WAR IN THE CURSED LAND✔️

40

Amukta went home and got engrossed in her household chores. Dev insisted on hiring a maid but amukta declined saying that they can manage. She thought of preparing some snacks as she invited nithya to her house. She decided to make some waffles and cranberry smoothie. She made them and kept in the refrigerator. She heard the sound of dev's bike and she ran outside. He walked upto her with a huge grin and lifted her up.

Amukta : dev ! Put me down.

Dev : what my ammu is doing ? 

Amukta : waiting for her student ! I invited one of my student for helping her to cover lagging syllabus. She skipped college because of a spoiled brat.

Dev : what ? 

Amukta : yes ! 

Amukta told everything to dev.

Dev : I will send few police officers to every single college and school  for creating awareness.

Amukta : hmm. Will you let me go ! I kept milk on the stove.

Dev left her . Amukta went into the kitchen and turned the stove off. She added coffee powder and some sugar to the milk and mixed it to make a nice cup of coffee for her husband. She gave it to him and started washing vegetables.

Dev : what are you cooking now ? 

Amukta : dinner ! 

Dev : you are cooking dinner at 5:00 pm ? 

Amukta : it may get late by the time we will be done.

Dev : it's ok . I will make the dinner.

Amukta : are you sure ? Last time you added sugar instead of salt in the curry. 

Dev : that was a mistake done due to absent mind. I will take athamma's help if don't know something. I'll do a video call.

Amukta : what if she won't answer your call ? What if she is busy ? 

Dev : You proved that you are sometimes dumb. There is something called youtube. 

Amukta : hmm. I'll talk to you once you are done with cooking it. 

Amukta and dev heard a knock on the door. The door is open. She saw nithya along with a man who looks to be around 50 years old. He must be her father. That is what she thought. 

Amukta : hey nithya ! Get inside. Hello sir ! Please come inside.

Nithya : you have a beautiful house ma'am.

Amukta : thank you. Meet my husband Vidarth Dev. 

Nithya : hello sir ! Nice to meet you.

Dev : hello maa ! Same here. 

Nithya smiled.

Nithya : he is my father ma'am. He works as a bank manager.

Dev : hello sir ! 

Dev gave a handshake to him. 

Krishna (nithya's father )  : namasthey DCP sir !  

Amukta : Nithya skipped college for a whole week. As a parent you are not supposed to encourage it sir ! 

Krishna : she is a silly girl ma'am. She got nervous because of exams and made up an excuse to stay at home. My wife also supported her.

Dev : what excuse she made sir ? 

Krishna : first of all i want to tell you something sir ! I am really glad to meet you sir ! You saved all of us from that bastard jara. 

Dev nodded.

Dev : I just did my duty sir ! But i guess you have failed.

Amukta was shocked by listening to dev's words. Even Nithya and Krishna are taken aback.

Krishna : what do you mean by that sir ? 

Dev : I am not saying that as a police. I am saying that as a girl's father sir. 

Krishna looked at Nithya. Nithya understood what dev is saying. She kept silent and hoped that her father will understand her by listening to dev's words.

Krishna : I didn't get you sir ! 

Dev explained everything clearly.

Krishna : I never knew that sir. She didn't tell me ! 

Dev : because you never gave that space to her sir ! The moment we become father for a girl child our life changes. That will be the proudest moment for us because we become hero to a person from that second. We will get someone who loves us unconditionally. Someone who admires us to infinity. As they grew up the admiration they have for us should also grow sir ! If it is decreasing then we are responsible for that. As a father I didn't just teach my daughter how to respect elders but i also explained good touch and bad touch to her. As a girl grows up she will face a  lot of things and get insecurities. People think that mothers are responsible for helping them to get rid of those. But that's a half truth. Both parents are responsible for it. I would say father's are more responsible than mothers. We should teach them how to fight back. We should explain them that all men won't be like us. We shouldn't ignore their words. People out there are failing to teach manners to their sons. That is the reason why  our girls aren't safe in this society. But we still blame our daughters for everything. When a girl fights back no man can stop her. A bastard is bullying her at the college but you ignored it saying that she came up with an excuse. Do you know what sort of comments he is making on your daughter ? 

Krishna : sir ! I am a very practical person. I understood what you are trying to say. But i can't just blame that boy without knowing both sides of the story. He is from an influential family. What if he spreads rumours about my daughter ? Who will marry her ? No one marries a woman who talks back.

Dev : what if he does something that he is not supposed to do ? She is receiving such threats.  You are speaking about marriage right ? What if she faces the same at her in-laws house ? I have seen many domestic violence cases. There are few women who faced acid attacks from their own husbands . 

Dev's words made a small difference in krishna's perspective. He started thinking about something .

Dev : I am not trying to pull you down sir ! I am helping you to rectify your mistake. If a woman tells the same words that i have told just now people will call her a feminist. When i am saying you listened to it. What tag people are going to give me ? But i have a tagged it. I am a father. A father who wants to up bring my daughter in a way such that she will be herself. I won't let her to act in her life but i want her to lead her life like herself. Not just my daughter but also all other girls in this society should be like themselves.

Amukta and Nithya felt emotional. Tears rolled down from krishna's eyes too.

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How's the chapter ? 

This is something that i wanted to write from a long time but i felt that a character apt for it would be good. The first step for making this society better for a woman is supposed to be from a man. Woman can stand for a woman but when men stands along with woman that is what equality means. That will result in a change. A good change and better society.