The Struggling Life (Completed)

Chapter 2

We decided to elope after next day of diwali. Because every servants and guards were on leave. Only one guard was watching at main door. Uncle would be not at house. There was only Somya, Sahil and one guard except me and my  sisters. We were planning since last month for that day.
Finally, it was our freedom day. We were memorizing our plan last time.
Richa asked me, "are you nervous?"
I nodded. After few seconds, I smiled, "but we can do it together." Richa, Nikki and I hugged each other. I gave five thousand rupees to both of them and kept five thousand for myself. Richa and looked at me with shocked. I smiled and told them, "I stole it from sahil. I was saving for this day. Both of you have to keep money with yourself in any case." They nodded. I turned towards Richa and told her, "now, it's time to handle both of them. You will handle Somya and I will handle sahil. Nikki, you will be in room and pack our stuffs." Both of them nodded. And Richa and I left the room. I prepared the milk for both of them. It was 11 pm. Richa and I separated for our destination. I knocked his room door. He replied after few minutes. He looked at me and left the space for me to enter the room. I came inside. And he asked, "why are you here at this hour?" I raised the glass towards him, "for it."
He nodded and sat on his bed. He patted next to him for sitting me. I hesitated but I thought it was last time with him. I didn't want to create any fuss with him that time that's why I sat on the bed next to him. He took the glass from the tray and drank it. He sighed and said, "you are behaving well since last days. What do you want from me?"
I looked at him. He was looking me. I told him nicely, "I don't want anything from you." He looked at me for seconds but didn't say anything. He opened his mouth, "are you angry with me?" I thought for a second why he was talking nicely with me today. May be! It was medicine effect.
I replied, "why would I be angry with you?"
"Are you really not angry with me?" As he asked, I nodded. He murmured, "why am I feeling dizziness?"
I replied in low, "you are tired that's why you are feeling sleepy."
He hmmed. He put my curls behind my hairs. His fingers touched my skin. I looked at him. But his face was calm. First time, I felt affection from his touch. Before I reacted, I felt his body weight on me. I pushed him away from me and I looked at his face. He was unconscious. First time, I was too close to him. I took deep breath and came out from his room. I closed his room door and went to my room. Richa looked at me and asked, "what happened?" I shook my head with no and composed myself. I asked to her, "what about Somya?" She said with smile, "she is sleeping." I said with confident, "let's go from here."
They looked at me and nodded. We slowly opened the gate and came outside. We looked to guard. He was sleeping as usual. I pointed them to wait me at main gate. They nodded and went towards main gate. I slowly went to near the guard and stole the key. He was sleeping that's why it was not hard. I went to main gate. They were waiting for me. Richa took the key from me and unlocked the gate. We succeed it. But The guard woke up from the sound. He shouted at us to stop but we didn't listen and started to run. He was following us. We were running as our life was depend on it. When it's hard to run, I turned back and looked. The guard was not following us. But I asked Nikki who was before me, "where is Richa?" She was patting but she somehow to spoke, "I think she was following us. Now, what we will do?"
I swallowed my saliva and said, "let's go from here. We can't take risk to go back." She nodded. 
We came far from that house. We decided to spend the rest of night at Park bench. It was already 1 pm. Nikki laid a side and slept. But I couldn't sleep. It was 5 am when I slowly shook Nikki to woke up. She woke up and looked at me with sleepy eyes. I pointed her to let's go. She nodded. We started to walk. She asked me, "what now?"
I sighed, "we have find to Richa first." We went to a cheap hotel. I booked a room with fake name. We came into hotel room. I put our bags on the bed and sat on it. I took out my phone and called to Richa. It was 7 am. Richa received the call after many calls. She said with sleeping voice, "hello"
I asked with concern, "where are you?"
"Don't worry about me. I am at my friend's home." She replied carelessness.
I scolded her, "are you mad? Guard would already  inform to uncle. First, He will search us our friends house. I am sending you address. Come here fastly."
She replied, "I didn't think about it. I am coming. Wait for me."
"Ok"
Nikki asked me and I told her. We packed some snacks for us. That's why we ate it. And we were waiting for her.
After one hour, I heard the knocked on the door. I asked, "who is it?"
It was Richa voice, "it's me." I opened the door and dragged her inside. I asked, "was anybody following you?"
She smirked, "I think you are overthinking. Nobody was following me. They don't concern for us."
Something clicked on my mind. Why didn't I think about it before? I asked her mobile and Nikki's mobile. They looked at me with question look.  I took out sim card from our mobiles and broke it.
Richa shouted, "are you out of your mind?"
I replied, "they are tracking us. It's not safe to stay here. They already know where we are?"
She replied with irritation, "if they want us, they would be here."
"They are coming. Let's go from here."
"But where?"
I thought for seconds, "they know we are three. We will leave our mobiles here. Because it are also tracked. That's why we divided into two parts. Richa, you will go and roaming here and there to distract them. Nikki and I will go together. We also changed the transportation. We also did the same. At 12 pm, we will meet at bus stand. From where we will go to another city."
She nodded. We changed our clothes and covered our face. First, Richa left and after going her, we checked out. As we sat into auto, I saw uncle car stopped in front of hotel. He rushed inside the hotel. I was correct. They were tracking us. I told to auto, "let's go bhaiya." He nodded and we left. He left us after two or three stops. We took the local bus for opposite direction. We waited at bus stand. Nikki was tired and thirsty that's why I told her to wait there. I went to near the mall for buying her some food and water bottle. As I entered into mall, I bumped with someone. We lost our balance. He held my shirt to control his balance. But we fell down. My shirt was ripped from neck area. He got up from me. I glared him and his eyes stopped at my neckline. When his face expression changed, I noticed what he was looking. I covered my scars immediately and got up. I ignored him and went to shop for buying. I returned to Nikki with water bottle and burger. It was 11 am. That's why we took another local bus and went to bus stand.
We waited for Richa. I bought three tickets for us. It's was bus starting time. Richa reached at exact time. We took relaxing breath. I asked, "why are you so late?"
She was sad. She replied, "I am sorry. I can't go with you."
I asked her with shocked, "what happened?"
Her face expression was dull, "I can't tell you. Both of you go before it's late.  I wish your better life. Bye."
"But..."
The bus was going to start that's why I pointed to Nikki to get into bus and she nodded. I tried to make Richa understand. But she left. I had to take care Nikki that's why I didn't follow Richa. We seated into bus and bus had started. We were silent. I didn't know why she didn't come with us.

