Beyond Truth

The clock struck 8 in the evening and the door was opened and a fair girl with a blue striped gown entered the home. She threw her purse at the corner and her mobile on the sofa, closed the main gate and rushed to her bedroom. Her heart felt ugly and she was terribly tired of wiping her tears. She wanted to control herself but her emotions flow out with the passing time. After an hour her mobile rang. She did not want to pick up but then she took it and said “Hello.” In a lower voice, “Is this Miss Jubi’s no.” “Hello, Can you hear me, is Miss Jubi’s speaking?” She replied “Yes, I am Jubi”. “Hello, Jubi, you left your car at our shop. It’s more than an hour and there is a key inside. Jubi realized that she rushed to the home in a hurry leaving the car behind. She calmly replied “Please collect the key. I will receive it later.”

Midnight she can’t help herself to a sound sleep. Turning her sides and rolling her pillow was stressed and frightened. She notices a shadow of a person from the curtains of her window. She just tightly closed her eyes and raised her blanket up. After a minute she took the courage and opened her eyes. There was nothing she was frightened of. She scarily looked around her room and relaxed to be safe. The time was going tough and she needed someone beside her. She called her Mom at midnight but she was touring around and could not pick her phone. She only has her sister living far away but doesn't want to disturb her. She took time to decide and messaged her. Anyhow she spent the night and got up at 9 in the morning.

Before she left the bed the doorbell rang thrice. She immediately felt happy to look forward as her only sister had the habit of ringing the bell continuously.  She rushed to the door and opened it. A blessed warm feeling appeared on her face and she tightly hugged her sister Ruhi. It was not sure that she could appear just on a phone message but Jubi was happy to have Ruhi with her. After their meeting Ruhi asked her to make a cup of tea. She went to the kitchen and kept the tea on a boil. She was puzzled with the scary thoughts and the tea alarm sounded. She immediately pours the tea in a two large cup and bread toasted slices in a tray and brings it to the table. Ruhi was confused with her behavior as she was looking pale and unfocused. She had many questions to ask but she thought to give her some time to open up. Ruhi was partially aware of the incident Jubi met and so after her message she traveled late night and came early to her. But looking at Jubi’s face she could not control herself and asked “Yesterday, How did the accident occur?” Jubi with the first sip of tea terribly cried and said…Arshi,..Arshi..Arshi left us!” Ruhi console her and ask her to stay calm. Jubi further said in her lower voice “I saw that accident in front of my eyes, she was there waving at me and soon, soon she, …..” she cried.

Ruhi argued with her, “She is no one to us. You just recently got in touch of her. You can get sad and feel sorry but you can’t get too much involve that you …..” Jubi put her head down and started avoiding Ruhi.  “Sixteen hours had already passed. Now you really have to become steady.”said Ruhi with her little strict behavior.  They took another sip of tea and a slice of bread. It was hard to swallow the bread but they tried to have their breakfast. Ruhi on her further discussion asked,” How come she was there and she looked with her own eyes?” Jubi explained “She was in her regular grocery shop exactly in front of the crossing road. Before the accident, Arshi was waving at her with a sweet smile.” Remembering her smile she said “She was my best student and very close to me. Whenever we met outside the class, she would always smile, wave or run and come to me. That day the same thing happened, she was on the parking track and for a time being she came forward and I was at the reception of the shop. We saw each other, she waved her hand and took two steps towards her from the shop and a fast car speeding towards her…..Ruhi..Ruhi... she had an accident? The car hit her and she had left us.” 

Ruhi questioned to Jubi “Tell me, when did you see her lying on the road? How come you say she has left us? May be she is hospitalized or she might have been saved by someone.” “No sis I saw she was hit..She was hit by the fast car.”Jubi said.  Ruhi gave her a cup of tea and said let us finish it and will talk later. Jubi and Ruhi just took another sip and again Jubi mesmerized “she was hit, the car was moving fast.” Ruhi wanted her to get relaxed but she was unstable. The incident took her to a flashback horrifying accident where she lost her father. She could not come up with that and mentally got disturbed. For her each and every accident comes to a death tragedy. From then, her happy life ends with the scary imaginary life.

