Swasan ff: An Incomplete Scrapbook (Stressful Questionnaires) Episode 23

Swara's POV:
As soon as he left the room, my mind was filled with his thoughts. But after so much struggle with my mind also, I couldn't get much about the intentions of my abductor, Sanskar. So, I gave up thinking about his perception. One thing, I was clear about him was that he wouldn't molest me & I was safe here until and unless I didn't try to escape. I wasn't also in a position to run away. Finally I was left with one last option to stay here & obey the orders of my kidnapper. At once my eyes fell upon the food plates & medicines. The ruthless facial expression of my kidnapper flashed back in my mind & how had he instructed me to take these stuffs?.. Though I wasn't bound to obey his orders but I knew that if I wouldn't follow his orders, then he could create havoc in my life. But again I was confirmed regarding his care towards me. It was his care which forced me to take food. I wasn't scared of death but still I didn't want to hurt his sentiments & care towards me even if he was my kidnapper. Many people hurt me in my life but only some people cared for me. Except my mom and ragini, he was the person who saved my life even after being my abductor. So, I owed to him & I couldn't disrespect his care by rejecting the food stuffs & medicines. So, I consumed all the food stuffs & medicines. Life was never like a peaceful happening for me but for the first time I was taking care of my life for other's happiness.. Oops.., for my kidnapper's happiness. Sounds strange!! But ya this was life. You could never imagine about the future but all I could say that I was happy to give him happiness as a pay back only.....

So many minutes had passed when he left me inside this room.I was still lying on bed. My health condition was gradually improving. How many days had passed till now, I didn't know but still I was wearing the same costume along with a jacket. I knew that I was covered with a jacket but I hadn't earlier focused on it. It wasn't my jacket. It meant he had covered me with this jacket. A faint smile again emerged in my face after counting the humanities present inside him.

I found a photograph present inside the pocket of jacket. I took out that picture from the pocket & saw it. In that picture, a boy of age approx 15 years & a lady were present. But the picture was torn, like some one had cut the picture and perhaps some other person might had present in that picture as well. I saw the picture in concentration & found out the similarities of physique of my kidnapper with that of 15 years old boy presented in the picture. Might be the boy who was present in the picture was sanskar, my abductor & the lady might be his mother or some other relative, I guessed. Then why the picture was torn?? I didn't know. I was just trying to solve this puzzle, when I heard the sound of opening of door & I hid the picture inside the pocket of the jacket. I was looking towards the door to know about the identity of the person.

It was none other than Sanskar. But again he was covered with his black covered mask.! Strange fellow, I thought! Earlier I hadn't seen his face so, he covered his face with mask but after revelation of his face, I already knew about his identity. Then again why had he covered his face with that mask?? Huh! This unpredictable man was getting into my nerves.

Breaking my series of thoughts, he yelled sarcastically,"Oh! Out of fear you have taken all your foods & medicines.. Nice... Follow my orders like this & you will be safe till then.." After listening to him, I cursed myself for taking those foods.. "Fear!!" Stupid man... I wasn't feared about the upcoming storm as my life didn't pass with peaceful nights. And he was mocking with me in the name of fear. Could he believe that I had taken food for his happiness..., I guessed No.. So, I stopped myself from uttering a single word.

He kept his revolver on the table and dragged the chair towards me & spoke,"Hey!! You.... Now get up. Enough rest you have taken.. Don't expect humanity from a slayer and also I guess, you have already sharpened your brain to answer my queries.." After saying these things, he laughed perilously. As soon as I heard his laugh, I thought that he wasn't the same sanskar who cared for me.. Though I couldn't see his facial expression, but I could bet that he was the earlier Sanskar who had met me in the dark cellular jail, not the sanskar who had cared for me.

Indeed humanity from an abductor couldn't be imagined. He took the bullets & loaded it in the revolver & rotated it and said,"Keep something straight in mind.. Don't try to double cross me, otherwise you know how dangerous I am! And yes! I won't kill you as you are indifferent to death, but perhaps the same doesn't go with your mom..." Now I was frightened due to the terror he had implemented in my mind by taking the name of my mother. Though he wasn't a molester, but still he was a slayer. He had already killed a person in the dark cellular jail & killing my mom... wasn't at all difficult for him. I couldn't think more about it & just nodded to him to show my acceptance towards his conditions..

He asked me tauntingly," So, Mr. Shekhar Suryavansi isn't your real father & you don't know about his illegal business; right." I just nodded my head as I didn't want to take the name of that person again due to whom I was facing this situation. He again started,"Miss Annapurna Suryavansi is your real mother. So you care for her; not for your foster father as he isn't your biological father; right?" Now I couldn't control my rage as who was he to ask me about my private life & point towards my mother..? So, I yelled,"Hey! That's none of your business!!" The moment I shouted, he pointed the revolver towards my head & said cruelly,"You aren't in a position to question my authority. Perhaps you have forgotten about my condition.. Your mother....." & he didn't complete the last sentence & laughed dangerously.

His statements forced me to obey him for my mother's safety & I said politely with controlling my rage,"Mrs. Annapurna Suryavansi is also my foster mother. But she always loves me unlike my father who always tortures me." Though his facial expression wasn't visible but I could bet that he was shocked after hearing my reply. And I was so correct.. This time he asked me curiously,"Then who the hell are your real parents?" I kept numb as I, myself didn't know the exact answer to this question. He dragged the chair towards me & showed the revolver to me..., like he was giving me warning to speak up or else he could kill my mom. I slowly said,"I don't know about my father but Miss. Shomi Suryavansi is my real mother." And as expected, he asked me about Shomi Suryavansi.. Though I didn't know details regarding her, yet I heard about her from my grandfather. I told him,"I don't know much about her but she was my mom's sister. She has eloped with his boyfriend after giving birth to me & abandoned me. I have heard all these things from my grandfather.. Please spare my mom.. She is a nice women & doesn't harm anybody." I begged request to spare my mother.

I didn't know what happened to him but he seemed disturbed & said," I hope you are saying the truth.. If I find out any false statements in your reply, then I won't spare your mom." And by saying so, he opened his mobile & showed a pictograph to me & asked," Do you know her? And yes! Don't lie by saying you don't know her. As I have found this photograph in your home only." Now I was confirmed that indeed he had dropped me to my secret place on that day when I was severely drunk. Breaking my thoughts, he shouted,"Answer me! What are you thinking? Shall I need to remember repeatedly regarding the danger on your mom?" Again he made be scared by taking my mom's name. So,I said,"She is my real mother who has left me earlier." To my surprise, he was asking,"Are you saying that Mayuri is your real mother?" I replied back,"Who is Mayuri, I don't know.. The picture is of Shomi Suryavansi, my real mother..." He again asked me to see the picture properly & then reply. I confirmed him about the correctness of my answer. At once I didn't know what happened to him but he left the room in rage & didn't pay heed to my talks to spare my mom..

Credit to:Kashis