The hope -part 2

Her parents were devastated by news of her marriage. They never thought that their sweet little child would ever betray them.  They asked her only one thing – Why did she do this? She thought it was love but it was not true. She should have waited. She was so young. What did she know about love? Nothing!!  

As she reached her new abode, her new family rejected her at the door step. They disapproved their marriage and blamed her for duping their son. Amit supported for few months. Thereafter he got tired being caught between his wife and mother. He gradually found his new love –alcohol. His addiction made him irresponsible towards everything in life. 

An year had passed. There was no improvement. Her ‘in laws’ still hated her. The love between Amit and her had decreased subsequently. However her hopes were all up again with the birth of her daughter. She believed that once grandchild came into this house , her family would accept her. Unfortunately things didn’t change. They stayed exactly the same as they were on her first day of her marriage. 

As three years passed by, her hopes for better life had almost died. Her life now revolved around Pia, her daughter. Amit was no longer there in her life. He was her husband to the world. Amit she loved was different from her husband. “Do marriages change the person so much that you cannot recognise them at all? Was the sacrifices that I made was all waste?”she wondered. She longed for someone to love her and care her. Amit was like a dead man in her life. She understood that love between them was just an teenage crush. She believed 'it' to be love that had turned into suffering.

One fine day , he came into her grey life and added some colour. It was just a wrong number she dialled that bought much wanted support into her life. He was like a pillar whose wisdom helped her in the toughest time. He became her closest aide with whom she shared her darkest secrets. He was different from Amit. He was mature , wiser and caring person she had ever met. His name was Ram and his character was just like his name-calm and understanding.                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
(To be continued)