It was the three shades of dusk which announced the closing
time of our Super General Store every day., and 'That' day was no special.
Every staff had already left and I was just checking the accounts when a man in
a police uniform entered the shop and started scanning the whole shop for
something. The look in his eyes told me he was searching for something
precious, but what precious could possibly be sold in a common super market?</font>
Saheb, It is closing time. Come tomorrow if you need
anything.' I said, trying to conceal my nervousness.
'Shutup! Is there a fir exit or any other place to hide?'
'Wh-What are you
saying? Who are you? I'll call the police, Don't dare come near me.' I stuttered
when he started closing the distance between us.
'Dekh Chhorrii, mhaare
paas tame na hai thaare se gossip karan vaaste. So just show me a place to
hide for some time. Got it?' his voice thundered, irritation visible in it
('Look girl, I don't have time to chit-chat with you. So just show me a place to hide for
some time. Got it?' his voice thundered, irritation visible in it.)
I pointed a narrow way leading to the store room followed by
a small hidden room which was supposed to be my resting room. He silently hurried
to that room while mouthing a small thankyou along with a note- ofnot
mentioning about him to anyone.
I returned back to the counter which was to be shifted
inside the store when two men with faces covered my colorful handkerchief entered
inside the shop.
'Rey, Chorrii kisi police waale ko jaate dekha hai?' one of
them asked.
('Have you seen any police inspector passing by?' one of
them asked.
'No. But what happened bhaiya ji?' I asked pretending to be
engrossed in counting the no. of coca-cola bottles in the carton.
'Nothing. Don't tell anyone we were asking for him.'
'Ji.' I nodded in positive.
Without any understanding
of the situation I decided to inform the Saheb about the goons who had come. Dropping the shutter and
locking it from inside I went back inside, into the resting room where I found
him standing with his back to me. It was at that moment I realized that he was
the son of Prasad Chacha whom once I had caught being physically intimate with
Keertana chachi, the widow of Neeraj chacha. Keertana chachi lived with her
husband in our neighborhood. But her husband passed away during a major heart
attack. Prasad chacha and his family were also a resident of our village from
the time I don't remember.
I was 18 when I had witnessed that obscene event mistakenly.</font>
A blush crept up my cheeks when a flashback of those events
played inside my brain and I became too conscious of the situation of Saheb and
me being alone in a room. Adjusting the dupatta which was slipping down my
shoulders, I said
'Those goons are gone Saheb. They were asking for you.'
He turned to face me and hmm-ed in response. 'Thankyou' he
said and left from the fire exit leaving me all to myself; my heartbeat
touching the sky, goose-bumps all over,
I could actually hear the Dhak!Dhak!Dhak!
in my ears.
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