Arshi TS - Queen

Part 1

Mumbai,

Mumbai — city of dreams. Khushi had stepped into the city with the same thoughts, it was a city full of dreams and she wanted to fulfill one of them. She did, and although it took 2 years for her to settle down, she did and was happy with what she got. A job, a roof her over head, and food to have her stomach fill. She was standing on her legs, and being independent had given her different energy. Her chest breathed in pride every time her hard work paid off.

After three more years, Mumbai wasn't the same anymore. Her life had been disoriented recently. She's trying to hold the reins of it and trying her best the way she could. In her 27 years of life, she had never been this hurt, not even when her ex-husband Arnav Singh Raizada had called her the biggest mistake of his life.

She thought that would be the last time she'd be that hurt. Alas! Life has its way of throwing her on the spot and when she looked into the mirror, reality screamed back at her. There could be days where she could face more hurt and in a more intense way. Wasn't she experiencing the same now?

She did Bachelor's in Fine Arts before she joined AR. Since she was a graduate of a third-tier college and had no hands-on experience in digital arts, her degree was put in a corner, the arts she had done on canvas were discouraged by her family and her sister's marriage had only brought troubles for her. Her family, except her father never really believed in the course she chose, warding off her arts as nothing. It was only when came to Mumbai, she started her life afresh — with the money her real parents saved for her, her education, and her marriage. There was no use of that money since her marriage turned out to be a disaster. Education money was kept unused too since her studies had been completed on a scholarship. The money came to use when she enrolled herself in a Master's course, to updo her skills in fine arts, especially digital art since she had no idea how to do it on a computer. While she was doing her bachelor's, her lecturers never really concentrated on their skills for digital arts. She wanted to learn to have a career as Cartoonist. The thing she loved since her childhood. Tom and Jerry, Doremon, Shinchan, Mr. Bean, every cartoon she loved and she wanted to create something of her own. She was creative and she didn't lack skills, she started her artwork again as soon as she enrolled in her Master's course and participated in exhibitions, producing her piece of art in galleries for the best price it was worth. Although it took a year to pick up, her arts were recognized and she was earning well enough to rent a luxurious flat than a small single room in an area so narrow. That was the same time her Master's course had finished and she soon grabbed an internship in one of the reputed companies. She successfully completed her internship and was placed as a permanent employee — Cartoonist! Earning quite well than she thought she would.

Her art pieces in several galleries only added more to her income and her parent's saving, she was able to move out of the flat and buy a flat for herself by the end of the second year.

It's been three years since she bought the flat. She was happy at first that her life is at its best.

But her life.. she comes out of her thoughts, not wanting to indulge more in it, and make a mess of her head.

Her day had been busy with office work and she wanted to have a little relaxation. So, when she back home, she freshened up and was now here in the park, as usual, wanting to take a fresh breath and then the creature in her arms had only jumped in joy as the fresh waves hit her little face.

She put down the little baby in her arms as per her command in her cute voice. The little toad wanted to play catch and throw and getting down from her arms, she throw the little spongy ball away, her hands, though, a little, the throw was strong and it straightly went hitting someone on his back.