The blameless fate

THE BLAMELESS FATE


Alarm started buzzing right on to her ears; it is 11:30 in the night. Mabel had to force herself out of the bed, half an hour to go; 27th October is Sasha’s birthday. Mabel has to prepare her favourite chocolate cake and gift wrap the ‘E’ series mobile which she has got for Sasha .She had been following this particular routine for the past 14 years, Sasha will turn 15 today. Seldom does Mabel remember that she is getting old, only when she cares to watch her wrinkled skin and the grey lock of hair. Now she is finding it difficult to run through her daily routine like how she did it a few years before. She knew that by now, her body is being tied by the heavy chains of tiredness; it kept on pulling her back. Mabel started expecting her gentle friend ‘death’ at any time. She felt that her life would be complete only when she reveals that truth to Sasha, about her identity and her parents. Mabel rushes to get everything ready and decides to take rest till it turns 12:00.It is then she spots an album kept on the top of the dining table.

Turning the stained yellowish pages of her album, she could recollect her tame less days of college life; An easy going psychology student, that was like a paradox; any one would expect some level of seriousness in a psychology student which Mabel always lacked. Memories stayed fresh just like the newly bloomed roses with little drops of dew on it. One photo showed Mabel tightly hugging on to a young beautiful girl, intimacy between them was clearly seen from the very frame. ’Farah’ whispered; Mabel with a heavy sigh. Right from the time they were in orphanage till college they shared a same apartment, not only the apartment; Mabel’s love to Farah was so very pure, immense and unconditional; till they parted ways when Mabel fell in love with her class mate Mike. Farah personally didn’t support the idea. She strongly felt it was not the time to be in an affair. There was a point of time when Mabel had to choose between Farah and Mike; she conveniently went on with Mike which eventually forced Farah to go in for a different apartment. Mabel painfully remembered how she sacrificed her soul mate for her love.

Situation worsened when Mike ruthlessly ditched Mabel washing his hands off from all his responsibilities when he got to know that she was pregnant. This was not what Mabel expected from him; brought up like a bastard in an orphanage she couldn’t even think of giving birth to a baby to live through allies in there .She now had to pay too much for her actions, she missed Farah’s presence badly. Without having an idea on what exactly to do, whether to abort or to even keep the baby; for the first time after Farah had left, she could clearly feel the helplessness of being born as a woman. She miserably regretted for having put a stop to her college life for Mike. With all his memories haunting her; mentally broken down Mabel finds refuge in drugs and alcohol. The feeling of loneliness had almost driven her go out of mind. One day, she falls unconscious near a tunnel and was rushed to a hospital, where she slips on to a comma sort of stage completely left unnoticed; she had lost her baby by then, out of severe bleeding.

Two years Later………………………………..

Farah at the time in the peak of her fashion career gets awarded as the best designer of the year. She always wanted to do some charity if she ever got the award. It was like a dream come true for her. It is out of her immense happiness that she decides to visit a number of orphanages and hospitals. Quite unexpectedly, she gets a chance to visit the hospital where Mabel had got admitted long before. Passing through each room and spending time with the patients she made it sure that; none should feel that she was doing it all for a mere publicity. In fact her Manager had a tough time in keeping the entire programme a secret and avoiding Media persons. She never dreamed even in the worst of her night mares that she will get to see Mabel in such a pathetic condition. Farah finds it damn difficult to stomach the fact that, the pale lean figure lying in front of her helplessly is her long time friend Mabel. She didn’t know on what should be her next move, she desperately wanted to hug Mabel….Tears had already started its way down her cheeks; Farah was scared even to hug her…she felt that Mabel’s fragile arms might break down. She made up her mind that she would meet the doctor concern immediately and talk about her condition even before she completes hr visit with others. She was so impatient that she couldn’t even wait. After long hours of serious discussion with the doctor Farah settles down the account and miscellaneous formalities at the hospital and decides to take Mabel along with her, promising him that she would bring her for all the regular check ups and for sure will continue her treatment. Meanwhile she gets to know what exactly had happened to Mabel, after consulting the nurse who used to attend her daily; one thing was sure that they shared a relation even deeper than the relation between a nurse and a patient. Farah always restricted herself from asking or letting Mabel remember anything concerning her past. She took care to spend ample time with Mabel even in all her busy schedules; despite of all her efforts, Mabel preferred to stay within the four walls of the room. She was scared to face people; Mabel felt that she was the central point of discussion any where…it is with the help of lots n lots of counseling sessions did Farah found results in getting Mabel in to her previous life they had shared back.


