YEAR -- 2003
RAJESH is a just an another simple man who has achieved everything... good education , a decent job,a beautiful wife SUPRIYA , 4 year old son AMAN and a german-shephard JENNY .In short a perfect family which everyone dreams to have. According to RAJESH he was the most lucky and happiest person on Earth and to some extent he was . But lets not go much into his family details.. :P
DEVDAS , LAILA-MAJNU , CASBLANCA , THE NOTEBOOK .. these are not famous because they are perfect stories but because they are stories with a tragedy... stories with some problems. YES ... PROBLEMS.. they are like breeze. NO matter you shut all the windows but they enter your house.
15th MAY 2003
RAJESH and SUPRIYA went to their family doctor’s clinic for their regular check-up.and to donate blood .
4 days later..19th MAY 2003.
Doctor called RAJESH to collect their reports. RAJESH was very happy as it was SUPRIYA’s birthday. A bouquet, a cake, a wrist watch .. ya he got everything. and then to doctor
DOCTOR---“RAJESH ..it seems you are very happy today “
RAJESH---“ yeah I got the promotion order today and its SUPRIYA’s birthday. Double reason isn’t it :))”
DOCTOR—“you all have donated the blood.. here is your family’s blood report .”
RAJESH—“ so give na.. everything fine ???”
DOCTOR—“ ya RAJESH everyone else is very fine... but the report says....... "
RAJESH-“ oh common doctor make it fast I need to go.. dont create unneccessary suspense."
DOCTOR---“ IT says ... RAJESH you have AIDS.”
pin drop silence..as if its a vacuum..
as if there was a explosion without flame without fire.
after 2 mins...
RAJESH—“ haha ( controlling his confused face) what you are saying??... me.. AIDS mazak hai kya??
DOCTOR---“ read the report RAJESH”
RAJESH---“ but I ...how can it be doc.. how?? how?? how??? ( trying level best to control the tears on his tensed face). “hw can it be.. how ... pls check it again pls “ he burst into tears.
DOCTOR—“ you need a counsillor.. luk I will try my best”
RAJESH—“To hell with your counsellor.... I have a family ... I m married since last 6 years ..hw can it be..??”
DOCTOR—“go to your home..your family needs YOU, SUPRIYA needs YOU its her bday..for her sake. We will talk tomorrow . and dont worry this report is confidential”
Doctor gave him advice and tips..but RAJESH was like...blank... and with everything hollow everywhere he went outside... an hour later he was sitting alone in front of sea..seeing the horizon.
"What will my wife say?? What abt my kid ?? their future ?? why god..I never did anything wrong in my life...nothing immoral.than why"..and burst into crying.
At 11pm he reached home and then slept....he dint talk to SUPRIYA and AMAN.. every arrangement ,the balloons decoration..dint attract him..while in bed he tried to recall his entire 31 years whther he did anything wrong...”my girlfriend in college... my 28th bday in Hongkong disco .. no no i dint . thn hw ?.. never taken blood. from unknown person..... “.
Next day: RAJESH went out to his office without telling anyone. And it was there he took the most shocking and cowardly decision of his life. He decided to runway and never come back to his family. He tried to kill himself, not once but twice... something in him stopped him. He just wandered here and there away from his family , away from his wife , away from himself.
14 months have passed. Where is RAJESH?? Somewhere in a unknown place, away from everyone, with dirty people all around. Silent, expressionless, quiet and stagnant as a dead body. A family photo in his hand, infinite questions in his mind, anger swelling in his eyes, but still with a guts-less heart . Suddenly a group ofodd dirty people came, snatched his photo and started hitting him without any reason. Thanks to police nearby who saved him and then he was sent to nearby clinic hospital.
After 20 hrs of unconsciousness, he opened his eyes. A shabby room all around and a man with an apron... the doctor.
Doctor- how are you feeling ???
RAJESH- (after a 10 sec pause) fine !!
Doctor-" you look well educated, from a decent family and you were beaten for this photo( showing him). Tell me what happened. I may help you.."
RAJESH.-"Doctor why did you save me..?? why dint you let me die.. you know, I have AIDS AIDS..i m a filthy person."
doc- whu said that a person with AIDS is filthy.
RAJESH was quiet.
DOCTOR-" shoud I ask u few questions ??" (he then asked everything about that day.. and so on..and then..)
“ek baat batao ...WOH REPORT TOH TUMHARA HI THA NA ?? “
“TUMNE KISI AUR SE CHECK-UP KARWAYA??”
I am asking this because according to my checkup YOU DONT HAVE AIDS
RAJESH—"what ??" (astonished )
DOCTOR—"yes !! I guess your doctor actually mixed up your report with sum1 else’s..there was some mistake"
RAJESH—what?? (Started crying)
DOCTOR—"yes I am 100% sure and if u dont trust me you can go for another test too
I will still say..YOU DONT HAVE AIDS"
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7 years have passed. RAJESH was never able to move back to his family. He always felt guilty for his shameful and cowardly act and was never able to come out of it. He knew he cant blame anyone but himself.
PS: 1.All I want to convey ... learn to be confident & stronger...... physically, mentally , emotionally ,no matter how happier you are but if you lack these your life will be fucked up one day.
2. As a “BURMAN STYLE “ was required to say this simple messege.. I used the above story. But to be honest this story is not my creation but actually a real incident...
