A Promise
A Promise
Ketty is waiting for uncle at the waiting room of the hospital. Quote of trouble from her face could be read clearly what she was thinking that her life has become. Here's what she became and remained became the last one . What is happiness in her destiny ? Has not she have the right to laugh ? Is that why she is such a girl as she is ? But she had no answer . May be she did not even know it . Do not know why but she had learned how to deal with circumstances .
He was wondering when uncle is coming in "just right now. We were very nervous. The third attack came to him, but he soon fell right from your wisdom and care. "
"Uncle What are you saying? He is my future husband. I will not take care of them then who will? ". “My daughter you have remove a huge burden from my responsibility. I am wondering that the man who is going to be passed within a year form this world. (Saying this…drops coming out from his eyes) Where is that girl who sacrifice her life, her happiness even everything on him. You have done a great favor to me.”
What are you saying uncle? Infact all of you had done favor to me that all of you catched an orphen and helped her and stood her up on her own feet, give her roof to live and had given all happiness what may be even my own father couldn’t do.
At the same time uncle’s phone rings and he is busy with his phone. The happiness on his face did not hide. He glanced Ketty and his eyes welled. Throat choked voice he said, ”My daugher we have a donour for our steve. Nowever steve will be with us. “
“Is it true uncle ?” Ketty asked messy.
“Yes my poor daughter, Doctor just called me and gave a time for operation on 14th February. But don’w know why he specially emphasis you have to bring with. May be Steve told him so.”
On listening the word 14th February, Ketty came in as the shock. Afterall he told me to come back exatly on 14th February . He told me that he will celebrate velentine day with me. Will he come ? I had refused him. But he can’t be guaranted. He is really a mad. If he really come back then few happiness which is coming in my life will also be stripped. What do and don’t ? Afterall why he walked into my life ?
Today is the velentine day. The whole city is immersed in the color of love. But aside of all Ketty sitting lying files in the office . It is her uncle’s office. However he is not his real uncle but Ketty started her careear form here and gradually becomes just like a family member.
Ketty has never time for affair or fall in love. Going office everyday and come back home is the routine of her. If sometimes she wish to go outside…Steeve was always there. They always walked on and back but he never proposed or agreed to love with him. His love was one sided and always he was afraid that if she’s not angry with him and go away far from him. He is happy with that at least that time she is with him.
Ketty was reading a file and a peon knocked the door and said that,”Madam, some one Mr. John comes to meet you.”
Ketty glanced at the watch and thinked that I had asked him to meet at 10 and now its 12 o’clock. Is it right to deal with whom is not time observer ? But the deal was so big that she could not give up.
“Let get him in.” Ketty closed the file lying in front of her and keep waiting for that guy. Passing by 10 minutes elapsed someone khocks the door. Ketty replied from inside,”Come in.”
As soon as Kety saw him come through the door,f or a moment she levelled off shore but the very second moment of her view she down her eyes in file after open it.
He entered with smiling face and seated in front of Ketty. Soon he punched her in middle before Ketty is going to tell him something and said,”I know you will say that I came 2 hours late at the time of deal, then how I could handle the deal. You are wondering some like that, right ?” and soon a little sime covering his face.
Ketty shocked hearing his words that how he could know his thoughts. She is just about to speak something and John again speaks out,” Now you are wondering how I came to know your thoughts and why I came late here ?” and at the same time he laughed loudly.
“No..not in fact…I am thinking..about…” Ketty stemmering.
“Just relaxe miss Ketty. I came late because I was celebrating the velentine day with my girlfriend.”
Now what Ketty would say. Observing his silence John again speak out,”Did you not get velentine celebration with your boyfriend ?”
“I have not any boyfriend.” She replied.
“Why are u telling a lie ? I don’t believe that a most charming beautyful girl like you have not any boyfriend.”
“It doesn’t matter whether you believe or don’t but I just hate the word ‘LOVE’ “
“Oh madam you got angreed. I was just kidding. May I know the cause of your outrage against ‘LOVE’ only if you wish, please ?”
“It is not all about love, but only a lust in which a man lures woman and meanwhile leave pregnant her to fight against herself, against world, against society…”
Very first time John looked into eyes of Ketty, he found a lot of pain, loneliness. Her eyes is looked just like drops will flow if she has a sholder to put on. Lips were trembled. So many things were about to say but it couldn’t.
Thenafter there will be no conversation such as exept related with only the deal and they fixed the next meeting to the next month.
