His Doll novel Chapter 61

Abhinav's p.o.v

" papa, gib mi mol kandi ( Papa, give me more candy)," Daksh said licking a candy bar.

Dipti said jumping on my lap," Papa, I want a barbie doll".

" I want a Dora doll," Drishti said waving her baby hands in the air.

" Papa, give me a piggyback ride," Devansh said pinching the breeze of his nose.

My children were telling me all this when I recorded this moment on my phone. Whenever I miss them, I watch this video and automatically my heart filled with too much joy.

Devika doesn't give me any permission to meet my children. I always see them when they come to the garden for playing.

Even she lock the children in the house when she goes to work. Though she leaves the children alone only for one and a half hour, I always keep my watch on the house from outside. It's been months since I am seeing all this.

Sometimes I feel like to break the door and hug my children tightly. But, I can't. I am hoping that one day Devika will forgive me and permit me to meet my children.

Right now, I am sitting on the terrace of my house and doing some work on the laptop. Devika's house is locked because a few moments ago I saw her leaving the house. I wonder what my little kids are doing. I might have talked with them through the window but my angry wife has also sealed the window.

I am lost in my work when I saw smoke is coming out from Devika's house. And the amount of smoke is quite huge. It didn't take much time for me to understand that something is wrong.

Immediately I ran towards Devika's house and seeing the scene in front of me I become shocked and adrenaline started to flow through my whole body rapidly.

Devika's whole house is burning and I am damn sure the kids are inside. I can't even imagine what my children are facing. My heart is beating so fast as it will come out from my ribcage anytime.

This incident is reminding me of that fire accident that I and my siblings faced in our childhood. That incident still haunts me like a nightmare.

I didn't waste any time. I called the fire service and they said that it will take 20 minutes for them to reach our locality. They informed me that the road between our locality and the fire service office is under construction that's why they have to take another route to come to our locality. I groaned in frustration and told them to come as soon as possible.

20 minutes!! It's too much. I just can't wait for them. I have to do something.

I am now standing in front of the main door and I touched the main door which is made of complete iron and it's locked. I don't have the key also. The door is too much hot and I have already burnt my fingers by touching it.

Without thinking further, I started searching for any way to enter the house. The whole house will turn into ashes very soon.

After a few moments, I found a broken window and I jumped over it. I entered the house and the inside of the whole house is destroyed. The smoke and temperature are too much inside the house. I am just praying to God to keep my children safe.

I found my kids are lying unconscious in front of the main door. I ran towards them and seeing them I started crying. My little children lost their sense because of smoke and exhaustion. I am glad that they are not burnt anywhere.

I immediately picked them up in my embrace to leave the house as soon as possible. But the house is completely in fire and I am finding flames everywhere. The window which I use to enter is also destroyed and there is also fire.

I am not finding any way to leave this house. I am now standing in front of that metallic main door.

Suddenly, I felt a huge impact on my back and I realized that a huge damn brick has fallen on my back. I fell on the floor and now I can't even move. My hands and feet are already burnt.

I am shielding my children using my hands and body. My kids are under me. I am losing my all energy and maybe I will not be able to hold back that wall anymore and collapsed over my children.

On the other hand, The smoke is too much that I am also feeling dizzy and my vision is getting clouded. I am chanting God's name to protect my children.

I am on the verge of fainting and almost going to fall on my children when the metallic door gets open and a crying panicked Devika entered the house. She screamed seeing my condition. She ran towards me and tried to remove the brick but failed as its too heavy.

Before she could say something I said hurriedly," Don't waste any time. Just take the kids away. They have fainted."

She picked up the kids in her embrace and said crying," What about you, Abhi? I can't leave you here."

I am hissing in pain and said touching her cheeks," Just go from here, Devika. The house will collapse very soon. Just get out from here with the children. You have to save them."

" I can't lea........She is going to say something when I yelled," Just go, devika. Save the Children. I will be fine. Just go. Don't waste any time. Take the kids to the hospital."

She immediately left the house with the children. Before leaving she gave me a pleading look like she is telling me to not give up.

I took a relief of breath thinking that my children are fine. I fell on my chest and I felt like I have broken every rib of my chest.

Now, I don't have to worry anymore. Thank you so much, God, for sending Devika at the right time.

I couldn't tolerate the smoke and temperature anymore and closed my eyes. I am now seeing only darkness. I am going to meet my mother very soon.

Before losing myself into complete darkness  I felt some water droplets on my cheeks and heard some loud noises.

Before the Fire incident

Devika's p.o.v

I am giving lectures in the class but I don't know why I am feeling too much restless. I am feeling like something bad is going to happen. My heart is beating too fast.

I don't know why I am feeling that my children are in danger. I have never felt like that. My kids face are coming in front of me and I am feeling like they are calling me.

I am checking the CCTV footage on my laptop again and again and found that my children are completely fine and watching TV. 

Yes, I have set CCTV camera in my whole house so that I can watch over my children whenever I am in my work.

I have started my job a few months ago and specifically requested the authority that every day I will take only one class because I have to be in the house with my children. The authority was very generous and agreed with me. Every day I left my children for only one and a half hour and that one and a half hour felt like an eternity to me.

Every day I don't waste any time after taking the class. I immediately leave college so that I can be with my children as soon as possible.

It's just half an hour I have left my children and now I am taking the class. I am giving the lectures when I noticed that the CCTV camera got disconnected. I thought that there might be some signal problem. It's been months since I am using these signal and CCTV cameras. Something never happens like that.

I am now sure that something is wrong. My sixth sense is telling me that my kids are in danger. Without wasting any time and without completing the class I just left college. The college is not that far from my house. It will just take 10 minutes to reach my house if I take a taxi. So, I took a taxi and started my journey to my house.

I haven't reached my house yet when I saw a crowd in front of my house. This time my heart is beating too much fast.

No sooner had I reached my house than I become shocked and automatically tears started flowing from my eyes. My whole house is burning and some of my neighbours are throwing water to control the fire.

I screamed," My children!! They are inside. I need to save them."

I tried to run towards my house when some neighbours stopped me. They said," Are you mad? If you go inside you will die for sure."

I am struggling to free myself from their hold but they are not leaving me. After struggling for like an eternity I freed myself.

" Leave me. My children are inside. I have to save them," Saying that I ran towards the main door and opened it immediately.

I have burnt my fingers when I was opening the door. After entering the house I become more shocked. I found Abhinav who is leaning on the floor and under him my kids are lying unconscious. A brick is also over him.

I tried to remove the brick but I couldn't as it's too heavy. He told me to leave the house taking the kids. I wasn't ready to leave him. How can I just leave a person to die in this house!! I am not understanding what I should do! I need to save my kids.

He told me to leave the house as soon as possible and without wasting any time I left the house. I didn't have any choice.

I came outside and found firefighters and an ambulance. I told the firefighters crying," please, save my kids' father. He is inside."

One of the firefighters assured me," Everything will be fine."

" Please, save Abhi. His condition is very bad. Help him," I said crying.