Dhi

Assertion and Reasoning

**all conversations are taking place in bengali**

"Hey, are you okay? What is your name? Do we need to call anyone?"asked a passer-by.

Abhijishya just shook her head feeling numb. She stood up on shaky legs and walked towards the gate of Keya's house. Atleast her best friend was here.

"Girl? You okay?" called the previous man.

She just waved her hand sloppily hoping he would go mind his own business.

Abhijishya rang the bell and waited patiently.

"Yes?"asked Keya partially opening the door.

"Hey girl," Abhijishya choked out. She sniffled and wiped her cheeks. "It is so good to see you again."

"Pardon me," Keya said. "But I think you are mistaken. I do not recognise you."

She gaped at her friend. "Wha- what do you mean you don't recognise me? We just spoke sometime ago. I was supposed to come take your Botany notes."

"You are mistaken. I have never saw you before today. I would have to request you to leave the premises," Keya said sternly.

"The hell," Abhijishya mumbled. She once again tried," Look, KK if this is a prank then I am really not in the right mind. Can you not play around? I have a lot to tell you."

Keya yelled inside her house," Baba, please come. Someone is at the door and is not going away."

Abhijishya looked at her stricken to the core. What was happening?

First she was somehow back to kaliyug. Or she hadn't even left in the first place.

Now her best friend doesn't even recognise her.

She stepped back and said," Sorry. Sorry." Abhijishya walked away without looking back.

Does that mean her parents also won't recognise her? That couldn't be, right?

She ran to her home and rung the bell impatiently.

Her Maa opened the door and said," Yes? What is the matter?"

"Maa?" Abhijishya whispered. Her mother looked the same down to the mole on her left cheek. Only her eyes held no recognition for her.

"Maa? This is me. Your Abhu," she said in a pleading voice.

Her mother sighed and said," You seem sick, child. What is your name? Do you have family that I can call?"

"No. No. You must listen to me. I am Abhijishya Nandy. Your daughter. Born on 17th June 2001. In- In Argya Niketan Hooghly Nursing Home. That shut down later. I have a sister. Arunibha Nandy. I went to St. Anthony's High School. You remember right?" Abhijishya asked desperately.

"You must remember. I am your daughter Maa. How can you forget me?" she asked while crying.

"You wait here, okay? You can sit by the doorstep. Don't go anywhere," Maa said before hurrying inside the house.

Abhijishya felt hope. However fibble; however improbable; she felt hope.

Her mother would always remember her. She loved her the most in the world afterall.

She sat down by the doorstep. Abhijishya peeked through the small space of the half shut door.

It was her sister. Abhijishya immediately went towards her throwing reservations into the air. She hugged her tightly and kissed her cheeks.

Her sister was squirming in her hold. "Leave me," she shouted. Abhijishya left her as if burned.

"Pekopeko?" she asked; her voice breaking once again.