16. Sridevi has back pain

CHAPTER 16

Sridevi has back pain

Sridevi came home from college at 4pm. She immediately lay on the bed crying in pain.

Her mother Srilaxmi came running. “What happened, my dear?”

Sridevi cried, “Mommy, I have a bad pain in my back since afternoon.”

Srilaxmi thought for a while. Then she went out of the house and called her husband on mobile. “Sridevi is having pain in her back.”

Narayana was in the office. “Don’t worry. I will bring the doctor.”

Srilaxmi went inside and approached Sridevi. “Your father will come in 10 mins with the doctor.”

Sridevi was shocked. “Mommy, this pain will not got cured by the doctor. I need Brahma oil.”

Srilaxmi was surprised. She went out and looked towards Prutvi’s house. Prutvi was not yet home. She looked at her watch. “Prutvi will be back soon. If you had told me earlier, I would not have phoned to your father.”

Suddenly they heard the sound of motorbike. Sridevi started crying with pain.

“Mommy, I have very severe pain.”

Srilaxmi said, “I think the doctor is here.”

Narayana entered with doctor. “What happened to Sridevi? The doctor is here.”

They entered the bedroom.

Seeing the doctor, Sridevi became normal.

Narayana said to Sridevi, “My dear, where is the pain? See the doctor is here.”

The doctor approached the girl to test her.

Sridevi coolly became normal. “Doctor, the pain is gone. I am alright now.”

Doctor wanted to make sure. “Wait. Let me check.”

He went to touch her.

Before doctor could touch her, Sridevi got up. “I have no pain now.”

She went into the kitchen.

Doctor got very angry. He looked at Narayana. “Your daughter has no pain, it seems. Then who has pain? Your wife?”

Doctor looked at Narayana’s wife.

Narayana got confused. He asked his wife, “Who is having pain? She or you?”

Srilaxmi talked carelessly and coolly. “Before the doctor came, she had pain in her back. But as soon as the doctor came, the pain disappeared. We don’t need a doctor now.”

Doctor became serious. “Mr.Naryana, you are insulting me. Please pay 100 rupees for coming here and 100 rupees for insulting me.”

Narayana gave him 200 rupees and the doctor left on his motorbike angrily. Narayana sat down with his head in his hands. Then he phoned to Brahma.

“Brahmaji, please came here urgently. I am getting confused for the first time.”

Brahma said on phone, “It is that terrorist’s job. Don’t worry; I will be there in 5 mins.”

Narayana nodded and cut off the call.

Suddenly they heard the sound of motorbike. Prutvi and Arvind opened the gate and went to their room.

Seeing this, Sridevi went to the bed and lay down. “Amma, my back is paining badly.”

Srilaxmi said kindly, “You don’t worry, Sridevi. Prutvi has just arrived. I will bring him. Wait.”

Narayana observed this. He thought, “My confusion is gone now.”

He bit his teeth in anger.

Danalakshmi entered the house and saw the crying Sridevi. “What happened, my dear?”

Srilaxmi said, “She returned from the college early today. Ever since then, she has been crying with pain.”

Danalakshmi said immediately, “Why are you worried? Prutvi has just arrived. I will go and bring him. As soon as he touches her, the pain will disappear.”

Narayana was shocked. “Why, Akka, you are also behaving like her. The girl is grown up. Will you get him to massage her body?”

Danalakshmi became serious. “You close your mouth first. Pain is common to old people and young people alike. Only the one who knows the technique can give massage.”

“Not like that, akka.”

“If he rubbed your daughter, her body is not going to melt.”

“No. I will bring the oil. Please akka. You only rub it in.”

Danalakshmi shook her head. “That will not do. He only has to do it.”

She went and brought Prutvi.

Narayana bit his teeth in anger but he was helpless.

Danalakshmi said to Narayana, “Grown up girl. You men must not be here. Please go out.”

Narayana bit his teeth. “But you are making him rub the oil on her. He too is a male.”

Danalakshmi became angry. “You don’t know me. Will you go or not.”

Naryana went out helplessly and the door closed behind them.

Just then Brahma came. He saw Narayana in tension. “Brother, I came home from office as soon as I can for you. Is that terrorist problem solved?”

Kotari observed them. “That terrorist is in rubbing action inside the house.”

Brahma asked, “Shall I go and see the action?”

Kotari said, “The door is closed. No entry for men. You can only listen to the sound, that’s all.”

Braham laughed. “I knew he will definitely rub your wife or daughter today.”

He laughed loudly teasingly.

Narayana became serious.

Kotari approached Brahma. “Don’t worry. Tomorrow is your turn.”

Brahma said seriously, “That will not happen. Not in my house.”