To Where It All Began ✔

6. I Have No Option But To Trust You...

9:52 AM, Near Mobile Medical Unit

Shreekant shot a nefarious glare as he approached her while she stood like a statue trying to accumulate courage to digest the fact that her game of lies was finally over. He darted at Amna with his dark brown doubtful eyes and not so impressed look.

Leaning forward and bulging his eyes, he spoke in a crude voice giving a sarcastic smile, "Guess who just called me early in the morning? Constable from the local police station, they have got a fax of missing complaint filed at the Bangalore Police Station by the management of the Savitri Hospital for Dr. Amna Biswas, who didn't return to work after 7th March. I was going to tell you immediately, but this problem happened."

Inhaling a little breath, he spoke again, "And because this problem happened I got to know what a proficient lier you are... Don't you have a little shame to lie to the woman who took your care for so long? Is this your upbringing?" Her mouth was gaping wide when he was questioning her.

She crossed her arms as she spoke angrily replying with equal rage, "Upbringing? Did you question my upbringing? Who gives you the obligation to question my moral education? Did you ever think about my side of the story? My reason behind lying? My problems or troubles? Why would you? Why would anyone?"

He knitted his eyebrows together and continued again, "Fine then... I am wrong, I shouldn't have questioned your upbringing... Tell me why did you lie? Tell me why did you lie to all of us? You even lied to the doctor and the police... Why?"

Amna could feel the heat of his annoyance and anger destructive enough to scare anyone but still managed to counter-question, "Okay, I lied, but I had no other option other than that. I can't tell you the reason and another thing, why am I bound to tell you anything? You are just a stranger," she said sternly looking back straight into his eyes with confidence.

He replied with a cold expression gritting his teeth, "Fine don't tell anyone but remember if by evening you don't tell me the truth, I will tell everyone about this and report about you to the police for misleading them, also get ready to leave the Old Age Home."

Both were glaring at each other and the invisible trance of staring into each other's eyes was broken only when they heard the siren of the ambulance approaching them.

On hearing his words, she was totally speechless and kept on staring at his face blankly. Just then the ambulance arrived, and Shreekant budged her aside walking out on her angrily to go with Vinod in the ambulance. They kept looking at each other till the ambulance went away.

5:00 PM, Old Age Home

It was the last hours of the day before dawn when she had to decide what she was going to do. Her life had already taken a drastic turn for many days and she kept on pondering over her situation again and again.

She sat in her bed silently considering deeply about everything that had happened today, "After so many days I felt at ease. I felt happy treating that person. I spent so many years becoming a doctor, and now I am in a situation that I have to hide my identity. Now it's becoming too much."

She wiped the little drops of warm tears from her eyes and thought to herself, "God, I understood your hint. I want to go back to my normal life. I will tell him everything. I just want to go back to where I belong. I will see whatever happens"

She rang the doorbell of Ratna's door waiting patiently for someone to open the door. The door creaked open and she saw Shreekant with his usual killer eyes standing in front of her with doubts still decked upon his handsome face. It looked as if the whole universe was conspiring and wanted her to tell him everything.