The Grief

The next morning Tara woke up in her bed. She rubbed her eyes and looked at her clothes. She was surprised.

"Wow how much did I drink yesterday. I couldn't remember a single thing. Did I even change my clothes. It must be mom."

"Mom."

She called her but no one. That was strange cause she always woke her up before 8 am. She yelled

"Maaaaa, are you there?"

Now Tara got out of bed and came close to the door. She pulled the handle but it didn't open. She pulled harder now but still it didn't open.

"Is it locked from outside. But why?"

"Ma why did you guys lock me in my room today. Did Grany start her superstitious activities again for my marriage or......"

Suddenly a voice came from the other room.

"It isn't me neither your mom. It's your father. Why do you people even bother to include, I will be dying soon. So keep me out of these problems."

Her mother came in Grandma's room and said

"Mother do you know what happened yesterday."

"Yes , your daughter came drunk and Bisu took the whole house in his head."

"It's not just that. He wants to hold the marriage tomorrow. He locked her and didn't even give me the keys to enter the room."

"So what am I to do right now?"

"Seriously mother give me the extra keys you have in your room. So I can at least feed her. Or do you even.......

"Whatever, the keys are under that Tablecloth. Don't bother me when I am meditating."

Ms Mukherjee joyfully took the keys and entered in Tara's room with food. She was sitting in her bed and staring to her broken phone.

"Your dad did that tomorrow after I changed your clothes and came outside."

"Mom! What the hell is happening? They just locked me because I was drunk. You really didn't remember anything right?"

Her mom told all the mess she made last night. She fell on the floor and kept her hand in her head.

"Why the hell did I do that much yesterday."

"You know better. Now you regret?"

"But still ma just because of this baba wants me to marry tomorrow. Is this a joke?"

"Who are you asking you have to remember this before making him angry."

"Ma I have a career to build, how am I supposed to marry now. Please do something. Or else I will end my life today."

"Shut up. Let me think about this carefully. I talked with your mashi (aunt) earlier today. You might have a chance if you can elpoe to their place."

"Really, don't worry at all. You just bring me a phone and I will manage everything."

"I think there is another cellphone in our drawing room l will bring it to your room with the food you just have to contact your friends."

Later on that day her mother brought her cellphone and she contacted a few of her friends. It was still a risky task to take her before all of these people. Though some of them agreed to do it.

After the hectic day she felt tired so she was going to bed at night when she ticked the light off she thought she heard someone passing by. She turned and found no one. She just ignored it and slipped inside the blanket. Her slumber was becoming deep when she heard some humming sound. She thought in her mind

"Who is humming in the midnight? Nah that must be a dream."

Then again the humming sound came so she struggled to open her eyes in the sleep. She saw someone sitting before her dressing table. It's a woman she is brushing her hair with? It was a blur but she saw that she was wearing saree a very authentic saree. Her body was decorated with different jewellery. It was visible on the image of the mirror. Even though she was showing her back to the bed, she was sure that she looked exactly like the lady in the portrait of the storeroom. She got up and called

"Who is there?"

The shadow moved slightly and her smile was visible from the side.

"We will be meeting soon."

She rubbed her eyes if she was real or not then she saw nothing in front of time. She was too tired to think about the situation so she slept again and woke up when some noise was coming from outside.

"Hari put that here, ......... No no it shouldn't be there........ Where are the deeps do you know."

She woke up and suddenly remembered yes it's her marriage today. She has to hurry if she has to run away from home. As expected our girl did what she said she packed her bags and called her friend he said he was waiting in the tea stall beside the main road. She climbed down from the balcony cause it was in the backside of the house no one was there. Just when she came out of the house she found that her dad was standing there and one of her uncles was gripping the collar of her friend.

"Tara he was also in the same stall in the moment

He said terrifyingly. A big slap landed in both of their faces. The house faced a chaos after that. Ms Mukherjee was also a victim of that. Tara cried like a river but they didn't heard a single word from her. She also told her mother to tell the groom's family everything. But she was also worried about the family's reputation now.

"Tara I did everything I could but right now everything is in the limits."

The Mr. Mukherjee came and said take her downstairs now. Tara was in a red Banarasi saree and given the look of a perfect Bride.

"Okey you guys will not be able to save me right. Then better to die than live in hell."

She walked to the balcony and climbed up and stepped forward in the space.

"Tara, dear. Don't do this."

Tara said in her mind "God makes it less painful please."

Just when she was about to fall something happened and the surroundings stopped suddenly everything including her parents became a statue in that moment. She realised a green light was surrounded by her body and she was floating in the air. A terrific voice came from behind

"How dare you try to take your life for a trivial man . Do you even know how privious is the blood running in your vains."

It was that lady from the portrait.

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