"I spy you!" - 61

A small sound made her wake her up suddenly. She could not move immediately. Was she being held captive? It was the first thought which came into the head of Vasupradha.

She remembered the grey eyed lady and a shiver ran through her. Generally bold Vasupradha was shaken completely by the cruelty of that woman.

Why am I not on the metal chair in the cellar? Looks like a hospital. Am I in a hospital? She started the series of questions in her mind. After few minutes there was a movement nearby and she saw a green dressed lady coming in. Is this a hospital? She tried to see the surroundings and decided that it was a hospital.

But how did she come to the hospital? Many of the scenes went like a movie in front of her mind’s eye. She shuddered when she thought of the grey eyed lady. She remembered that the grey eyed lady stabbing her in the stomach. The incidents after that were very vague. Was she free? Or was she being treated by the same villains because she was losing her consciousness?

When the woman in the green dress neared her, she feebly smiled at her. She broadly smiled back. She took the intercom phone and called someone in a strange language. The next moment a white coated woman walked in. A doctor! She was all smiles. She could speak in English and told Vasupradha that she was happy that Vasupradha is awake.

She got the details of her stay in the hospital when she probed a little more.

She was brought in by a stranger at the nick of the moment. Vasupradha should be thankful to that man for bringing her at the proper time, the lady doctor said. She searched around for the man. The doctor understood her gaze and smiled.

She said, “He is gone. You told two things in your delirious condition. One is a name – something which sounded like Push...pa....” Vasupradha blushed with embarrassment. The doctor did not seem to observe that. She continued, “The second was a telephone number of your country. We called the number and gave your description. Someone is coming to pick you up. You are quite fine now. Must be 4 weeks since you are here” she smiled, patted Vasupradha’s arm and left the room.

She did not wait for a long time. The door of her hospital room opened and in walked Durjaya. The last person she expected, she thought.

Anyway, she was deliriously happy to see him. She shook his hand and held it for quite some time. Durjaya was all smiles, though Vasupradha could see the look of anxiety in his eyes.

“Hey, come on! I am fine” she said, as if to cheer him up.

They left the hospital in the afternoon under the local police escort and reached the airport. Surprisingly there was not much of a talk from Durjaya. The talking parrot had become dumb!

She tried to cajole him to speak during their long flight back to their country. But Durjaya was totally silent. Vasupradha tried all tricks and failed.

She became exasperated and asked, “Are you under some oath that you will not talk to me?” and found him nodding his head giving a positive sign!