I am not Mahatma by Harshavardhan C (i am reading a book TXT) 📕

crocodile tears, Mr. Rau. We are not innocent fish to be baby trapped by you. You better withdraw the sentiment from your dictionary. You may travel across thousands of miles in your profession without your feet being touched by water, but remember no one can continue life journey without shedding tears one day or other, if they really feel that they are human beings, having sentiments” Dr.Arjun outburst himself.

The O.S.D just smiled at him without caring for the emotions of Dr. Arjun.

Even Honey and the grand old couple know that cops generally didn’t have sentiments, but now they saw for the first time that they not only hearts, but also they feel and pose themselves as super cops, and super human beings.

When the atmosphere turned almost like a wordy battle, Mrs. Rebecca Solomon came out from her room in the wheel chair.

“Oh! What a surprise, you are reinstated Mr.Rau? Congrats” She heart fully congratulated him.

“Thanks madam, but it seems Dr. Arjun is not happy with my reinstatement”

“Why? Why?” she insisted to know the reason.

The O.S.D just smiled at Arjun.

“What Arjun why have you not congratulated uncle?” she put Arjun in a little embarrassed situation.

Arjun half heartedly greeted him by giving shake hand.

“That is the true spirit.” She appreciated him.

But colors changed in the eyes of Arjun.Honey and the grand old couple also felt bad, which did not go out of the sight of Mrs. Rebecca Solomon. Infact itwas proved once again that cops don’tboth sentiments and also heart. They do most of their work by head and toe only, but not with mixed feelings of head and heart.

“What Mr. Rau, you came with your battalion of boys, is it for curtsey or for anything official”

“Madam we have definite intelligence inputs as some suicidal squads have sent to wreck revenge against my officer. The Additional Director General, Intelligence has instructed me to tighten security all around your residence, office and wherever you go madam.” The O.S.D replied.

“Okay, Mr.Rau thanks for taking care of me. But so long as my son is with me I need not care even death. Please withdraw the forces and you too can join us for lunch.”

“But madam……….”

“It’s Okay; I could understand your doubt. Anyway I will talk to your boss later and convince him, you can stay back and all others can leave. I have guests to entertain Rau.”

She looked at the guests and found except Dr.Glady D’souza allwere there. “Honey, where is your mum?” she immediately asked her.

“Sorry aunty, she has just left the city, as one of her patient” conditions is critical. Just now I have received SMS from my mum.”

“Has she gone by taxi?”

“I don’t know aunty.”

The call taxi, which Dr. GladyD’souza engaged remain there, perhaps to facilitate Honey and the grand old couple to leave for their residence after taking lunch here.

The O.S.D took leave off Mrs. Rebecca Solomon, as he as an emergency call from the Intelligence Boss, and took her permission and gone awayalong with his force.

“I am sorry perhaps the O.S.D and his party might have over acted, and hurt you also. Please never mind, but it is quite common for professionals. Come on Honey. Arjun please take care of the grandparents” Mrs. Rebecca Solomon tried to bring pleasant atmosphere.

Neither the OSD nor Mrs.Rebecca Solomon knew when, where and how and by what means Dr.Gladdy D’souza left her bunglowa. So also Honey and the grand old couple could know.

It was only known to Arjun what had happen few minutes back as he observed and just recollected.

Dr. Gladdy D’souza pretended as if she was unable to get signals there she came out from the hall.

She walked near to the main gate. In the meanwhile an Ambulance came near to her.

“Doctor, please hurryup, it is an emergency, and your presence is essential for the patient. Will you please get in” The driver of the ambulance opened the door.

Dr.Galdy D’souza looked at her watch. She was supposed to wait atleast for an hour, and spend another hour to have lunch with them, and later it was uncertain by what time they would leave her. And she should take care of the precious lives of her leftinents, and on the other side human curtsies and sentiments were obligating her.

However she could immediately decide which one was the best on its merits and also on priority basis. But, on the other hand, her motherhood was coming in her way. Her daughter might be upset, if she left her without intimation. Even if she intimated also, she might not leave her. But still she was in dilemma; and she was losing her precious time.

“Madam get in please” The Ambulance driver requested her again.

She understood the seriousness of the situation. Now the only thing she was to decide was to convince her daughter.

But, she could set a side all human bonds at that crucial hour and finally she decided and got into the Ambulance. The driver closed the doors and driven the vehicle blowing emergency alarm. That was how the OSD and his party missed her.

And all went to the dining hall to have lunch.

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The O.S.D received a message to his mobile. On receiving the information, he instructed his driver to proceed towards outskirts of the city. One Ambulance just left the black topped road, and took a left turn proceeding on a gravel road, leading to a small hamlet.

The O.S.D received a message that somebody stole away an Ambulance and its particulars were mentioned. He passed on the information through wireless to Police control room.

He also received information that one Ambulance without number plate was abandoned at the city outskirts.

The O.S.D requested Mrs. Rebecca Solomon to talk to the City Commissioner to alert all Police check posts to apprehend the lady commander of an armed squad of C.P.I, M.L, P.W.G, and also a suicidal squad of Indian Mujahedeen, an international terrorist organization which was pressed into action to create a great terror in the city. She assured him that she spoke to the City Commissioner and the latter made all arrangements.

