Prologue
Scribbling random words of thought are my life long hobby. Seating at the corner and capturing the human behavior has been my passion since my lower school days. Reading other's mind and to be farsighted is always fun. Sometimes change in time potray us more beautiful than what we fantasise. Yet, many a times we badly get flooded by mighty unimaginable wave of situations.
With the advancement in technology we are interconnected with every person around this massive globe. We are more into the virtual world, helplessly trust people in it without knowing them in person. Countless cases has been reported for being cyber victim such as cyber bully. But sometimes, we happened to be victim of even from those who we know form ages. Everything has changed since more than decades ago but not human mindset. How can we be so complacent of someone's personal feelings and their life? We are always self centered in fulfilling our desires and wishes.
Overlooking one's strength has been trend and we are bandwagon of it. And the victim are the one who trust someone next to them. To wear on the beautiful mask of fake smile and hide the most devastating pain within is never an easy task. Will your heart not break when someone you trust betray you? And that is also by a teacher.
The beginning
"She slept with my husband last night." Anushka's voice went into the ears of the staffs in the office just like fire on the dry bushes.
Everyone turned over their chair. Their eyes were wide as though an owl. Anushka blush herself upon seeing her husband marching into the office. Then and there she picked up her teacher's guidebook and tip toed out of the office with some chalks in her hand.
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When ever we strive to achieve something great obstacles are obviously on the way waiting for us. Chencho Lhaki was twelve grade student in one of the school in eastern Bhutan. She was certain that she would encounter uncountable obstacles. As most of her senior use to share the challenges they faced especially in grade ten and twelve.
Being final year student is always full of anxiousness. It's a turning point and the accident can occur at anytime. Time and again she was worried about her near future. She was a hostel student and she made sure to utilize her time with her best efforts to have beautiful out come at the end.
Mrs. Yezang was her matron and warden was Mr. Samphel. Chencho was dedicated with her every obligation and was good in her studies too. Being born in the eastern side she was well known for her excellent proformance in Dzongkha. Infact she was center of attention for almost thousand students in the campus. She always made sure to grab any opportunities that falls on her. If we were to set an example for beauty and the best, she was the one.
Mrs. Yezang wanted her to be councilor for the year since she was first admitted in the hostel. But she instantly rejected the idea and want to focus in her studies. It was not that she was being stubborn but was already selected for class captain. She was worried that too much obligation would spoil her major duties.
What would surprise you; readers is that she had boyfriend! But she never let those relationship stuff to be the reason for the failler of anything in her life.
A month and two went on with no disturbance and obstacles on the way to her career. As life itself is an adventure it's very certain that uphill and downslope will be welcoming us.
It was mid April when she was called in the staffs room. She was anxious as she was never called like that before. She went anyhow. The entire room seem to be in pin drop silent when she aproched near the staff room. To her relief, there was few teachers busy with their laptop. One of them was Mr. Samphel; warden. And he was the only one who showed his smile.
"Chencho, Actually I called you here to discuss something with you." He said in such bold voice, as though he mean to say she should accept whatever he would say.
"About what you want to discuss sir" she asked immediately with anxious in her mind.
"But I don't know how far you will agree with my decision. What I mean to say is, I asked principal and academic head to accompany you to my place."
"Thank God! At least other staff didn't hear that." She thought with high pace of blood running over her vesicles.
Chencho could not speak even a single words. Both were in pin drop silent for almost a minute. By then Fourth period too started and both were still yet to break the silence.
"Chencho, worry not you can feel safe to be at my place. Actually I wanted you to accompany my daughter." Warden said arranging his stuff around.
" But sir, I am a boarder student and had to get permission from matron." She said with much relief in her tone.
Chencho was such a girl who easily get carried away by a single sweet words. Moreover, she love to help the needy ones. During her vacation too she visits her sister in law to look after her child. Thus, she was happy to help his daughter and on top of that she would get privacy to study.
"Don't worry about that I have already talked to her too. We signed the agreement too with principal, academic and non academic head and also with matron. You can feel safe at my place." He said with outstanding confident and Chencho too trust his words.
" Okay sir. Then I would also be great to be with you as I will have more privacy to study and I would love to help your daughter." She agreed blindly.
Another reason why she felt safe was his wife and daughter would be with her. Yet, some amount of worrisome was pricking her mind. As she don't want to be like how ladies are victimize in the virtual world.
Form the very evening it self she left for warden's place. She was little nervous to step into his house. There was only one bedroom so she too had to accommodate in the same room.
