The Other Day in Auto Rickshaw
Whole night Aqeel thinks how to help Roma. Helping her
with money is a temporary solution. I have to arrange a permanent work suitable
to her skills. To arrange a suitable work I will have to know her background
and abilities. In the morning Aqeel goes to work and finishes his part of the job
to meet Roma at 02:00 Pm.
Early in the morning, Roma purchases the medicine and
goes to hospital. She hands over the medicines to nurse on duty. She comes and
relieves her mother and asks her to relieve her at 01:00 Pm. Roma’s mother’s
name is Kashibai.
Raju is also out early morning with his auto rickshaw to
cover up the income as he has to meet Aqeel at 2 Pm. As after that he will not
be able to earn and he did not want to charge Aqeel.
When everything is working right in order, the destiny
will work like a tailor-made time sequences.
Kashibai arrives at 01:10 Pm to relieve Roma from
hospital. Roma quickly finishes her lunch and gets ready to meet Aqeel. Sharp
at 01:40 Pm Raju enters the hospital and says politely “Roma I am waiting for
you in the parking area.”
Roma goes with
Raju and sits in the auto rickshaw. Raju starts auto rickshaw. On the way Raju
asks “Roma what do you think, why did brother Aqeel call us to meet him again?”
Roma replies “I don’t know why Aqeel has called us, but I
know he must have thought something good otherwise after helping he wouldn’t
have called us today.”
Raju says “You are
right”
The auto rickshaw reaches the destination at 01:55 Pm.
Both are sitting in the auto rickshaw at the same place where they stood
yesterday. Sharp at 02:00 Pm Aqeel arrives in a hurry, a little office bag in
hand, wearing specks, blue shirt, black trousers and black shoes which suits
his personality. Aqeel sits in auto rickshaw asks Raju to take auto rickshaw to
Silent Beach. Raju starts the auto rickshaw, saying “Yes brother”
While auto rickshaw reaches Silent Beach Roma is watching
Aqeel. Today Aqeel is looking like a handsome gentleman. Aqeel is busy in his
work calculating measurement and required material etc. He finishes the work
just before the auto rickshaw reaches silent beach. Aqeel says “Sorry, I had to
complete this work now I am free.” Roma is silently staring at Aqeel with no
expressions. Meanwhile auto rickshaw reaches Silent Beach. Raju happily says
“We have reached Silent Beach”. Aqeel and Roma step down from the auto
rickshaw. Aqeel asks Raju to stay there. Raju replies “Yes brother”.
Aqeel and Roma sit on the same rock on which they sat
yesterday, the difference is that today Aqeel is tensed and cannot find words
to speak. Roma is not tensed; she is relaxed silently looking at Aqeel as he
was the saviour yesterday. She has the feeling that something good is going to
happen. There is a silence and only river voice is heard. Aqeel is throwing
small stones into river; Roma is watching Aqeel, while Raju is waiting near the
auto rickshaw.
After 10 – 15 minutes Roma breaks the silence and asks Aqeel
“You have called me today to watch how far you can throw these stone in the river?”
Aqeel smiles and says “No. Actually I want to hear the
story of your life but can’t find the right words to ask you to do so” Roma
replies “I feel you are one of my good friends and friends can ask anything
from anywhere. You can ask me what you want to ask.”
Finally Aqeel got the words he wanted to say. “Roma tell
me all about you. Everything you can remember right from your childhood till
now, all the good times and bad times. What is your education, what kind of
work you can do and what kind of skills you have, tell me everything about your
family. Please do not feel bad about me asking your personal things. But if I
want to become your friend I will have to know you very well. Only after I know
about your abilities I will be able to help you to live a respectful life.
Roma is stunned looking at Aqeel. She cries and says “As
a third person you thought so much for me while none of our relatives stood by
me to help us. I will tell everything about myself to you like an open book.”
Now it’s time for Aqeel to listen silently like an
audience.
At
every nook and corner of life, thorns are always found.
It is amidst these thorns, rose’s blossom.
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