||Journey to Destruction||
Swara is dropping her tears while thinking of the recent incidents happened few hours before. She is resting her head against the window chair but her gaze is as always outside the window. She has no idea of her surrounding but suddenly her trance gets broken when the lady beside her places her hand upon her shoulder and she comes to consciousness. Hurriedly wiping her tears, she looks toward the lady to see some worry in the eyes of that lady and that also for her?
Lady:- Ji, I have been calling you for last few minutes but it looks like you are busy in your own thought. Is it something serious as a beautiful, young girl is travelling alone at night time? And that too a long journey from Kolkata to Mumbai!
Swa(being flabbergasted, mutters):- Mumbai!?
Lady:- What happened?
Swa(lies):- Nothing, it's just I'm orphan and today only I've been rusticated from my previous job so I thought to go to Mumbai and search my luck there.
Lady:- But at night time?
Swa(again lies):- Oh..my last few months' rent is not meted out so the warden of my previous mess has snatched my night's shelter too. So I thought late night train journey would be a better option. And see it's safe here.
Lady(sympathetically):- I'm sorry, ji. Actually we are going to Mumbai also as my husband has been transferred there recently and on tomorrow morning, he must have to be present. But let's keep hope . Then see, oneday you'll get your share of happiness. Think it as God is testing your patience, but at the end of the day you'll gain everything.
Swa(amazed):- You're very positive about life, I see.
The man , husband of that lady interrupts between their talk.
Man:- Because Neela is the reason behind our today's happiness. What we are having today is just because of her. Her patience, support and understanding is the mantra behind our success. As we have eloped from our house so we didn't have much with us that time. But she was always beside me to give me mental strength and today I'm successful to support my family.
Swa(amazed):- But isn't it wrong to elope..I mean to say they do so much for you then..?
Neela(little smiles):- You are alone in this world that's why you're feeling like that but when you're in love you can't think of other things..and moreover, we have eloped because of our families' fake propaganda and beliefs. They were always against this marriage because we were from different castes so it was the last step, you know! And look today how happy me and Subhas with our kids!
Swara smiles lightly and thinks how much happy they are with each other that they are ready to do anything for being with each other. She sighs as this is beyond her imagination that someone will do like that for her. It's not she wants to break some happy family but she wants to be someone among them. She has always wished to have a special place in his husband's heart beside others.
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Other side, Sanskar comes out from Gadodia House but couldn't find swara anywhere else. Her tear stricken face is flashing before his eyes continuously. How she gets out of the house with all her luggage as her family couldn't accept her as her marriage gets broken at the mandap only and that's too when she has no fault in this. What they have said about her - "she is illegal","she is a curse". Don't know why listening her misery, he gets drowned in guilt. If he hasn't come to accept the marriage then maybe they have kept her in their house atleast. Now he could not calm his inner soul....with each passing second, he is feeling like something very important part of his life is going away from him. It's like someone is tearing apart one part of his soul.
Naah....he can't tolerate the pain....he must have to do something. He must have to search her before it's too late as he wants forgiveness from her to burn his guilt....no, it's his SIN to destroy the peaceful life of hers just for his profit. He loves Kavita so he should have told this to his family but here he has done something crime.
He quickly gets into the car and sits in the driver seat. Holding the stearing he roars in pain and starts his car to search her down.
Meanwhile, listening to Sanskar's sudden roar all get afraid and come out to see what's happened to him. But to their worry, Sanskar goes away from their site by speeding up the car. Looking at his devastated self, the Maheswaris get afraid and Lakshya with RP quickly takes another car to go after him. They can't leave him at this state as they know he must be feeling guilty for what has happened to Swara.
Here Sujata Maheswari turns towards Gadodias in red angry eyes.
Suj(threatens):- For you bloody middle class people, my son is being humiliated today. How could you try to marry that "illegal" daughter of yours with my handsome son? So in anger he has gone from here. I threaten you if something happens to my son or the news gets published outside, I'll sue you all in court.
Par(pleading):- Please Sujata ji, I plead before you, leave my family behind. If you want to do something, (venom in voice) then do that with that curse! We will not say you anything.
Kav(interrupting):- Aunty, I think this oldie is right. Let's go from here I'm feeling awful standing in this middle class house.
Sujata and Uttara smile at her. Sujata thinks how good choice of her son is! Her son very well knows of her choice that's why he has chosen someone like Kavita, not like that bloody Swara. Thinking these, she once looks accusingly toward DP and AP. While Durgaprasad Maheswari and his wife are feeling ashamed today. Not because of the status of the people standing before them but because today some of their family members are showing their disgusting side. They sigh thinking how low they could think of people. But they are worried too for SwaSan.
Here not wanting to make them more humiliated, DP asks all his family members to return to Maheswari Mansion. Here all go towards their car. Before going, Sujata and Uttara angrily glance towards Gadodias while Kavita smirks thinking her plan getting successful.