"Sorry Chencho, I don't have extra bedroom so you can adjust with my daughter." He said in brotherly manner and she was convinced with the way he said.
"Nyenthoen Ma... Nyenthoen?" He called his daughter while his wife exited to their bedroom maybe to change her dress.
"Yes Apa
Father
I am coming." A little girl replied from their bedroom.
A minute later she appeared but... She was disable girl. She cant walk properly. I was startled and felt pity for her. It shaked my heart.
"Sorry to say that my child is disable. She fell off the balcony half decade ago. We tried to reach her to every hospital but there was no way out for her treatment." Warden sir said almost sobbing.
"It's okay sir. In fact I am glad to help your child and a place to study myself peacefully. " She hardly said that.
Since then, Chencho always enjoyed being with them. Everyone did took care for her and she felt greatful to him. At the same time both warden and his wife who was teacher of her school felt pleased to have her at their place. Chencho even received positive response from her class teacher and friends equally.
As not everyday is a blessing and we seldom receive thunder. Warden came drunk at home and the fight between husband and wife has nearly broke. There after little amount of anxiousness stated to prick her tiny heart.
A month or sooner he started reviling his true true identity. Though he never barked at her, he use to look at her in such a way that he wanted to say something. Those countable amount of happiness started to erode eventually. Chencho was scared even to go to his place there after. Yet, she could not share with anyone though.
It was exactly two months later when everything has tumbled down on her. He didn't came for dinner that night and madam Anushka did felt dishearten when he warned her not to wait for him. So they went to bed after dining.
The following day was Sunday. He came late that night but she didn't notice when he came at home. As the very day was Saturday and she had to do lots cleaning at school. Thus, she was little tired and went to deep slumber.
She was startled by early 6:00 am. But she was speechless. She felt something was squeezing her. She turned her head towards left side and Nyenthoen Ma was in deep sleep. And upon turning towards right side... ... ... She was speechless. She was in dilemma whether she was in dream on reality. She could not believe what she saw.
Warden was sleeping just next to her in the same matrass and she could smell alcohol. She wish to jump out from there and shout but she was afarid.
"Why is he here? Ah...! Did he..."
She quickly check over her body. There she noticed that her shut was unbuttoned and pajama has wore off till her knee. She felt little discomfort and tried to feel over her panties. She felt some sticky liquid on it.
She was stuck to do anything. She was going mad and started sobbing. By then... His wife Anushka opened the door.
"Hey you... What the hell... Don't you ever felt ashamed to be with my husband? Get lost from here. " She barked at Chencho without thinking what really have happened.
"Madam... It's not me who slept with him..." Chencho could hardly utter that.
" You just shut up and get lost before I do anything."
She never thought she have to under go such situation. Neither she saw is her wildness dream. She wanted to end herself. What would be more hurtful then to be betrayed from the one we trust? She can't share with anyone too. The very morning she went to hostel. She pretended to be normal. But inside she was dying every second. The next day was what she don't want to come.
By lunch break the new reached to every teachers and some students too like a fire in the dry bushes. Everyone started mocking at her and they made her a hilarious. Even her favorite teachers and friends started ignoring her. More than that what made her to cry every night was when everyone pointed their finger to her.
Three days later principal sir called Chencho and warden to his office. Luckily warden declared the truth when principal said both of them will be forwarded to police. And Madam Anushka too don't want her husband to be in prison. So there they came to conclusions as warden will be given last warning. But Chencho was still a victim. She was asked to write an statement for going out of campus with out the information of pastrol head and principal. And finally they concluded as they didn't slept together.
Chencho was committed to her truth but could not further report to police as that would spoil her police report information later. There after she trusted no one. She gave her utmost effort in her study thinking that everything has it's own time and almighty will not spare him.
Epilogue
A week later Chencho went to the hospital and checked the pregnancy report. Luckily it was negative and that gave her intense relief. It was as a life lesson for her as to stop having trust on anyone. She didn't care what people around her says but believed in herself. She didn't changed her behavior but the mindset to be bold and accept the fact of life.
Not everyone who care us will have mercy. The outward appearance and their thoughts seldom get contradict. Yet, person like Chencho and many other including me get into those black whole. We easily trust people and they betray us in reture. We always think to change our mind set and adopt with the present trend but we failed all the time.
The habit of being complacent with the situation has never changed no matter how serious it is. Being self-centered has won the race of human habit.
The end
