Every pair of eyes present in the tiny 'so-called' drawing room
landed at Veena, as she entered with her board results and
many floating dreams of her future.
Her marriage had been arranged right then and there and she
couldn't oppose as she was expected to understand the deplorable financial
conditions of her father and deteriorating health of her grandmother who
desperately wanted to see her as a bride.
She was just 15 and her prospective groom was 27 and…and
blind.
Life seemed like a closed chapter that enclosed her shattered dreams as she was about to
transform from a innocent careless girl into a mature woman.
18 years later, her crushed innocence enlivened in the form
of pride as she saw her daughter’s name among those brilliant students who had cleared Medical Entrance Exam in the first attempt!
Written for: Five Sentence Fiction
Brilliant!
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DeleteSo somewhere glory awaits us, after some tantrum.Nice story.
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DeleteThe end was beautiful, But I hope & pray that no girl should get married that way!
ReplyDeleteYes, you're right. Sometimes, fate takes a cruel turn. :(
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