A baby is born. The father dances in merriment saying, “The
goddess has finally arrived.” Taking the delicate bundle in his arms, he felt
as if beauty itself has taken the form of his child. Her rosy cheeks, her
little eyes remind of his loving wife, and hence, he fell in love again!
The child
brought with her the colors of the rainbow. Her shaky walk, the childish talk,
her big innocent eyes, her little feet, everything about her was magical. The tinkle
of her ankle bells, her gurgling laugh, her every step of learning delighted
all. She was, as if, the only reason of existence for them. One found it impossible
to take eyes off her. Everybody was awestruck seeing her grow because it felt
as if; it was yesterday only the child did come to earth. Years went off like
moments for her.
Time came
for her to step into the world, to step out of the protective hands of her
family. For her, the world was a dreamland and its inhabitants, angels. She was
beautiful, so the world looked the same way. Among them, she met her mate, her soul
mate and he, saw in her his dream, his life, his eternal love. Their love
blossomed, and their lives became much more beautiful.
The girl
shared her eternal love with her family. But alas, as soon the name was uttered
from her lips, her world tumbled down. Her dreamland looked like, more of a
distant dream with all the angels gone. The father’s eyes were fiery, he
threatened of taking her life, if the name was again uttered in his presence. The
girl was in a daze. She had thousand questions, but thought the better of it,
tried to get solace in her brother’s tender arms. Her eyes met her brother’s,
his eyes showed nothing which his arms were doing. She pleaded, but no one
listened.
Days passed.
The girl ran off from her hell, but her brother tracked her down. He held her;
the girl saw something shining in his hands. It was what she had feared the
most. He thrust it inside her, a thousand questions on her lips which found no
voice to ask and her heart beat the last time for her eternal mate.
The brother stood up and exclaimed, “Honor has been
restored.”
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I saw a 1 year old child, walking down the road, his parents enjoying the moment and then, this thought came to me - "they give life to this child, they give everything to this child. But then, from where did the honor came which tends to take the life itself of one's most beloved."
