Chapter 10
She motioned him to sit next to her bed. Slowly he walked over. What was he supposed to do here now? He could not pressure her and every time he tried to talk about the past or Sugni she got upset. He took a seat on a chair next to her bed as she continued to stare at him.
Slowly she raised her hand and caressed his face looking at him intently..."I do know you...I don't know how ...but ever since we met I felt it...you were saying something?...mmm ? before? What were you saying?"
"It does not matter now...relax you need to rest... just relax.." He said. He removed her hand from his face with the intention of letting it go. But she held on to his . They were quite for a while both lost in their own thoughts.
"I am sorry." She said.
"Sorry ? why are you saying sorry?" He asked
"Because I said a lot of things to you earlier...and I misjudged you. I thought you were just like him...but you are not...It's just that I was mad. And when I am mad na ...I say a lot of things I don't mean. So that is why I am saying sorry!" She said quickly, in complete Sugni fashion . As he looked at her... She laughed.
"Sorry I was speaking to fast? I do that when I get nervous...you did not understand me...Amma always say she can never understand what I am saying..."
"Shhh... I understood you...and there is no need to say sorry. I understand." He said
"You did? I did not think anyone else was capable of understanding me..."
"I do...very well." He said softly. They looked at each other , their eyes connected as they got lost in each other. Despite all that was wrong between them they were drawn to each other on a level that was impossible to explain.
The curtain moved and a nurse came in. "Hey I am here to remove your IV." She said checking the empty bag. Sugni blinked as she smiled at the nurse. She would not think about the strange feeling she kept having when he was close.
"Umm can I get some water please?" She asked the nurse.
"I'll get it for you.." Vickram said as he stood up to go look for the water. She wanted to call him back, but decided not to.
"Ok all done!" The nurse said as she finished removing the IV. "That is it ...you are free to leave now." She smiled.
"Thank you..." Chulbuli said. Glad to hear that news, she hated the hospital.
The curtain opened and she looked up to see Amma. "Amma? What are you doing here?" She asked for some reason not really pleased to see her.
"Bums called me and told me you collapsed and was brought here...I rushed over as soon as I could...You feeling better?"
"Yes she is ...she can go home now." The nurse informed her.
"Good lets go..." Amma said taking her purse.
"But Amma Vickram babu..." Amma stood and looked at her. Chulbuli she knew would have jumped at the opportunity to get back home, not thinking once of the client. Suddenly she was worried about this guy...this was not good.
Just them Vickram came in with a bottle of water. He stopped surprised to see Amma there.
"hello Vickram babu..." Amma greeted him.
"Amma what are you doing here?" he repeated Chulbuli's question.
"Well I came to take her home...after all she is unwell. I am sorry that this evening has been ruined for you!" She said sadly .
"Actually it's not , the doctor said she was fine...and I do have until tomorrow morning " he reminded her.
"yes..Amma..he is ri..." She stopped when Amma gave her a look that told her to stay quite.
"I am sorry but in this situation she needs her rest...why don't you come see me tomorrow and we can discuss this further alright. For now we'll take your leave." Before he could say anything Amma took Chulbuli's belongings and started making her way out of the hospital.
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Vickram stood in the room he was in previously, as he stood looking at Amma. He could not hide the anger that was beginning to grow on his face.
"This is not fair and you know it." He said to her.
"I am sorry you think that way...but given that Chulbuli's health is most important right now, and since you came here she has been constantly having these attacks...I think it is best you stay away from her. so there would be no more contact with her, and I am returning your money that you gave me last night." She said handing him the money.
" Cut the crap, Amma this has nothing to do with her health...Tell me he offered you more did'nt he? That is what is going on here? How much...hmm? I'll match it"
"I don't know what you are talking about." She said "There are other girls here, more than willing...if you are interested..."
"I am not interested in any of your girls!" he said. He sighed. There was one solution to this problem...the truth or at least part of it. He looked at Amma .
