Utopia : Sunset : Part 6

It was Saturday night. Tara had slept blissfully unaware of how her life was shaping up. Vanshika could not sleep one bit. She was staring blankly at her ceiling asking herself a million questions. But those questions always pointed towards the same direction. Was this right? She kept avoiding an answer. She looked at how peacefully Tara slept. The mother in her said Tara deserved it. She made her mind clear then. She drew her flute from her gunny bag and began to play. Kurai ondrum illai.. As the song was drawing to a close, she heard clatter of vessels from the kitchen. She hated rats. She would deal with it in the morning.
It was Sunday morning and they were ready and leaving. She was leaving her home and she would never get back. She was leaving the land that gave life to her more than once. The land that shaped her up, to what she was today, and made her capable of fighting for what was right. The land that made her belief in true love come true. She looked ahead at the sun and it seemed to hold promises - of a new life. Of happiness. Of a new place. She beamed with confidence and walked on with her gunny bag and Tara in a Kangaroo hold.
She bought tickets as Vyaas had advised and boarded the train. Their train departed on time and in ten minutes, Tara slept. This is not right Vanshika, one half of her mind said. This is not going to teach anyone a lesson. This is just wiping off our conscience about something close to stealing. But those guys were bad to all of us and this is like giving back to them said her other half. This secures Tara's future and thats our priority now. The answer was pretty simple if she knew which was important. Twenty three years of character building in herself or a promise of future for her dear one. She closed her eyes and she saw the bright blue skin that had never been difficult to visualise. And that instant, in a flash, her decision dawned upon her.
Central station was nearing. Vyaas would be waiting at the airport and they would catch a flight to fly into eternity. Tara moved a little. She prepared her kangaroo hold and thats when Tara started to wail. Was it time already? Oh yes it was. The train had reached central station. People started to get down from the train. She placed Tara inside the kangaroo hold. She began nursing Tara, remaining in her seat, while the train pulled out of central station.