But today both are missing a sleep of the eyes. Whereas Ketty was feeling something different what she never felt a such experience before today, on the other side John is thinking of that how many secrets hidden behind a pretty face. How much pain in her eyes ! Is there ever a girl so strong even bearing so much pain and maintain a smile on a face ?
Slowly time is being passed. And afterall here comes the day when they met again. After few talk about a deal and John suddenly asked her for coffee.
“Will you prefer a coffee with me ?”
“why not. Let you wait a little I summon a coffee please.”
“Oh ! you might not understand. I don’t tell you of here. There is a coffee café little far from here. We may get there if you wish please. I heard that it’s coffee is quite good enough.”
Thinking a little..”Ok let’s go” Ketty picked up her bag and both were in a car of John.
Both were sitting together in a café. They had little talk of here and there and suddenly John once again asked the same puzzle to Ketty,”Why you hate love ?” Ketty shocked and stood up,”it’s too late now. I think we have to go now.”
John hold her hand and repetely asked her and Ketty’s face lifted red angrily and she slaped John with his face turned in a red marks. The café was too crowded at that time when Ketty slaped John. Ketty picked up a taxi and back to her office leave John alone. John stood up there a little and then paid the bill and returned back his home. Ketty seated on a chair and his face stremmered. She is thinking of that how dare he to hold her hand ? is it necessary to answer his all stupid questions ? who is he dare me ask such a stupid questions ?
A little later claimed to calm her anger, she asked herself,”Was it right what she did ?” I slapped him in front of crowd. How he could bare defamation ? and what he had done wrong ? He only wanted to know about my past. When work together than everybody do shakehands. I have to shakehands with Many people a day. I have to apoligize to him for my beheviour .”
Ketty phoned John. As soon she speaks,”Hello” phone sooner disconnected. Again she tried to phone him but now it’s switched off. Ketty hold her head,” What I had done ? How much he annoyed by me, Whether he may cancel the deal. Will he never forgive me ?”
Ketty again catch the taxi (as her car was in guarage for repairing) and reached John’s home. She was led to the drawing room by the servant when she asked for John. Seving water, the servant informed John that a girl came to meet him. When John entered into the drawingroom and he was shocked to see her.
“Ketty you ?”
“John I’m sorry I did…”
“Leave it. I have already forgot the matter. But you are here at this time. What’s happened ? everything alright ?”
“I just came here to apolize you.”
“Oh ! come on, don’t be childish. Take it easy, it’s ever common with friends.”
“So nice of you.”
“And handsome also…but I should admit of it that your hand is too powerful..what are you taking in a meal ?”
“John, now you will really pay for this.”
“Oh ! I’m kidding. Sorry let’s have a dinner please. I’ll drop you then.”
“Dinner ??...” Ketty thinks over it for moments and then agreed. They are jocking each other with a dinner. Now it’s too late so Ketty asked for walk back home.
John drives to the highway in his car. Meanwhile again John asked tha same to Ketty and she replied him that she was the illegitimate child.
Soonafter there is no talk between them. Suddenly it was raining. John stopped the car at the side of the road as he was waiting to stop the heavy rain but it would not stop. . John waited some times and then he is about to say something to Ketty….but what he saw…Ketty was already outside the car through the outed doors. She stood astride the road between flows in heavy rain spreading hands. How cute, how simple innocence expressions on her face ! Waited a few minutes John has raised her. Soonafter John out from the car and joined Ketty to back her from the rain and then he turned to avoid the rain under a tree nearby a footpath.
“Come on Ketty, you will get so much ill if got more wet.”John, You know, the rain shower is very fond of me since childhood. It was not until the rain subsided, I enjoy the swing of it. You… come along and enjoy the fun in rain shower.”
“What fun it ! Clothes will be wet and cold and will hold the bed quickly.”
“No..not at all… you’re looking at just a phase. Think of it even when it’s falling on our faces.. all the problems of our life, all fustrations, sorrows are left behind. Nothing but a peace we have in our mind. It’s just like the time has stopped. Neither worry about tomorrow nor about yesterday…live today only…”
“Hey…you are talking like a philosopher.”
“Life teaches us everything…o.k. leave it. Rain is slow now let’s go.”
“It’s slow but hasn’t stopped. Let’s have a rain-walk.”
“John, really will you walk ? I can’t tell you how happy I’m ! Since I came here last’ve for such small happiness. “
“Nowever all the happiness of the world will be at your feet..it’s my promise to you.”
