Chapter 9

Aniash

@Aniash

Part 9 

The next morning at 8 am

Fateh was discharged from the hospital and virks decided not to put up at Sandhus. They might not be comfortable with his presence. Rupi didn't like him  They tried to refrain from any type of further arguments and misunderstandings between the families. 

The previous nite, Babuji received a phone call from his friend , an ex retired colonel in the army , who stated that he has an apartment in Jagraon, Ludhiana and offered that they could put up there till they settled their personal issues. It was far from Moga but they decided to give it a try. A change of environment was necessary for their mental peace. They needed to be away awhile from all humiliations faced in their own village . They required a break. 

Babuji had only one fixed deposit of three lakhs left which was enough for their food for at least few months until they found a solution to retain their property.  Amrik and Mahi decided to get part time jobs upon  reaching  the new place.

Whatever money left with kushveer was spent on fateh's hospitalization which included minor surgeries and medications. It came up to eight lakhs. If fateh didn't land into trouble by then his father would have settled majority of the debts relating to the unsettled taxes over the years. But the son was more important than anything else

Buzo was at his parents place the past one week taking care of his ill father. Most of his income was spent on the oldie's medical bills and medications. His parents were not aware of virks thrown out from their residence. His marriage would be at stake if they ever found out. He stayed behind while the rest proceeded towards Jagraon. 

11am at Sandhus.

Tejo struggled to wake herself under the heavy eye lids. She felt weak out of sudden like she'd been on her toes the past few days.' Perhaps i was late and exhausted from the party . That's why i couldn't open my eyes. Gosh , its 11am'. She looked at the alarm and rushed for the morning shower. She was surprised to see a bruise on her right arm , neck and left leg. 'Where did i get this from?Did i get into any fight with anyone lately?'

'I didn't  consume any alcoholic drink at the event last nite. Just a few rounds of dancing on hindi hits with fellow friends and colleagues.'

" Tejo , niche aja, nashta leg geya hain". Sati's loud voice from the living room interrupted her messy thoughts.

Twenty minutes later

Sandhus were surprised when she refused to eat the third aloo ka parotha offered by her aunt Dolly. 

" Bas taiji, aur nehin".

Rupi was annoyed.

" Dekha, legadi na meri beti ko buri nazar. Acha khasa atth( eight) parothe araam sey pichle kuch dino sey khaney legi thi usper bhi mitti( sand) daldi". 

The rest sandhus were silent and confused. 'Maybe her digestion returned to normal routine'. 

Tejo was shocked and thought to herself "Huh , i ate so much, how come i was not aware'. 

Minutes later in the kitchen

As she stood at the sink to wash her hands, Dilraj came up to her with his maths test results. He just returned from school   

" Didi full marks laya hun. Apka short cut formula kaam kergeya", .

She was puzzled and he elaborated the incident three days back that on past Sunday she taught him the easy calculation techniques. 

She was taken aback. 

" Aaj kya din hain??".

" Didi ap bhulgeyi?? Aaj Thursday hain. 

Then he ran away to the living room to show the rest of the family his test results

She shivered in fright . It was unbelievable. She missed four days of her life. There were bruises on her body as well. What happened?? Why  can't i recall anything?

The last she remembered was attending a colleague's birthday party on Saturday nite and stranded on a lonely road waiting for a cab as the car that she borrowed from her friend to the event, broke down mid way. She remembered that dark night of silence and the whisper of a woman calling out her name . 

A cold chill ran down her spine.

What happened??? 

Will tejo ever find out that she was possessed the past four days?

Will she find out about her sister??

Was jasmin alive??

What did Mihika do to her???

To be continued

(Part 10 on pg 8)