit felt strange fear when he left shop on that day. He felt so helpless. He needed help. He never chatted with neighborhood much. He was always busy with own shop. But now he needed to know about situation. He needed to know about this builder and his motive in this purchasing. He didn't want builder to purchase his shop. He wanted to keep it. He might become owner if it was necessary for his Boss to sell it. He started looking around to find someone who could tell him about this issue. He began to observe in every window.
Amit was arranging all his stuff when he noticed Rohit. He knew that Rohit managed shop next door. Actually not exactly next door but little bit ahead. But Rohit was considered most sincere employee. Amit was planning his new shop now. He didn't want to sell this one but building was offering good money. He could buy another shop with it and still managed to keep few amount in saving account. He knew that his new shop would not be located on main road but he had few permanent customers and any way new customers were not buying big things from him. Mostly they just brought some candy or can of soft drink. It was not that much important. He didn't understand why should he waste time just for this location so he decided to change. But he wanted someone like Rohit to take care of his shop. Rohit truly cared for his first shop so he would care for next one too. So he decided to call him inside. Rohit was so confused but when he noticed Amit from display window. He understood by his gestures that Amit wanted to talk with him. He was so happy after sensing this. He always thought that no one knew him. He locked himself so much inside shop that he didn't chatted with anyone. He kept taking care of his own shop. He was so sure in which shop he supposed to go. But he felt so pleased when someone called him inside. Amit invited him on counter. Amit smiled and asked " Do you like something to drink?" He pointed towards items on shelf. " No thanks. I don't want spend my money. I want to save. Actually I wanted to buy my shop." Amit started laughing without second thought. Then when he sensed that Rohit was upset, he controlled himself. " That builder is rich and he is paying large amount and it is not something possible for us. I mean commoner like us. You can't pay as much as him." Rohit was so shocked. Rohit " I can sell everything I have for this shop.." " But still it is not enough. Don't you sense!! You have already sold yourself for this shop in one salary. Now what else you have to spend on shop?!!" Rohit felt so sad and helpless. He began to sense that he was so useless. He never felt sadness in life this way. Amit patted him on shoulder. Amit " I know you are nice person and you served your Boss honestly. I can't help you. That builder is rich and this is world of rich people. Rich kept getting all while poor need to adjust.." Amit saw tears in Rohit's eyes so he stopped talking. Amit was determined now that he must help this man. At beginning he was doing it for just his benefits but now he felt real sorrow for him. Rohit's owner didn't care for him. He always kept feeling it from start. Rohit worked so hard but didn't benefited at all. Mandar wanted to help him. " Don't worry. I have nice shop.." but Rohit was not interested in it. Rohit " I will talk to my lawyer. I want that shop. I will pay as much as owner want." " What if he asked for one million?!! Do you have that much?" Rohit was shocked. Rohit " But that shop is not that costly!!" " But if you start to look desparate he would ask more and more and truthfully in this situation you are desparate and that builder is too. If you demand then your owner will just increase price and sell it to builder." Rohit felt so sad. He started crying. Amit was so shocked. He never saw grown up man like this. But he knew that Rohit was too depressed. Amit tried to console him. After sometime Rohit went back. He immediately called owner of shop and he began to argue. He was cursing owner so much that Mandar came running to see. Mandar was so scared when he understood that Rohit was cursing their Boss. He began to tell Rohit in low voice " Don't do that to boss or boss will fire you." Rohit looked shocked at this reaction. He didn't want to take it easy. He wanted to instigate entire staff of shop. Rohit screamed " Boss sold this shop without informing us and it is not right.." every one nodded. There were three more servant working in that shop. But they were not so attached. They were just concerned for job. Then one said " Amit sir is planning to open shop. We can shift there." Mandar was so happy to hear that. He immediately turned to Rohit and said " Sir you can manage it. Amit sir always liked your work." Rohit