How Ruhi's world turn upside down ? In her words..
(Ruhi's point of view)
In between the bustled town walking through dead meadows, the diseased me, finally managed to reach Mahatam Gandhi Nagar, my society.
To my surprise, the moron of our college, Rohan was leaving from my house. Though he was my family friend but his presence in my house was giving me bad intuitions. He gave me an uncanning smile and left.
I opened the door and stepped in.
Mom was sitting on a chair. Her face seems like she was discussing something with inner her.
"Ruhi? How's your day? Why are you so early today?"
"Nothing mum..why Rohan was here?" before I could continue and reveal his real character, mom came wrathfully and banged on my face.
"Just shut your mouth, you disgrace." the heat in her wrist and voice shook me.
"What happened Mom. I don't know why are you speaking such words." I tried to speak.
"Do not even try to act so innocent Ruhi. You can't befool me now. I know how you are painting the town red these days. Tell me who's the boy you are having an affair with? Are we paying your expenditures for the reason that you can show us days like this? You are an embarrassment. You should have died earlier with your Mom. Why did i even took your responsibility?
God forbid from such a child." she indignantly cursed me, abused me, slapped me. She didn't even think once before cursing my birth mom. It felt like my heart was in my mouth.
I wanted to say, "but there's nothing like that. I do not have any affair. I do had some feelings for a guy but they doesn't matter now. There was nothing like an affair and i am totally pure" , but the words died an early death in my throat. Mom wasn't ready to listen me. She kept hitting and shouting at me.
"..and have you taken some oath to give us shocks one after the another? A muslim boy. Rohan told me about that muslim boy. You put us down Ruhi. I can't even imagine such a terrific thing. A brahmin girl's involvement with a Muslim boy. Oh god! Ram ram! Do you even know those bloody people eat flesh of animals? Chii chii! Ram ram! You kill me instead Ruhi. How can you have such a loose character?" she screamed.
"Mumma, listen to me atleast. Do you trust Rohan more than me?"
"Shut up Ruhi...' she began screaming,
"...atleast he speak the truth. Just tell me if you had written a letter for that Musalman?" she continued.
I nodded splutterly.
She hit me with more speed this time.
She pulled my hairs and threw me like rags in my room.
"You are not going to meet anyone from now. Now i will build you in my way, only then you will stop troubling me. No college from tomorrow. You will live in this room, you can even die in this room." she locked the room.
I sobbed my heart out. I never saw her this side before. I was on my nerves, not for she hit me, but for her judgemental behavior towards Muslims. Her cursing my birth mom, was so disgustful. Her cursing Rahim without knowing him, was so disgustful. Her cursing the whole Muslim community, was so disgraceful.
She left me in a dark abyss. My respect for her stopped me otherwise she would have been protested till such a great extent. I ran towards my room , she closed the door and kept murmuring outside.
I slept while sobbing. In the evening, a disturbance at my room's door woke me up. I had a smile of hope on my face, expecting Mom to be there with her love but it was Ruchika.
"I need to talk to you Ruhi" , her anxiety could be seen clearly.
"What? Have you taken Mom's permission before unlocking my room ? She had denied to meet anyone so please go, otherwise situation might get worse for me." I stopped her.
"Yes, i made an excuse to her that you have some Library books which needs to be submitted by tomorrow" , she replied.
"Are you sure?..", i couldn't afford any risk now.
"Yes , trust me but she said that I only have 10 minutes so please unlock the door from your side asap!"
"Ruchika I am so glad to see you. I'm in a deep hell. I don't know how that Rohan shit come to know about me and Rahim. Mum didn't listened to me. She cursed Rahim so much.", and i was giving her a brief account of my heart but she was looking me like a "guilt's" conscience.
"Yesterday when i was leaving from your home, i met Rohan. He was trying to sneak into your home and when i saw him he started flirting with me. He walked with me to my house and meanwhile talked so sweetly and kindly with me that i didn't realise when he started enquiring about you. Unknowingly i sputtered all about you and rahim. Later he convinced me that he is our well wisher and he won't share this secret with anyone..." Ruchika started explaining me, how greedy a person could be.
I was frozen at the moment. It felt the same like someone first showed you a candy and then leave you starving.
"Rohan betrayed me Ruhi.. " she continued.
"What? Rohan? Or did you betray me Ruchika?", i yelled at her, "..considering you as my best friend and sharing with you my feelings was the biggest mistake i had ever made. And why are you even here now? To give me excuses ? i know how good you are at that. Not me but you are a disgrace. Just get out of here and never show me your face again, cretin Ruchika." I pushed her out of the room and banged the door.
My blood boiled. But now situation was out of my control. Only thing i could do was cry my heart out at a corner of my room.
