Zindaan – The Golden Cage Chapter 19 (Strangely connected Part2)

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“I don’t know ” Drishya replied while he looks at her angrily. “Then, Who the hell know it?” He asked. “You…It’s about your point of view, how you can see me. I can be both attacker and survival” She replied while he rubbed his forehead. “Not Again….What are you trying to do, it is not going to work on me? Don’t try to tangle me in words” He said. “If it didn’t work, you never try to justify it firstly,” She said while he nods his head in disbelief. “I was wondering that why did culprit choose you among all? I got my answer. It’s not just because of your ability, it’s because he knows no matter what happens, you will go until the end” He said. “I will lock you up if you are not going to tell me the truth” He shouts on which she replied least interestingly “Do it if you can.”

“Did you know that your sister knows about this? No one can make her understand that you are not Maya if you won’t tell truth. To justify you being the imagination of Shivay, it needs to know about the relation between you” He said while she looks on. “How did she get to know?” She asked. “She was present there and truth can’t get hidden from eyes for more time. Seems like it hurt her a lot” He said while she gets worried. “Why didn’t she come for asking,” She asked restlessly. “When she can’t understand me, someone, to tell truth, then why would I confront her……That’s what she told me when I ask same” He said while all the colour drained from her face. “Shivay was patient of Swayam. I met with him in hospital first time” She sighed and told.

***Flashback****

Two years ago –

“Where is the guy with me here went?” Drishya asked the waiter who comes to collect the bill. “He told to inform you that he gets an emergency case that’s why he left” Waiter replied. “Okay, I will pay the bill,” She said while taking out money. “Sir went after paying. Thank you and visit again! ” He said while she nods her head smiling. “Where are you Swayam? At least you should tell me before going for any case.” She sent a message to him while waiting for a cab.

“Dr Drishya, We are going for lunch in the canteen. Come for a meal” Navya asked to her. “Umm….Actually, I was…..” She tried to say but interrupted by Twinkle. “How can you forget Navi that she only come with Dr Swayam…You know couple goals ” She said with a teasing smile to Navya on which Drishya rolled her eyes. “But I think he is a little busy with past days in one of his case. You should continue with us instead of skipping meals” Anjali said to her while she looks on. “Let me ask from him once,” Drishya said moving far away from their gossiping place. “Dr Swayam is little busy in consultation. He told not to allow anyone inside” Nurse told her while she sits in one of the chairs. She doesn’t know but she is not liking his ignorance toward her. She sees a lady and a man in his thirties coming outside.

“Ishu, What are you doing here?” Swayam asked noticing her while she moved her gaze toward him from that lady and man duo. “I was waiting for you to join for lunch. Last night also, you went without dinner. I can understand about your duty toward patients but why are you skipping your meals?” She asked while he smiles. “Sorry, Let’s go,” He said holding her hand.

She was roaming here and there in the cabin and don’t know why she feels that uneasiness. “There is something unpleasant about those two. Why the hell they are not getting out of my head?” Drishya thinks while sitting back on her chair. “What’s this sudden restlessness? Did I notice something but What?” She tried to remember and closed her eyes. That few seconds meeting rewind in her mind and she feels that she travelled back to that moment. She noticed his pale face, dark circle under eyes and his hands. “What’s wrong with his hands?” She opens her eyes. “I am sure I can catch it if I look keenly,” She thinks while again closing her eyes.

She remembers that she notice some marks on his hand, that’s what she missed the first time in rewinding. “Scars…Those are different scars” She thinks and searches about a different type of scars on her laptop. “No, they were not like this,” She said in disappointment. “Something which is healing from all around but blood was there in between. What can it be?” She think. “It’s cut on healed wounds and scars. Why would anyone do that? Did he try to reopen already heal wound because he doesn’t want to forget or is he get habitual of that pain or someone else did this ” She looks on.

