Krishna's pov:
Every one of my family are killed brutally in front of eyes. I couldn't believe that it really happened. The goons started talking, each are of 6 feet and with a very built body mostly weighing 100kgs. After a small chat they started towards the car. I understood that they are searching for us. The seater we are in has a back door and no side doors. They opened each and every front doors and searched carefully. Its almost very dark outside so i hide at corner and covering yamuna and me with a black gunny bag in which our toys are kept. After few minutes when i couldn't hear any more noises i slightly removed the cloth over us peeked out. Now it's completely dark outside. Since the road is a highway and no vehicles are on the road. Because it's remote area and quite far from city. There are no one around the car but I was still afraid to come out. I won't bother something happening to me, but yamuna. No i can't bear more. I looked at her who was sleeping peacefully as if she was in hands of a big protector.
Yes!! i decided to protect her no matter what. All i left with was only her. I started observing every person and vehicle passing by and relaxed when they crossed us. I spent the whole night just with fear. My mind was forcing me to see the dead bodies of my family members. But i couldn't. The sun raised, soon people gathered. Every one are talking about to inform police and ambulance. But i didn't dare to come out after some time ambulance came and declared that they are dead. They shifted dead bodies into the van. I slided yamuna a bit and adjusted a pluffy toy under her head and got down. Everyone are shocked first and started murmuring. I straight went to my aunt's dead body and told her 'look aunt i obeyed you. I and yamuna are safe now but....but i...i couldn't save you' that's it i bursted out. I tried to wake up every one.
"Maa....mummy... Didn't you tell me that today you will make me my favourite carrot halwa. Wake up mom. I wanna eat. I never told you right, i like the halwa you make with love for me more than anything. Ma please wake."
" Dad... Daddy .... See mom is sleeping tell her to wake up dad. See how irresponsible she is making her son suffer with hunger. Wake up dad. Didn't you tell me you we together will play in backyard"
" Babai( uncle or a younger brother to father) wake up. Didn't you tell me that you will scold teachers for giving excess homeworks for me. Didn't you tell me we will sneak out for icecream. Wake up please."
"Pinni( wife of babai) wake up na please. You told me we will draw and paint the whole day. You told me that you will tell me stories."
" Everyone wake up..... Please"
I was shouting and crying like a mess falling on my family. I know Everyone standing there and watching this are getting emotional too. After sometime police came they seperated me from those bodies with a great effort. Blood is all over the road and on their bodies now also on my shirt but i didn't care. Then i heared yamuna crying, i ran to her she hugged me first but she kept a digusted face due to smell of blood, i immediately removed my shirt, but i still stink. Police took us both with them. A lady in her 30's accompanied me to police station. She bought some milk and bread and fed us both, she consoled me and taught me my responsibilities, about yamuna and myself. She seemed a goddess sent by God at that time. Yes for kins my family did may be god is helping in this way. She talked to police and settled everything. Our parents bodies are sent to post-mortem. She took me to her house. She asked about my family and found that i have an paternal aunt. She called someone to enquire and took us inside her house. I found that they are also rich. Her husband is a famous lawyer. She told that she was a good friend to my mom back in their school days. She introduced herself as swetha roy. She instructed me to take a bath and gave a pair of clothes probably her son's. She bathed yamuna herself. She forcely fed me some food. Yamuna started crying that she wanna see her mom. Swetha aunt tried to console her but she cried more. I went to my sweet sister and placed my both hands on her cheeks. She immediately stopped crying but still her eyes are watery. I slowly wiped her tear stained cheeks and slowly started feeding the food. She silently ate and I settled her in my lap. She slept in no time. All these swetha aunt was seeing with shock and amusement.
" Dear!!! How can you be so responsible this young. I am proud of my friend to raise a gentle man" she said. After sometime two boys came running with school bag. Swetha aunt went and removed their shoes took school bags and lunch bags from them. She kissed their forehead and sent them to fresh up. When they returned she gave them snacks to eat and introduced us, which they cared less.
She saw them with a small bit of pain for not respecting me.
By 5:00 pm meera aunt came, she stopped at door for a second, swetha aunt looked her and invited inside. Meera aunt was about to ask about us when she saw me she came running to me and hugged me and took yamuna in her hands and kissed us both. A pair of tears fell from her eyes.
She said that she is taking us back for which swetha aunt denied, but she assured swetha aunt and took us with her. I see a lot of changes in meera aunt, she was not that energetic as she used to be, she is looking a bit weak and there are no ornaments on her. I couldn't see Riya also. When we went to our house i saw it totally turned to ashes. The house is almost totally burnt, despite of aunt's words i ran into house and to our room. I opened the cupboard, everything is totally burned and black, then i opened the underground door, yes there is one under tiles of basement, luckily dad built it without wood and it is water, fire proof. I seen there are a lot of books, i pressed a invisible button in side of bookshelf. Bookshelf itself tilted a bit gave access to another secret room. I went in, it is totally dark . i turned on the lights, there is big potrait of everyone. It is a self potrait of pinni. She drew and painted it herself. There dad and jeeva babai sitting side by side, mom is on right of dad and pinni is left of babai. Meera aunt is on right of my mom. Her husband is standing beside her with riya in his arms,Yamuna is nearly 3years old and she is in pinni's lap. I am standing on a stool back of everyone by putting my both hands on shoulders of my two dads. Everyone are smiling heartfully.
I traced that potrait with my hands. Controlling my tears i took that into my hands but it is really very big, it is 60 & 44 inches in length and breadth. I palced it in a corner and started to search for locker. As i opened there are documents of house and all industries. With a cash of 25 lakhs . Placing everything in a bag, i saw the albums, those are of my birthday, mom & dad's anniversary, anniversary of babai and pinni, yamuna's birthday photos. I placed them in another bag i shifted everything out of that room and with great difficulty outside the house. I saw aunt with yamuna in her arms crying. When she saw me, she immediately hugged me and started scolding me for being careless. For the first time in my life i liked that scoldings. It feels really happy when we have someone to care and to scold for not taking care of ourselves.
Later she observed bags and potrait. At first she was 😲 shocked. Later i told her about the secret rooms. We have a pent house in backyard. It was a bit unclean and aunt cleaned it. after sometime police came and informed that they are here for security. They told that swetha aunty requested them. We slept that night. Next day we are taken to court.
