The Saviour

His last wish

Chapter 6

Satish slowly opened his eyes to see some people staring at him. They were probably some localities who pulled him up. He felt a sharp pain on his forehead. They were taking him to the nearby health center. He looked around then asked, "Bi.. Bi.. Bimla?". "It's ok .. relax .. she s there.. right beside you", said a woman. He looked beside him and saw the girl. She was looking pale and dehydrated as if she was hungry for days.

After two days he was able to speak. The lady inspector Sheela Dixit came to speak to him. " Hello, well umm.. we found you lying unconscious in a nearby deserted place near the riverbank of a recently flooded village.. can you please tell us how you reached there and also found this girl? Do you know her? Actually, I have been sent here to help the rescue team look for people trapped in the different areas of this place. A rickshaw driver came yesterday in the morning and told us that he came to drop you at the village and found that it was completely wiped out by the waters. There was nothing at all. He got a little frightened and had left without telling you. It struck him after a day that you may be in danger here so he informed us and we came searching for you", she stopped.

" I .. Ummm.. uh.. huh. Bimla .. she is Bimla. Can I meet her once?, said Satish and started coughing. The nurse in the hospital handed him a glass of water. He took it and consumed all of it at once. "Bimla is fine.. dont worry and thank you for being a savior.. had it not been for you we would have never found her. She was lying there for three days without food and water. We thought all have died there in the landslide but she was the only one alive so far. besides you. Did you know she was alive and went looking for her? Please explain..", said Sheela.

Satish told her the events that followed after receiving the letter from his father. Then continued, " Sadhu confessed his crime and told me that it was too late.. that night Bimla was leaving from the house as Champa when her grandfather confronted her. She took a sickle lying nearby and cut open his head in one shot. She was then pulling out his flesh and eating. It was a horrible sight. Many people had gathered there. The people got furious and they were frightened of her. They all together pulled her away from the dead body and started beating her. They dragged her by her hair and tied her hands to a tree and started throwing stones at her. I was running at top speed and splashing mud all over. The river started roaring in the heavy downpour and storm. I reached there right on time .. they threw a stone which hit my head. I tried to explain but all in vain.

Just then the ground started shaking and within the blink of an eye was consumed by a huge wave of the river. The gripping claws of fiercely roaring water showed its wrath against the sin that was about to be committed. In front of my eyes, a white ball of smoke rose to the sky took the shape of a woman. She said, " Thank you for saving her. They paid for their sins. Take her with you. I must go now", and disappeared in thin air. I could not take it. The shouts of the people drowning in the river had shaken my nerves and I blacked out," said Satish.

" Look. I dont know what you saw.. but it's absolutely baseless! .. ok .. this incident you're talking about was over 3 days before you came. This place was deserted by a landslide and no survivors. The entire village is wiped out. Am really sorry. I think you should go back to the city. If you want to take this girl. I mean Bimla.. you are most welcome.. sir.. get well soon", replied Sheela shaking hands with him.