****Flashback ends****

“Are you saying that you notice this much things only in few second” Kshitij asked in disbelief. “I told you that you didn’t understand my ability fully. It can notice anything which is visible “She replied. ” Keep going, What happened then?” He said. “I get understand that something wrong with him. I started to forget his condition and maybe I get successful in it If we didn’t meet again after one month” She replied.

***Flashback****

“This is just ridiculous…I will not talk to you” Anika said furiously. “I told you that we will go for a movie after back,” Drishya said, looking her annoyed face. “Seriously, You got just an off for a day in the whole weekend. Instead of spending time with me, you are going to some stupid children organisation.” Anika complains while she chuckled. “I am saying that I will come after doing a charity and spending little time with children” She tried to lessen her annoyance. “Fine, then I am also going near to nature. What will I do alone in this whole house? ” Anika said while she nods her head.

“Ishu, Give me those earrings. They are pretty” Anika asked cheekily. “Not at all, You always do this me. You always snatch my clothes and earrings even before I use them” Drisha said while picking her bag. “This is sister’s right to share things from each other. People give their life for Sister and you are not giving me a pair of earring. Nobody cares about me here…” She said dramatically and pout. “Accha, Now don’t do drama.  Take these earrings” She chuckled while handing over those earrings to her on which she jumped happily.

“Thank you for charity. I really appreciate your effort” Owner of that N.G.O who is in her forties said her. “It was my duty. These children deserve more better future ” She said walking out but notice someone playing with children. She gets recognised him in a few seconds. He was not looking like depressed before. “Children can make anyone smile, ” She thought and move toward them.

“Hey!” Shivay looks on after listening to her voice. He is less interested in people, especially in girls. The only affectionate point for him is children. He again gets busy in repairing toys of those children. “I was wondering that where did I see you? I see you in Lifeline hospital” She tried again to start a conversation but looking at his cold behaviour, she gets a little annoyed. “You maybe don’t remember me as we see each other for some seconds but I do remember you,” She said bending down beside those children.

“So, What can I do?” He said. “That was rude though. I hope that you stopped cutting now. It’s been a whole month when I noticed scars on your hands” She said and this time he looks on. His eyes were asking how did she get to know? “Who are you? Did my mother send you to keep eye on me” He shouts. “No, I am a doctor in that hospital. To be honest, I will never consider your mother, she looks terrible person to me” She said straightforwardly while he glared her. “What did you say? Do you have any disease of interfering in other’s people business” He asked while standing. “So you hired by that blo*dy psychiatrist….I see. He only told you to delve me deeper” He asked. “I won’t move for anyone orders. Mind your language before talking about him” She replied furiously.

“Then How did you get to know about that thing which he knows,” He asked. “I notice them on your hands when you are scratching. You deliberately scratched them from preventing to get heal” She replied while he looks on shockingly. This girl has got some special talent to make people irritated. “What? What are you saying to me that you can notice things which others can’t? Did you hit your head somewhere?” Shivay asked sarcastically. “Yes, If you don’t want to believe then it’s up to you. I can understand how it feels living with a mental condition. But hurting yourself cause you more pain noting else.” She said with concern. “Are you mad? Look, lady, don’t eat up my head. You are so curious like that psychiatrist. Is my life is some film that everyone needs to curious about it?” He shouts highly. “It’s you who are mad not me,” She said unknowingly while he looks on with hurt. She realised that she hurt him in the reflex of reply. “Right, I am mad” He muttered and start walking. “Sorry, I just said that like this. I didn’t mean it” She shouted while looking from behind.

Drishya comes there and about to knock on the door of his cabin but she can clearly hear the conversation of inside. “What the hell you are doing? I told you to treat my son.” Pinky shout. “Mam, I am not any magician. I need to know what happens in past with Mr.oberoi for right treatment” Swayam said calmly. “Nothing happened with my Son. Stop assuming things” She said to him. “Are you joking with me? Shivay show symptom of being schizophrenic. He even cut himself and you are saying nothing happens with him” He asked doubtly.

