Together For-Ever

Chapter Six

Adrika

The blaring sound of my phone jolted me awake.

"Hello,", I answered the call without looking at the screen.

"Ma'am, we are calling you to inform you about your appointment. As you requested we shifted your slot for today and Radha Ma'am has agreed to join you at the place you always requested." Shaila, Radha's PA spoke at a time.

"Okay, I'll try to be there on time. Tell your boss to be patient with me. Bye." I said and hung up.

I immediately rushed towards my bathroom from my balcony. As it was already late.

I have to meet Radha. Radha is a psychiatrist volunteer for an NGO which mostly deals with sexually abused women. Radha is in her late forties. She also works at Aadheera's Hospital for half week, while half she will be at the NGO. She is the only woman I admire more than my mother.  She always insisted to call her by her name.

I want to talk to someone about my upcoming marriage and who is better than a psychiatrist. She can be a better judge of my apprehension than my brother or Rudra.

It's been two days since they have come to our and yesterday I got to know that the marriage will take place in less than two weeks. In four days, that is on Sunday they decided to do an engagement. And tomorrow Roka ceremony.

The news is so overwhelming that I want to run away from my wedding. And I'm not someone who reverts from her loved ones. If it is outsiders then I don't care.

After my quick shower, I got dressed in a neutral-colored kurtha which is less attention-grabbing. I took the necessary things and went to the garage, without letting anybody see me. 

I quickly grabbed the keys of my i20 and started the car, driving out of the garage and through the forest-like driveway. It will take at least 10 minutes to reach the gate and to be out of the property. After entering my code at the gate I took familiar turns to reach the nearest Metro station which has car parking. 

It is very convenient to use the metro than driving in the Hyderabad traffic. My family never objected me to, not traveling on public transportation like the Rudramaneni's. Arjun's family is strict about public appearance. And their family faces are well known by the people of media. So they were allowed to have these kinds of privileges. 

My parents never released the pictures of mine anywhere. Nobody outside my close family and friends knows my identity or even my name. That's how private my life is and is going to be. And I never liked the media attention on my family and Arjun's.

Forty minutes later I reached the NGO. 

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After my talk with Radha, we spent some time talking with the officer in charge. She is said there are new ones. And I know what that means.

The girls were rescued by Cyberabad Police. This time the police rescued six girls and two boys. The boys are of age nine and in the girls, two are eight, two are ten, one is thirteen and one is fourteen. They are innocent. They don't even what happened to them and why their daily routine is not being followed. They were all abused.

Radha and I went to the boy's room first with ice cream cups. Because this is the first time we had boys here.

"Don't react to whatever they do or they react. Just be patient and smile. Your smile is beautiful, they will be not terrified of us." Radha instructed before going inside.

As we went inside, the boys were hiding under the bed hugging each other.

With much difficulty, we brought them out.