Who Is SheTrue to his word, Om played with his nephew and niece. Blocks, reading books and playing Super Heroes where Rudra was Hulk, Shivaay was Thor, Om was Captain America, Ansh was Iron Man and Shivika was Black Widow. They had fun with Rudra screaming like Hulk every ten minutes. Later in the evening as Om was going out, he was met by Anika.
Anika : Kaha jaa rahe ho, Om ?
Om : Oh hi Anika. I was just going out.
Anika : But aaj hii aaye ho. get some rest na.
Om : Rest tho kabhi bhi le sakta hu mei. But I just need some fresh air. And I want to visit Swastik.
Anika : Oh ok. Do say a HI from my side to all of them.
Om : Sure. Definitely...
He dismissed the driver and sat ion the driver's edge. He started the car and drove along the busy streets on Mumbai. As he was driving along, the signal turned to red and he stopped. Patiently waiting, he looked at the traffic and smiled. Mumbai hadn't changed a bit. Paris was entirely different compared to Mumbai. Quiet, peaceful and beautiful. But still, he would choose Mumbai anyday over Paris. He heard a click. He turned back to see someone enter the car and closing the door. He looked questioningly at the intruder. It was a woman. A woman with wavy hair and dressed up in a white one-side sleeved tee and sky-blue jean shorts with a slingbag. She closed the door behind and looked up at him. She must in her mid-twenties, thought Om. She was pretty. Fair skin, black eyes, triangular nose, pink perfect lips and a small mole below those lips. She raised her eyes at him while he just looked back.
Woman : Kya hua ?
Om : Kaun ho aap ?
Woman : Oh.. Signal has turned green. Now can you please drive ??
Om : Excuse me.. Aap..
His words were drowned by a person honking loudly which meant that he had drive. Exasperated, he turned towards the steering wheel and drove while the woman smiled at his antics. He drove for few minutes and once they were in a less-traffic zone area, he stoped the car and turned towards the woman who was now untangling her hair.
Om : Fine. Who are you ?
Woman : Ehh.. I thought you could see when you look at one.
Om : What do you mean ?
Woman : How thick can you ever get ? I am a lady.
Om : Excuse me Lady. I know what are you. I am asking who are you..
Woman : What difference does it make ?
Om : Becoz its me that's driving the car and you are seated in it. So itna tho mujhe haq banta hai ye jaanne keliye kii who are you.
Woman : Whateva... Fine.. My name is Ganga Ranawat.. Atleast I was..
Om : What ??
Ganga : Nothing. My name is Ganga.
Om : What are you doing inside my car ?
Ganga : Oh me ?? Well, I wanted to admire this beauty and write poems on it.
Om closed his eyes and counted till ten. Whoever this lady was, she was irritating him to the core and he felt like blasting her off..
Om : Listen.. Where do you want to go ? I can leave you there and go ahead with my business peacefully.
Ganga : Why what happened to your peace ?
Om : Well, a certain someone just barges into my car and takes away my peace. So what can I expect !!
Ganga (rolling her eyes) : Fine longhead. I am going. Thanks for the lift anyways.
She got down from the car, did a salute to him and started walking on her way leaving Om to ponder over what had just happened and who she really was. He shrugged and got into the car. He needed to get to his rehab centre and meet everyone. As he started driving away, he saw through his rear-view mirror Ganga walking slowly and swagly, hands in her shorts pocket, her below shoulder length hair a bit tangle free. He let his eyes go back to the road. After a moment, he turned back and saw that she wasn't there. That was strange. How could she disappear just like that ??? Sensing trouble, he reversed his car back and stopped it. He got down and walked to where she had been standing a few moments before. He looked around to find no one there. Frowning, he turned around and heard a scream. He turned his head back and walked towards the source of the scream. He found two guys pulling her away. The rekindled fury kicking in, he ran behind them and caught on of their arms. the two guys turned around. Pushing Ganga down, they tried punching Om but he was too fast for them. Punching one on the face and kicking the other one in the stomach, he sent both to the ground. One more came up. Meanwhile, Ganga in a half swaggy state started searching for something on the ground. Om fought the third man and sent him sprwaling to the ground. He turned back just in time to see Ganga inhaling something from the tip of her right hand and falling down to the ground in pleasure. Om's eyes widened. He knew at one what it was having gone through that phrase of life once. Drugs.He rushed towards her and picked her in his arms. He looked at her hand. It as cocaine that she had inhaled. Cocaine was a very powerful drug when inhaled. It almost takes your senses and leaves the person in an inebriated yet pleasured state. He slapped her cheek gently..
Om : Ganga !! Ganga !!
Ganga : Umm.. Uhh..
Om : Wake up..
But she didn't. Seeing no other option, he picked he up in his arms and put her in the seat beside his. He had to take her to his rehab centre. But then who were those guys ? Why were they behind her ? First of all, who was Ganga ? But this wasn't the time to think about that. He drove off to Swastik Rehab Centre. To say it was grand was an understatement. It was magnificient. The staff there welcomed him with pride. Drug addicts were being brought in and people cured of their addiction were walking out with smiles. Few families were there and they thanked Om for helping their member with this addiction. A man walked up to him introducing himself as Rakesh.
Rakesh : Hello Mr. Omkara Oberoi. I am Rakesh. Welcome back to India.
Om : Hello Rakesh. Yaha sab kuch kasia chal raha hai ?
Rakesh : Everything is good Sir.
Om : Please call me Omkara.
