10-07-2022, 07:51 PM
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Part - XVI
What I saw that night was the most dreadful thing I have ever seen in my life. The mere thought of those incidents gives me trembling now as well. As I tiptoed to see what's happening inside the chamber in the dark where my father had been taken. I could hear a fuss from inside. This room didn’t have any windows. So I couldn’t peek in. I walked round the room and I could see lights coming out of a small crack on the wall. I put my eyes to it.
My father was handcuffed and tied to a pole. Worry was all evident on the face of Swamiji and his disciples gathered over there.
“Why are you here?” Swamiji was interrogating.
“I want my son and wife back.” Papa somehow said. He looked exhausted.
“How dare you?..” Swamiji aggressed towards him with gritted teeths.
I don’t have any doubt that he would have hitted him for I had seen how merciless he was. And also, most importantly, how obsessed he was for my mummy; the evil conspiracy he has played to snatch my mummy from my family, how could he let her go when soon he was to harvest the payoff? But luckily, the man in black coat, who seemed to be a lawyer, stopped him.
“Please Swamiji… We can’t afford any mistakes now.. Keep calm,” He stopped swamiji and took him back.
“I am warning you last time… Get out of here… Forget Arpita… She will stay with me… forever…. You got it?”
“I can’t live without her… Please I want to…” He couldn’t complete the word when a disciple slapped him.
“Behave yourself.” The lawyer yelled at that disciple and the disciples stepped away.
“Look man..” The lawyer seemed to be taking the steering in his hand. “This will be my last attempt to settle the matter with mutual consent. If you don’t agree; you know, I don’t have personal grievances to act against you; but my duty to think about the welfare of my client will make me act so one way or another. The choice is yours..”
“I just want..”
“Listen to me first,” the lawyer stopped papa. “It's not time to think about who’s wrong and who's not. Be it bad or good moves; those had already been made. It’s better that we try to make the best out of this situation.”
Everybody was listening to him.
He continued, “ Swamiji wants Mrs Arpita to stay with him. He is also ready to take responsibility for both kids.'' He stopped a bit. “ But it's okay if you want to keep one or both of the children with you. Being a father myself I can understand your obvious love and care for your heir.”
“But Vakil, how will we convince Arpita?”Swamiji asked.
“That you leave to me, Swamiji. So tell me mister. To agree on this, what else could we give you? And you absolutely don’t have to feel uncomfortable putting in your demands. It’s life and my dear friend, life is bitch so accept it and move ahead.” the lawyer continued.
“All I want is my wife…” dad mumbled.
The lawyer nodded hopelessly. “Yeah I can see how much you love your wife. But really? I mean really after knowing all the things that happened between her and swamiji, the attachment you show for her, I am not able to understand that. She is not your loyal wife anymore, mister.”
“How dare you…”
“Not a word of mine is a lie. Isn’t it true that she was sleeping with Swamiji here in the ashram itself. Isn’t it true that despite her being pregnant she didn't tell you the truth? Don’t you hear from your servants how she used to call swamiji to your home when you were in Australia?”
“I still want her…full stop.” Dad was determined.
“Yeah.. she is so beautiful that I can understand your pain to lose her. But I assure you life will give you one more chance. And on the contrary, swamiji does value her beauty way more than you.” The lawyer smiled mischievously, “Just tell the number and you will get it.”
Everybody was silent. Waiting for my fathers reply. But he kept mum.
“No?” the lawyer asked my father. “Okay mister, no problem. I have to just walk on the other path then.”
Lawyer went to swamiji and talked something into his ear. Swamiii signaled one disciple and told him something after which the disciple retired from the scene.
Both swamij and lawyer walked to the door. Before leaving the room, the lawyer stopped and turned to my father saying, “I feel sorry for you man. You lost your beautiful wife as well as a lifetime opportunity to get fortune.”
What I saw that night was the most dreadful thing I have ever seen in my life. The mere thought of those incidents gives me trembling now as well. As I tiptoed to see what's happening inside the chamber in the dark where my father had been taken. I could hear a fuss from inside. This room didn’t have any windows. So I couldn’t peek in. I walked round the room and I could see lights coming out of a small crack on the wall. I put my eyes to it.
My father was handcuffed and tied to a pole. Worry was all evident on the face of Swamiji and his disciples gathered over there.
“Why are you here?” Swamiji was interrogating.
“I want my son and wife back.” Papa somehow said. He looked exhausted.
“How dare you?..” Swamiji aggressed towards him with gritted teeths.
I don’t have any doubt that he would have hitted him for I had seen how merciless he was. And also, most importantly, how obsessed he was for my mummy; the evil conspiracy he has played to snatch my mummy from my family, how could he let her go when soon he was to harvest the payoff? But luckily, the man in black coat, who seemed to be a lawyer, stopped him.
“Please Swamiji… We can’t afford any mistakes now.. Keep calm,” He stopped swamiji and took him back.
“I am warning you last time… Get out of here… Forget Arpita… She will stay with me… forever…. You got it?”
“I can’t live without her… Please I want to…” He couldn’t complete the word when a disciple slapped him.
“Behave yourself.” The lawyer yelled at that disciple and the disciples stepped away.
“Look man..” The lawyer seemed to be taking the steering in his hand. “This will be my last attempt to settle the matter with mutual consent. If you don’t agree; you know, I don’t have personal grievances to act against you; but my duty to think about the welfare of my client will make me act so one way or another. The choice is yours..”
“I just want..”
“Listen to me first,” the lawyer stopped papa. “It's not time to think about who’s wrong and who's not. Be it bad or good moves; those had already been made. It’s better that we try to make the best out of this situation.”
Everybody was listening to him.
He continued, “ Swamiji wants Mrs Arpita to stay with him. He is also ready to take responsibility for both kids.'' He stopped a bit. “ But it's okay if you want to keep one or both of the children with you. Being a father myself I can understand your obvious love and care for your heir.”
“But Vakil, how will we convince Arpita?”Swamiji asked.
“That you leave to me, Swamiji. So tell me mister. To agree on this, what else could we give you? And you absolutely don’t have to feel uncomfortable putting in your demands. It’s life and my dear friend, life is bitch so accept it and move ahead.” the lawyer continued.
“All I want is my wife…” dad mumbled.
The lawyer nodded hopelessly. “Yeah I can see how much you love your wife. But really? I mean really after knowing all the things that happened between her and swamiji, the attachment you show for her, I am not able to understand that. She is not your loyal wife anymore, mister.”
“How dare you…”
“Not a word of mine is a lie. Isn’t it true that she was sleeping with Swamiji here in the ashram itself. Isn’t it true that despite her being pregnant she didn't tell you the truth? Don’t you hear from your servants how she used to call swamiji to your home when you were in Australia?”
“I still want her…full stop.” Dad was determined.
“Yeah.. she is so beautiful that I can understand your pain to lose her. But I assure you life will give you one more chance. And on the contrary, swamiji does value her beauty way more than you.” The lawyer smiled mischievously, “Just tell the number and you will get it.”
Everybody was silent. Waiting for my fathers reply. But he kept mum.
“No?” the lawyer asked my father. “Okay mister, no problem. I have to just walk on the other path then.”
Lawyer went to swamiji and talked something into his ear. Swamiii signaled one disciple and told him something after which the disciple retired from the scene.
Both swamij and lawyer walked to the door. Before leaving the room, the lawyer stopped and turned to my father saying, “I feel sorry for you man. You lost your beautiful wife as well as a lifetime opportunity to get fortune.”
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