A Maze of Emotions(Part 2)
Hardeep’s eyes opened in the hospital,” How is Gary? Hows my Big Bro”? ”All are fine. How are you? How is your back? You are so lucky that your spine is OK” Doctor was comforting Hardeep.
Gary regained consciousness, next day afternoon. Doctor’s were worried that the cut on his head was so deep that it could have affected the brain or the eyes or some other senses or he would have been paralysed for the whole life. But they were happy after doing the tests ,”Congratulations, you are perfectly fine. Within a week you will be home. Your sister saved your life.” If Hardeep hadn’t covered him with her body, he would be dead. Gary wanted to convey ‘thank you’ to his sister cum mother, but he didn’t.
There was no-one in the house of eldest brother. The Saint’s dead body was covered in snowy white cloth. He used to like this color the most. He had two sons 14 & 16 and two daughters 18 & 21. There was no-one to comfort them, even their mother was not looking in her senses. She was afraid of her deadly future.
But where is the middle brother? Was he running away because he could be the next target? “One brother murdered, another seriously injured. Conspiracy by third”, the whole town came to know what the newspaper was about. When the middle brother came to know that the cousins were trying to get their property after father’s death. He joined them, because after killing both the brothers he would be the only claimant of the whole empire. But now tables were turned, Gary and Hardeep told the police in their statements about the murderers, their cousins. And the cousins named the middle one.
A month later, Hardeep took Gary to her home. His first impression was, “Are you living here? Are you joking? Two rooms, a kitchen and a bathroom with temporary roof. Why you never told us?”. “When girls are born, they are treated as someone’s ‘Amaanat’. Whenever they are married, parents have a sigh of relief as a lot of burden is taken away.” There was a lot to say but like always she was quite, ”Its easy. I am used to it. Actually my husband is living with another woman, I do sewing jobs for my living. You don’t worry, we can manage.” Saying this she looked like a mountain.
Gary tried to find a job to practice law in that city. Gary started practicing. He was hardworking like his sister. He was earning good. ‘Thank you’ were the two words, but he never said. Their life started running smoothly. But luck had its own games to play.
“I know this is a very small house and my princess can’t live here. I am looking for a big house in a better area. We will shift there very soon.” Hardeep overheard these words which Gary was saying to his wife. “But how can he leave me. Will he? Now he knows my situation. But he should prioritize his family first. Yes, he should move to a bigger house and I will help my little brother.” She was smilingly wiping her tears.
To be Contd……..
Ø Brothers kill brothers, where did parents went wrong?
Ø Treating daughters like ‘begani’, does it make them hide their grieves?
Ø Mothers, sisters & daughters give everything to their families, do we ever reciprocate?
Ø Are we bound to share our prosperity with our family members?
Ø How much should we pay back to our parents or family members, who sacrificed their life just for us? Do we ever notice these members in our life?
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