Rhea was a small town girl with big dreams.stars in her eyes,hope in her heart..she aimed high.Waiting at the bus stop,she again got lost in her flight of thoughts... tht fled across whims n fancies..fantasies n notions.she wanted everything.she wanted the seventh sky in her lil fist.she kept staring at the water that got logged in the small pits the road had.with each raindrop that pittered n pattered off the sky..the water formed ripples.....giving her thoughts a zoom and her flight became more exciting.a lawyer is what she always dreamt of being..a homemaker of a beautiful home..!her dreams knew no bounds.the beautiful ripples on the water surface gave seemed to excite her so much..giving her thoughts n her dreams so much more depth.the satisfaction was palpable on her face.the rhythm of raindrops..their soft tune..and a thousand blended notes in her heart..all made the sight so very divine!at 15 ,her face had the glow of a mature young lady ready to hit the world.her face dripped the contentment that her thoughts brought to her under the mesmerizing ripple effect.daaaaaaaaasssssssssssssssssssshhhhhh!!!!!!!!!! she shook up when a car passed thru her splashing all the water..making all the ripples disappear.it was like a reality check 4 her n she came back to her own good self..recalling she was waiting for her bus.
She looked around and became perplexed! it was already 7 n getting dark..she started to panic now as thr was not a soul to be spotted on the streets..except for the car whose tail lights she could see speeding away.. the whole area looked like it had vaccumed humans n she felt like she was in mars! fighting her tears hard, she started to walk towards the near by local booth. Infact, it seemed like her feet had grown wings n she was running a marathon.
Just as she approached the booth, happy to reach her much needed awaited destination...a hand tapped at her back . she was soo scared that this was it! she could not control her tears anymore and started to cry!! too scared to even raise her eyes and look up.. "hey Rhea"..the voice was familiar..yet it failed to sooth her. she gathered her guts and looked up. it was Ramesh. Dads colleague...commonly known as a "moron" in their family. crying she carried a blank expression. "oh lil girl left out in the cold!!" he said wid tht famous moronic grin."dunn worry i will drop u home". .he said as his hand rested on her back...comforting her...she now was almost trembling with fear .. all the cases livened in her mind...Mathura, DU college student, Dhananjoy.. scared she dared to look up once and oh god! he even resembled Dhananjoy..shes so scared and lost that she trips over..
Back home everyone is worried. all the males r out searching for their luved daughter. The women half weeping,are calling up at her friends places..dreading all sorts of mishappenings.Near the telephone lay the newspaper..full of rape cases!! Just then the door bell rings. its her. Rhea...in tattered clothes and muddy face. Her mother almost faints seeing what she dreaded. shes crying. so is rhea. She jumps into her mothers embrace..when the door opens broader. its him. Ramesh uncle with her skool bag. "dunn worry..ur lil girl is fine.. i saw her tensed and so i brought her back. safe and sound. ..Oh n she tripped over the pot hole n hurt hurself. shes just slightly bruised m sure ..soon shell b fine."
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Weeping her mother thanks him.."u r god for us" she tells him."rhea, go say thankyou to uncle ramesh" she says wiping her tears. Rhea walks up to him and touches his feet..thankyou..(feeling terribly embarrased and ashamed for her thoughts) . He flashed a smile....wat once, was called a "moronic grin" !
PS: in days like these..can any girl help but to think tht way?? the story does seem to hv an ironical ending ..considering the present circumstances.,no?
