"Bala, you are going to be an elder sister once again. "
Bala's heart ached for a second.
It wasn't a good news.
Atleast for her.
Her breath quicken reminding that she has lost her last chance of being his dad's darling..
All she could do was, widen the plastered smile a bit.
"Bala, be prepared for the next Raksha bandan, you have to tie Golden Rakhi for your younger brother"
Her dad's words made her believe that her father always wanted a male child.
He wants one and he will have one but the main problem was, how will her mother receive this news.
"Balaaa, where's Lakshmi akka? I so much wanted to tell her that I'm giving birth to a boy. "
Yamuna's fake enthusiasm made Bala roll her eyes internally.
"I don't know why Lakshmi akka always gets sick whenever I'm here" Signed heavily.
"It's nothing like that pinni."
She said in a flat none. It was partially false.
"Anyways, let's got our House" Yamuna announced, honestly it was more like a scream so that Lakshmi can hear.
And then they left.
"Kamala, close the damn doors, I've to go to my amma" Bala ordered.
With a heavy heart, Bala moved upwards
She went to her mother's room.
She could see that the door was closed, from far sight.
She got closer to Lakshmi's room.
The more closer the got, the more clearly she could her mother's cries.
Apparently, she was bawling.
Bala fisted her hand, she was about to knock the door but realised it was open.
She took a deep breath and opened the door.
"Amma"
It was more like a whisper as her voice got struck in her throat, it wasn't the first time she saw her mother in a helpless condition.
The closer she got, she saw her mother shaking and gasping heavily.
Bala held her mother's hand , within a fraction of second her mother was in her tiny arms.
"Why did your father do this to me? " A broken voice was heard.
"Was I not enough that he ended up marrying two? " She sniffled.
"Amma, he was blinded by lust" Bala said and clenched her jaw.
Lakshmi lifted her head up and saw through her glassy eyes.
It wasn't her hallucination, it was her teenage daughter, who was once unwanted for her.
"Bala, you're father and I were married at an early age, for the first few years he made my life a Rainbow, eventually making it a hell now. "
"I was ready to give him my world, and I did.I left my parents, my friends and everyone just to make him happy. And what did he......do to me? Married another two.........wo....men who were after him just for his money, why can't he see this? " She hiccuped .
Bala silently wiped her mother's tears.
It was the first time her mother opened up her past.
Even though she knew the whole story but pretended to hear like it's her first time.
HATRED.
This word was in Bala's body, for her dad.
"Everyone left me, Bala. Everyone. My parents, my husband and my daughters. I don't think you'll be with me for a long.... "
"Don't you dare say that Amma, Dad is no longer a part of your life. I promise you Amma, I'll fulfill all your wishes. " Bala promised with determination.
Only if she knew the consequences...
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