I am not Mahatma, Harshavardhan C [english novels for beginners .TXT] 📗

on her side, nobody could come in between. It was not due to luck, but it was not only her strong will power and determination, zeal, enthusiasm coupled with her systematic hard work, placed her in the high position. The one and the only women in the world without taking the help of anybody proved herself the perfect heir apparent to a departed soul of her brave husband. The state, her parents, the women associations turned towards her to take the credit and also to use her success for their existence. At the age of eighteen only, she proved herself by doing what she wanted to do. So now also she was quite stubborn, nothing more and nothing less.

To take revenge against the terrorists, who were responsible for the assassination of her beloved husband, was generally any widow would think off. But Mrs. Rebecca Solomon became matured police officer with the qualities of head and heart. She developed not only social responsibility but also age wise maturity and wisdom too within her. She had clear cut thoughts and goals as she stepped into the shoes of her husband. What he wanted to give everybody in this society was absolute right to live, without fear of death in the name of terror.

And she has been trying to do and complete his task. Now you tell me sir, who else is the greatest hurdle to my madam officer?” Inspector Alexander revealed his experience with Mr. &Mrs. Rebecca Solomon Raj with little pain and agony to Dr. Arjun.

Arjun brokedown, as an unworthy son and a useless heir apparent to a king of kings. He felt as if he was a coward born to a gladiator.

“Sir, in the history of any country, and in any age, the heir apparent taking revenge of the brutal assassination of the parent or the king is quite common. So also wife taking revenge over the death of her husband is also not uncommon in history. But here, a helpless mother has been fighting not only against the assassins, but also to fulfill her husband’s long uncherished wish, fighting against the society, parents and even against the state in true spirit. To achieve them, she has neither the support of her kith and kin, nor the state, but she has been continuing her fight as a gladiator solely to put an end to terrorism in the state. During her long journey all though these years, she has been sacrificing everything of her personal. She has nothing for herself except her duty of guarding the V.V.I.P’s and the state from the brutal attacks by the militants.”

While recollecting her struggles and hardships, Inspector Alexander couldn’t controlled his emotional attachments to his officer, who passed away about twenty years and his became reddish while tears were rolling, which he was trying to hold back as he was in the airport amidst elite.

Nobody understood her. Noone could measure the feelings and emotions of the Indian widow. Nothing could compensate a widow. What she lost could not be reimbursed. She denied taking the Sourya Chakra, awarded posthumously to her husband, as she found it useless, when his dream was not fulfilled. If one crow dies, hundred crows assemble and if a monkey dies, umpteen numbers gather. But, when a valiant officer was assassinated, it never pinched either the governments or the public. Whatever the funeral march led by the cops with black ribbon demonstration and rising slogans against the assassin was only namesake, since it was obligatory. Everybody forgot Solomon Raj, the one and the only lion among lions, i.e. the hierarchy of officers in the concrete jungle. Except those who worked with him and associated with him, used to recollect their Un-cherished memories now and then and felt for missing such a greatleadershipnow a days.

Arjun recollected the incidents, since his childhood. It was after the assassination of his father, his mother had been fighting back all the hardships, not only to fulfill his father’s desire, but also to restore peace in the society.

He was feelingfor notothers disowned his mum, but he could not understand her heart. When he being well educated and a doctor by profession forgot that he was born to great cops, and also non-corporate to his mother to accomplish his father’s long un-cherished goals, failed to help his mother, fighting alone against the horrifying terror and the terrorists in a civilized society in the peace loving country.

He could not control his emotions. One sidehis eyes drown with tears, and on the other sidehehadno words to express his heart melted feelings forhis mum. What a bloody shame on his part? When he looked back, he found all the follies he committed. For the first time he became instrumental in making an orphan mother in the world, though the latter was having everything and everybody all around, and crucified herself by sacrificing her personal life for the cause of the country.

A minor girl, typical housewife, an under graduate, geared up herself, and fought back against terror all through these years. Instead of supporting her, he stood in her way as an obstacle for achieving her goal. His head bent down abruptly, not to show his shameless face to anybody, and his eyes are just tearing.

49

“Peter, please drive fast, we have to reach the Airport, even before Arjun flys to U.S.”

Mrs. Rebecca Solomon was in hurry.

“Sure madam.” The driver increased the speed of the vehicle.

But, the traffic was heavy on the roads, till the vehicle entered into the express way.

“If my madam officer, don’t mindmay I take few minutesand talk madam?”

“Why not? Okay Peter, you are most welcome.”

“My madam officer being busy always with duty has been neglecting personal life and haseven forgottenher home. I am sorry to say that my officer has failed to show mother’s affection and love towards Arjun sir. Perhaps that may be the route cause forthese developments madam.” He was trying to convey more to her justforgetting himself for a movementthat he is only a driver, whose rank is just constable.

