BeLoVeD GRanNY

Chapter-4 "God's Girl"

I was in a great sleep but abruptly woke up. I rubbed my eyes and peeped through the window. There was no one on station. It was a dark night.

"Seems like there is no one on station...oh it's 12:47"

I get out of the train. Many other were also roaming here and there.

"What happened Sir? "

"Nothing...something is wrong with the railway track...it would take time" one of the man replied.

"How much time.."

"God knows.." he replied

God... the creator as well as the destroyer. No one knows what he is thinking. What ever he is doing is not always right. Sometimes he doesn't even do good for their own special ones.

10 YEARS BACK

Next morning me and my mom visited the lady's house.

"Is anyone at home? " my mom asked

"Who's there...Oh Arun.. please come in" the lady requested.

We went in.

"Would you like to have some tea.. wait.. "The lady asked

"No No we are ok" mother refused

"Why so bacha,it is first time you are here... let me bring some tea... I had just made it." She went inside one small room.

It was the first time I had seen her house from inside so I started noticing everything. It was a simple room but was decorated with some ancient Statue. The room next to us was may be the worship room as it has a little Statue of Lord Murgan(Kartik in North). It can be seen that some had just prayed as Smoke was stil there with few fresh wet Marigolds. The small room next to it was surely kitchen as she was making tea there. I didn't get the bed room. It maybe behind the room we were sitting.

She returns and served my mother a cup of green tea.

"So how are you now, Arun" she asked me.

"I am all fine"

"Ma'am I am very sorry about my behavior yesterday..."My mother said.

"It's fine.. just relax... I know very mother is tensed about her child... I am a mother too. " she replied.

"So where are your children."My mother asked.

"I have a daughter..she is settled in Delhi with her husband's family." she answered

"So why people are frightened of you"I stupidly asked.

Mother looked me and said"Be quite! sorry ma'am about him. He is a kid.."

She smiled and said

"I never was like that... My name is Shubhalakshmi..I was born in a middle class Tamil family and you won't believe that I was born with something special."

"What was it?" I asked

"Who ever I treats gets automatically well and i further started talking with animals. Everyone in the village was surprised by my power. Whenever anyone is not well with one's own health they call me. They called me God's child"

I was very interested in her story and was listening to her with full concentration.

"I was married to a rich family and shifted with them. But things was not good as I thought. My Father in law died soon after my marriage. After some months my husband lost his job and financial problems started arising in house. They blamed me for all the crisis and soon threw me out of the house along with my daughter. I returned back here in the house and was living with my father. But soon he leaves us too as his time has arrived."

"Oh my lord, what he had done with you.. "My mother said putting the cup down.

Before I could say something a little creature climbed on me. It was Peko...seems it had missed me a lot. I forgot everything.

"Oh I missed you too... Granny we are playing outside. " I took Peko in my tiny arms and went to the garden.

The lady had a hugh smile on her face and told my mother...

"You know what.... He called me Granny... "

PRESENT TIME

"It's started... move in move"

The train was leaving the station. Everyone got in. I drank some water and went to sleep again as I had to receive someone special on one upcoming station.

TO BE CONTINUED