Pradip’s picnic
Pradip was planning something nice for himself. It was important for him. He was taking vacation after so much time. He knew that he deserved that vacation. In fact his entire family deserved it. He was so happy while planning. He came home happily. He had planned for perfect camping. It was wonderful picnic. He knew that it would make all so happy. He began to look for hotels. He wanted five star hotel but he knew that it was impossible to get. He began to feel so restless. He could see smile on his son’s face if he could book five star. It had swimming pools! He wanted to teach swimming to his boy. He couldn’t imagine taking him in sea to swim as his Dad did. His Dad never care about health or danger. His Dad was just selfish man who spent entire life for himself. He was not like that he wanted best for his son. But when he saw prices of his hotel, he felt so confused. He decided to go for cheap hotel. He couldn’t spend so much on just one vacation. He needed to save for his daughter’s education & marriage. He felt so sad at thought of his daughter’s marriage. Dipti was his favourite. He always loved her. His son Rajat was so naughty. Everything was managed just by Dipti. He knew that Rajat kept demanding. He told himself that he couldn’t keep surrendering to every luxurious wish of his son. He decided to go for cheap version. He couldn’t waste money. He selected cheaper version & called his son. Rajat came running in room. He showed fancy room of hotel in those photos. Rajat looked towards them. Rajat was small boy so he didn’t understand difference. Rajat just smiled sweetly. Rajat “ Wow this is nice. I loved it.” Pradip smiled. But then suddenly Rajat added “ Dad is it five star hotel?” Pradip felt so nervous. He was planning to fool innocent child by showing those photos. Pradip started to feel so frustrated. Pradip “ It’s just normal hotel.” Suddenly Rajat started to look upset. “ Dad don’t trust those photos! Normal hotels don’t have Swimming pools like that! Dad you don’t understand..” after it Rajat started insisting on five star hotel. Pradip looked towards price & said “Sorry but it’s too costly!” Rajat gave him angry look. Then Rajat screamed “ You are just useless! I don’t want picnic in cheap hotel.” Rajat angrily ran out of room. Pradip felt so sad. He knew that he could manage to book hotel but he needed to save for their future. He needed a nice flat for Rajat. His parents didn’t gave flat to him. He was still struggling to get one flat with his ownership on it. Now he wanted one flat for himself & one for Rajat. He was planning to give his flat to Dipti after his & his wife’s death while Rajat could live in new flat with his wife. He didn’t want to force his lifestyle on Rajat. His parents always kept them in joint family. They didn’t enjoy independence they deserved. It was not as if his parents didn’t want it but they didn’t have enough money for it. He felt so sad when he thought about it. He knew that he needed to save. He wanted to earn more. He felt that Rajat was too small to understand it. But he knew that one day Rajat would think that he did right thing. He felt so stressed. He didn’t understand how could he convince his son Rajat that he needs to compromise today for good future. He knew that Rajat didn’t understand it. He went in Kitchen. His wife Trupti was cooking. She was getting everything ready. She worked so hard in house. Many times he felt that she needed to tell her relax little bit but it was not possible. He went near her & told her sweetly. “ I just planned to book one hotel with swimming pool!” She smiled “ Great.” “ But it’s not five star hotel so Rajat is upset.” He noticed change in her face. She was clearly disappointed too. But she smiled & managed to hide it. She said “ Just ignore him! He is just small kid.” But on her face it was clearly written that she totally agreed with her son. Pradip nodded. He once again went back to room. He checked prices. They were too high. He couldn’t manage to waste so much money on one single trip. He felt so upset. He suddenly began to lose interest in trip too. He started to feel that he might not interested in Picnic at all. He wanted happiness for himself. He began to hope that he would enjoy Picnic in perfect way. He started to plan arrangements. He suddenly started to feel why didn’t he plan Picnic near by & just for himself. After all his family was not interested. He could go in some cheap motel. He could enjoy. He came out & went to Trupti. “ Are you interested in Picnic?”she smiled & said “ Of course. I want it! I want to go somewhere nice. You can find perfect place. I am sure we will enjoy there.” He nodded. But he was no longer interested in it. Rajat managed to depress him. He began to feel that it was waste of money. He felt so confused. “ I don’t understand