“It’s just that his some bad friends made him addicted to cutting. I pay for your treatment not for taking an interest in our family matters. Do suggest some therapy and medicine for him which control his situation…Don’t try to poke your nose” Pinky said while leaving and open the door. Drishya stumbles little on the opening of the door while Pinky glares her for eavesdropping. “How dare she to talk like this? Why didn’t you said anything?” Drishya said furiously. She knows that Swayam is someone very calm, he never takes any interest in anyone else other than her. He never gets furious on anyone until they hurt his girl. “Let it be, What can we do? We are just doctors nothing else” He replied. “Do you want anything? Why did you come here” He asked .”Nothing, I was just passing and heard voices. Sorry for hearing like that” She smile while he nods his head.

“How dare you to talk him like that? ” Pinky turned on a voice while Shivay looks on. Drishya moves toward the car while she closed the Car’s door. “Yes, What’s your problem?” Pinky asked. “Why are you blaming Swayam? You are the reason behind the condition of your son. Even if he gets addicted by his friends, then also you should look after him and his environment. If you care for him and give time to him, he will never get in bad accompaniment” She said striking her with her words while Shivay feels like to bang his head somewhere after looking that girl again. He gets more shock after listening to her words which she said to his mother. “What?” Pinky asked her in disbelief.

“Yes, Your son is facing these trouble because of the negligence of you” She shouts. “What rubbish you are saying? Be in your limits” Pinky said deadly glaring her. “Why would I in my limits when you cross them after blaming on my near ones,” She said. “Didn’t your parents taught you how to talk with elders?”  She said. “No, My father taught me to respect those who deserve respect. Looking at the fear in your son’s eyes, I can tell you how badly you failed as a mother. First, understand your son and learn how to treat younger, then expect respect from them” She said glaring. “How dare you? How can anyone appoint as you doctor who doesn’t know to talk with patient” Pinky shout while Shivay was seeing all this in shock? “You are neither a patient nor a victim. We are answerable to your son regarding respect and anything else.” She said and walked inside. Shivay looks at her from behind before sitting inside the Car.

Shivay moves toward his room and fall on the bed holding his head. “Is she really able to notice those things which others can’t” This same question revolve around his mind. “How can she notice fear in his eyes?” He thinks. “Look like someone took place in your thoughts ” He looks on her voice. “Maya! Nothing like that. I met a girl who knows to notice everything….means everything even your hidden emotions.” He told while sitting straight. “Did she get to know about me too?” Maya asked. “No, but shocking thing is that she did argument with Maa regarding her negligence toward me,” He said happily. “So my Shivay got someone for fighting with her cruel mother,” Maya asked while he nods his head. “No, It is always you and only you. Nobody can take your place ” He said looking at the black shadow which is an illusion and keeps haunting him from childhood. Is she really haunt him or she support him from childhood?

“That pathetic lady! How can she talk with me like this? She thinks that I won’t get to know anything if she hides about his son” Drishya said stamping her hand on the table. “If she didn’t look after his son then why is she so desperate for his treatment now? What can be the reason?” She thinks and opens her laptop. She searches for her name and she got to know that she is the owner of ‘Oberoi Textiles’. She searches about her more and sees the article who shows that there are rumours about Pinky Singh Oberoi suffering from amnesia and she keeps forgetting things.

She even tried to harm some employees of her company. She only has a son who keeps living at the home and doesn’t like to interact outside the world. “People can change status from power but they can’t change their behaviour. An abuser gets addicted to abusing people. No matter in which condition he is, he makes sure to abuse weak people for fun. That same was happening with Pinky Oberoi, even her disease also not able to hide her abusive behaviour ” She thought. “He took shivay for treatment because she knows that she is not able to control the company now because of her condition and she needs an heir for it. What can be expected from a selfish person like her?” She thinks looking at the laptop screen. “Should I call the police and told them about abuse?” She said while dialling an emergency number but get stopped. “How am I going to prove it? They will never believe when I say that I am able to notice the behaviour of that lady” She thought in disappointment.

