We were also injured with glass shredders on back, head and legs. It made all of us speechless. After a few seconds we came into our senes. We shreaked aloud to see that pops and uncle had left us forever. Mom lost her senses and in a few seconds in that condition only she also went away to be with pops.
We came home with broken hearts, lost senses.... A deadly silence haunted our home. The only sound was that of our sobs. From that day a terrible hatred took hold of her mind, heart for rain, dogs and Mt. Abu. She had lost her whole world. The only things she had were her younger bro and dear aunt.
From that day she felt her aunt's behaviour was somewhat odd. Of course, she showed the same love as before, eventhough....... The time was fleeting. She started study of law. Bro's study was also going on. Now her aunt was feeling lonely. There was a change in her behaviour. Doubts were haunting over her mind. She had seen many families where everything used to change after the death of spouse or the family-head. Even her bro seemed change. He used to spend time outside home. And on returning home he locked himself in his room quietly after meals. When she tried to talk to him, he gave short answers only. The house which once was full of joys and happiness was cast an evil eye. But amongst this deadly loneliness only her aunt looked happy. It seemed she was smiling stealthily. Neighbours were gossiping. Her parents were no more and that changed her whole life, world.
Her aunt's relatives were now visiting her every now and then. That made aunt happy. She used to go out with them and returned late night. The answer where she was going was always creating doubt. She had already abondoned mourning.
Today she went to a new friend. She didn't feel like going home. She had informed her aunt on phone. Since noon the sky was covered/ encompassed with black,dark clouds and rain showers were falling. She was sad. The memory of that horrible accident had once again occupied her mind and heart. The memory of her mom, dad and uncle made her almost cry. Night was approaching and it started raining heavily. But even then she didn't like to go home. At last the clock struck ten and she reluctantly prepared herself to go home.
The roads were overflowing with rain water. The dark roads without lights, water all over, pulls of water, and mud everywhere. She was having mud all over her body and simultaneously rain was cleaning it. The 15-minute road took two hours. The electric supply of roads and her colony was disrupted. People had locked themselves in their homes. Darkness was all over the area. She opened the gate and entered inside. There was dim light of candle. But to her utter surprise, she heard some noise amongst deadly silence
With a startle everyone now looked at her. She was surrounded by everyone.
A beautiful young girl all wet... clothes stuck to the body... dripping water.... All drunken eyes stared at her...those curves of her body...She lost her sense out of fear. When she came to her sense she was running among bushes. She thought to go to the police at the first ray of the sun. Till then these thick bushes would protect her. She collapsed in the thorny bushes. She would have realized the pricks of thorns if the situation had been different. But at the moment, her suffering was not that of physical scars, wounds. Gradually, things became clear before her eyes. Suddenly something hit her head and she became unconscious again.
When she returned to her senses, her friend whom she had visited was sitting beside her with her aunt. Her clothes were dry and clean. A bandage was tied around her head and her wounds were dressed. She didn't understand what was going on, neither she had strength to speak a single word. Her friend understood her perplexed silence. She told her that she had not reached home after visiting her. Her aunt interrupted her telling the remaining talk. She told
told Keya that she and her bro had come to find her out as she didn't return home on time
Suddenly she saw her brother standing near window. He went away quietly as she regained her consciousness. Her aunt further told her that she had fallen in mud. They had brought her home with someone's help and had called the doctor and she was given treatment. After three days she had regained her senses and the rain had also stopped. So her friend had come today to see her. But Keya... Those terrible scenes were dancing before her eyes. Her heart seemed to come out of her throat. She glanced at her aunt with a look full of hatred. But her aunt unaware of her hatred, stood up and went to make tea for them. She heard the sound of the door of her brother's room. One and only one question was striking her mind. She stared at the open sky as if asking the question! Whether the terrible scenes she had seen and the pain , the trauma she had felt were real? Or they were a horrible dream?!?!
** That terrible experience - 😱 fact or dream???
