His heaven
Samir was excited about new plan. He was planning to find some new house but instead of it his wife Shruti told him they could shift with her grandparents. They wanted hopes in life. They were soon starting family. Shruti was pregnant. They wanted to save money for nice house. They wanted a house where their child could smile & live happily. Samir was so happy when he began to think how much his child would like to play with great grandparents. He was thinking about it when suddenly Shruti came in room. Shruti “ My Grandpa wanted us to use back door. They didn’t want our disturbance in their life. Samir was confused. He thought that this arrangement was made willingly. Samir asked “ I don’t understand. I thought we are living with your grandparents!” Shruti gave him frustrated look. Shruti “ I told you. We are living in house of my grandparents. I never said with them! My grandparents didn’t want to give any part of that house to us but my parents had right on it so we talked with them & finally it was decided that we will stay there. This way that part would remain with us.” He wanted a pleasant house which would have positivity inside. But it was not happening. This house didn’t seem positive. He said slowly “ Maybe we need to find some place where we can live with authority?..” Shruti was so angry. Shruti screamed “ We have authority on house. Do you understand? Why you need to act like emotional fool? Be practical. We need house my parents are doing favour by giving us one. Instead of appreciating why you need to count fault in it! You are getting house from your in-laws! How many manage to get like that? Ask yourself! You should be thanking my parents instead you are counting their faults..” “ I am not saying anything against your parents. I just thought I am forcing them to give this house.” Immediately Shruti smiled. “ Ohh you got it all wrong. You thought that you are forcing my parents! No honey. You are such angel. You will never act like that.” Samir smiled nervously. Samir was not happy about this arrangement but he knew that he couldn’t object Shruti. Step by step life was moving the way she wanted. He couldn’t stop her. All seemed to be agreeing with her. Shruti always got great plan to earn money & they all wanted him to follow it. He wanted peace & happiness but it wasn’t possible without money. He knew Shruti for long time. Shruti wanted pleasant career. But their life wasn’t moving that way. They kept getting stuck in different issues. It was so sad. She got one job but it didn’t give her much earnings. She wanted more earnings. Finally with help of her Uncle’s influence she managed to find new job & he also needed to shift for it. He had shop so he could surely start them in two places. He had large family lots of parents so expansion was welcome thought. They were so happy due to this shop. He decided to take loan for shop so he didn’t want another loan for his house. It was essential to get some help. But he was expecting a house with cheaper loan. He wanted helpful people around during delivery. Samir said slowly “ I can’t keep you alone to house during days in this stage?” “ Don’t worry. This is big place my parents will join us.” He was so scared. He didn’t want to stay with his in-laws. He preferred his privacy. He slowly asked “ What are you talking about?” “ My entire family will stay there. It will be so much easier.” Samir was so upset. “ I don’t like this idea.” “ But..” “ I needed my privacy. If you want you can stay with your parents for sometime. I will rent one house. This way you can visit your parents sometimes & stay with me too.” Shruti “ But it will be double expenses.” He suddenly got one idea. “ I am purchasing one shop. I will built one room there. This way we can get home & shop both.” Shruti nodded. Shruti was greedy every time. She wanted more & more. She was happy to get house & shop. But in his heart he was so upset by entire incidence. He wanted to feel positive but he kept feeling so negative. Life was moving in such a negative way. He didn’t want that negativity. He told himself that everything would be fine when he would settle his shop. He would get enough money & his wife would join him with baby. Shruti looked around house. Shruti “ In this condition I can’t help you much in shifting so I will call my Mom today. She will take me with her. In our grandparent’s house we have settled all in some area.” He nodded. So she was going away. He looked around. She had collected multiple things. He never wanted them. She wanted all sort of things. She was not ready to give up anything. He didn’t understand importance of those empty containers. But she wanted them all. If he decided to throw them, she would get so much upset. She tried her best to feel positive about all. He knew that she kept getting upset on his every move sometimes he felt that it was better that she wouldn’t be present in shifting. He didn’t want her around. He dated her since she was beautiful & nice girl. He tried his best to show his love. He was trying so hard to fall in love with her. He married to just prove that he was in love. He needed some girl. His family was insisting. He tried to settle but Shruti was only one who seemed to agree to date & then marry him. He was not rejected by girls but they kept demanding things which he couldn’t give. He was not so rich. He was just one partner of shop chain owner. They all assumed lots of money from him. But he didn’t have it. Shruti knew his financial status from beginning but she was okay with it. She needed one life partner he was perfect. Soon she called her Mom & planned to go away. He began to look around in house. He started to plan how could he managed to shift things. Most importantly he needed to make changes in shop. He knew that luckily his shop had two floor & basement too. So now he needed to use basement as house. He decided to go for it. He knew that it might look problematic but it was okay. He needed to pay attention to shop. But when he discussed with architect she told him that he would use second floor as house since basement would be better as shop. She said “ Second floor can be separated from shop. I mean we can create small room this way around stairs this way your house will be separate from shop.” He smiled & agreed. He knew that his Architect knew a lot better than him. He was glad to get home & shop in one budget. He didn’t want two loans. He began to plan & work hard to get his area properly arranged.
