~Shona~My Divine Obsession

Chapter-5

~You're my peace of heart, Even if you're miles away~

!!! Long chapter

The same midnight, thakuma in her room, making her bed before going to sleep. Hands laying out the sheet when there was a knock on the door, thakuma's attention shifted towards the door for a second.

"Khula hai...aa jao" she said, continuing her work.

Her room's door open and revealed arjun, standing on threshold

"Mai andar aa sakta hu boudi?" Arjun asked for her permission

Thakuma's attention drawn to his voice, lifting her face "Arjun tum...hai aayo na" she granted, hands still fixing the duvet.

Arjun moved inside the room, standing beside thakuma "Aap se kuch zaruri baat karni hai" arjun uttered, his voice low and unsettled.

"Hmmm...bolo" thakuma said casually, not paying attention

"Woh...w.. raniganj se police walo ka phone aaya tha" his voice trembled

That's it, the sentence is enough to put sudden stop on thakuma's hands. Her gaze finally moved to arjun before she straighten her posture. She stared at him for a moment, both eyes surged with unknown fears and edginess.

Thakuma gulped "hai..t-oh..toh ky-a kaha unhone"she asked, her tone uneasy and stressed .

Arjun stilled for a second, taking a deep breath before speaking "Abhi.. kuch der pehle hi phone aaya... yeh batane ke liye.....ki j-jo la-ash unhe mile w-woh a-a-akash dada ki nhi" he narrated with so much difficulty and closed his eyes.

Thakuma hands felt cold when she got to know about the police phone call but after Arjun's statement she finds some relief, only some,,. Her pupils fluttered with strain.

Arjun opened his eyes, layer of tears build in them. His face portray many emotions distress, discouraged, remorse and last defeated. He stumble back as his feet faltered, he fell on couch beside him dispairingly.

"3 saal... lagbhag 3 saal hone aaye hai...a.. akash dada..ko.. gumshuda hue...par aab tak hum kuch pata nhi kar paye...kuch bhi nhi..." he uttered with griefly heavy tone "The elder son of this family...is.. missing... for so long...but mai kuch nhi kar sakta...I c.. can't... I'm so.. useless.. I'm so..." Arjun broke down in tears, his hand on his forehead as he cried out his heart.

Thakuma's eyes also become teary seeing arjun condition, she steps closer to him standing beside him as she put her hand on Arjun's shoulder sympatheticly.

"Tumhari galti nhi hai arjun.. don't blame yourself" she assured him "Durga maa janti hai tumhari koshish mai koyi kami nhi...yeh toh na jane.. konsi pariksha le rahi hai humari....tum himmat rakho sab thik ho jayega" she encouraged him but herself not sure about her statement.

"Kese boudi!!...kese..sab thik....hume toh yeh bhi nhi jante k..ki akash dada... zinda bhi hai ya---" he paused midway not wanting to complete his words, it's too painful for him.

Thakuma's sighed closing her eyes, her inside churned with unsettled fears but she can't usher those out "Ummid..aur koshish ke alawa... aur.. kya kar sakte hai hum" she whispered low-key, her words dispirited.

Arjun gulped the hard reality, sighing "mai chalta hu.. boudi... subho-ratri"

She nodded before mumbling small'subhoratri' . With head bowed in disappointment, arjun left the room.

Downcast silence scattered in room as thakuma sits on same spot, taking a breath she stood up before heading to bed, She seated on bed, hand extended to open side drawer, ruffling a bit before taking out a file. She gazed at file, analysing the ink written bold letters which she almost read thousand times. It's akash missing report duplicate file as the police have the real one.