" Listen to me...She is not Chulbuli...she is Sugni she lives in a small village in Marwari...and six months ago she fell into the river, we have been looking for her and assumed she died. But as luck had it I found her, only to find out she does not know anything. Amma this is no place for her...she has a home a life back in the village. She needs to get back there. Please." He told her, hoping he would get through to her.
Amma listened to him, as she looked him up and down. Then she laughed. "Very good superb!" She clapped. "Nice story you cooked up there. Do I look like a fool who you think can't see through you? You think I don't know that after the incident last night at the hospital you think she is an easy target for your little fantasy game? What you learned she had an accident so you decided to use it?? No nO no Vickrm babu that is not going to work here. " She stood looking at him seriously. " I have had enough of you, let me make this very plain to you. I don't want you anywhere near my establishment nor Chulbuli...you stay away from her you hear me, because if you don't things could get pretty ugly for you!" She warned.
"I am not lying and you know it very well!" He said coming to stand close to Amma his voice steely serious. "you know I am telling the truth. You can't keep her here against her will. And mark my words I am going to take her out of here, whether you like it or not!"
"No one is here against their will Mr. And you can't come here with some cockamamie story and expect us to fall for it! Listen I was being tolerant of you but no more...Get out!!!'
Vickram looked at her as he shook his head. Turning to the right he started to make his way inside of the house.
"Hey where are you going! You can't go in there!!!" She said alarmed now...
"BAMSUKIYA!..HARIYA...Stop that man..." She said calling out to her bouncers. Quickly they came out surrounding him before he could make his way up the stair well. As they began dragging him out, he did the one thing he could think of at the moment ..He called out to her.
"Sugni!!! SUGNIII"
"Throw him out...He is a mad man...and make sure he is not seen anywhere near this place!" Amma instructed her bouncers as the struggled to get him out of the building.
"You can't keep her here!'" he said To Amma ...
"Good bye." She said as she closed the door behind him. She let out a sigh of relief as she spotted him walking down the lane a few minutes after. Slowly she went upstairs as she made her way to Chulbuli's room, thankfully she was sound asleep and did not hear any of the commotion.
"No no...I have better plans for you my dear and I am not going to let some crazy man spoil it..." She said...
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For two days Vickram tried to get to see her but was unsuccessful. Amma had her bouncers on the lookout and as soon as he was spotted he was threatened at gun point. He contemplated going to the police but on his observation the police were some of her best patrons so he decided against it. How could he get to see her again he wondered pacing his small apartment. Then he remembered she visited the temple! That was his last hope maybe he could get her there to talk to her. He just had to make sure there were no bouncers in sight or that they did not see him. He sat as he began forming a plan to get to her.
He got to the temple early as he stood at an discreet spot where he was able to see all that came to visit the house of worship. Patiently he stood and after about three hours he saw them, the group of girls he recognized from the brothel. Only one was missing. Where was she? Spotting none of the bouncers following them slowly he went into the mandir hoping to ask one of them where she was.
"Punditji..can you offer this one for Chulbuli please?' one of the girls told the pundit. "She is unwell today." She said sadly.
"Of course beti...I will offer a special prayer for her recovery."
"Thank you!"
Damn it! Vickram sighed in frustration. This was his only chance. He looked at the murti in the temple...
"Lord you brought me here...you brought me to her...you want me to help her...than help me...show me a way to get her out of this mess. Please..." He prayed silently.
He left the temple without speaking to the girls. Dejectedly he made his way back to his apartment, in no mood for breakfast. His mind racing with what should he do now. He contemplating barging into Amma's and forcibly taking her...but doing that might just traumatize her more. Maybe he could manage to bribe Bunty to get him to meet her, he looked like he would for the right price.
He was so preoccupied in his thoughts that he almost missed his door. As he turned to get the keys from his pocket he stopped in complete shock and disbelief . There she was sitting right there at his door step, her feet moving up and down nervously, her hands wringing in complete Sugni fashion her attention on the side walk...but there she was, like the answer to his prayer. "Sugni?" He asked coming to stand before her.
She looked up as she stared at him , her eyes welling up with tears as she began to cry.
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