GUILT

Going Away

At Ghosh House :

Tulika wakeup and cooked Pankhuri's favourite dishes So that she will feel little better by looking at her favorite food on the breakfast table. Then she walked towards Pankhuri room door and about to knock it when she noticed that it was slightly opened, so she entered inside the room but didn't find Pankhuri in the bed so she thought she might be inside bathroom.

Tulika - Pari, are you inside? Beta breakfast is ready, come early, today both of us mother and daughter will sit together and eat.

But Tulika didn't get any reply from inside, she started knocking the door but still no reply, now fear started engulfing her mind but still she has faith upon her daughter that she will never take any wrong step, her daughter is not a weak person she raised her daughter like a strong woman, she would never take any wrong step but still mother inside her is in feared because whatever happened last night is not an small issue.

Tulika push bathroom door and saw that it was also unlock she immediately went inside but didn't find Pankhuri there, she got panick then then she glanced at the envelope placed on the table, the she immediately opened that envelope. Inside the envelope was a letter that Pankhuri had written for Tulika while leaving the house. As Tulika read the letter she stumble back and sit in the small sofa place in the room and drop by drop tears started flowing from her eyes, atlast she wipe away her tears and stood up and walk towards Rathi house.

Tulika reach near Rathi house door and press the door bell. Ishwar open the door, and seeing Tulika he gave her way to enter inside, Kishori who's inside the kitchen came out from the kitchen after listening doorbell sound, Sanjay also came out from the room thinking that who might be at this early morning. When they both saw Tulika in the house Kishori fumed in anger and about to say something when Tulika walk towards Sanjay and throw the letter on his face. Everyone get shocked seeing Tulika act.

Kishori (angrily) - Tulika, what the hell is this? how dare you come to my house and throw this paper on my son's face? What your shameless daughter did yesterday was not enough that you....

Before she could spat more venom from her mouth Tulika roared angrily making her shut her mouth

Tulika - Enough Mrs Rathi enough not a word or else I will forget that you are still my mother-in-law. I have come here to talk to your son, let me talk to him, don't speak in the middle. (then she look towards Sanjay and says) What I has throw in your face is not a paper, it is a letter my daughter wrote before leaving home last night, pick it up and read it.

Everyone again get shocked listening from Tulika that Pankhuri has left the house and gone somewhere

Ishwar - Tulika, Pankhuri has left the house and gone, why didn't you tell last night? We should complain to the police station, come Sanjay let's go.

Ishwar says getting worried for Pankhuri

Tulika (calmly) - one minute baba, First let Sanjay read the letter.

Sanjay who was till now shocked came back to senses listening Tulika word's and he immediately pick up letter from the floor and starts reading it, as soon as he goes on reading the letter, tears come to his eyes.

Ishwar - Sanjay, what has Pankhuri written? (Ishwar asked restlessly getting worried for Pankhuri)

Tulika - I tell Baba, in this letter what my Pari has written.

Dear Maa,

By the time you are reading this letter, I will be far away from this city, I'm sorry maa I have to take this step because I don't want your and papa relationship broken because of me, I didn't want someone to raised their fingers at your upbringing, maa it's my request to you don't leave Rathi house please don't break your relationship with papa and other family members because me, I promise you and papa that because of me you people will not face any difficulties that's why I'm going far away from here. Please don't try to find me.

Your Pari

Tulika finished reading the letter and tear trickle down from her eyes.

Sanjay (worriedly)- Tulika we should find our daughter, don't know where she will be from last night

Tulika - don't you ever dare call Pankhuri your daughter, she's mine daughter mine and Pankaj daughter you are the biggest mistake of my life Sanjay, I had married you for the sake of my Pari, to save my baby from the taunts and mental harrasment of this society. but what did you do you left her alone in trouble, you did not trust her and forced her to leave the house Last night you proved that you are not worthy to be called the father of my daughter. I am enough for my Pari, I will find her alone and when I get her then I will find the person who did this conspiracy against my daughter and get him/her punished severely. Till then, as my child has said in the letter, I will stay here in Rathi House and will keep making you all realize moment by moment that my daughter is not here because of you people. And yes Sanjay, the day my daughter will be found and her innocence is proved, in the same way, I will throw divorce papers in your face.

She said this last sentence making everyone more shocked.

At Kolkata Railway Station :

Pankhuri is sitting in one of the bench and waiting for the train.

Pankhuri To Herself - The decision I have taken at this point of time is right, I know Pankaj papa, you will be disappointed because of my decision, because you told me to go back to maa, And I also wanted to go but destiny has planned something else for me, even if I went to my mother during this time, then in a few months everyone would know that I am pregnant. And all will be confirmed that I have really cheated Piyush, I really had an affair with someone else, no one will understand and listen to me. And all because of me will taunt maa, she will have to bear the warmth of the society, which I do not want at all. (Then Pankhuri saw the ticket where it is written From Kolkata to Delhi) I was selected in the college campus placement, I got the call letter only at the morning at the day of my and Piyush marriage, I thought that I will not do this job and after marriage I will give time to Piyush and my relationship, I will be a good wife and good daughter-in-law I they say that it is not necessary that it should be as we thought and everything get destroyed. It is said that if one door closes, then God opens many doors for us. Now I will go to Delhi and do a job and I will establish a new world with my child.

Forgive me, Papa I did not listen to you, forgive me maa, I have left you alone, forgive me maa and papa please forgive your Pari.

Pankhuri hear the siren of Train, train arrives at the platform and Pankhuri took her luggage and enter inside the train compartment and sit near the window, after sometime train started moving and Pankhuri saw that Howrah bridge is getting out of her eyesight.

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