After her father’s death Jubi was traumatized and could not cope up with her regular life. She was suggested to teach music at her home. She initiated with a few students and opened her class. Her mother and sister always supported her to overcome her problems. Music brings peace to the mind and small kids always bring her relaxed environment. Nowadays she is doing well and can stand on her own ability. She was consulted by the doctors and after her medical file was ok her sister took her new job a little far away from her. Her mother too had to visit different places as per her work requirements. But this was the day when she was again traumatized and saw her best student met with an accident.

Ruhi was in shock when she got the news of the incident nearby her hometown and was worried about Jubi. After her job she decided to live her place and come to accompany Jubi. After looking to Jubi’s expressions she was sure that Jubi is again facing the old mental issues and she must have drew some imaginary stories with this incident. Now most challenging for Ruhi is to make Jubi in a peace state of mind which she already know is difficult. She tried to avoid the topic and said, “Do you only have toasted bread in a breakfast. After driving from such a far I should be rewarded with delicious breakfast.” Jubi help herself hard to change her mind on other thing. She went in the kitchen and search two three containers. Finally she just put some biscuits and muffins in a dish. She said, “Have it for now, other things are ordered will be receiving by noon.” Ruhi just knock her head as breakfast was just an excuse, she want to have a long chat with jubi to open her mind and bring all negative thoughts out.

Ruhi was holding her cup of tea in one hand and other hiding under the table with mobile. Secretly she was texting to the shop owners and collects the information about yesterday’s accident. Jubi after her last conversation was disturbed and thought that her sister doubts her. She wanted to live the room so she pulled her chair back and turned around. Ruhi asked to hold on and said, “Jubi, we have met after a long time. Why did we just put our conversation on the last incident? We can discuss work, movies, parties, affairs or anything else. By evening or day by tomorrow I will be leaving back. Let us sit together and have our breakfast, lunch or if possible dinner together.” Jubi melted with her kind words. She pulls the chair nearby and again took a sit. They both started enjoying their breakfast with a fake smile on their face. Both were confused with their respective thoughts.

Anyhow they finish their tea and leave the table with their respective excuses. Jubi went to washroom to get ready and Ruhi collected all the information on Arshi. It was not her first time. She had to play like a detective twice before.

Ruhi got confirmed information on Arshi that how did she met an accident and how she was saved and admitted to the hospital. She was relaxed at least she can prove that Jubi’s fear is wrong. Now, she can make her realize that she is again living with her past thoughts she is influenced with. Also she started imagine unreal things like the shadow, the death etc. Ruhi consult her Doctor, as she was the only one to understand Jubi’s state of mind.  As per doctor she was on her recovery stage but a sudden shock might be imbalance her state of mind. But if the person she assuming dead is alive then she can get out of it. Jubi got ready and took her phone to see Arshi’s pictures. Glimpse of Arshi’s smile and car accidents comes in her mind. She is willing to forget for sometime but it is difficult for her to overcome so soon.

Ruhi messaged her hospital address, and said to meet Arshi. After reading Jubi came near Ruhi and said, “Is it true, is she alive? But I saw her head was struck the car.” Ruhi explained the total situation of an incident. She told her that when she had seen waving her hand, she was standing in a parking track holding her Mom’s hand. Her Mom carried purse, jacket, bag and her scarf with her. Her scarf was flown away with the heavy wind and she just moved forward to catch it. When she moved front she was hit by the car. This incident was seen by you and you took it more impulsively.

Jubi got confused and just wanted to know where did she have wrong. Ruhi explained her that the accident you saw was correct but your reaction was impulsive. You didn’t go to check Arshi’s condition. Nor you took the initiative to take her hospital. Of course her mother and other all people were there but you didn’t look at her. Why?? You are living with the habit of relating every accident relating with the past accident. Accident occurred in past was a darkest phase of our life but as the time passes the impact of that accident should get lower. But you have never changed you took it with your imagination. You imagine the person when gets hit is going to die or is died. Jubi not all accident reason is same and nor the all death have the same fate.

Jubi has shown her positive attitude and realized that she was simply got overstressed and created a huge mess. Jubi understood, but Ruhi was again not sure about Jubi’s behavior, as it is temporary or permanent. But for now, they finally cheer up and had a proper good cup of tea. They spent good time and at visiting hours they both went to meet Arshi to give her good wishes. Jubi thanked Ruhi for caring her so much and Ruhi got relaxed as for now Jubi is fine and her chances to her recovery are more. Tough time every bears in their life but it is necessary to come up with time, or the one who could not run with time will hurt himself and hurt his family or friends.