JOURNEY WITH SAF ACADEMY

MY DEAD BEST FRIEND!!

" Mental patients are helpless people. They deserve help, not humiliation". ~ AUTHOR 

' Dekhiye, Pls meri baat maaniye already situation kaafi kharab hai aap log.....' Koel was trying to make sure that the crowd outside don't go back in. But their family members were inside and so controlling the situation was a task. 

' Kya bol rahe hai aap? Are yaha kisi ki jaan jaa sakti hai ' Sid was still on the call. The police officers were being uncooperative. 
' Dekho, aise pagal har din ye karte hai, ab hum har din to apni duty chodke inke piche nahi bhaag sakte na. Rakho phone' the officer on the other side spoke and ended the call. 

' What the duck!!' Sid exclaimed. 
Monami read the report and was analysing it. ' Anti-social disorder after the death of his pet dog. Ok, I think he is mentally unable to get out of the slump. Iss waqt iska weak point iski memories hai iske pet ke saath' she thought. But because she can't directly confront, she initiates a conversation indirectly. 

' tumhe pata hai, mere paas bhi ek pet hai ' she said, still in the same position, hands in the air and head a little lower. She is hoping that he opens up and with that she can stall time. 

' 2 saal ka golden retreiver hai. Uska naam Chiro hai ' she starts talking again. But no reply comes on his side. He is still holding Chitra. She starts taking out her phone from her pocket but he gets alert at this. 

' Dekho, Cute hai na?' she shows a picture of a dog that her friend had sent her once. 

The dog reminds Deepak of his own dog. His eyes go a little numb and his grip loosens a little. 
' Maine ek baar Chiro ko galti se dog park me chod diya tha. Aur ek baar to maine uska favorite toy galti se fek diya tha ' Monami continues in hopes that he will speak something. But there is silence. This is making Monami anxious. She doesn't want to frighten Deepak, but she also can't risk Chitra's life. This has to work. 
' Kya karu...Kya karu?' Monami's thoughts are running but there seems to be no solution. 
' Mere paas bhi Rocky tha' he starts slowly. His voice is a bit shaky and his face seems to have lost all life and has become pale. Another sigh of sleep disorder. He has several scratch marks on his forearms, but they look like he has done it himself. He also has a tattoo on his left arm with the name ' ROCKY'. 

' Rocky?' Monami tries to continue.

' German Sheperd. 8 saal ka tha wo jab mujhe chod ke chala gaya' his voice starts breaking more. 
' Kaise?' she keeps on going. 

' Stomach infection' was all he could say. All the memories of his dog, from when it was a pup till the time of it's death started resurfacing and tears started forming in his eyes. For some seconds his forehead was tensed but then he breathed heavily and put his knife down and released Chitra from his grip. She gasped for air. Monami did not understand this but she immediately ran towards Chitra and picked her up and hugged her. All this while she could see that he had no intention to hurt Chitra, if he wanted to he could have easily slit her neck in this whole time. Then why did he do this? She thought. 
Chitra manages to stop her sobs and Monami sends her out, 

' Chitra, relax. Ab yaha se bahar jaao and make sure ki andar koi naa aaye. Ok??' she cups her face and asks her to do this favor. 

Chitra was too lost to ask why she was staying back, she instantly ran out of the room. 

Monami gets up and takes a step towards Deepak whose head was hanging low. He was still in his patient gown and his body had lost muscles. His lips were parched. 
He gets alert at seeing this and takes a step backward.