Re-LOVING The KIDNAPPER [COMPLETE]

EPISODE 35- ANIKA'S PAST

Mrs. Smith who was watching the happiness of Anika from a distance now went close to her and sat beside her. Soumya too sat near Mrs. Smith.

"How are you two?" Mrs. Smith asked.

"We are awesome Aru Pishi (Bua)" Anika replied.

"Anika..." Mrs. Arundhati Chatterjee Smith was in tears looking at the condition of Anika. She was the one who was most attached to Anika from Chatterjee family. 

Its about many years ago, a teenage (13 yrs) girl was brought by some men into the shelter of her orphanage. Anika was a silent girl always lost in her own world and not sharing anything that happened to her. Then Ms. Arundhati Chatterjee and now Mrs. Arundhati Chatterjee Smith was the owner of the orphanage though she was always close to every single child staying at her orphanage. Her orphanage was her life, she used to pamper every single child like her own child. She was of just twenty five when Anika was taken to her orphanage.

FLASHBACK

A stormy day when every child (only 16 children) were scared and was sitting close to Arundhati while she was trying to divert their attention from the out going storm to her funny stories. That was a huge storm destroying a huge mass and lives. That day as if almighty was trying to protect his creation by destroying them. An old man knocked at the door of her orphanage. 'THE DREAM ORPHANAGE' all the children clutched her duppatta more to not let go of her.

"I will be back, just a moment" Arundhati hardly managed to get up and open the door.

There was an old man with a girl with her head bowed down are standing.

"Madam... I got this girl, she has no one... please give her place in you orphanage" the old man pleaded. Arundhati called both of them inside and noted every details about the girl such as where the old man found her and everything else. Till the time not at least once the girl has looked up. All the other children were younger to the girl and were amused and happy to find a new friend or say elder sister to them.

The storm ended late at night. Arundhati was stroking the girl's messed up hair and was trying to speak to her but she was all silent. She thought to give her alone time and got up but as soon she started to move the girl held the end of her duppatta and looked up. Tear stains were visible in the girl's eyes. Arundhati sat back.

"What is your name?" Arundhati asked as lovingly as she could.

"Anika" the girl replied and again looked down.

"Anika... such a nice name you have, do you know what does Anika mean?" Arundhati asked trying to get into conversation with her.

Anika softly nodded a no.

"Anika is the other name of Goddess Durga, it means a graceful, brilliant and a sweet faced girl just like Maa Durga" Arundhati replied and Anika was looking at her face.

"Am I strong like Maa Durga?" Anika asked.

"Yes you are" Arundhati replied smilingly

"Do I have the power to fight with the demons those who destroyed my life?" Anika asked and the glow of her face increased, Arundhati understood something major happened but she opted not to ask then.

"Yes you have the power... now before everything, you have to eat something, come with me" Arundhati said and held Anika's hand.

An invisible smile adorned Anika's lips that was only known to her. She walked along with Arundhati. All other children were looking at her, being nervous a little she hid behind Arundhati. Arundhati smiled and introduced her to everyone.

The days were passing by, Anika's stay, food and her share of love she was getting. She was growing as a girl, two years passed and she became much close to Arundhati. She started to call Arundhati as Aru Pishi. Anika was going to her school one day when she saw a girl of around ten years of age was scared and standing between a bunch of dogs.