“Ketty glanced at him. They are talking through eyes but lips can’t speak a little. Anyone can’t understaind what to speak ? One heart is speaking and the to the other end second one is listener. Only eyes can understand the silent language of eyes. Ketty awakened of dreams and down her eyes. Both walked together silently. Suddenly John hold the hand of Ketty. But now neigher Ketty slaped John nor she tried to rescue her hands from John.
It was silent only. Both wanted to tell something but nothing can be spoken, nothing can be expressed. John who easily can talk to any girl don’t know why he was silenced now. They wouldn’t talk only walking together…together……
When they were some far away, suddenly Ketty awakened and say,”John we have to back. Rain has already stopped and we had already walked too far now.”
“I wish we would go far and far together from this world holding arms of each other “ John murmuring.
“Are you saying something ?”
“Oh no..let’s go.”
Soonafter both are in the car and John dropped her at her home and back his home. Both are turning body on bed. How the life would changed in a day ? who thinks that only a day will spread too many colours in their lives. It seems like gardens was solidified and one was stabbed in the heart. John had a so many affairs with girls but he never felt like this. Will he really fall in love with Ketty. Is this called a ‘LOVE’.
Thenafter both were contacted eachother and visited so many times and were tried to understand eachother. John was totally changed in love with Ketty. He adopted the rule of ‘Only One Girl’. His only happiness was the happiness of Ketty. And..Ketty..oh she might got a new life.
Slowely it was passed a year and John thought a sirprize on Ketty’s birthday. He organised a party and called Ketty there. Ketty was apparently very happy and bounded by the float of John. John hold a box and opened it. It was a golden ring off his hand and now he kneed to the Ketty and hold her hand and kissed it and through her eyes he asked,”Ketty, I love you, will you marry me ?”
Ketty’s eyes full of happiness and replied,” Ya…I do.” Saying by these words, John wears a ring in Ketty’s finger. Then John stood up and hold Ketty and both were busy with a long kiss. John dropped Ketty at the evening then. She was too happy today. She never thought of that such happiness will come to her life.
He stepped in the house and uncle keep waiting met her.
“I want to say you an important matter but please don’t mind it.”
“Ya..unlce please tell me…. Why are you telling like this ?”
“Today Steeve went to the hospital to get all the reports. It was mentioned in the report that he mat be live more than one year only. “ and drops just come out from the eyes of uncle.
Ketty was shocked. She never thinked that the matter was so much serious as Steeve had an ill health always.
“Now how I can say you, please don’t misunderstand me my daughter.”
“Uncle please tell me openly what’s the matter?” Ketty’s heart started beating faster mishap on the matter.
“Will you marry Steeve ?”
just before a few minutes ago, Ketty, a poor girl, had built a palace of dreams..suddenly she started to see putting her like a pile of sand.
“As per the opinion of the doctors, Steeve will alive upto one year only. Though he would be saved by heart transplantation but who will donate his own heart for my Steeve ? Steeve love you since childhood and his last wish to see you as his wife. So please I bag you don’t refuse otherwise this old man would die.”
Ketty..what she would say…became a living dead. It has already a time to repay the favor of uncle. She decided and agreed to the uncle. Uncle gave him so many blessings and left outside. She was crying allnight and have been cursing herself and to God.
Ketty decied to have a distance with John. When she hadn’t visited John…he directly reached at the office. When he asked why she had not been come to meet him, Ketty replied that now there was no matter of love or matter of relation between them.
“What are you saying Ketty ?”
“I am saying true. I can’t marry you.”
John too much tried his best to convince her but she was adamant on her behaviour. John was in pain to see her behave like this.
“I promise you I will celebrate next velentine with you only.”
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Today is Steeve’s opeation. Ketty and uncle reached there before time. It was declared successful by doctors after two hours major operation.
When uncle asked to the doctor about the donour. Doctors said that,”one boy came here two days before and said that we will have a donour within two days..and so we have informed you about it. Today morning that boy came here. When we asked for a donour he hold a gun in his hand and fire himself before we could ask him further. But he wrote two letters and give us before commited suicide out of which one is for me and one is for Ketty. He wrote in mine letter that he was commited suicide by his own wish and donour his heart to Steeve by his all senses. But I haven’t read the another letter for Ketty.“
Doctors passed the letter to Ketty. It was dark before her eyes after reading the letter and Ketty was fainted.
It was only one line in the letter lying to the floor that,”I have kept my proime my sweet Ketty….”
THE END
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Gunjan Kamal
28-Mar-2022 02:30 PM
Very nice
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Kaushalya Rani
10-Nov-2021 07:05 PM
Good👍👍👍👍
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Shalini Sharma
05-Oct-2021 04:45 PM
Nice
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