“Mr.Peter you lookstraight and do your duty. You better don’t advise anybody here after.”Mrs. Rebecca Solomon suddenly lost her temper and cut him to size.

“Pardon me madam, for crossing my limits. I am extremely sorry madam. I have taken liberty and behaved foolishly likeone of the family members of my kind officer. In fact for me, my familyis my primary concerned. I have been in the government service for my family only. And I have a small request madam. “He waited.

“OkayPeter, what is your request? And I hope your request may not obligate me to hear your,further lecture on family.”She laughed at him.

“I thank you madam for understanding about ‘family’, and my commitments to my family so quickly.

Madam may I request your good office to transfer me to Police control room?”He requested her quite submissively.

“What Peter? Are you scared about the attacks? Or consequent developments?”

“Yes madam, I am really scared of the developments in our department.”

“I could understand you peter. When we have lost so many sincere and high ranking officers, is it not our duty, rather challenge to weed out militants? We are almost in war with them. So there shall not be any feelings nor any place for human sentiments in us. Isn’t it Peter?”

“Sorry madam, it may be my officer’s personal opinion. But as a social being, I have definitely certain personal attachments and commitments. I can’t ignore them nor over ride them. I beg your pardon Madam, if I associate myself in such a trade craft, Ido fear that I too may become stone hearted like……? But,I am holding my feelings to express, only fearing you madam. Please transfer me madam.”He was still serving in a disciplined force and he could not burst out.

Now it was clestar- clear that Mrs. Rebecca Solomon understood well what did he mean and for what reasons he decided to get out of her?

Some incidents might hurt us and at the sametime they onlylive in our short memory. But the basic instinct qualities of human beings were permanent and sometimes they suffer even from short memories due to human passions and emotions.After all Peter was also a human being.

“I am sorry Peter, you might have been hurt. I would not have spoken to you so harsh. Anyway, please forget what all happened, but now onwards I take care of you and your family’s welfare. I will compensate your long absence from your family with double the T.A and D.A and also I will give you considerable S.R amount for every month. I think with these, you will be satisfied, aren’t you?”

“I am extremely sorry madam. Please don’t measure my family and my attachment to my family in terms of money. If any of my family members demand me toquit my job, without any second thought I will honor their demand, because as family members, they have got every right to demand me. Thanks for patient hearing madam. I hope this day might be my last working day under my officer, may be in the police service”. There were no feelings and expressions on his face.

She was really stoned hearted. Though his words didnot moveher, but for the first time she was made to think that she was deserted andbecame an orphan. She tried her best to control herself. But her stone heart started melting slowly like an ice block in a hot sun.

Peter was only a petty employee. He was not a philosopher, teacher, and preacher. But he boldly spoke out the philosophy of life. He might fall short of words but certainly there was meaning in them.

For the first time, Mrs. Rebecca Solomon kept aside her ego and realized her grave mistake that she miserably failed to find out the difference between the family and employment.

Learning true philosophy of life at this age was not at all wrong. In fact, every human being was a student to learn something new from the nature and the surroundings. Now Mrs. Rebecca Solomon understood properly what was meant by “family”, and her responsibility to her family. But obviously she had neither family nor home. Whose fault was this? Finally she had to curse herself, as she failed miserably to organize a happy home, where she and her son and daughter in law could live happily as a beautiful family.

She knew perfectly well the famous saying, “Never late than ever”. But, simply understanding was altogether different from implementation.

So far she had been in the world of her own. But, she took sometime to think, and rethink and finally she got it.

50

Air Traffic Control (A.T.C) at Rajive Gandhi International Airport was unable to receive Air traffic signals.

There was unanimous call that whichever flights land in R.G.I. Air stripe, it would be blasted through missile attacks. Consequently, the D.G civil aviation took the unanimous call as serious threat to air passengers and crew. They don't want to take any chance of trial by error. It was an orderpassed byA.T.C as an emergency. Hence the A.T.C, at R.G.I Airport was unable to receive or send air traffic signals.

Dr. Glady D'souza was already on her way to airport. She tried to contact Honey, but her mobile was found to be out of calling area. She was so confident that she could reach the Airport and no flight would land or take off from R.G.I Airport, situated in Shamshebad, unless the pseudo caller's episode would end.

It would end only when Mrs. Rebecca Solomon would meet her daughter Honey.

The call taxi was going fast. The driver was in hurry to find out a pickup passenger at the airport. He thought that Dr. Glady D'Souza was going abroad, as she had been carrying two brief cases.

When she was thinking about Honey, the driver applied breaks including hand brake all of a sudden.Dr.GladyD'souza slipped and about to dash the rear side of the front seat, but she could able to resist with her hands. As it was unexpected, she sustained little sprain over her right wrist.

“Are you mad or what?