Kalpana hugged her grandparents and tried to control her tears and look happy.....yet her grandmother Ranjini sensed something was terribly wrong.....but refrained herself from questioning her granddaughter kalpana.....it was too soon to bombard her with questions........Ranjini relaxed and put her arm around kalpana's shoulder and smiled..'' good to have you with us child'',,wish Aryan was here too...refering to Kalpana's brother......'' kalpi darling ....... you look tired....girl........once we get home,,,,,,i want you to take a warm shower......and a glass of warm milk ......a few hours of sleep with freshen you up and you will have maximum energy.........after food.........then we can chat .Kalpana dumped her bags to the floor and laid on the large bed...with soft plush bedsheet and closed her eyes.....the events that happened flashed across her mind.........the sudden knock on the door made her get off the bed,,,,,her grandmother walked in with a few towell and placed it on the bed........''now off you go for that shower...then bed...while you are in the shower,,i will get you the glass of milk i promise.''..said Ranjini and left the room
kalpana stood under the warm shower for ten minutes just scrubbling her arms and body violently as though trying to clean off Sanjay.'s Lecherous hands on her,,'',how dare he ..cried kalpana......
she was glad she had escaped from him ...her thoughts strayed to Raghav and his beautiful wife,,,they were god sent angels,,,,,,,,,,kalpana thanked Matarani..........quickly showered ,wrapped herself with the huge soft sweet scented towell....her wet hair wrapped in turban style....
kalpana welcomed the warm milk .....as she drank in one go.......her eyes becomimg heavy........she sighed as she sat on the bed.....her grandmother was of indian origin but her grandfather was half Indian and Indonesian from the Madagascar Region ..her paternal great grandparents were known as ''Pribumi..''....original settlers........
her grandmother had been studying overseas and met and fell in love Mahesa Bahadur.........and settled in Indonesia....Her grandfather was a retired University professer...
a bespectacled man in his early sixtees.........hair silver grey and always carried a cane to support his left leg..injured in a hunting accident.............still with the thoughts of her family lineage kalpana fell into a deep slumber.....not stirring at all until she felt a slight tickle on her toe....she moaned ..and stretched her slim body like a lazy cat and opened her eyes...the room had a soft pink glow..and it was slightly cool.her grandmother had put on the air conditioning.......her sweet grandmother's face appeared above hers.....kalpana smilled
'''time to get up sleeping beauty,,,get dressed and come down..''Ranjini ,,pointed to the edge of the bed..a pastel colored pants and blouse lay on it.....and to compliment the suit....a pink tear drop earing and necklace beside it
kalpana took her time getting dressed...she even brushed her lips with a tinge of lipstick...and walked down to the large house...made of brick , wood and traditional Bamboo..............kalpand loved the ambience .....as she ran her fingers on the railing of teakwood staircase........soft yellow lights hung from high ceilings.... the horns of a Seladang { Gaur } or Indian Bison adorned the wall along the staircase.........The Seladang had gored her grandfather's thigh and this made,.....his left leg to become twisted in an old decaying log..he lay there for hours until rangers came to help and as the beast prepared to launch another attack on her grandfather...it was shot dead by her grandfather after raising himself with great difficulty.....
.. come child.......sit beside me '' her grandfather invited.......kalpana smiled and walked up to him to the dining
the aroma of food filled kalpana's nostrills......there was chicken dish called Rendang . served with steaming hot rice
Mango salad , Pomfret in sweet sour sauce........Anchovies with peanuts.......plus gado gado.......
kalpana's tummy rumbled with hunger....the food laid out was appetising...her grandfather took a scoop af rice and offered it to kalpana........kalpana ate .......with relish .......her grandmother,......too gave her a scoop of rice,,it was such a loving gesture which brought Kalpana to tears...........'' grandma........'' the food is so tasty......it has been so long since i had these,,,Kalpana tried to speak with her mouth full...'' ssshhhhh,,, eat first child...we will talk later.''her grandmother stopped her ..kalpana had a healthy appetite.....she ate well and gave a little burp.......causing her grandparents to laugh out......Kalpana giggled too.......and offered to clear the table''' we have a maid to do all that, come to the living room.....and rest your feet too....''you have grown into a beautiful woman......Kalpana.......
how are the wedding plans....back home..'' her grandfather asked
''Kalpana swallowed hard.....''errrrr...grandpa........Sanjay is a bad guy...'' i don't know how to tell you''
'' please do.. child.......her grandmother .encouraged.......fresh tears fell .....'' he'' hit me beacuse i did not allow him to kiss me....''we were engaged to be married '' and he said it was ok to indulge in such behaviour..''you know grandma i don't like these disgusting things...i thought he loved and respected me....and would wait for our wedding.....
..'hearing this her grandfather 's hand reached out and held Kalpan's hand''' did he.. her grandfather...asked worried and concerned at once........kalpana shook her head.....she understood what her grandfather's question was
'' he came into my room at the medical centre and locked the room,,the night nurse was away for her supper break
,he began his disgusting ways.......'' kalpana stopped , tears choking her........''i hit him with a small vase and unlocked the room and ran.....''i just ran' slept behind a trash can in the rain.....at a bus stop....fearing for my life .i was in a foreign land......and alone...until....a nice gentleman helped........first him then his beautiful wife..kalpana recalled shaking so badly and in pain ...when the darkness had gone.....she was at the bus stop......that day
Ranjini hugged her granddaughter,.....and let her cry on her shoulder.....a little while later kalpana regained her composure....and continued'' earlier the day we arrived in Malaysia .he misbehaved with me....the hotel security apprehended him...on the instruction of Mr Malhotra...the guardian angel..who saved me......after i was sent to the medical centre Sanjay attacked me again..........Thank you for reading......please do leave your votes and comments.....happy reading
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