Once free from that trauma, Mabel wanted to move out; she didn’t feel like seeking Farah’s assistance in this case, because she knew that Farah had already done a lot for her. It is just for a fun that Mabel decided to trace Farah in her night outs; but that was truly shocking to spot her with guys in many suspicious conditions...Being a celebrity in the town even though that was quite natural, Mabel knew how Farah hated the concept of being on date….Still then she thought that what if Farah has changed during time…Back at home, Mabel decides to surprise her by letting her know that she saw her with guys in the pub. From her reaction, Mabel started feeling that perhaps it was not her whom she saw that day. This repeated for the week…Farah never agreed to the fact that she goes out with guys, neither could Mabel believe that she was lying to her. It is then that Mabel decides to search out for Farah’s personal diaries. Mabel knew that she had this habit of jotting things down in her diary; that too daily….She felt that she could get some details out of her diaries which would help her come to a conclusion. She felt that her studies as a psychology student would also favor her in getting a clear cut idea on what exactly happened to Farah. It is with lot of expectation did Mabel start off her search, It was quite unfortunate that her efforts almost went fruitless with spotting out just one diary. And that diary gave way to the twist in Farah’s life……

Years before when Mabel decided to live with Mike, she never thought that decision would have this influence in her friend’s life as well. Mabel’s absence pushed Farah in to deep dark sea of loneliness. She wanted someone to spend time with…but didn’t want to live like Mabel. This strong feeling in her might be the reason for the origin of dual identity in her, thought Mabel. As time passed, this character might have slowly started fixing its dominance in Farah; Mabel now had no idea on how to help her dear friend out of this. She silently kept a note on Farah’s behavior and her changing daily routine. Completely lost Farah….at a certain point of time forgets to come back home… During those sleepless nights Mabel tries her level best to trace out Farah….She was loosing all her hope. Talks about Farah slowly faded away; she and her once flourishing career disappeared within a nick of time.

Everyone forgot her…even the media’s (both the print and the visual).Her’s was just one another added on to the missing list. Paparazzi’s didn’t forget to cook up stories about the mystery behind her…when a few of them claimed that she is dead..a few felt that she is kidnapped or perhaps killed for her wealth..Hers was not a different story for anyone…A girl who almost conquered everything in her career…fan following….wealth..where did she go wrong????where is she now????She left somewhere… leaving a lot of questions unanswered……… As years passed away….even Mabel was forced to forget her..her long time soul mate Farah.One day she gets to know from some active workers of a social organization that they saw Farah in one Lunatic asylum.miles away from their town.This didn’t create much ripples in Mabel’s mind as she was already getting used to such fake news.But she never left those news unnoticed hoping to find Farah someday.She decides to leave in search of Farah with whatever information she had collected from them.Things were completely out of control there.Farah in her last trimester of her pregnancy never knew who was responsible for her baby,she even didn’t know that she was pregnant .she,herself behaved like a baby..without taking medicines and food properly:a victim to depression and suicide mania she had already tried to give up her life even before.Tied to heavy chains,in dirty clothes,shabbily grown hair,Mabel couldn’t stand the heart breaking scene any longer.

She was worried about Farah and her yet to be born baby.Doctors had completely given up her hope by then…Mabel still having faith prayed for Farah and her baby.Close to her last month of pregnancy Mabel could find positive changes in Farah.She recognized Mabel.cried out likea baby,apologized for all her mistakes..asked her to go back and take rest.Mabel moved back happily expecting miracles to happen..Few days later,Doctor informed her that she has given birth to a baby girl and that the mother and baby is fine in there..She couldn stop herself from visiting Farah and their baby.Baby was really cute like a little bundle of cotton..she looked pink with a few hairs on her head…she looked amazing. Mabel had to leave immediately for some work from there…Before leaving she spoke to doctor regarding the baby’s and Farah’s health.She made it sure that everything was going on fine.


But not all things in life goes in the way we want:atleast attimes or almost all the times..One fine morning..she gets to hear that Farah committed suicide. Itis without knowing what to do with her body, whom to hand over did the hospital authorities approach Mabel;the only link they had…She felt frozen for a moment. She remained speechless..without knowing what exactlyto do;the only thing she could say was that she would come……………..
Within no time,she reached the hospital……………there was no other question of she leaving the baby to live the life of an orphan.She knew that life would be the greatest punishment Farah’s daughter would have to undergo..Mabel didn’t have an idea on to whether she would be able to pay full justice to her soul mate’s daughter and now her’s too….Sasha..that will be my daughters name from now on….Decided Mabel when the doctor gently hand overed the baby to her.Now after years……………….revealing her and her parents identity and roots Mabel felt that she has done complete justice to her and her friend…………As Mabel completed their story Sasha broke down in to tears hugging Mabel tighter than ever she had.