On that Sunday, at the appointed time, Evalla, Viswanadh and Prameela met Rose in her chambers.
“I think you do have a pretty idea what is hypnosis?” Rose asked Evalla looking into her face while her charming smile was playing its role.
“Yes, I know.” Evalla returned the smile. “I saw it in movies and read it in books.”
“I am not going to do anything new Evalla. I do put you under hypnosis and try to make you remember your childhood. I am confident that I can make you remember your childhood. But....” Rose paused for a second and leaned back in the chair.
“Tell me madam, what it is?” Evalla knitted her brows together. Curiosity was expressed in the other three faces in the same measure.
“......I am thinking that your childhood is going to be somehow disturbing to you. It may make you emotional and feel bad also. I want you to be prepared to that.”
Evalla first looked into the face of Viswanadh and then Prameela. Viswanadh nodded his head and Prameela said. “It’s okay Eva. How much disturbing and painful it is, just remember that we both shall always be with you.”
“That’s it, that’s what you should remember always. Your husband and daughter do always with you.” Rose laughed, stooped forward in the chair and balanced her arms on the table in between. “Anyhow I am expecting another thing here to take place. In that process, I mean, while I am trying to make Evalla remember her childhood, Okatho may also come onto the surface. If it happens so I shall deal with her and try to know about her most.”
“Okay doctor, as you say.” Evalla said hissing heavily. “I am just ready to be hypnotised for whatever purpose it is going to be useful.”
“Now itself I am going to do that.” Rose got off from the chair. “You both also can be with us. The only rule is you should not make any disturbance.”
“No objection doctor. We both shall follow that rule as strictly possible.” Viswanadh laughed and said. By then both Viswanadh, Prameela and Evalla also got off from their chairs.
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“Just be relaxed and peaceful! You need not do anything in particular except leaving your ears absolutely to what I am going to say. There may be disturbing thoughts always in your mind and don’t bother about them at all. Just leave them on their way and try to hear whatever I say.”
“Okay doctor.” Evalla was feeling indeed very much relaxed sitting in that chair so.
“Slowly I take you into your childhood. You do go into that without leaving the present. However much disturbing your childhood to you, you cling to your present and remember your loving husband and daughter always.”
“Alright doctor.” This time Evalla could not remain without laughing. Viswanadh and Prameela also smiled on hearing her laughter.
“Now business. I start my hypnosis.” Rose’s face became serious and voice firm. “You are feeling absolutely relaxed, tension free and happy. Your body and mind both listen and follow whatever I am going to say. You do feel just happy to follow my suggestions.”
Suddenly there was calmness in Evalla’s face and it was understood that she was listening seriously to whatever Rose was saying.
“You are taking a deep breath. You are filling your lungs with fresh outside air.”
As soon as Rose said that Evalla took a deep breath and her chest was thrust up indicating that her lungs were filled with air.
“Now you are releasing that air. You are releasing whatever tensions and uneasiness in you along with that air.”
As soon as Rose said that Evalla realised the air fully and the calmness in her face was increased even more and Rose made her do that breathing exercise for another three times each time saying the same things with little difference.
“Now I do take you into deep hypnosis. I count five and by the time I say five you will be in deep hypnosis, in a completely relaxed and happy state, most willing to follow my suggestions and answer my questions.” Looking into the calm and peaceful expression of Evalla, Rose said.
“Alright doctor.” Evalla said.
“You need not say anything. You just leave your ears to me willing to follow my suggestions.”
‘Okay doctor’ Evalla refrained herself from saying that but she could not refrain the small smile which was forced onto her lips.
“You are feeling relaxed and calm! There is no anxiety or uneasiness in you. You are absolutely peaceful and calm.” Looking straight into the face of Evalla, Rose said with the same soothing tone.
It was just like Rose has some magical power in her voice, the there could see absolute calmness and peacefulness in Evalla’s face.
“Now your mind follows whatever I say and answer my questions. You do feel quite happy in answering my questions. You cannot remain without answering my questions.”
Evalla did not say anything but the calm expression was just so in her face.
“Now you are thinking about your career in movies. Did you really like your life in movies? Are you thinking that you lost something by leaving that field so?”
There was no answer from Evalla but her face has the same peaceful and calm expression.
“You do answer my question. You cannot remain without answering my questions.” Still looking into the face of Evalla, rose said asking the same question again.
“No” the answer was simple but little frowns gathered on the forehead of Evalla.
“Do you want to go back into the movie field? If your husband agrees, do you want to act in the movies again?”
“No, I don’t want to.” This time the answer was quick and Evalla’s face was once again peaceful and calm.
“Why did you want to marry Viswanadh? What you indeed liked in him?”
There was no response from Evalla and the calm expression in her face was just the same.
“I want an answer......”
“I cannot say, I just cannot say.......” Evalla paused and once again frowns gathered on her forehead.
“You just like to answer my question. You do know the reason for it and you say about it to me.”
“I felt that we both born for each other. I felt so strongly about him and wanted him as my husband.”
