PEEPING STRANGERS

It is always hard to bear some unbelievable things from the ones whom you believed the most in this world. It is never easy to make those people your villains who are superheroes of your life. There is always single second that can conspire against your trusts and beliefs. Time is sometimes a hating buddy for us because it does not suit our circumstances.

Can you people listen the echoes of my family? They were yelling at me at Tuesday evening and every member was saying one thing to me:

"Luna! I did not expect you to do this thing."

"Luna! my dear! Why did you steal the money? You could ask your husband to lend you the required amount but you chose a wrong path."

"Girl! What have you done girl? You hurt me, my child, my sweet bird."

I just missed the couple of blinks and the drop of water in my eye created vague moving picture of the fat lady. I could hear clearly though and interpret too what she was saying. She insisted me again and again to share the apartment. And I wanted every mess thrown in order to get peace for my soul so I submitted. May be she was having pities on my absent mindedness or may be on the loneliness.

The dark interior of the apartment resembled the darkness of my life. The fat lady switched on the light and filled the room. I was very exhausted so I just excused the fat lady for some times. She showed me my place. I let Tommie free in the house. It took couple of minute for me to move to the ecstasy of nap. The sweetest and wholesome thing in this world which God has created is sleep. But one thing is totally obscure to me that why some people like me has been blessed with feeble sleeps. It seems to me as I am supernatural female who has been bestowed with something unique. I can overhear in sleep and similar is the case right now. I heard fat lady talking to someone on phone but I forced myself to focus on darkness of sleep.

"Wake up! Ash! You need to take dinner baby. Come on! Get up sweetheart! Anaya is asking for dinner too".

"Anaya?"

"Anaya is my girl. She is outside at the table waiting for you".

"Tommie?"

"He is happy with his new girl.....hahahaha".

I smiled after many days. This place has something in itself, something special for me. I kicked flowery blanket and got up as quickly as I could to see more of the good fortunes this place could offer. I was falling in love with this place. God knows what I don't know. I followed fat lady after becoming fresh. It was an evening time as I peeped out of the glass window which was giving me the whole view of the outside. With the descending stairs the view faded slowly. When I settled myself at the master chair, I looked to my opposite chair. She was an angelic member of the home. Some voices echoed my mind.

"Madam! Get a side and enjoy your ice cream out there."

"I am….okay….."

"look out there."

I got a recollection of the scene with closed eyes and traveled back to the times in past as I followed the voices in my head. It looked like I was out for ice cream alone at sunny days. I followed the instructions of ice cream vender and I was shocked to see the baby girl hit by the truck. I could easily see the baby girl, the girl with same face as the one I had just seen on the opposite side of my table. I could sense same goose bumps as I had at that passed time. Ice cream fell on the street and my heart choked. The water droplet jumbled up on my forehead. I can feel the pain of same brain stroke. I tried to keep my eyes close and recall about what happened next. But I could not keep the contact with the flashback. This all left me with trillions of questions. Who was that girl? Why I had so much pain in my heart

when I saw Anaya? If that baby girl was dead than who was she before me? How am I connected to that baby girl? I ignored the fat lady on the table and stared at Anaya for many seconds.

" Ash! Why are you not taking anything? You are too silent. Is there any problem with you?"

"No, I am perfect and I am loosing my appetite. Thanks lady for your every concern seriously."

"It is very strange to be called lady. Just call me Jennet and remove the tinge of strangeness from the dinner table."

"Thanks Jennet!"

"Welcome Ash!...aaaaa….I want to ask something if you don't mind."

"why not Jenn! Go ahead! I hope we are friends now so say whatever you want."

"I know you don't have job and as you said we are friends so I can help you through this."

"O my God! Jenn I thank you so much for everything. For sharing with me and Tommie such a beautiful place to live. Can we go out for walk after you are done with your dinner?"

"yep! Always…"

Anaya and thoughts related to her now and then collided the walls of my brain. She was wearing creamy shirt and blue jeans. Her eyes were hazel with the reflection of water painting something deep but opaque. These eyes alarmed me deep inside as if I had connection to them. What connection I must have with this girl? I am wife of Peter Ash and we did not have good relationship. Peter was too hating and humiliating. He accused me for stealing his money. What the hell I could get out of that money? How could he be so mean and unbelievable, I don't know. And my family....Isn't it good that my dad and mom left me and believed that man who is totally blame worthy. Even Mary had disconnected with me. She left me alone with no calls and messages as she knew I have lot of bad lucks in my every good luck. I sighed for a moment and traced the lips of baby girl. Her lips were pinkish and I involuntarily called out:

"Perfect lips with purity of heavens."

These words I called out were not my own. In my subconscious level I could trace the exact words said by some sweet and lovely male voice for me. In my consciousness I did not know whom that voice belongs to but I bet it was not Peter Ash.

"Move Ash! we got to go for a walk. Tommie and Anaya can follow us if they want our company than their own."

"let us go Jenn!"