Samir began to think how could be manage. Clearly shop was ready but house might take sometime. He needed to store all his stuff in this house until all was not done. He decided that first he needed to visit his shop. He was feeling so tense. He needed to first shift items of shop. He called his staff. They told him that they were packing. He knew that some glass items might not survive. It happened during every shifting. But still he wanted to protect his best. His all items was needed safety so he discussed with his staff for hours. He slowly forgot all about Shruti & his unborn child. He just began to think about his shop. He started create plans of paper. He began to explain his staff what he wanted from them. They all nodded. His staff trusted him. They were all shifting in new town. Now he was most important person for them. He felt like captain of ship which was going on voyage. He began to feel thrill in it. He started all with full enthusiasm. Soon he asked them about their arrangements of houses. He found out. They all were coming alone at first. It was sure that no one was planning to shift all suddenly. They all wanted certainty that their shop would be successful. Most of them managed to find lounge for men. Female members were staying with relatives. It was clear that they all wanted to start new shop. He was so happy. Suddenly it all became just about his shop. He wanted to just concentrate on this store. He was so energetic at same time scary. Shruti was out of his way. He tried his best to keep talking with her on every night to show enthusiasm in her. But he was just interested in shop. He knew that he was going to be father. He needed to think about his child. But he couldn’t do that. He kept just thinking about shop. Shruti shifted in town with her parents. It was tense moment for them since they were travelling with pregnant woman. They shifted on months when doctor permitted her. He was still shifting on that time. Shruti called him & said “ I am in my Grandparent’s home why don’t you visit me?” He smiled & said “ But I am back in our old home. I am shifting things slowly step by step.” Shruti started laughing. He could hear & relaxed. He didn’t want to visit her & she was fine with it. He said slowly “ I needed to visit but..” “ It’s alright. You need to concentrate on earnings. Our baby need money for future. You know how costly all has become..” “ I know. Don’t worry I will make this shop success & it will belong to us. We have invested all in it..” he began to tell all plans of shop to her. Slowly she got bored & said “ I need to sleep for sometime. You know in pregnancy..” “ Just relax. You have two responsibilities on your shoulder now. One is of yourself other is of our baby. I want you to take rest. No need to feel tense. Bye.” They both talked nicely but she was not interested in his shop & he was not interested in her pregnancy related issues but they decided to play trick to avoid discussion. They gave respect each other & avoided. They were avoiding each other. But they didn’t sense it or at least Shruti didn’t. Samir began to plan all for shop. He started to travelling again & again. Step by step his shop began towards perfectionist. In that shop he created his own heaven. He knew that heaven was something different but for him that shop had become heaven. He didn’t want anything else. He kept admiring his shop & kept taking care of it. He knew that he needed to work on his home too. But he was not interested so he told architect to do it. He kept spending his hours just in shop. He was so disinterested in house that one day when architect asked him about colour of his house . He just said “ Paint anything it’s okay.” She was so shocked. Architect decided that house surely needed attention so she decided to demand attention of Samir’s wife. “ Sir I can call your wife..” he liked this idea. Shruti could decide all. This way Shruti would feel special & didn’t even complain. He immediately gave Shruti’s number. Architect called Shruti. Shruti was clearly didn’t feel happy when she sensed this Architect was woman. Shruti was observing for long time that her husband suddenly lost interest in her. Now it seemed as if Shruti might manage to find cause of it. Shruti began to think this architect was basic cause of this issue. She began to feel so sad. She wanted normal marriage. Now she was pregnant & her husband might be cheating on her. Shruti immediately said “ I want to design my house personally.” “ Great. You can come here. I give you address.” Shruti immediately took it. Shruti knew that her mother would surely come with her. In this stage of pregnancy they didn’t want her to travel so travelling alone was something impossible. But she was bored by sitting in house. She called her Mom. She told about house. Her Mom immediately nodded. She was so happy when her Mom agreed without argument. When they came out of house, she heard her grandmother talking “ She is pregnant but her husband never came to see. Odd isn’t it?” She saw no one was there so her grandmother was talking to herself. Shruti felt so odd. But then her grandmother turned & looked towards her. Her grandmother was looking so old & there was one evil grin on grandmother’s face. It seemed as if grandma was cursing her for long time & happy that finally curse was successful. She could see that on her face. Her grandmother was looking like some witch who was cursing her. She shivered with fear. She could hear her Grandmother talking “ They took my house they will pay for it.” Then one woman came & took her Grandmother inside. Shruti felt so scared. Her mother said slowly “ I feel maybe you need to shift to your own house soon after baby born.” She nodded. She saw Taxi had came to pick her up. Shruti sat inside. Grandmother’s chair was empty now. But still Shruti could feel anger in surroundings. She didn’t want to quit house. She knew that her Grandmother was trying to scare her but it started to anger her. She decided that she wouldn’t give up house. “ No Mom I will stay here. I have right on house.” Her Mom just nodded. Her Mom slowly said “ I am not questioning your right I am concerned about your married life.” “ It’s perfect.”
