Deadly Reflection ✓

1 - Don't close your eyes

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"Dear, you should take care of yourself. Look, how tired you are looking. You are working non-stop without taking rest. I can't see you like this. You know how much I love you." An old woman voice echoed.

"Yeah..nani I know. I can't tell you how much I miss you. Why did you left me...w-why?" Rita sobbed.

Old lady glanced at Rita affectionately.

"Rita, I am always here with you. No one can take me away from you. Just remember that..huh? But, I have to leave now. I-I shouldn't have come here, but I couldn't stop myself. Just please take care of yourself my doll. " Requested the old lady, before vanishing in thin air, in front of Rita's eyes.

"Noooo...." Rita wailed, looking around her.

" Nani...please come back. I-I need you. I will never bother you with my tantrums..I will put oil in my hair, eat food on time, will never fight with you..but..p-please...come back. Don't leave me...again." Rita pleaded as her voice cracked. She started sobbing uncontrollably. Her whole body started shivering.

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"Ri....Ri ! Please wake up. Open your eyes for God's sake.."She heard a familiar voice shouting her name.

Slowly, she opened her eyes. Her heart was thumping loudly, face was covered with cold sweats. Her eyes quickly surveyed the surroundings, and thats when she realized that it all happened in her dream. Her nani was not there for real...as always.

Her best friend Jenny was looking at her sympathetically.

"Was I again screaming in my sleep?" Rita asked, although she knew the answer. It wasn't as if it had happened first time.

"Ri... don't bother about that right now. By the way, had you taken your pills after dinner?" Jenny asked before giving Rita a glass of water.

"Yeah. I had." Rita answered.

"Ri..you are taking too much stress. You need to start living your life again. People die every day, but world doesn't stop....right?" Jenny paused before continuing.
"...I understand that she was the only person in this world whom you could called as family. But, you have to come to terms with the reality that she is no more. She herself would have never wanted to see you like this. You know that.." Jenny stated.

"I do understand it Jenny...and I am extremely sorry that you have to suffer all this because of me. But, trust me I too want all this to be over. " Rita admitted.

"I will kill you if you will again say sorry or shit like that.." Jenny scolded before embracing Rita in warm hug.

Jenny knew what her friend was going through. She was doing everything to get her life back on track. But, she also knew it wouldn't be easy.

After they pulled apart, Jenny said.

"Now, please try to get some sleep. Hope...you haven't forgotten about your interview tomorrow. You wouldn't want them to reject you just because of dark circles under your eyes because of no sleep."

"Yes mam." Rita giggled before lying back on the bed.

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26 year old Rita Sharma was an interior designer.

One year back, she completed designing course from Delhi's prestigious institute. She quickly got job in a company. Pay was good for her to take care of her as well as her nani. Life was going smoothly for both of them. Seeing them, no one could tell that they were not blood-related.

Rita was adopted by nani.

Apparently, Nani had found 3 day old baby Rita on stairs of a temple, where she used to go regularly to pray.

Was that nani's maternal instinct or just pure humanity, she knew somehow that she couldn't leave that crying child there.
She had lost her only son and daughter- in- law in an accident few years back.

She took that baby to her home. She waited for few days, regularly asking pandit(preist) of temple if anyone came to take their baby back, in case they have lost her by accident. She even went to police station. They too looked about that child's parents but got no success. No one came to claim her even after one month. Till that time Nani had become so attached to Rita as if she was her own grand daughter. Her innocent big eyes, pink lips and small hands from which she always gripped Nani's hand seemed like begging Nani to don't leave her. Nani single- handedly brought her up using her savings.

But, just one month back, she got a fatal heart attack and died.That incident shattered Rita. She had always believed that Nani will always be with her. They both were inseparable.

Slowly, she started seeing nani regularly in her dreams which made it worse for her to come in terms with her death.

Her mental health started to deteriorate and hence, indirectly started affecting her job and life.
She consulted a doctor, who prescribed her pills for sleep and managing depression. But, they didn't seemed to kick as she was still having those strange dreams almost everyday.

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