A morning , same sun rising from the east , yet I feel different . Took my goats nearby the river and I put my basket under the tree .The basket was full of fruits and nuts . I wanted to clean the goats so I went to the river .Soon when i was finish with my work , i grabbed my basket and hurriedly opened it .To my horror nothing was inside but time few nuts .
" what , nothing ?"
"sorry , madam , i ate some of your fruits " .
A man with fruits in mouth said with a gentle voice .
"some ? "
" sorry again "
He looked nice but i took the basket and ran to the goats so i could go home to aunty Nargis .Aunty Nargis was my guardian , my father's sister . she was a little harsh lady but yet she was nice to a little extent .I opened the wooden door to the house and she said with a big sound ,
" Meera , can't you control your breathe "
" sorry amma , it will not happen again "
" who was the man ?"
" man ? "
" Tahir saw you with someone , dont you dare to lie to me !"
" amma , i don't know him , i swear , he stole food from my basket , don't know him ", i was scared of amma .
Tahir entered with a smirk on his mouth , he was amma's son . i always disliked him , he was an ugly person ,fat and an idiot .I ignored him and went into the kitchen to make some rotis . I remember this was 1940 when the bonds of love were endangered by foreigners who had captured our land ,after giving food everyone i went to massage amma .
" Meera , I have decided that next month will be perfect for your marriage with Tahir "
" amma ..."
" what is the problem , have you forgotten to massage !"
I had no right to say anything on my behalf , I won't marry Tahir . Next morning I took the goats to the same river , put my basket under the same tree and walked to the river for cleaning goats . What a lonely life I'm living , I mumbled to myself . An hour had passed so I went to my basket and opened it ,
" you took my food again , where are you ?"
there was none there , "Hello ¡???"
" yes , are you calling me lady ? "
"this is not fair , why are you doing this , stealing my food again"
"you stole my heart and i can't steal your food ."
"I'm going to be married , i will call my future husband to beat you hard for talking to me like this "
"I'm sorry lady , I'm Musa and you ?"
I was so amazed by this stranger that i covered my face and ran to the house . I thought of him all day , what a silly person he was , Musa , ........ no , wrong , wrong , wrong .....a stranger can't be trusted okay .
Tahir was going to Delhi for some days , i was glad that he was leaving ,now no one will follow me . amma was old and not so strong. After cleaning all the dishes i went to Tahir's room , from there i took my jewels which he had snatched from me . I put all of them in my secret pocket which i had sewn in my clothes .
Next morning was bright and colourful , like my daily routine i went to the river ,put my basket under the tree . I was really excited to meet the stranger because he was the only person who had talked to me so politely .
after sometime i checked my basket , everything was in order , he is gone i said to myself .
i put my head against the tree and my tears fell on the ground .
"crying to meet me ". a voice came from the back , he was handsome as moon , his smile was even more exciting and exotic .
"no...", i cleaned my face .
"absolutely , well , i don't see anyone here "
"okay .... Meera "
"Meera , your name ? beautiful ."
"what are you doing in our village ? i have never seen you before ."
"government officer , my duty is finished and I'm going back to Delhi today , i came here to say you good bye pretty lady "
"bye .?
...............no , why was i feeling bad for his going , why did i feel something fir a stranger ...............soon i could see his shadow disappearing forever from my life .........
Next month i was married to Tahir , he took me and amma to Agra ,there we settled for a long time . Tahir was cruel with me , he used to tease me and torture me .Tahir was caught drinking illegal drugs so he was arrested by the police . amma had always blamed me for our disappointing present .
"oh god , this girl is a destruction for us ....destroyed my son's future " amma cried infront of the police.
my life was miserable , an old mad lady living with me , a drug addict husband in jail .
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Just next to your border
Misterio / Suspensoit is the story of division of the land which separates two people who love each other , how they make out of life and meet each other and wait just next to each other's territory is the bonds of love .