Rakesh 😊 : Sure. Patients are able to cope up with their addiction and come out of it. And we all are thankful to you for coming up with this rehab centre.
Om smiled. It had been his dream to help people come out of the addiction. Thinking about addiction brought Ganga back to his mind. He turned back to his car to see Ganga sleeping peacefully.
Om : Rakesh ??
Rakesh : Yes Omkara
Om : I've brought a patient. Admit her immediately.
Rakesh : Sure Omkara. Where is the patient ?
Om : In my car. Call the ward boys and ask for a strecher. We need to get her into treatment.
Rakesh : Sure Omkara. Right away. Nidhi !!!
A girl came rushing up to Rakesh and went away after taking in the instructions given to her. Soon two ward boys came along with a strecher. Om walked to the car, opened the door and carried Ganga to the strecher. She was still out. The ward boys carried her to one of the rooms. Om meanwhile met the staff an exchanged pleasentries with them. But his mind was on Ganga. He wanted to know what happened to her. Youngsters getting into drug addiction was not a small thing but those men had tried to pull her away. That was strange. Nidhi came running down the stairs.
Om : Uhh Nidhi !! How is the new patient ?
Nidhi : Sir, uski body me tho drugs ka bohot effect hua hai. And it looks like she had been takin two to five or six per day.
Om : Two to six ?? But that's impossible and makes a patient have no sense whatsoever.
Nidhi : Yes Sir. But we have found this from her body while examining for the number.
Nidhi left, leaving Om standing there. Two to six drugs per day did a lot of damage to the body and mind. And it was cocaine then it was really dangerous. What was this girl ?? What was happening to her ?? These were the thoughts that haunted his mind as he returned home for dinner. His niece and nephew were watching Rudra do a puppet show so they didn't come running to him. Only Anika notced this but she rubbed it off thinking it might be due to meeting all those rehab people. But her mind started to wander when he didn't turn up for dinner. Om had asked for dinner to be sent to his room. This worried Anika. That night in Ansh and Shivika's room, as both the parents were putting them to sleep, Shivaay noticed the distant look on Anika's face. He shook her once. no response. He shook her more fiercely Anika !! Anika broke out of her reverie and looked up at him.
Shivaay : What happened ?
Anika : Huh kuch nahi. Mei bas aise hii..
Shivaay : Anika, you know I can catch you and ur lies anytime. Now tell me what is it.
Anika : Its about Om.
Shivaay : What about him ?
Anika : He behaved strangely after coming back home today.
Shivaay's eyes grew a bit worried. Had he met Ishaana again. Whatever it was, a strangely behaving Om was worrying to him..
Shivaay : What do you mean ?
Anika : When he came home, he looked so engrossed in thoughts that he didn't even see anyone or greet anyone. And he didn't turn up for dinner and instead opted to dine in his room.
Shivaay : Maybe he's just tired after meeting all those people.
Anika : I thought the same too but i think there's something bothering him. Do talk to him na.
Shivaay : But..
Anika : Please Shivaay. Do talk to him. You are his best friend more than a brother. Please.
Shivaay : Ok. I'll go and speak to him..
He put his hand on top of Anika' head, shook it gently, kissed the crown of her head making Anika smile and left for Om's room. Om was still thinking about Ganga. He had his phone in his hand and was contemplating whether to call the Rehab People or not. A knock threw him out of his thoughts. He saw Shivaay at the door and smiled at him to come in. Shivaay sat beside him..
Shivaay : Kaisa hai mere Bhai ?
Om : Mei theek taak. Am good.
Shivaay : Mmm.. But ur actions say otherwise.
Om : What do you mean ?
Shivaay : You have a habit of twisting your phone in ur hands when you are thinking about something very hard. Bataao kya hua.
Om looked at his hands. Indeed. He was twisting his phone in hands. He smiled. Shivaay knew how to find out.. He knew he could hide nothing from him..
Om : Shivaay. Aaj mei ek ladki se mila.
Shivaay : Ooo.. ;Ladki ??? 😉
Om : Shut up Shivaay.. Nothing like that..
Om told him about Ganga and those guys that tried to take her away and about the amount of drug they found in her body. As he completed the story, Shivaay's blue eyes were wide as he thought about it.
Shivaay : Matlab, itna saara amount of drug in one single body !!
Om : Yes Shivaay and that's what is bothering me very much.
Shivaay : Kuch tho hai Om. But kya hai..
Om : And she looked normal but drugs. I dnt understand Shivaay.
Shivaay : Om. Are you going to meet her tomorrow ?
Om : Ofcourse. I want to know ki vo kaisi hai. Haal-chaal kya hai and all that.
Shivaay : Good. Try and get to know more about her. Mei bhi chalta hu saath me.
Om : Nahi Shivaay. Its ok. Mei chala jaaunga. Vaise bhi, you promised Ansh and Shivika that you'll take them to the park tomorrow.
Shivaay : Oohh !! Thanks for reminding. Anika will hit my head with her chikni if I forgot.
Om : LOL What !!! She still has those names ?
Shivaay : Oh yes ofcourse. Chikni, Chameli and Champa still exist. Anyways, Good Night Om.C u tomorrow.
Om : Good Nite Shivaay.
That night Om fell into sleep with thoughts of Ganga and the rehab centre. And all the more, a bit about ghungroos too..
Hi people.. I thought of updating so I did. By now you would have figured out that I am the most laziest person in this world for not proof-reading 😆 Do read, like and comment 😳
Edited by AngelicTomboy - 9 years ago
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