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  1. Rith

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    The foam of milk rose towards the tip of vessel trying to announce Shyamala that it has boiled. Shyamala was staring at the green leaves dancing to the rhythm of tender morning breeze. “diddin diddin diddin diddin diddin diddin” the sound of holy bell associated with sanskrit mantras uttering by Sivaraman brought her back to reality. Quickly she switched off the gas stove preventing the milk from spill over

    Shymala married Sivaraman 10 years back. For some reasons, god has denied the boon of heirs to them. Sivaraman swallowed the worries. Shyamala often show that in her tears. Though Sivaraman took a very good care of her, this thought spoils Shyamala both physically and mentally. Except Shyamala no one even Sivaraman knows that the problem is with him. Her heart often craves for a kid. He is working as a senior accountant in a private manufacturing industry.

    Shyamala prepared breakfast & lunch packed the lunch neatly in his tiffin box and arranged everything neatly in the dining table. Clock struck 8:30 AM. She quickly ran to the gate and peek her head. This is her daily weekday activity. Pranav – 5 years old kid catches his school bus by that time only. Shyamala loves Pranav like anything. He is a cute little boy who lost his mother right after his birth. He is brought up by his grandma Vijaya and dad Suresh. Shyamala use to wave her hand when Pranav board his school bus. If she misses that once in a blue moon, Pranav fights with her right after he comes back from school. Sivaraman doesn’t show any interest in their relationship as Pranav doesn’t belong to his caste. Sivaraman is a typical Brahmin and Pranav belongs to other community, in other words non Brahmin. For Shyamala it doesn’t matter. Pranav and Shyamala shared an indeed beautiful mother-son relationship. Pranav likes eating dal rice with lot of ghee in the hands of Shyamala. Suresh left to his choice as he needs his son to be happy ever.

    Days rolled over. Pranav’s grandma passed away when she was asleep. Suresh world submerged in darkness. He worried who will be taking care of him in her place. For few days, Shyamala took a very good care of him. Those days were the happiest days in her life. Sometimes Pranav sleeps with her and never even allow Suresh to take him back home. Shyamala looked so energetic and lively. She felt all positive vibrations have surrounded her. She prepared new recipes, danced, sung, jumped, ran and what not. Her house was filled with joy, laugh, love and happiness. Sivaraman could see lot of affirmative difference in Shyamala’s life. His orthodox alter ego didn’t stop that little kid to feel his mother in Shyamala.

    Slowly Pranav stayed back in Shyamala’s house permanently. He calls Shyamala as Mom and Sivaraman as Uncle. Whenever Suresh comes to take him back to home, he hides behind Shyamala or throw tantrums. Even if Shyamala pester him to go with Suresh, he won’t listen to her words. His nonstop sobbing melt everyone’s heart and he would be successful to be with her. Shyamala always considered Pranav as her own child gifted by god.

    3 months passed. Shyamala’s love and care made Pranav forget Suresh slowly. Suresh decided to marry again for the sake of Pranav. He missed him a lot. His spent his weekends with empty walls and vacuum. When he conveyed that to Shyamala and Sivaraman, she broke into pieces but didn’t show in front of him. She could never imagine Pranav will be moving out of her soon. Suresh was in a plan to move out of this house and occupy a new one near his office. Shyamala was back to her paranoiac stage. She couldn’t digest that Pranav would go away from her. Sivaraman tried his best to console her but his efforts went in vain.

    With the tear filled eyes, she was brushing sleeping Pranav’s hair. She doesn’t want to leave Pranav. When Suresh came, she took Pranav to his home and placed in his bed. With a smile she came back.

    Next day morning, the milkman honked the calling bell several times. Because of no response from Suresh and crying sound of Pranav, he progressed inside the house and found the doors were not locked. He was stunned to see dead Suresh and crying Pranav. Slowly the news spread across the street. All the residents gathered around his house. Sivaraman was shocked to hear the news. His body was given for post mortem and found that he was died of heart attack. Shyamala cried hugging Pranav. The little kid hugged her and wiped her tears. All the residents became emotional seeing this. Sivaraman was convinced that Pranav could bring happiness in his house and this little chap has power to convert his house into a beautiful home. He conveyed the same to everyone with his tear filled eyes. Everyone appreciated his kindness. Shyamala felt very happy with his decision. Sivaraman performed the final rituals for Suresh.

    Shyamala prayed to light lamps in the nearby temple for 108 days. There has been a reason. She was the one who injected empty syringe on his veins which would clot the nerve and triggers attack.

    “Pranav is the treasure given by you. I don’t want to lose him. I have tried my own way to retain him. It doesn’t mind, if you don’t forgive. I will stay happy with him” Shyamala closed her eyes in front of the deity. She walked happily holding the hands of the little one.

    “Amma! See there, a big cow” he shouted in excitement. AMMA…everytime he calls her like that induces an immense pleasure in her. She lifted him and kissed him. He hugged her back giggling.

    Shyamala’s nonstop compulsion made Sivaraman moved to a new house in a different city after a year as she doesn’t want Pranav or the surroundings to remind that he is not her own kid. He has got a new job in the new city. As years pass by, Pranav forgot Suresh’s face completely and considered these two as his own parents. In the age of 9, the couple celebrated his sacred thread ceremony (upanayanam or Poonal in Tamil) in a grand manner. Pranav has become a typical brahmin boy performing his daily rituals perfectly and learning vedas and shlokas along with his father.

    Every year, Shyamala offers a dress set, rice and dal to the poor on Suresh’s death anniversary. Her love on Pranav dragged her to an extreme level of murdering Suresh. Even this is mother hood. She is a mother now. I am a mother now . Shyamala told herself looking at the dancing leaves and sun’s rays trying to penetrate between the leaves.

    AMMA” Pranav hugged her legs. She kneeled down and hugged him back. Her world has been filled with nothing but love, laugh and happiness. The sun shined bright smiling at this beautiful mom and son
     
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    Wow Rith... Superb pa...
     
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    Rith what kind of affection is this?Touching episode
     
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    Good Start and eager to know what happens next, but she killed him?
     
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    Thank you Priya..
     
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    Hi Amma. This is called blind affection. Hope you liked the story.
     
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    Hi Lata,

    This is one of my short stories collection. Shyamala has killed Suresh so that Pranav stays with her permanently
     
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    very heart touching but cant digest the fact that she killed him
     
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    Am seriously thinking what to say... appreciate your imagination.
     
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    Such a different story!! Loved the story :clap Keep rocking Rith :2thumbsup:
     

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