Samir was not concerned when he understood Shruti was coming. He was busy in counting his items in shop. He was going to pay attention to just adjusting his shop. Samir kept arranging. After sometime Shruti came. She was so excited. She wanted to feel positive. But Samir was not interested in her or baby. He just kept arranging shop. She went near him & started talking about baby. He just nodded. Then he said “ I must make shop great for baby. Baby need shop & money.l Shruti looked around. “ But shop is great. We can surely..” he just kept counting. He was obsessed in odd way. She could see one odd look in his eyes. He was not normal. Something was wrong with him. She tried to smile. She didn’t want to get tense. She was pregnant. She needed to stay calm. She slowly pointed towards her unborn child & said “ Don’t you want to discuss about baby? You can talk..” He said harshly “ Baby can’t understand word & I need to concentrate on work. Let me do my job.” She just nodded. Architect came inside on that time. Architect seemed like nice lady. She was beautiful too. Shruti felt that Samir was planning to replace her with this Architect but when Architect tried to talk. Samir ordered in harsh voice. “ She is there talk to her.” Architect nodded. Then Shruti came forward with her Mom. When they went out, Architect immediately began to talk “ Samir Sir is acting so odd. He is living just in that shop. He had not set foot out of it for days.” “ What?” “ Let explain first he use to go to your old house or shop for items since it’s over he is just in shop. You must force him to come out.” Shruti nodded. Shruti was so nervous. She was pregnant & she was tense too. Her Mom just kept watching. Shruti screamed on Mom “ What are you looking at? Call that Doctor.” “ What?” Her Mom asked & Shruti began to abuse her Mom. Shruti was already out of control. Her Mom immediately called Gynaecologist. When her Mom told about situation, doctor told to give mobile to Shruti. “ Calm down. I know one psychiatrist. This is not unusual sometimes men develop mental issues when they become father on first time. They took too much stress. Like mother sometimes father react in odd way too. I give you number. You both might visit them. Then Psychiatrist would tell you what you supposed to do.” She nodded. Shruti went back to Samir. She decided to tell him that it was just for her. She said “ I am so stressed. I need to visit psychiatrist you need to come with me.” Samir didn’t say anything. She was so tense. She screamed on him. He gave her angry look & said “ I hate you & that baby. Just go to hell. I want my shop. Get out!” He screamed on top of his lung. She kept looking towards him with shock. Shruti began to feel stressed. She tried to stand up but she started to fell. Her Mom called Doctor who suggested ambulance. Shruti went to hospital. Doctor advised her bed rest. Shruti needed to remain positive. She kept thinking about her baby. She didn’t want to lose it. For days Shruti stayed there. Finally her child was born. She gave birth to healthy boy. She was so happy. She decided to call Samir. But he didn’t took it. Finally she called Architect. Architect explained “ I have completed home but Samir slept in shop. He did all that was perfect for shop. He seemed totally normal in that shop but he never went out of it. But I had renovated your house perfectly so you can shift there.” Shruti thanked her. Shruti went in her husband’s shop & house. Samir was nice to her. He played even with their son. But he was not ready to go out of shop. It was so odd. Shruti knew that he was not normal. But she didn’t have much option. She decided to stay there. For few days she stayed there. Then slowly she got irritated & shifted back to her parent’s house. She knew that Samir needed help. She decided to keep her son with her Mom for sometime. Then she went in shop. She insisted that Samir must come out for some hours. Samir didn’t wanted to go but before customers he couldn’t deny then when they came out he immediately denied. He went back. Shruti was so frustrated. Shruti didn’t understand how could she forced Samir to come. She finally started crying then she called Psychiatrist while crying. Psychiatrist told her that he will come there he would managed just asked phone number of shop. She sat outside. Soon Samir came with parcel. Psychiatrist called them inside. Psychiatrist told nurse to take those curtains ordered for clinic & paid. Then Psychiatrist told Samir to sit. Samir was standing there & Psychiatrist was client so he agreed. Then Psychiatrist told Shruti to go out. On that time Psychiatrist started treatment. At beginning for sometimes Psychiatrist ordered some basic things then Samir started coming willingly. Slowly after his treatment his obsession with shop was reduced. He started to come home. Shruti once again shifted in her husband’s house. Samir kept getting treatment. Finally one day Samir decided to take vacation. It was greatest day for Shruti. Finally her husband was back. Shruti knew that Samir had some mental issue. His treatment was stopped. He was normal & their married life was happy. But Samir never talked with her about his mental issue or it’s name. She wanted to know but she didn’t dared to press. She wanted normal life so she went ahead without understanding what was exactly happened to Samir which caused so much trouble. She just went ahead without discussing past.
The End
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