“Dr Swayam went to Mr.Singhaniya’s cabin for submitting a file of a case,” Nurse told her outside his cabin. “Is that file about Mr Oberoi?” She asked and nods her head while she walked toward Mr Singhaniya’s cabin. “Ishu, Let’s do lunch ” Swayam said to her looking in the way. “Are you going to meet with Dad? He walked out from his cabin for some work. Let’s go for lunch till then he doesn’t return” Swayam said to her. “I will come in a few minutes. Actually, I am not going in his cabin, I have some work from the storage regarding medicine” She lied and he replied “Come back soon. I will be waiting for you.”

Drishya opens the gate of the cabin while looking here and there and tiptoed inside. She starts searching for his files in boxes there. She hides behind the table when she hears someone footsteps. “Sir, Here is a list of people who give fund,” Varsha said entering. She was his secretary. “Where did he went? I will keep it here” She said keeping file over the corner of the table and leave. Drishya stands and again start searching Shivay’s file but in this process the file of the transaction get fall and all the paper get scattered. “What the hell you did idiot? ” She cursed herself while picking up the papers in haste and start keeping them in order. She notices Pinky’s name in transaction list while reading names and gets shocked. Doors flung open and Mr Singhaniya looks at his cabin condition while her face gets pale.

“Dr Drishya, What are you doing here?” He asked. “Sir, Actually I came to meet you but your office was empty….” She stuttered while finding en excuse in her mind. He cut her in between and snatch files of fund from her hand. “Then Why are the things scattered like that,” He asks. “Dad, I told her to bring Shivay’s file from your cabin….” Swayam told her while all colours get drained from her face. “So, Who gives you permission to barge inside in my cabin and search for a file when I was not here?” He shouts.

“Sorry Sir, I seriously apologise. I won’t repeat it again” She replied meekly while placing things back. “Didn’t I told you that I am going somewhere then why did you send her? ” He asked turning toward Swayam. “I thought that she will bring it without difficulty as I told her the place. Seems like she forgets and messed up your cabin” Swayam told while holding her hand and dragged her outside. “What were you doing? Weren’t you searching for Shivay’s file? Do you have any idea what will he do if you get caught? ” Swayam shout.

“I am sorry. I was looking into his file as his mother looks suspicious to me. You know what I see her name in our fund list” She said. “Shut up!  I told you not to interfere in everything. Can’t you get it that let it be as it is going? Is this any novel or film that you show sympathy and care to some mental person and he forget everything.” He asks crossing his hands against his chest. “I thought to help him” She replied. “What do you think that you can understand the problem of him after surfing on the internet? Even we psychiatrist also don’t know how will mind of a person work and until which limit it can go. We did treatment regarding the surveys and success rate but it didn’t mean that we understand the person fully. Nobody can know another person neither you nor me. It is not any film where you show little care and Shivay will become fine with any magic. It is real and you don’t know what his mind thinks and how it get change second by second. You don’t know how he looks upon your sympathy and care. Don’t get involved with this. Got it! ” He said while she nods her head. “I am sorry but don’t get angry ” She request.

****Flashback ends****

“I know that you have some serious problem of ignoring other people words that’s why you keep getting in trouble,” Kshitij said while she rolled her eyes. “Can you stop taunting me? I thought to stop it as I can’t afford to make Swayam angry but Shivay comes to me….” She said and start narrating.

***Flashback***

“Umm…Hi”,  Shivay said to her who was making a model house for children and they were sitting around her. ” I thought you were not interested in talking with me. Really sorry about last time, I unknowingly said that to you” She said with a smile. “It’s alright, What will you say to mentally disable other than mad,” He said sitting beside her. “Come on, You are not mentally disabled,” She said joining cardboard pieces of the model house. “Then what I am ?” He asks curiously. “You are different that’s why these common people don’t get you,” She said while he chuckled on her failed yet cute attempt of removing his inferiority.

