He gets to her desk... closer
and closer... and he sat right next to her seat... I was there glancing all of
this... and he began...
He: (his hands on her
shoulder) I am so fascinated by seeing one of my employee’s dedication and
responsibility towards the work that despite everyone has left, still she is
busy with the work...
She: (Indifferent and
shocked) what?? What are you saying sir? Why everyone has left?
He: Don’t you know? T’was a
bit cloudy and stormy day today... So, I myself asked everyone to leave... But
I am surprised why you haven’t left as of yet... I suppose we were not having
any review meeting for this day, so there should have been no pressure of
completing the work today itself... So, why you haven’t left?
She: Actually, there was a
little bit work left in a particular file, so I just thought of completing it
before leaving for the day but somehow I got completely involved in it...
Anyways... thanks for awakening me from the dreams of work...
He: (smile) it’s my
pleasure... But it’s good to be a workaholic...
She: Yes... it is but you
should keep a check on other things also... I had missed a golden opportunity
of leaving early and enjoying the weather... (She took off the pearl set she
was wearing and kept it in the same drawer in which I found it and closed that
drawer) Ok sir... I should leave now...!!
He: Now, when you have
extended for the day, can we have a cup of coffee together? You needn’t worry;
I will drop you home...
She: That’s alright sir... I
can go by myself...
He: Hey! Don’t be formal...
Actually, I have to go to a nearby place where you stay... So, I will drop you
as well... So, can we have a coffee together?
She: Hmm... Ok sir... (She
was a bit confused about what to say to him)
Both of them then moved to
the cafeteria ... and while having the COFFEE...
He: Thanks for coming...
She: No need to thanks
sir...!! It’s alright... In fact I was also in the mood for coffee... I should
say thanks to you for the coffee...
He: Hmm... So, how’s your
experience in our organisation?
She: Exhilarating... I am
satisfied with the kind of response I got from the people after joining here...
He: That’s good... I am sure
you will enjoy working here... So, tell something about yourself... your life,
family, commitments??
She: (smile) I will surely
let you know about all this but on any another day... It’s too late and I think
I should leave now...
He: Oh yes..! Of course!
When they were moving towards
the exit gate of the office, all of a sudden she remember that she put her
pearl set in the drawer and thought of taking it with herself... So, she asked
him to wait at the exit gate till she brings it from there...
She went onto her desk to
collect the pearl set from the drawer... And while she was trying to open the
drawer, it didn’t open up... She tried to open it once again, and this time she
got successful... She took her pearl necklace out and wore it at the same
time... Meanwhile, she got nervous when she observed that someone was standing
behind and staring her constantly... But this nervousness turned into fright
when she saw that her boss was standing behind and he was the only one to stare
in a very awkward manner...
She: What happened sir? I was
just coming... This drawer got stuck...!!
He: Nothing sweetie... I was
just missing you... You take your time; I will drop you safely...
(She got more frightened with
the change in his tone of voice and his over friendly behaviour)
She: I think I will get this
drawer sorted tomorrow... Let’s leave and I am really sorry sir... I would have
come with you but I just remember that today, my granny had called me up and
asked me to meet her... So, I had to go to her place directly from the
office...
He: So what dear? I will drop
you there as well...
She: I am really thankful to
you sir... But, she stays very far from here... So, I will go by myself... You
needn’t worry about it... (After a bit pause) Ok then... Good night sir... I
would like to leave now...
And when all this was
happening I was just standing still watching the same helplessly... All I could
do was to pray to the almighty for her to be safe from this evil person...
Within seconds, I saw some
more men entering into the office premises but they only came towards the gate
and close the main doors of the office curbing the entry and exit of the people
from outside and inside the office... I was getting afraid... All the prayers
were of no avail and I was unable to rescue her in any of the conditions...
After wishing him, she began
to walk towards the exit gate... But she also got afraid after seeing the
closed gates... And when she turned back for help he was not there... She held
herself and again moved towards the exit gate... She tried to open the gate but
it didn’t get opened... She was getting more and more afraid... She called out
SIR... SIR...!! Help me out...!! Are you there...!!
Within moments, he came and
asked her, what happened?
(I could see it that whatever she was going through, he was behind all of that but she had to suffer)
(I could see it that whatever she was going through, he was behind all of that but she had to suffer)
She: The doors got locked...
I don’t know how... Please tell someone to open the gate...
(He could sense it that she
was getting very uncomfortable, so he went even closer to her)
He: Don’t worry... I am here
only... I will get it sorted...
He called up someone and
asked to open the gate and disconnected the call...
He: The gatekeeper will be
back within 15-20 min... So, till then let’s sit here for some more time...
