Take This and Forget Everything

“Take this and forget everything.” Mukul said. The man could not believe his eyes and ears.

“Saheb, what are you saying? How can you say something like that?” Gopi trembled while speaking.

Mukul added three more notes above the 2 lying below. “I think that will be enough. Take this and forget everything.”

Gopi just stared at the table. He was shocked to see Mukul’s behavior. But there were other thoughts too that were swimming in his mind. He just looked at Mukul with tears in his eyes.

“Alright I will make you one last deal Gopi.” He threw five more notes on the table. “I think with this you can improve the life of your wife and children. I am having no more deals with you. Take this and forget everything. Otherwise you will keep fighting for something you will never achieve. You know how powerful and wealthy these people are? You will keep wasting your time and money if you keep struggling for justice.” Mukul said half annoyed.

Gopi had never seen ten thousand rupees in his life. He could not help his trembling hands that took the money and stashed it in his pocket. Quickly he left the place mourning over what he has done. But on the other hand he could see a bright light. With this money, he could clear his debt and could offer a better future to his son and two daughters. But of course he will never be able to forgive himself for what he has done. He knew he will have to face hell in the after life and he has lost the worthiness of being called a father. But all he could think right now was to improvise the life of his hungry children and wife.

His 12 years old daughter was raped and killed. The body was found near the woods. A local man had seen a car flying away from the scene and had told Gopi about it. But later, he had refused to testify. Gopi was left alone to offer justice to the soul of his daughter. He had banged the door of inspector Mukul for helping him out and filing a case.

This post is a part of Write Over the Weekend, an initiative for Indian Bloggers by BlogAdda. We give out themes for creative writing each weekend for Indian bloggers.

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Insight:

For this weekend, the post had to have a sentence that is repeated three times in the post (not consecutively). The social degradation is what occupies my mind these days and this was what I came up with at the very first thought.

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