Started at: If only she could understand this- Part 1
But once her mother left the room, Devyanni felt ashamed. Furious with herself for having taken such an insolent course of behavior, all for a man who was yet to say he loves her.
Each day told a different story.
“Mother,” she hastily walked out of the room, turning her way towards kitchen and forgiveness.
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Why blame me? He often thought. It is not that Saraswat could not see what his actions were doing to his young wife. But then could you blame me? He insisted in his head.
Twenty and married to a woman he hardly knew. He felt like a commodity, sold off for a bargain out of which only his father benefited.
“I am doing this for you. All this money, property is for you,” his father reasoned.
Of course after twenty years too he could not buy any of those reasons. But now he doesn’t say anything to anyone. He has in fact forgotten what his own voice sounds like. Except of course when he is in anger. Which for the past ten odd years has been a perpetual state of his life.
Twenty and married. A father five years later. And all this while being madly in love with another man.
Yes could you blame him? He was living a borrowed life right from the start.
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And those sleepless nights when there was no one to meet, no one to see. Rajlakshmi lay wide awake. Her husband who was not even ready to sleep in the same room as hers was working late, again. She wondered what had she done to receive this. Perhaps another day of fast would make things better? Or a few trips down to the local pandit? What could she do to make things better? Who could she blame?
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“Do you really think he is a bad influence on me?” and amidst chopping of vegetables and stirring of rice, she asked.
Her mother didn’t look up. She was afraid her expressions might communicate more than the words she would eventually speak.
She took some time before formulating a reply inside her head. And to buy time pretended to be engrossed in the impending recipe on the side.
“Azhar, do you think I should stop seeing him?” But Devyani persisted, adamant to get her answers to the question.
” It is not his influence that bothers me so much as much as your reasons to be with him,” she spoke but not once did she raise her head. Carried on with the kitchen chores aimlessly.
And in reply she got Devyani’s profound silence which of course spoke volumes in those minutes.
contd. at And why is it so?-Part 8
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And this time again, I am taking part in the thirty day writing challenge UBC. I have completed the challenge successfully twice before. Once in July and another time in October. Both these times I wrote a thirty-part running story and even released them as novellas. You can download them from The Other Side of Human love and The Unsent Life.
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you have got be addicted to the story woman…I can’t log off without reading a new part!
n what a twist…another man!
Thanks a lot Nabanita 🙂 and well it is because of you guys and your support that I can carry on for so long..
I am coming to you via UBC! This is my first time participating in the challenge and I look forward to the day I can say, like you, that I have completed it multiple times. Best of luck to you! http://scrap-a-moment.blogspot.com/2014/01/mojo-327-contest.html
Thanks a lot Kim 🙂 and best of luck to you too 🙂
Oh my goodness. Your writing makes me want to continue reading. Phew. What comes next?
Like Kim, I’m here from the Ultimate Blog Challenge. My post today (and all for the UBC!) is a writing prompt. I hope you’ll check it out….
http://juliejordanscott.typepad.com/julie_unplugged/2014/01/boldselfcompassionjan8.html
Thanks Julie 🙂 and I am happy to see you enjoyed my writing 🙂
It is just wow…..I read all parts n now going to read ur other stories….just one. Word – awesome!
Thank you so much Swarn Priya 🙂 I hope you enjoyed the rest of the stories too 🙂
I see lot of plot lines diverging, yet I dont have a common thread running through them. Plus unlike your previous stories, which gained a firm footing on establishing the characters, I just feel that we are still struggling here.
waiting to see how it pens out.
Yes it is a deliberate attempt to write a story with characters going haywire. Hoping to provide it a convergence midway 🙂
Another new angle. Liking this a lot!! love the way this is progressing 🙂
Thanks a lot Shilpa 🙂
Oh my another twist – how do you think up these things? Looking forward to the next part.
happy the twists are being enjoyed Suzy 🙂
A new twist in the journey! Waiting eagerly for the next installment!
Hope you like the coming installments too 🙂
Can I sneak peak inside your head and get to know how you create such complicated plots??? Waiting for more
haha you have been wishing that for quite some time now 😀
aao twist karen !! Ur story seems to be singing it all along
PhenoMenon
Haha yes kind of 🙂
wow! that’s an unexpected turn of event…another man!
Anyway, I wonder what’s keeping Devyani on the hooks. What is it?
Well that is something you need to wait and see..
Richa things are going real rich, like a rich curry festival. May I join too!
yeah sure why not! More the merrier 😀
I have read this post first time… Now i am reading old parts too.. Thanks
I hope you enjoyed them 🙂
Amazing Series. With the Beautiful Signs of subsequent Series, till how much do you have of us to excite?
Amazing Series. With the Beautiful Signs of subsequent Series, till how much do you have of us to excite?
Twist mei Twist!!
lol yeah 😀