When bus came far from that city. I took relaxing breath. It was 10 hours journey. I was tired. I wanted to sleep. I looked at Nikki who was sleeping. I closed my eyes.
I woke up from the sound. It was female sound. I opened my eyes and looked next to me. There was a lady who was in her forty. She was looking tensed. I heard she was talking on the phone, "I am sorry sir. I am in bus and my mobile is not working properly. Can I send you file tomorrow?..... Ohh, I can understand........  Ok, I will try again."
She did something into her mobile but mobile was hanging a lot. She murmured something into her mouth. She looked at me and said with smile, "I am sorry. I disturb you."
I smiled, "it's ok. Can I?" I offered her to help. I didn't know why I said it. But it slipped from my mouth. Before I said something, she looked at me with hoping, "can you help me?"
"I don't know but I can try." She smiled and gave me her mobile. I unlocked her mobile and looked the app. I downloaded the antivirus and deleted some junk files from her mobile. Now her mobile was working. I gave her mobile. She took from my hand and did send the mail. She looked at me wondering and complimented, "you are really genius."
I laughed, "your mobile had virus. I only downloaded antivirus."
"But thank you for helping me."
"It's my pleasure."
"Is she your sister?" She asked for Nikki.
I nodded. "Can I ask you where are you going?"
I told her polietly, "our parents died into accident. We are going to start new life."
"Ohh I am sorry. Do you want join my company?" I looked at her with unbelievable. She laughed, "Sorry, I forgot to introduce myself. I am Samita. I am manager of Rastogi group. You are wondering what I am doing into bus." I nodded. She continued, "I like to travelling into bus. I came for meeting. Now I am going back." She took out her business card from her purse and handed me, "it's my visiting card. It has my mobile number. If you want to join, contact me."
"But you don't know about me, my background and my education." I asked her with hesitation.
She smirked, "I can tell about people to see them. I don't know you but I know you have potential. You can achieve anything what you want."
We talked about a lot after that. She told me that she is single and lives on her own. She told me about her company. I didn't know about her company but I knew I can search on internet. It was great opportunity if she was right.

I didn't know when we reached at our destination. She said goodbye to us and left. It was 10 pm when we reached at last bus stop. We booked a hotel near the bus stand to spend the night. We ate the dinner and came into our room.
Nikki asked, "what will we do now?"
I assured her, "don't worry. We have enough money."
She asked again, "what do you think about that lady?"
I sighed, "I don't know if she was talking truth or not. I will search about her and her company. I have visiting card. If she is right, it will be great opportunity. I need to do work for surviving."
She said with bright voice, "I will also help you."
"We will see later. Let's sleep now."
She nodded. We laid on bed. I didn't know when I slept.
I woke up from nightmare. I was sweating. I looked my surroundings. Thank God, Nikki was safe and sleeping. I got up from the bed and sat on the chair. I left my past but I didn't know when my past life would stop to chase me.