“That was not a joke,” She said annoyedly and he nods his head. “Did you really have the power to notice things?” He asked while she looks him keenly. “You still didn’t stop self-harming Mr..” She said. “Shivay…” He said. “Ya, I know. Myself Drishya ” She said while forwarding her hand. He looks at her hand. “Maya will get annoyed if I will do friendship with you,” He said rubbing his forehead. “Then I will become a friend of Maya too,” She said giggling not knowing about the consequences of what she said.

***Flashback ends***

“Gosh! You are such a trouble seeker. Didn’t you know that Maya was his imagination that you told him to become a friend of Maya? Like seriously, Do you have common sense?” Kshitij said. “I know that I did a mistake but how can I know when he didn’t tell that she was his imagination. I will get to know about her later” She replied annoyedly. “When….?” He asks.

****Flashback****

“Maya, Don’t get angry. Ishu is my friend. She told that she will become your friend too” Shivay said to her. “They are trying to snatch me from you…Can’t you get it that it’s a trap” Maya said furiously. Drishya was shocked to see him talking but there was no one. She gets few second late in coming at that orphanage for meeting him and she is now witnessing something which made her horrified. “Shivay, From whom you are talking? ” She asked making herself calm. “Ishu, I told you about Maya. I was telling her to not get angry with you. She is feeling insecure from you” He told her while she looks in the same direction but doesn’t find anyone.

“Shivay, There is no one” She muttered slowly. “Don’t behave like other people. They keep blabber that I imagine things but I know that Maya is real” He said little annoyedly. She gets to understand if she tried to make him believe that she was his imagination, he might end up losing his sense. “They can’t see her, she looks from your eyes only. Sometimes imagination is better than human. At least they show us what we are instead of faking” She didn’t know what gets in her mind that she blabbered like this. “Yes, I told the same that you are different like me…You won’t snatch her from me” Shivay said happily while she nods her head. “Shivay, How did your Maya look? I can’t see her with my eyes as she is special” Drishya ask. “Can you draw her sketch for me?” She asked. “Umm, I don’t know either how she looked.” He replied while she looks on.

“How are you, Uncle? I brought this homemade soup for aunty. I hope her health get better” Drishya ask looking at an old man. “She is getting better, she starts moving her fingers” He gives her way of inside. Dr Samarth Sinha, he was a very famous and experienced psychiatrist but now he gets retired and his wife is paralysed. “I want to know your opinion regarding a case. Can you please help me?” Drishya said while he nods his head. “He is my friend and his name is Shivay. I search for his condition and it is Schizophrenia. He imagines some girl Maya….” She starts saying but he interrupts her. “Ask clearly what you want to?” He said. “Why he imagine Maya? There can be a reason behind this” She asks.

“Mostly schizophrenic patient imagine who is close to them. That girl maybe is someone from his past.” He replied. “I asked him to tell me how she looks but he told me that he didn’t look at her. I am wondering he can hear her voice,  he is able to feel the emotions in her voice, he is able to see her even he gives her a name too but didn’t see her face” She asked. “No, He didn’t give her name. She can be a person of the same identity and because she gets far away from him, he starts imagining her.” He told her. “Uncle, If he knows her before then why didn’t be able to see the face of his imagination,” She asked.

“Because he also doesn’t know how she looks?” He said. “Pardon! What?” She asked in a shock. “He might know from her childhood more likely. She went far away from him and he starts imagining her presence. He feels that she is beside him and grew up with him that’s why his imagination is no face because he didn’t know how she looks after growing up. In most of the case, they look a black shadow in their imagination which is not clear, Probably Shivay also imagine her like this” He said. “Ishu, Don’t befriend with these people. I am not saying because I understand them as inferior but nobody can deny that they are mentally unstable. Do consider my advice” He said in concern while she nods her head. “I will bring soup for you. I hope you start walking soon and then you have to make curry and rice for me” She said chuckling to an old lady on bed.

****Flashback ends****

Do read next par for remaining truth. Kindly ignore grammatical and spelling errors. Take care and Keep smiling.

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