what I supposed to do!” She turned to him & pushed him towards room while saying “ Just book it.” He nodded. He booked two rooms. But he was still confused. He didn’t understand what was right & what was wrong. He wanted his best for family but he didn’t understand what was best. He didn’t what he felt. He began to pack but he was not sure even his son Rajat was interested in him. It was so upsetting. He wanted wonderful things for himself too but after becoming father he supposed to care for his kids. He booked rooms & went out. Dipti came back just from college. Her result was in her hand. It was not as good as she wanted. He went near her with smile & told her about Picnic. She nodded & started to cry. “ What happened?” “ I can’t able to get admission to course of my choice! Now my entire career will be destroyed!” “ You can try something else!” “ it’s not that easy!” Dipti started to cry more loudly. Rajat came out too. Pradip sensed one thing. He did big mistake by booking rooms for them. Pradip knew that no one wanted to go on Picnic now. Pradip felt so upset. Trupti suddenly came near him. Trupti “ Cancel that booking!” He nodded & did it. She began to look relaxed. Pradip decided one thing after this. He would never plan any picnic for them all. He was so happy when he managed cancel booking. It was best thing that happened to him. He didn’t care that he was smiling when his daughter was crying. He didn’t even notice that his Son Rajat was watching him. He just kept nodding. It was so pleasant for him that he canceled picnic.
Rajat was watching Pradip with shock. His father was smiling when his sister Dipti was crying. He knew that Dipti was alway favourite of his father. Rajat began to feel something was wrong with her Dad. Rajat saw him laughing. Rajat didn’t understand cause but then Rajat felt that he might be just didn’t want to go on Picnic in that hotel too. Rajat decided to ignore. But Rajat was observing carefully. His Dad was acting so odd. He didn’t understand proper cause but it was upsetting. His Dad always kept claiming that he put kids before himself but now Rajat started to sense difference in Pradip’s attitude. Pradip needed to handle all. Pradip was so stressed. But still Pradip was laughing instead of handling. Trupti was doing all counselling of Dipti while Pradip was just watching. In heart Pradip was happy to cancel booking. Pradip wanted to do it alone & now he was planning to do it alone. Pradip knew that if he had taken trip with family now he couldn’t have able to take personal trip. He wanted to go out alone. He was feeling so sad. He knew that he did wrong. But he knew that he didn’t objected them. He acted nicely with them. It was complicated. He decided that he should ask again. He went back to Rajat’s room. Rajat looked towards him with anger. Pradip began to feel guilty. Pradip decided that he should forget Picnic entirely. Pradip began to ask Rajat about his school. Rajat gave him confused look. Rajat sensed that Pradip was really concerned. He began to feel that Pradip was upset but Rajat felt that it was possible that Pradip couldn’t show normal expression due to stress. He thought that Pradip was trying to hide his emotions from him. Rajat smiled & Pradip felt relaxed. Pradip “ Actually I began to feel maybe that Picnic was wrong idea. I want to go but no one was really interested!” Rajat immediately agreed. Rajat “ Yes Dad. It was wrong idea! I don’t want to join it!” Pradip nodded. Then Pradip suddenly added “ Will you mind if I go alone?” Now Rajat didn’t like this idea. Rajat suddenly began to feel that he might like to try. Rajat “ On second thought just do that booking we will come.” Pradip felt nervous. Pradip nodded. He immediately booked those rooms again. He was so confused. He wanted to take his family but he was so tense. He felt that they might disliked it. He came out & told Dipti. Dipti was so upset. Dipti didn’t understand how could they plan picnic. Dipti began to scream “ You don’t care for me. You care just for Rajat. After all I am a girl!” Pradip felt guilty. Pradip knew that it wasn’t true but still this line managed to hit target. He knew that all wanted boy instead of girl when Dipti was born. He knew that all discussed it before Dipti when Trupti was pregnant at Rajat’s time. Trupti gave her frustrated look. Trupti “ Stop this nonsense! This is not that big issue. We can go to Picnic. It will just remove your stress.” But Dipti started crying loudly. It was so upsetting. Every one was looking at each other. Finally Trupti said “I will stay with Dipti. You can go with Rajat.” But Pradip felt so confused. He didn’t want Dipti to think that he didn’t wanted her. He didn’t even understand what he felt now. He wanted son or daughter. He felt so confused. Pradip said “ I think I shall cancel..” but then