She: (frightened and
frustrated) Ok...
He: (sat next to her and
while holding her hand) you look very good... Just like someone with whom I
should be in a relationship... Let’s spend some quality time together...
She: (stood up in anger) what
are you saying? Are you in your senses...? Merely, having a coffee together
doesn’t give you this much authority to say something like this to me... I am
really sorry... But, you are with a wrong person... You will get my resignation
tomorrow... I am leaving anyhow...
Me: I don’t want your
resignation... I want you sweetie...
And then he began to show his
real colours... The colours of which he was actually made of... The colours of
brutality, sexuality, and the worst shades which a human can ever imagine of...
It was very difficult for me to observe this, but I was helpless... When the
day is bad, even the prayers turns out to help the devil... I suppose similar
things were happening that day and all the prayers were of no avail and he was
getting successful in his lifeless and dirty acts...
She: Just shut up... You are
sick...
And she began to move towards
the window... He held her hand tightly and asked her to surrender... But she
resisted and ran towards the window... She was about to jump off it but somehow
he got there and caught hold of her before jumping... But now, he didn’t ask
her anything... He started ripping her clothes apart and snatched her pearl set
and it got broken and all the pearls got scattered on the floor... However, she
pushed him and ran towards the cliff of the office but t’was truly a bad day
for her... The cliff door was also locked... She somehow controlled herself and
her emotions and just hid in a room nearby the cliff and locked it from
inside... It was a store room meant for keeping sports stuff... He shouted and
shouted very loud... But he didn’t find any trace of her... He went towards the
cliff but when he found the cliff’s door locked, he understood that she is
somewhere nearby... He was having a master key with him to open all the locks
of the company like the way people used to have way back in 80s... So, he
started opening each of the door nearby the cliff... There was around 10-12
rooms near it... She was afraid but she was ready to face him... She held a
hockey stick with her and stood right besides the door... He came to this room
in which she made herself hidden... He opened the door... But, he was smarter
than her... The moment he opened the door, she got trapped... He didn’t enter
after opening the door and she hit in the air perceiving that he will enter...
But, when he entered, she again tried to hit him but the impact was not that
much as she expected it to be... And now, he was completely a monster, who
doesn’t know his limits... A complete
animal unaware of the consequences of his wrongdoings... But, whatever is in the
fate... Sometimes, you can’t get rid of it... Either you have to live with it
or you have to give up... T’was not in her fate but the hunger of an animal
made her the victim she was not supposed to be... He thrashed her with the same
stick till the time she lost her consciousness... and when she got faint, this
animal made her his meal... He raped her when she was not in the condition to
resist... She was broken... mentally, emotionally, physically... She was having
bruises all over herself and within... And after he laid this curse on her, he
was ready to lay another curse... He took her to the sea side... I too followed
him on the car... Eventually, I could only touch my things... When I reached
the sea side, I saw him dragging her deep into the sea... I ran and tried to
stop him... But, I was unable to touch anyone even or anything which didn’t
belong to me... So, he got successful in his mean and deadly inhibitions... I dived
into the sea to save her and to save self as well by trying to save her... but
what has to happen have to happen... No one has any control over it... But as I
could not touch anyone, so all my tries went into vain... She got drowned in
the shallow sea and perhaps died due to suffocation under it... and with her
death; I could see my only ray of hope to go back dying altogether... And he
left after ensuring that she got drowned in the sea... I broke down and spent
the next two days hovering somewhere nearby sea side... and...
ONE FINE MORNING...
I was standing near a tea
stall and just when I saw the headline on the daily newspaper’s front page
under which the photograph of that person was also there, I was shocked and
happy on the same hand... The headline reads, “Owner died mysteriously”... I
sat there and began to read whole of the news... and now I was a bit aware who
that person actually was... He was the father of my boss... that’s the only
reason for the resemblance between the two of them... And his body was founded deep under the sea
in mysterious circumstances and in the same way in which he killed her... How
could this happen?
T'was something which I was
questioning to myself... as he was absolutely fine two days back when he killed
her, but how he could get this kind of death ... There were lots of
speculations going through the mind... and finally I decided to go back to the
office late at night...
LATE NIGHT...
It was 1.00 AM when I ignited
the engine and rushed to the office... As no one could even notice me, so It
was easier for me to gain the entry... But when I entered, I saw something
which made me to shiver... I was literally having goose bumps all over my body
and the situation was very horrifying... For some seconds, I wasn’t able to
recollect my memory... I was not believing what my eyes were seeing at that
time... I was about to leave from the office but then someone held my hand from
back and stopped me from leaving... It was her again... and what was even more
shocking is that she could touch me now... Moreover, when she had been killed
by that person already, then how could it be possible for me to see her again...?
