23-the golden cage.

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Jacob's pov(continued).......

"Do you want to hear a story?" I asked her, keeping my anger at a bay.

She looked at me confused. Then simply nodded her head without any clue. She must be thinking I have gone mad, telling a story in between of this serious discussion.

"Once upon a time there was a beautiful bird with most beautiful wings.. She was the apple of her owners eye. Who never let her out of her cage in the fear of loosing her.

All the other birds were jealous of her, for she had everything they ever wished for. She doesn't had to fight for food,water and shelter like other birds, she had all the best things at her feet, at her deck and call.

But only she knew the truth.

"Do you want to know the truth?" I asked her and she nodded her head vigorously like a small child.

"she was suffocating from inside. She always questioned God why she had been cursed with such a life where she is just a prisoner, not having the freedom like other birds. She was caged. The cage may be a golden one but it was still a cage.

She wanted to spread her wings which was clipped long ago. She didn't even remembered how it felt like to fly, she just had the vague memory of that precious moment when she took her first flight in the immense and never ending blue sky.

That memory was her only inspiration to live, to feel that again, to fly again, high in the sky leaving all her miseries behind and giving in to the cool breeze which will wash all her bitter memories away.

This hope was her only reason to stay strong and not to give up. But day after day passed. She cried and cried but her cries fell on deaf ears.

She just sat in her cage like a show piece day and night watching the sun rise and set, in the same blue sky which she craves for, which she can always see from the window but can never break free to reach there. Drowning in her own miseries. Slowly her resolve started breaking.

She thought that she can't take it anymore. She blamed herself for being weak and giving in to her miseries and not fighting for her dreams but what she didn't know was, she was one of the bravest being, for holding up for so long.

It was hard for her to stay there in the cage everyday waking up with the same thought that today some miracle will happen and she will break free, to be disappointed again at the end. Every day was same for her. She lost count of day and time. She accepted her faith, that this is how her life will end.

But what she didn't know was, all the while a bird was watching her, hiding by the side of the window, hearing her cry day and night but still not giving up, for him her tears were not a sign of weakness but rather a sign of strength that showed how she was fighting and struggling everyday but still not loosing her hope because he knew she cried not because she was weak but rather because she had been strong for too long.

One day he decided he can't take it anymore, the agonizing cry of pain, filled his ears wherever he went, her tear strained face always flashed in front of his eyes. He decided that he will free her, know matter what the consequences.

He gathered his strength and went to her and told her that he will help her to fly again in the open sky.

But without thinking about her dreams she warned him, for her owner will kill him if he is caught.

But he said it will be worth it if it means she gets to spread her beautiful wings, never to be bound again.

The key of the cage was hanging high on a wall protected between a ring of thorns. But he didn't faze from his decision and proceeded to grab the keys.

He suddenly felt agonizing pain shoot through the left part of his body and saw a large thorn was stuck there, making him bleed profusely. The pain was so excruciating that for a moment he thought he can't do it, the pain was clouding his senses.

As he was about to close his eyes and fall on the ground he tried to imagine her smiling face for the last time. But he got nothing. His brain just went blank.

Then he realised it is because he had never seen her smile before. With that thought he gathered all his strength and This was all it took for him to aim directly for the key, ignoring the thorns and his pain, he overcome all the hurdles he took the key and freed her from her cruel owner."

By the time I finished the story we reached her apartment and I stopped the car with a jerk. I looked at her she was staring at me with so much intensity, her eyes showing so many emotions.

She just kept staring at me deep in thought as if in a trance, as if reading my very soul. She didn't made any movement. She just sat frozen to her seat unaware that we had reached our destination.

I finally broke the silence and said" you are just at that phase of the story where you think that nothing is gonna change and you think your life is always gonna be miserable...but you don't know what the future holds."

She finally blinked and said." How do I know that things will change? I don't see any knight in shinning armour coming to save me."

" May be this is just not the right time. May be you need to stay strong and wait to find out. I am sure your knight in shinning armour is out there somewhere and he will definitely come for you not because you need anyone to save you, you are capable of doing that yourself, but because you truly deserve one."

Her eyes were glistening with unshed tears and she asked in a throaty voice." What happend to the bird who saved her? Did he survive or did the cruel owner catch him?" She asked in her innocent voice, her eyes pleading me for an answer.

This is what I was afraid of I knew she will ask that. I gulped the saliva down my throat not knowing how to answer that. Even I don't know that answer, yet.

Some movement outside the window of my car caught my attention and I saw a small child was coming- running towards the car shouting 'mumma is here' I suppose he is Alex.

When Onika saw him, she suddenly grabbed her purse. I was confused by her action but then she took out a stoll to cover her bruised shoulders from Alex .

We both got out of the car as Alex approach us, way to fast for his age.

Alex hugged her legs and cried "you said you won't be late." He complained.

She lifted him up in her arms and said"I am so sorry honey. Mumma was stuck with some work. It won't happen again. Please don't cry."

Then Alex looked at me with glaring eyes as if I am the reason behind her being late. I smiled at his cuteness and extended a hand.

"Mumma said not to talk to stangaars." He replied in his innocent voice.

"He is uncle Jackob ,Alex, an old friend of mine. Don't worry you can talk to him....mumma won't be angry at you for that."she assured him and he extended his little hand for me to shake.

"Hello,cute little thing how are you." I asked shaking his small had in my large once.

"I am not little, I am big now. Tell him mummy." He said furiously and Onika started laughing at that.

Oh god I have no idea how to deal with small children and instead of helping me Onika is launching like a mad women.

Then he turned towards Onika and asked"mumma did you bought chocolates for me, as you promised." All her laughter died away and she just looked at Alex apologetically. Now was my time to laugh and she glared at me hard.

I went to my car and brought some chocolate back and handed it to Alex and he looked at me cheerfully and cracked a cute smile. Phew! Finally.

Onika looked at me in disbelief.

"What I like eating chocolates what is wrong in that." I snapped at her defending myself.

"Now tell me who is the cute little thing." She winked at me and again blessed me with her hearty laugh which directly tugged at my heart.

Now was the time to depart. I don't want this moment to end ever. But I don't have a say in it, so I did my goodbye and turned to go but she caught my hand and said.

"Thank you Jacob....thanks a lot."I don't exactly know why she is thanking me but I nodded my head at her and she gave me a beautiful smile and I found my lips molding on its own accord to form a smile.

And at that moment I knew, Jesus, I am whipped.

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