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Sanskar starts to drive his car recklessly. Today he is not getting why his heart is full of pain and unknown sadness. While driving he starts to look everywhere from the window but couldn't get a glance of her. Alas! Today God is also against his side. Her pain and tear stricken face during departure is flashing before his eyes and he couldn't think straight. Suddenly he comes to Howrah Bridge while driving and looks towards his side way to see a train is passing now at this late night. Suddenly a fear grips in his heart. What if Swara is also inside the train? Is she going to leave this city with HIM too? " You will get to know how it feels when someone important will leave you and you'll have nothing but to feel that pain". Yes! Yes, now he knows how it feels. But why? Why he is feeling this for some random girl whom her family members consider as CURSE! He still remembers the blank look on those beautiful black orbs. The day he has first seen her, she has the shyness and blush adoring her beautiful face. That day she looks the most beautiful girl to him. Isn't it ironical enough to think of her when she is already gone? Naah....she can't leave him....she can't leave him when he is drowning in guilt in every nano second. Could he forgive himself for her tears which is due to him?
His conscience mocks him. Huhh....what's the reason of crying now when she is not here! And what he says her" a random girl"? No....but she may have been his wife if it's not stopped in middle. But what he has said about her" a bloody middle class"! How could he? Naah..he must have to stop her from going.
Thinking all these he starts to drive first without thinking about his surroundings. But to his horror, he sees a truck is coming from opposite side so he goes to control his speed. But he sees the brake of the car is not working properly. Looking towards the train, he thinks he can't die without asking her forgiveness. Drowning in guilt, he couldn't think more and before he could do a thing, the truck collides with his car from front. And his car get crashed with the bridge in a glance and with the collision his head gets a major hit which leads him to unconsciousness in the next moment. But his heart cries out in pain for the real owner of its - SWARA....and that time only Swara realises something churning in her heart while looking towards the outside collision, being inside the train. And soon the train gets fallen from high and dropped into the water of river Hooghly. The police and people present there at that time , get horrified at the scene. And as the car gets into the water, they come to sense and run to save the life inside the car.
Soon Lakshya's car reaches to the spot .. they have been following him till now but seeing the accident occurs with their Sanskar, they couldn't believe their eyes. This fear only they have got from first but never thought it would be such horrible.
Seeing his son to get drowned before his eyes and he is not able to anything - this helplessness is the only emotion which Ramprasad Maheswari is feeling now. He gets shocked in his place while Lakshya hurriedly goes out from the car after keeping the car in side. With other people, he too goes towards the direction of ghat. Seeing his inspiration and role model in such misery in middle of life and death, Lakshya could not get what to feel in this moment. But no..he can't loss hope. Now it's his duty to save his Bhai.
It's going to be more than twenty minutes, all people are searching for the dead body of Sanskar Maheswari. Yes, dead body!.. because they have succeeded to get the drowned car. But alas! They couldn't get the man inside it. So all has assumed him to be dead, even the police too has accepted it. Because Sanskar is unconscious so how could he save himself inside the water. Soon some divers are sent inside the water to search for the body because the police suspects Sanskar to be dead. But Lakshya can't believe his ears. The tears he has been holding till now start to roll down. What will he say to his family that he couldn't save his Bhai who is the reason behind his existence in this world. He still remembers the day :
Sanskar was twelve years that time while Lakshya was of eight years. They were playing in the park when suddenly the ball went towards road crossing the boundary. All started to search for it as they were unknown to its location. But the little Lakshya had already found it. So being excited, he went to road to take the ball. Unaware of the trum coming his way, he bent a little to take the ball.
While not seeing Lakshya anywhere, Sanskar started to look around. But when he found his little brother standing in middle road and the trum coming on his way. He couldn't grasp the whole scene before his eyes. He quickly ran to save his dear brother. Before the trum could touch the air surpassing the little soul, Sanskar took his brother in his strong embrace and rolled down on the other side of the road. Going towards the safe side, Sanskar took him in a reassuring embrace. It was like to assure himself that his little brother was safe..nothing had happened to him. He was safe. While the little soul was busy in crying as he was afraid at that moment but he couldn't able to do anything. But when his Bhai came to save him he felt relieved because he knew he would always protect him. Then his Bhai had showered many kisses upon his face that brought a little smile on Lakshya's face. After that his Bhai had rebuked him to go towards the road without telling him. His Bhai was relieved when he promised him.
It's like somedays before only he has received slap for being nonchalant towards his life. But look here today his Bhai has only played with his life nonchalantly. How could he become so careless! Doesn't he know his family's happiness is bound with him. He is the pride of his family. Then how could his life gets stopped suddenly! How????
But alas! There is no one to answer his questions. Not even his bhai who always answer his queries.
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