suddenly Dipti screamed “ I will come. I need to do some nature painting.” He was nervous. He didn’t want to go anywhere. But he knew that now entire family wanted to go. Trupti smiled. Trupti “ Yes..yes we can go. You can draw different paintings.” Pradip felt so sad. Now he needed to carry all luggage. Those paintings needed canvas & large wooden stand. He was nothing but person to carry their items. He hated it. He wanted his life & his vacation too. Soon he found out that Trupti & Dipti managed to pack lots of luggage. It looked so heavy. He began to regret his decision to get married. Since marriage he regretted it every day! Trupti was nice wife but she was never in love with him. He could see it written in her eyes. He knew that she kept hiding it again & again. He knew that she was forced to get married to him. He never understood why. Sometimes he felt that she was still chat with that friend who might be cause of this. He didn’t like it. He couldn’t object it. He felt that he was unnecessarily imagining things. But Trupti never acted with him natural something always seemed like hidden. He knew that he couldn’t back out now. He couldn’t back out in case of Picnic or his marriage. He went inside & he tried to pick up one heavy bag. He managed to take it. He was perfect but then he went back in his room & suddenly his arm started paining. He began to scream in pain. He wanted it to stop paining. But it was not. He started screaming so loudly that everyone came running in room. Trupti began to look so scared. She started to call Doctor. Soon Watchman came inside. Few neighbours also came out to look towards them. It was so upsetting. He tried to feel okay but he couldn’t. He kept screaming. Finally Ambulance came. He was given medicine & he fell asleep. He didn’t sense anything for long time. He was so stressed when he woke up in hospital. He regretted taking that bag in his arm. He was sure that it managed to dislocate his shoulder or fracture his arm. Life was not easy for him anymore. He knew that now he would suffer. Even after taking painkillers he was feeling pain in arms. He hoped that they would but it was not helping him. He was feeling so sick. He just closed his eyes & he kept sleeping. He knew that he was not feeling okay. He knew that he was doomed. He didn’t want to cry but he could feel tears already started coming. He couldn’t even rub them. He was feeling so nervous. Now he might lose promotion in his job too. They couldn’t permit him such long holiday. It was going to be big trouble for him. He felt so sad & upset. He started to think positively. But he couldn’t. His entire life was going in wrong way. He needed someone who could guide it in right way. He needed it to be turn in right way entirely. He felt so sad by this. He tried to control his tears but he couldn’t.
Trupti was watching all with fear. She knew that bag was too heavy but she never thought that it would become so serious. She ran towards Doctor to ask what went wrong. But Doctor kept looking towards report with confused expression. Doctor “ It all seem perfect in X-ray. I feel it must be muscular pain.” She was so shocked. “ I don’t get it. He is screaming in such a pain.” “ I know but frankly I can’t find any cause.” Trupti felt that she needed to change Doctor. No doubt Doctor sensed it too. He immediately added. “ I recommend expert to you.” He gave other name & number. She nodded. She didn’t plan to go to this Doctor. She called her brother & told all to him. Her brother immediately called his friend who was connected to Doctor. They decided to shift Pradip immediately. So Pradip once again went in ambulance. Pradip was so scared. Now he knew that something was really serious. He kept trying to calm down. Once again they checked him. For hours they kept taking his different tests then finally Nurse took him back to his room. He was so scared. He asked her “ What’s wrong with me?” She smiled & said “ Nothing!” He didn’t say anything. He thought that something was seriously wrong so she was lying to him. He tried hard to control his tears. But he couldn’t. His pillow was getting wet due to his tears. He hated crying especially it’s display like this. But sadly he was so handicap this time that he couldn’t control it. He couldn’t move his hand. He kept crying slowly. He wanted to feel normal. He was waiting for Trupti. While Trupti was waiting outside for Doctors. Trupti was so tense. She knew that she never able to give her heart to Pradip. She tried her best but still she couldn’t forget her past. Sometimes she felt that Pradip sense it. But she didn’t want him to understand. She tried so hard to handle it. She was involved with one boy. They didn’t date that much. But they exchanged letters. Her family disapproved him. She tried to convince but it didn’t work. She didn’t