But the O.S.D was not satisfied with her assurance. He had his own inhibitions. He thought for a while. It strikes to his memory. He rang up to Additional D.G. Intelligence. Their conversation lasted for about three to three minutes. Later, he also spoke to the Director General of police.

“Sorry sir, I once again request your good office to shift me from the organization of Mrs. Rebecca Solomon.” The O.S.D requested the D.G for his swift.

There was no half-human bondage everlasting between an officer and his subordinate.Truly speaking, was it essential? No one can say yes, and so also no one can say no. Can any officer trust absolutely his subordinates? On the reverse can any subordinate show his absolute loyalty to his boss? And then can any boss give assurance to his employee that he would protect all his interests throughout his service? When there was no such an assurance from boss, none can be trusted.

Hence, one can’t generalize either ways, as to the fact that there had been none who were having shifting loyalties. At the same time it is also uncertain whether all were in the same grew of shifting loyalties. It was definitely an abstract question. Nobody knew exactly what the correct answer, as nobody so far understand what exactly the character of a human being. But one thing was common among all human beings that nobody was above human passions, jealousies, emotions, and selfishness.

The O.S.D, Mr. Rau was no exception from these. He was first Mr. Rau and then only a cop.

On hearing shocking news from the DGP, that the OSD Mr.Rau didn’t want to work under her leadership, Mrs. Rebecca Solomon could not digest. She was in a state of confusion. She was seriously thinking.

“What mum? Are you Okay?” Arjun asked her in a bit of anxiety.

He didn’t saw her in so anxity never before. She was also moody to-day.

“Nothing Arjun, I am alright. What happened to your proposals?” She tried to change the situation.

Arjun was a Doctor and of course he could evaluate what got wrong and what for mum became all of a sudden so dull. It may be some departmental matter, which would hurt her feelings.

“I am asking you seriously Arjun?”

“Sorry mum, I am also asking you seriously to tender your resignation at once.”

“What is wrong with my job? I am so comfortable and I am confident and I think I am doing well. Then why should I resign? I am sorry I won’t” She denied his request seriously.

“Mum, once again I am requesting you to resign or otherwise……” He didn’t complete.

“Tell me otherwise………”

“Mum I want to leave India once for all”

“Are you threatening me Arjun?”

“No mum, I am not, but mum you are not caring for yourself. Mum you please don’t curse me. If anything happens to you? I can’t even digest that feeling. I don’t want to become an orphan”

“Arjun you are always thinking negative. Life is a challenge.Everyone,borninthisworld has to face hardships, which include occupational hazardsalso.Though I am taking bed restphysically, but I am not mentallythatweak. Nothing will happen to me. Please don’t thinking about me, think about yourself, your profession, your settlement and your marriage.”

“I am sorry mum, when you don’t think about yourself, forget about my welfarealso. Unless you tender your resignation, and leave your job, I have decided not to marry.”

She immediatelyopened her laptop.Arjunwas anxiously looking at her, hoping that she was preparing either her letter of resignation or least the letter of her voluntary retirement.

She seriously searched in the net, connected to her laptop, and finally typed the matter. Surprisingly it was neither of the two.

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Miss. Honey opened her laptop and found a message. There is a message from her mum and she was shocked on seeing it. She tried to get her mum on her mobile. But it was switched off. She immediately replied to her in trailing mail. It seems her message also does not reach her. Neither there might not have been network link nor does she wontedly switch off her lap-top and disconnected net also.

Honey rung uptoArjun. His mobile was also found to be either switched off or out of calling area. She thought for a while. Finally she got into a call taxi and asked him to drive straight to the bungalow of Mrs. Rebecca Solomon.

She was mentallydisturbed a lot by her mum. She never expected that she would desert her. Even though she had been forced to lead hostel life all through her career, she never felt that shewasneglected or deserted. But for the first time she had beenfeeling that she wasthrown in the world of orphanage. She herself cursed her fate, but not anybody. No woman expects her mother to desert her, nor does the latter desert her mother. But for Honey it was quite painful to experience both.

As a doctor, she sawso many cases.She studied case histories of individuals suffering from psychiatric problems.Some of the teen aged girls, who were isolated, committed suicides. Women in general anywhere in the world were mostly prone for both physical and mental torture by males. In such cases, though the torture and suffering was more, yet the pain of loneliness was more than that.

The call taxi reached the bungalow of the Additional D.G. Grey Hounds.ButHoney’sattention gone out of her control, being mentally disturbed, she not noticed that the call taxi reached the bungalow. There was nobody in the bungalow, except the cops on guard duty. On enquiry, she came to know that Arjun gone to airport and Mrs. Rebecca Solomon gone to her office.

She was unable to understand the moods of both the mother and the son. She was an operated patient, who was supposed to continue bed rest for at least another week. And the crazy boy, though grown to size and obtained medical degree, was stillchildish, leaving mother to fate, and gone out for roaming about. He had beenbehaving ruff and tuff even with herself also.

“What