All these thoughts were running across the mind when she whispered my name and
asked a question...
She: So, how has your journey
been so far? Now, you know why I was always reluctant for talking anything
about people here...
(I was getting afraid but
somehow I tried to face her)
Me: Which journey are you
talking about? You have made my life hell... I don’t know the place where you
have imprisoned me, perhaps have imprisoned in a world where I can’t touch
anything apart from my own stuff... I am not able to return to my home... I
have stuck in a time frame which doesn’t belong to me... Since I have met you, I
am getting stuck in many unwanted traps but as I was in love with you so I was
ignoring many things... Now, have you realised what happened with me?? Where am
I??
She: I know what happened
with you... You must also be knowing what happened with that guy... Don’t you
think there is a bit similarity in whatever happened with you and him? And also,
do you know the reason why he died but you survived despite of getting drowned...??
Me: I don’t know any of the reason
but whatever happened was not good... And in fact the kind of life I am living
is not worth of it and I would prefer to die rather than being in a practical
world living as a non existing person... I have been seeing everything very
closely and really understand the kind of trauma you have been through, but
what do you think? What you did, was it
fair? I don’t know why I survived but I know one thing. (Pause)
I loved you, and I don’t know but still there
is something inside the heart which can’t see you suffer. Going back to the
time when we began to interact and soon become closest of pals and remember when
my colleagues used to make fun of me; frighten me, warn me about the
consequences if I believe in you, some used to tell that the person with whom I
am interacting is not the living person, but still I had a belief and a firm
belief in you that you could do no wrong and if at all anyone is true is only
you...
She: I understand every emotion
of yours and realise the kind of pain with which you are going through with
every passing moment ... We both are in the same league and the only difference
is that you can go back but I can’t... Even if I would want to but still I
don’t have a choice... and what do you expect? I feel what I did was fair
enough... Satisfaction of soul is more important than bearing the baggage of grief
and sorrows. If I would have not done this, my soul would never have been at
peace... The trauma from which I suffered, in fact has been the reason for
everything... If I wouldn’t have done this, I could have been the reason for
several other people’s death... For the past 30 years, people have been
speculating the reason for his death and have been framing allegations for the
killer, but I have been waiting for someone who could understand me and freed
me from this captivity of time...
You know the reason why
people were prompting and warning you to not sit there as whosoever goes and
sits there has been facing the wrath of the trauma which I have been through...
So, now the people who are working in this organisation for a longer period of
time have started warning the new people... and thus they warned you also....
But you surpassed every warning and didn’t bother about the consequences...
Me: I did bother but the fact
sustains, I fell in love with you...
She: I know this... The only
reason why he and many others got killed, no one ever tried to understand the
reality... and tried to do the same as he did... But, you only loved and tried
to see the truth... The reason why you travelled the time back in the past for
about 30 years... and that’s the answer as the things you must be seeing would
have been of the 1980s in comparison to your 21st century.... and as
you doesn’t belong to this timeframe, so that’s the reason why you are not able
to touch anything which belongs to this time...
I held her hands closely and
stated, “Some of the things which are pre-written in the destiny, we can’t change
them but we can change the destiny for future by making a change to the
present”... So, what has happened; just forget it...
She: You know why no one has
ever been able to open that drawer...
Me: No...
She: Just go and check that
drawer once again...
I went to her desk and right
besides her seat was that drawer which was already open this time... I saw her
pearl necklace in it which was intact and unbroken... I took it from there and
came back to her...
Me: I have something to gift
you... A gift which was the first source of interaction for us...
She: So, let it reach to its
right place...
We came closer once again and
finally, the necklace reached its place... We both hugged each other and this
time I asked her the question... Can we go to a long drive??
She smiled and we moved out
of the organisation... She was now free as the mighty west winds... We both
move into the car and we went for a long drive to the sea side... The
adrenaline was again at a new level but it was a calm experience this time...
It was a satisfactory feeling altogether... We reached the sea side and once
again she asked me to come out of the car... I came out and she held my
hands... We began to walk to the sea side... We walked, and walked till the
shore of the sea and again I got influenced and got totally involved and began
to move into the sea... I again regained partial consciousness but till the
time I could have understood anything, it was too late... I was drowned in the waves of time... and when I woke up, everything was good and I
was lying near the car... I had returned back to the time with which I belong and
I was overwhelmed for the same... and hopefully she must also have reached to
the condition of eternity and to the place where she belongs... I again enter
the car and moved towards my home... But this journey will always be
remembered... A longest journey of life on road for me, ‘’A JOURNEY ON ROAD”...
********** THE END **********
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