want to take risk of upsetting her family so she married as they wanted. She didn’t keep contact with that boy but still sometimes he wrote her letters. He didn’t tell about her love. He just asked about her life. She always wrote that she was perfect. But truthfully she was not & now it became worst since Doctor were not telling her what was wrong with Pradip. Once again that Doctor came & said “ According to X-ray he is perfect. We will conduct some tests. But did he had some stress? Is it possible that it might be mental?” Trupti felt so upset by all. She started to get restless. She knew that everything was not fine but she was not planning to confess it. She asked “ It might be muscle?!” “ We can’t deny it but I don’t feel muscle pain can cause so much pain. He is literally screaming. We can’t see any swelling or red marks around arms too. This is strange case. If you ask me go to Psychiatrist. Any way I prescribe some painkillers & you can take him home. I can’t do anything further.” Trupti nodded. She felt so hopeless. She knew that now her entire family would blame her. She supposed to keep him happy. She tried so hard! But it didn’t seem to work. She went inside room. Pradip was waiting for her. Pradip immediately asked “ What happened to me?” She said “ Nothing!” He looked confused. He didn’t understand why she was telling him lie. He gave her confused look. “ I don’t understand!” She said with sad expression “ They feel you might need Psychiatrist.” After this he was so angry. He tried to push his arm. But it began to pain so much. He tried to convince himself that it was not paining. It was so frustrating. It was really causing too much pain. He was so upset. He tried hard to stop it. He didn’t sense that he was screaming like mad person. He didn’t sense that he was declaring himself mad before all. He just wanted to stop his pain. Trupti tried to calm down him. But nothing worked. Finally Nurse came running in room with Doctor & they injected him. Doctor gave serious look to Trupti. “ He needed Psychiatrist. I don’t doubt it. You need to start it immediately.” She nodded. She asked about name. Then she called for appointment. Luckily Psychiatrist agreed to give emergency appointment. She told all. Then she took Pradip back in home. Pradip kept sleeping whole time. It was so frustrating. Pradip started to stay in room whole time. Kids were watching. Soon Dipti & Rajat started to ask what was wrong with Pradip. Pradip needed to go to work too. He began to tie his arm. Then one day he brought belt to restrain movement of hand. He began to feel so upset. He tried all. Finally he decided to visit Psychiatrist. He took appointment. Then he waited outside. After sometime his number came & he went inside. He didn’t told Trupti about it. He wanted to do it alone. He showed his hand. Psychiatrist found nothing wrong in it. Then he told entire incidence. Slowly he began to tell all step by step. Finally he confessed about Trupti’s ex boyfriend. Psychiatrist nodded. Psychiatrist “ Sometimes such things happen. But have you told your wife to stop chatting with him?” “ No.. I can’t actually prove it.” “ Your arm is paining since you don’t want to forgive your wife. You don’t want to help her. But if you ask me, you need to talk with her. Tell her you dislike her talking with her boyfriend. She might stop it. That boyfriend might be asking her simple questions. But I feel it is causing big problem. You need to tell her you are jealous. Your jealousy is wrong. But she might forgive & stop chatting too. Do you feel same way when she talk with other men?” “ No..no it is just about him.” Then Pradip talked for long time with Psychiatrist. When he came home, he directly told her. Trupti first time felt relieved. She said “ Okay. I will stop.” It was over. From next day Trupti felt so relaxed. Her guilt was gone. She no longer felt that she was not in love with Pradip. She sensed that guilt of hiding was causing all. She decided to tell to Pradip. She began to tell all. Pradip began to feel relaxed too. Then Pradip told about Psychiatrist. They both went there. After discussion they felt as if they would start all again. Pradip’s arm stopped paining step by step. All started to get normal. Kids were observing all but they didn’t say anything. They didn’t understand how much their kids managed to understand but kids didn’t want to discuss so they didn’t discuss. Finally all became well. Then one day Pradip booked five star hotel for Picnic. He sensed that he had enough money & he wanted to stay in today. He knew if need arise he would manage whatever came before him tomorrow. So they went to Picnic with smile & Pradip felt as if it was his honeymoon since he sensed that romance in his life which he never sensed before.
The End
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