Exploring Love...the shade of PINK

Faded Pink-Chapter 2

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It’s been six months, Prajkta living in the mehrana House. She was treated so badly there but still she was there caged as her mother told her to never leave her husband’s side.. Prajkta cried in the night as she don’t get rest from work. She was ordered to wear only saree because Prajkta was having difficulty while working and Sunita felt good feeling her suffering. Her mother in law fired every househelp and every task was on Prajkta’s shoulder. From the first day, she was there working like a machine. She was not allowed to touch any equipment to reduce the work as Kamla made her learn how to use washing machine, iron, blender, juicers even though she was not allowed to sit on the sofa. She was treated like an animal.

Irony is she was raised to be submissive not to be rebellious.

  

Sunita arranged kitties, holy hymns in the evening, small treats for Akash’s officials but everything was ordered to be prepared by Prajkta. The tender girl never got freedom in her own house then how can she expect this from her in-laws. 

Akash was the worst in the house for her. He beated her two or three times in front of his colleagues and friends. She was assaulted by them everyday. Prajkta didn’t know what she had done to get such treatment but still she was doing everything with her whole heart. 

Prajkta studied intermediate after that her parents stopped her schooling due to her younger sister’s education. Harika was a beautiful child not like Prajkta. Prajkta had dusky skin but beautiful features but this colourful word skin except white count as black even a shade less then white. Prajkta was a soft spoken yet timid girl. Harika was liberal and she was happy for her sister as her mother got praise when Harika was praised.

Sugna was not a bad mother but she knew no one was going to marry Prajkta easily but if she knew house chores then anyone could marry her so she needed to learn house chores not study hard for a better future.

Akash hated her sight so she was not allowed to enter his room. He either insulted, beat or cursed her in each way. Her complexion , her education, her virtues , her work everything was blemished like her destiny. Prajkta was only gifted by a sheet and small quilt and only allowed to sleep after everyone sleeps. She could take only 4-5 hours for a nap. Prajkta tried to request Sunita to allow her to talk to her parents but she beated her with a stick. She always hoped positively that her parents would visit her in a few days but six months passed but she didn’t hear anything.

SHe was craving for the love of her parents to tell them her misery but they also left her like trash. Ignored their own blood despite knowing how difficult it was for her to handle everything in this tender age.

Writer P.S -This is the harsh truth, everyone seeking pleasure in others pain WHy a kind of Sadistic they are. We are dumb to others suffering because it’s not our matter.

SOrry but this is the irony that if we are literate but for ourselves not for others.

Sunita and her husband clearly give her punishments for another’s sins. Prajkta was allowed to follow everyone’s schedule on time. Breakfast, lunch, dinner and snacks. Everything should be made by her. Prajkta didn’t know how her day was spent in house chores.She was burnt many times, sometimes fall, her hands given up but still she was obliged to complete her work because she was destined to be a maid like her maid , by Sunita because of little mistakes in kitchen, she spent her days and nights without getting any medicine.  

She tried to ask Akash and Sunita about her studies but they again showed her their demons and the poor soul was left with bruises. She started to fear them. Her soul died as she was hoping one day her parents would come to her and she would get freedom but they never came back. She spent her nights crying and in pain which her in-laws gave.