Krutika's mother went to the orphanage. She met the manager and told the reason she came for. So the manager introduced her to Lata who was incharge of Radha's ward.
"Namaste, I am Sonia, Radha's teacher. I work as councillor in her school."
"Namaste, please have a sit. I am Lata. Ma'am told me about you. You came here to ask about Radha,isn't it?"
"Yes, I want to know her story. Everything from the day she got admitted."
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"Radha is innocent girl. At times she can be naughty but she is child after all. Since she came she never opened herself. She got admitted five years ago. Her parents died few years before that. She was living under custody of her aunt, her mother's childhood friend. But unfortunately her aunt died in plane crash when they were heading to UK. Her aunt and she was very happy to go to UK but this accident took place. She was lucky to be safe. After that she had no one to take her custody. So she was admitted in the orphanage. When she came to the orphanage, she thought us as kidnappers. She was waiting for her aunt to come and take her. She wasn't ready to believe. It was very hard for her to consume the truth. She used to be silent. She started drawing. One day she came to me and asked if her aunt is fine in UK. She also said she is not angry with her aunt for living her alone. She asked us to pass the message to her. I know she made up a story to hide the fact about her aunt's death. She started believing that her aunt left her for UK. Day by day she started roaming around orphanage. She started speaking to herself. She never made any friends. But Vivek was different. He was special for her. Her big brother."
"Who is Vivek?", Sonia interupted.
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"Vivek was a young boy. He was in his teenage. He too lost his parent in the same plane crash. He used to play flute. He was very talented to compose his own music. That music always attracted Radha. That was the only thing that made Radha smile. He was intelligent. With the support of school, he and his intelligence, he was able to get admission in IIT Bombay. When he was leaving the orphanage he promised Radha to visit her. He gave her his recorded music. Whenever Radha felt alone she used to play his music. It made her thoughts at peace. Her deep sorrow was kissed with satisfaction. It was ointment on her scars. It always healed her. One day the news came that Vivek died because of heart attack. When he was brought here he still had minor injury in his heart. Doctor warned that it can be fatal if he take alot of stress. That child was silly . He never listened. Always used to overwork. For him his dreams were only thing. He promised us to take care of the orphanage in future. He wanted to be capable of it. When he was bored he played flute. He was ball of everyone's eye. He accepted the fact about being orphan. He always helped us, supported us. He was really different. He was my child...",
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Lata lost her control. Not a word was she able to speak. Her eyes went red. She started crying. All those past memories became alive. The tragedies knocked the door once again. The things she buried was dug again. It was hard for her to speak. She cared for everyone as her own child. Vivek wasn't exception. She was very fond of him. His death wasn't easy for her. That time was very suffocating for her.
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