screamed angrily. Rohit " I am not going to leave this shop." They all looked at him with tension. Entire day Rohit kept convincing every one that they were not selling shop. Mandar many times tried to correct him but Rohit didn't paid attention to him. Then when time came to close shop Rohit said " I will sleep in shop." All staff felt shocked. They wanted to object but they didn't have right. They all just went away. Rohit never mentioned to them that Boss fired him and he was no longer their Boss. As soon as they went away, Rohit took out can of oil. He started throwing it around shop. He thought that everyone left but Mandar didn't. He wanted to convince Rohit to talk with Amit. He needed job. He couldn't do it before others. He wanted to tell Rohit at least to talk about giving him job. He waited until all went away. When every one left he immediately went inside and he smelt oil. He tried to rush but by then Rohit managed to throw it around. Mandar started screaming and calling for help. Luckily few people from road heard it. They all came inside. It was not easy to control Rohit. They needed to work hard. Finally they managed and Mandar closed shop. He forcibly took Rohit out of that shop. Then he literally dragged him to one auto but auto driver objected after sensing smell. " You must clean him first or he would burn entire Auto. " Mandar was so confused. He decided to call owner. He told everything to owner. Owner started abusing Rohit and said " I would send people to clean. But I will call cops too." Mandar wanted to convince him to forgive Rohit but call was already disconnected. Then Mandar managed to find some water. He forced Rohit to clean himself then he found one truck who tried to let them seat behind and they went to Rohit's house.
Rati was shocked when Cops rang her door bell. Kids started to look at Cops too. Cop "Where is your husband? " " At shop?!!" " No he tried to burn shop and ran away from there with his friend." Rati began to shiver with fear. She was so confused. She never expected this from Rohit. He was obsessed with shop. How could he burn shop? " Officer you must be doing some mistake my husband love that shop he can't burn it?" " He did when he understood owner was selling it." " What?! I don't know anything. Every thing was just fine when he left for job today. He don't know anything about this selling of shop. It might have upset him. But he couldn't burn property like this!!" " He tried to. But his friend stopped him." Rati started crying slowly. On that point Mandar came with Rohit. Rohit was moving like robot now. Mandar came ahead. Mandar explained all. Mandar " Officer try to understand. He is unsound." They all looked at him. Rohit was looking so strange. Rati was so shocked. He didn't seem like man who went to shop. Cop " Then we must confirm with Doctor!" Mandar agreed. Then they took Rohit to Police station. They called Doctor. After checking Rohit properly Doctor suggested that he was having mental trouble. By then owner came. After seeing his face Rohit started to run towards him like mad person. He started to demand shop. He began to threaten owner in every way. Rati was crying so much. She was trying hard to pull Rohit away. But nothing was working. Finally owner went out then only Rohit calmed down. It was so upsetting. Rati went out asking for forgiveness to owner. She was literally ready to touch his feet when owner agreed to take back case. Then Cops suggested psychiatrist. Rati nodded. She didn't see much option. She was so upset. She thought that understanding his obsession with shop would increase earning but it all turned in wrong way. Psychiatrist told her that he was suffering from Depression. He said that they should have sensed that Rohit was not owner of shop still he was acting like one and living in his dream world. Rati said she thought that it would help earning. Then psychiatrist told them to admit Rohit in hospital. Rati agreed. But she was scared about financial crisis now. Mandar introduced her to Amit and she started working for him. Her life was no longer normal. She knew that kids were suffering too. But they waited with patience. One day Rohit came back. Rati didn't have much hopes from him. But her guess proved wrong. He was normal and in fact better. He took new job. He was earning good salary and he was even giving her time. Kids were so happy with this new Dad that they personally called Psychiatrist to thank him. Now Rati sat to watch TV with Rohit and he slowly put his hand on her shoulder. She felt so happy. Finally she was enjoying true love in her life. She was so happy. Her nightmare was over. Her husband was normal.
The End
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