Ch19:Back Into The Track 11th December, Evening
Vasu left the place and puzzled himself when he saw three roads emerging out from one common point. He went to a corner and waited for a clue. Vastav closed his eyes and listened carefully to each and every word he can hear. He felt a momentary heart stop, a strong unbearable pain as if he would die at the very moment.
"Accept this, adapt yourself, this is not yours ,I am making you realize the pain we are undertaking in your crucial. period".
Vastav visioned his parents and a group of Sadhus offering sacrifices in fire as per Hindu tradition.
"Beltola, Beltola", shouted a handyman. Vastav opened his eyes and ran after the city bus. He knew that he is left with not even a single penny. He have never cheated anyone in his life and instead of getting on the bus, he cautiously followed the track as far his eyes can see. The bus disappeared but it came as a light out of darkness for Vasu.
Vasu walked on and moved towards Chandmari Flyover. As he crossed the 'đș turn' restaurant, he felt at home, a familiar place where he had numerous visits with his departed love Dona. He ran triumphantly as if he had found a missing link. His geared up rhythm was disturbed by the hustle-bustle of the crowds near the Guwahati Commerce College. Vasu didn't have a social touch in his college life and followed a strict disciplinarian routine and moderate dress codes. For the first time, he observed young girls dressed in short skirts and gossiping like anything. The boys showing their attitudes just to impress them.
Vasu moved on and spoke to himself, "This is the GENERATION NEXT, full of energy but on their way for an unknown destination. They need a guideâŠ..a Guru⊠.a perfect Guru.
Till then Vasu didn't know that his 4 days of trial is a future indication for his impending life. "Last Gate.....Ummm!! now towards right," Vasu murmured. As he walked on, he saw a naked Jain Tirthankar(saint) followed by a huge mob.
One of the followers spoke to the one near him, "Swamiji exemplifies renunciation of worldly pleasures and he is on his way to salvation."
Hearing this, Vasu thought that he should renounce himself off the footwears which are not his own and left them, proceeded with bare feet.
Vastav read a signboard
"KAMAKHYA SWEETS, Beltola, Guwahati."And took a breath of relaxation and victory. "How will I face Kanu Baidou? What she will think when she will see me in this condition?" How will I make her understand what happened to me? On reaching Beltola, Vastav thought that he has surpassed death and finally nearing his destination. But he still has to face greater troubles.
It was almost dark, when Vastav reached Beltola. When he was in Guwahati, there had been continuous visit to Kanu's place. But Vasu's present stage is incapable of recognising the familiar place. In Guwahati, it is a common scene of seeing mads in shabby dresses, giggling and shouting at nothing. Nobody bothers what made them mad or where they are from. In fact, everyone in this busy metro is captured in their own mayic trance. Now, Vasu is of no exception. He is from a cultured family, is a highly educated fellow but knowledge lied dormant in him at the present time. For those people, who saw him roaming hither and tired ,he was just an abnormal fellow whose identity is still untraceable.
Nobody was disturbed by his presence. Vasu forgot how long he has been walking but being human, his body demanded the need of food as fuel. He rushed into a nearby hotel just as a hungry tiger hunts.
He grabbed as much food items as he could and started eating like anything. The hotel owner and four if his assistants ran towards Vasu and tried to stop the trespasser. Vasu's innocence totally lost, he looked at the owner with big eyes gazing like fire-balls. With a devilish roar, he kicked the owner punched his four assistants and ran out from the hotel. The hotel owner became unconscious. A huge crowd gathered there. "How can a single kick leave a man almost dead "asked a boy to a nearby one aghast and astonished.
Vasu's body got fully energized but a negative seed started developing inside his heart's core. He realized his newly developed endurance and felt triumphant at the way, he escaped from the hotel.
"I am all powerful, I can go wherever I want, can do whatever I like."
As Vastav was surrounded by his negative illusions, his sense of smelling indicated him the presence of someone near him. Vasu moved to a corner and followed the smell which lead him to a gorgeous girl walking on the road
He followed the girl and overtook her pace. Finally Vasu kept his left hand on her shoulders and looked at her eyes. The girl lost her consciousness and started walking with Vasu, captured fully by his hypnotic mantric eyes. Suddenly Vasu stopped on a stone and the girl got her sense back. She pulled Vasu's shawl tightly and roared, "You rascal, how dare you touch me, I will take you to the police."
Vasu could easily escape but it became a difficult task as he would not let the shawl go. "Leave the shawl and run" an internal voice made him realize what crime he was going to do. Vasu came to his sense and started running. The shouting became fainter and fainter and finally vanished.