Beggar Woman Shows Heaven

By Rony Mehta

He stood firmly between the stone pelting crowd and the insane woman. He first requested the crowd to spare her on the ground of humanity and also made them understand her inability to understand local language. He also convinced them to have some pity over the person who is mentally not well. Few young boys were not obeying him and continued to harass the woman. Prakash rushed to them and manhandled one or two of them. All fled looking the situation.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Rony Mehta
• Release date: Aug 9, 2014
• ISBN: 9781310333842

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BEGGAR WOMAN SHOWS HEAVEN

‘Copyright[2014][Rony Mehta]’

‘Published by Rony Mehta at Smashwords’

Author's note: All characters depicted in this work of fiction are 18 years of age or older.

A crowd of mischievous people were pelting stones at a woman, whose language was unknown for the local people. Her body and clothes were messy dirty, one can’t judge her skin or cloth colours, her hair were uncombed dirty and scattered. She was shouting something at the crowd and shouting something at others, which was not understood by anybody. Even elders were there, but no one cared to save her. Instead they were laughing at her and making fun of her.

Prakash was passing through the same street. Prakash a man around 45 is manager in a nationalized bank. He is well built and very kind. He is appointed since last few years at this place. He is staying alone, his family staying away from him due to his frequent transfers. May be they are staying at Mumbai. He never revealed it to anybody. People of this small town know him as a good and kind person, always ready to help people. After his joining this Branch, many loans were sanctioned and all admired his good work.

He stood firmly between the stone pelting crowd and the insane woman. He first requested the crowd to spare her on the ground of humanity and also made them understand her inability to understand local language. He also convinced them to have some pity over the person who is mentally not well. Few young boys were not obeying him and continued to harass the woman. Prakash rushed to them and manhandled one or two of them. All fled looking the situation.

Prakash signalled her to follow him. On reaching to the Bank, he gave some money to security man and asked him to manage for medical treatment to her wounds and also manage food for her. Once in the Bank, Prakash forgot the whole episode till evening.

When he came out of Bank he saw the woman sitting in the corner of Bank compound. The security man told that, sir, she will not be able to stay here, due to problems from police. Prakash went near her and asked her, what you will do now. From where are you? Do you understand Hindi? Do you understand English? But she was speaking in some other language.

May be it was some south Indian language, Prakash guessed. He asked different questions in different language, but seemed all in vain. He told her that I am ready to help her in anyway, but he should understand her talk. He also told her to have faith in him; he made her to understand that he will not harm her. But you should speak something. He said it pains to see a person in such a situation. God cannot be so cruel to any living person and make him wander like that. You being woman,