50 Past

"Mom, have you ever done something to them ?" Dolly asked her mother at night. Mrs Angel was not speaking to anyone after left Zinu's house. She sat silently and thinking.

'I could not remember anything, by which John or his family hurts. Then why he would tell me such a thing!? He is not a teenager to say anything rubbish. There must be something. But what is it? Is there anything which I don't know. Are my nightmares related to this? Did I hurt them unknowingly on my past life, which I could not remember? Oh god! Now, what will I do? Zinu had just married to the family. If that family would be thrown her out for my mistakes!'Mrs.Angel thought to herself.

"Mom! Please say something. I am worried."Dolly hugged her and said.

" Dolly, I am sorry, But today mom want to say something, which I haven't told you. Actually, I forgot about my life before your birth. "Dolly shocked.

" Mom, What are you saying? You can not remember anything? But you said a lot of things before my birth. "Dolly asked.

" Yes. I told you a lot of things, but that was only my imagination. I didn't want you to know anything which could have stressed you. I am sorry dear. " Mrs.Angel said.

" That means John and his grandmother know you and your previous life. That's why they reacted like this."Dolly said.

"Yes. I think so. I also want to remember my past. It is painful for me to remain blank. I always have the same nightmare. I think that's also related to my past life. "Mrs Angel said.

"Nightmares? Which type of nightmares? " Dolly asked curiously.

"I.. I saw a blurred image of a manor. And a car and water. I always suffocated when I found myself in water." Mrs Angel said.

"Ok.Mom! You don't worry. I will find a way to know about your past life. I have to meet John and his grandmother. Now tell me what you remembered about you. Can you not remember my father also." Dolly said.

"Yes. I lied to you that your father died in an accident. I can not remember him also."Mrs.Angel sighed and said. She explained everything to Dolly what she could remember.

            Twenty-four years ago. After the car hit by a truck, it directly was thrown to the high current river. Victor saw Alicia got hurt. He too got hit on his head and losing consciousness. Alicia's head too got hit by the car and bleeding. She was half-conscious.

             Victor first tried to free himself from the car seat to help Alicia, but he stuck there. The car was smashed by his side. So, he could not move. Then he realised that the car was sinking. He knew if the car sinks, then they both could not escape. So, he tried hard again to get free. After his two-three unsuccessful attempts, he let it go. But he wanted to save his wife and their unborn child.

             He remembered, that day he was so happy to know about her pregnancy. They decided to inform his mother about it after reaching home. But, there is no flying from fate. Fate decided something else for them.

He tried to open her seatbelt.

             It works in a second. He stretched himself with lots of energy and opened the door of the car from Alicia's side, and pushed her out. Before pushing he kissed her and said.

"Darling in this life we can not be together. I would be waiting for you in the next life. Be alive."After that, he fainted.

            The car sunk and she was carried away by the strong current of the river. It carried her too far away from her city. Two days later a woman named Rani James, found her lying in the riverbank in an unconscious state and immediately called the ambulance. She followed her to the hospital. After checkup doctor said that, she got hurt on her head and need emergency surgery and for the consent paper signed, they need her family. They also informed her that, she is pregnant.

          Rani signed on the consent form as her mother and the surgery starts. She waited in the hospital during the surgery. The surgery was successful, but the doctors could not apply strong medicines as she was pregnant. Three days after the surgery, Alicia opened her eyes. But she could not remember anything.

"Where am I? And who are you? What's my name? " Alicia asked Rani.

"Your name is Angel. I am your mother. You had an accident. " Alicia nodded and closed her eyes.

Rani remembered what the doctor advised her. So, she lied to her.

"For the major injury in her head, she may not remember anything now. It's normal in this case. You should not stress her to remember anything. It can be fatal to her. Try to calm down her. Gradually she would remember everything. " Rani sighed.

'This poor girl. '

          After one week, Alicia was fit to go home.Mrs.Rani took her home. She was happy to find someone to live with her. Alicia was silent for almost for three months. She always had some nightmares. Rani tried to speak with her, but she got no response. Alicia did not like the blankness of her memory. She tried to remember but failed.  

          After three months, Alicia slowly opened up to Rani. It was her sixth month of pregnancy when Rani told her everything which she knew about her past. Alicia was stressed. Due to stress, she gave early birth. Dolly was very weak during her birth. But, she gradually turned to a healthy kid.

          Rani adopted Alicia as her daughter. She was a rich woman. She helped Alicia to raise Dolly as her own grandmother. Alicia accepted Rani as her mother and she is known as Angel.

          Dolly studied in city D in boarding school and college.So, after completion of her graduation, Rani helped Dolly and Alicia to settle down in the city D, as Dolly wanted to do the job in the city. For two years Alicia ran a music school at her home but later closed it when Dolly got a job. Dolly did not like her mother to do anything for livelihood. She wanted to earn herself.

"Mom! You got tired after school. So, you should close the school. I got a good job now. "Dolly one day said.

" But, I love music."Alicia protested.

"Mom, you can practice at home. From, next month no school.ok?"

"Ok, dear! " Alicia did not want to make unhappy.

Although they were in city D, they often visited Mrs Rani and other relatives. They are like their own relatives.