Viswanadh and Prameela looked into each other’s faces.
“You like him and love him a lot.”
“I like him and love him a lot. I like his daughter also so much. They both are very kind and friendly to me.”
Small smiles were surfaced onto the lips of Viswanadh and Prameela on hearing that.
“Do you like anyone else that much?”
“I like Suhasan. He is a very good man.”
“Who is he?”
“He is the man in the orphanage. He is a very good man. He provided me with shelter and food. He got me educated.”
“Next, is there anyone else you do like and love a lot?”
“Madhumathi. She is also a very good woman.”
“Who is she?”
“The present owner of that orphanage.” With a small voice Prameela said.
“You please don’t answer the questions. She has to answer the same.” With the same small voice, without looking into the face of Prameela, Rose said.
“You are not interested in movie field, still why did you come into it then?” Rose asked her again.
“I was encouraged by some people. They said that I was beautiful and I could get lot of money and name if I entered into it.”
“Can you say who are they?”
“I cannot remember. I cannot .......................” Evalla’s forehead was creased indicating that she was struggling to remember their names.
“Alright, don’t struggle. You need not remember that.” Rose did not want Evalla trouble for unnecessary things. “Do you remember the names of your friends in that orphanage?”
“I don’t have any friends in that orphanage.” Evalla’s answer was quick and sharp.
“Why did not you make any friends there?”
“I always wanted to make friends.” Now Evalla’s voice was with sorrow. “But those people did not want to talk to me.”
“Why so? Why it is like that?”
“I don’t know. I cannot say.” Evalla’s voice weak.
Rose looked into the faces of Viswanadh and Evalla. Their expressions were plain but inside they were thinking that Rose was asking unnecessary questions. But Rose knew very well asking the important questions straight spoil the whole process.
“Do you remember when entered into that orphanage?”
There was no answer from Evalla and her forehead was once again creased with frowns.
“You can remember and tell me when you came into that orphanage and how did you come to there.” Keenly observing the expression on the face of Evalla Rose said.
The interest in Viswanadh and Prameela also was picked up and they were looking at Evalla curiously.
“I don’t know. I just cannot remember that.” Deep frowns gathered on the forehead of Evalla and it understood to three of them that she was trying furiously to remember about it.
“You can remember......you can remember that.....” with a smooth and persuading voice Rose said. “You have the energy and will power to remember things.”
“At my twelfth year. I was a twelve year old child.” Suddenly the answer came from Evalla and Rose looked into the faces of Viswanadh and Prameela with a smile on her lips.
“How did you come there? Have you been dropped by someone at that place?”
Once again frowns were gathered on the forehead of Evalla and struggle started in her to remember.
“You answer my question. You can break the blank wall and answer my question.”
“I dropped there by a man.....by a man.....I cannot remember anything.....” the struggle was increased even more in Evalla.
“You can remember.....you sure can remember and tell me.....”Rose was persistent. The struggle then in Evalla was troubling Rose. It was just like something very strong was preventing her from remembering the things.
“You can remember and tell me. Where you were before you have been dropped at that orphanage? Who were your parents?”
The struggle in Evalla was increased even more making the frowns on her forehead deeper than before.
“I am thinking that she is struggling very much to remember things. Better we do stop here.” With an uneasy expression in his face Viswanadh said.
“I am also of the same opinion.” Prameela said. She was also feeling uneasily seeing the trouble of Evalla.
“It is not unusual that subjects trouble like this while we are extracting crucial information from them.” with a small voice without looking into the faces of Viswanadh and Prameela Rose said before asking Evalla again. “You can remember about your past and tell me. Where you were before coming to that orphanage.”
“I cannot remember.....I cannot remember......” the struggle was just so in the face of Evalla
“You can remember and tell me. You can remember about your past and your family......” with the same soothing voice Rose tried to ask.
“Okatho and I ......everyday Okatho and I......” Evalla was paused as if she was trying to remember something.
Once again interest was picked up in the three there.
“Who is Okatho? How did you come to know about her?” Rose looked straight into the face of Evalla and asked her.
Evalla did not answer that question but she was struggling too much and was exciting!
“Who is that Okatho? What relation you do have with her?” once again Rose asked that question.
The struggle in Evalla was increased even more but there was no answer from her.
“Dr.Rose, however much important you are thinking that question is; please don’t press her for it. I just cannot see her troubling like that. She is becoming too much excited.”
Prameela did not say anything but she also has felt in the same way.
“It is a very crucial thing to know to treat her split personality, please try to understand.” Looking into the face of Viswanadh, Rose said. “You promised me not to make any disturbance. I am her psychiatrist and I know pretty well how to deal with her.” After saying so Rose looked straight into the face of Evalla.
“Who is Okatho? What relation you got with her?” she asked the question with the same pleasing and persuading voice.
“You are that much interested in knowing about that Okatho, you bitch?” suddenly lot of change has come into the face of Evalla and she got off from the chair. “You are feeling so confident in yourself that you can expel me from this body. That is never possible!”
(……….to be continued)
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