Hey guys! Here is the next part but I need a little help. I don't know what to name this story. Any suggestions would be appreciated. Let me know you thoughts and enjoy.
Part
4
The
drive was spent in silence as all three women in the car were far too worried
to talk. As soon as the car came to a stop Kokila got out of the car and ran
towards the door and knocked. When there was no answer Rashi grabbed the spare
key from her purse and opened the door. The place was dark and quiet. She ran
into Gopi's room to see it empty. No sign of her belongings and no sign of her.
"Kakiji.
Gopi's clothes, her bag is gone. Nothing is here."
"Yes
Gopi is gone and she is never coming back and it's all your son's fault
Kokilaben. Arre meri bachi toh use apni jaan se zyada pyar karti thi. Aur aab
uske paas kuch nahi baki. Kuch bhi nahi." (My daughter loved him more than her own life. Now she has nothing left. Absolutely nothing).
"Lekin
Jitubhai woh gayi kaha? Hum use wapas lekar athe hai." (But Jitubhai where did she go? We will bring her back).
"Mujhe
pata nahi. Maine jab subhe unke kamre mein gaya tho woh chali gayi thi aur uska
saman gayab tha? Meri bachi." (I don't know. When I woke up this morning and went into her room she was gone and so were her belongings. My darling daughter). Kokila broke down in tears. Where could Gopi have
gone? She didn't have anyone else in this world.
"Papa
where would she go? She doesn't have anyone else in this world." Rashi was
crying and couldn't console herself. Her little sister was missing and she
didn't know where she was. What would happen to her out there to a girl who
couldn't even read or write?
"I
don't know beta, I don't know. I looked for her everywhere. Went to every bus
and train station within 10 miles of here and no one has seen her." Jitu felt
bad lying to these people, but he had no choice. His daughter needed to find
her happiness back and going back to that family wouldn't do it. If he told
them where she was they would emotionally blackmail her into coming back.
Ahem
listened in on the conversation and he felt like his life was being knocked out
of him. He was shaking. Where could his Gopi have gone? Was she okay? 'Why do I
care where she has gone or how she is?' He tried to compose himself until his
heart burst open, 'It's because you have fallen in love with her you fool. You
love your wife and now because you couldn't admit it to yourself she's gone.
You lost her.' He clutched onto the wall for support. He couldn't deny it any
longer. Within these past few months he had fallen in love with his wife and
now no one knew where she was. Those last words of Jitu's kept ringing in his
head. Arre meri bachi toh use apni jaan
se zyada pyar karti thi. Kokila rushed out of the room to see Ahem
clutching onto the wall with tears running down his cheeks. Ahem quickly wiped
them away and ran towards his car before anyone else saw him. Kokila watched
her son go and realized that he had finally grasped what she had known for a
while now. Her heart ached for her son. Now that he had realized his feelings
it was too late, his wife was gone. A part of her understood that he deserved
this after putting Gopi through so much pain, but the mother in her would never
let her admit that. Rashi and Kinjal slowly came out holding onto each other
for support. Gopi was gone and they couldn't do anything about it. They didn't
even know where they could start looking.
Gopi
slowly got out of the car upon reaching their destination and looked around at
all the little faces. They all looked so innocent so curious. "Can anyone tell
me where I might find Sister Mary?" A sweet little girl who looked to be about
5 pointed towards the main office and Gopi smiled. She grabbed her suitcase and
made her way towards the door. She knocked and waited for a response before
walking inside. "Sister Mary?"
"Yes
that is me. May I ask who you are?"
"Ji
mera naam Gopi. Gopi Moo ur uh Gopi Shah hai." (Sorry guys I don't know Gopi's
parents name or her last name so I made them up and just kept her last name
Shah) Upon hearing that name Mary turned around and looked over at the innocent
face. She looked just like her mother, but the eyes. The eyes reminded her of
her father. She hadn't seen her since she was a little baby. She hadn't heard
any news about her. She wanted to watch this girl grow up, but since the death
of her parents she hadn't even known where she was at or who she was even with.
She had searched for her everywhere. She walked over to Gopi and hugged her
with tears in her eyes. This was Alpa and Nilesh's daughter. (Again don't know
Gopi's parents name so made them up) She was beautiful, soft-spoken, and Mary
could tell from her eyes a genuine person. Hugging her it felt like Mary was
hugging her best friend Alpa again.
"Gopi
beta tum kaisi hoh. Why are you here with bags?" Gopi looked down at the floor
with tears in her eyes. She didn't know this woman yet, but she felt like she
could share anything with her. It felt as if she would be sharing everything
with her mother. She dropped her suitcase and broke down. She told Mary each
and every detail of her life before asking her if there was any way she could
stay with her? Mary listened intently at the cruel treatment this bachi had
received from those heartless people. Mary took her suitcase and put it into
the closet. She was angry but she couldn't let that get in the way. She could
read Gopi even after knowing her for a few minutes yet these people that had
had the joy of living with her for months couldn't see her pure heart. Gopi
would never forgive her if she did anything to that family of hers even if they
had treated her like dirt and thrown her out like yesterday's garbage. She had
a phone call to make. There was one person who had waited longer than her to
find Gopi and that person needed to be told right away. She ordered some tea
for Gopi and sat her down while she went to make the phone call.
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