The formal wedding ceremony was small, attended by only a handful of close relatives who knew the reason behind this bizarre union. There were whispers of scandal, of emasculation. As the rituals unfolded, Anil knelt beside his father-in-law, adorned as a bride, feeling the heat of a hundred eyes upon him. Every gesture, every word spoken by the priest, felt like a reminder of the humiliation he was enduring for the sake of his wife’s family.
The village priest tied the sacred thread around Anil’s neck, marking the union. As the thread grazed his skin, a flood of emotions coursed through him—shame, anger, and a growing numbness.
From that day forward, Anil was expected to perform the duties of a wife. He served Shankar, sitting by his side, cooking, and running the household in ways that eroded the very essence of his former identity. But the most humiliating moments came not in the duties but in the way he was treated, as his appearance changed further. His soft chest, now unmistakably feminine, became a point of mocking among the few family members who knew the truth. Behind his back, there were whispers—of how the once-proud son-in-law had become something else entirely.
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Fiksi UmumAn Indian household which has a very strong belief in astrology, undergoes a major relationship change amongst the Father in law, mother in law, daughter and the son in law. lots of turns and twists in a real life situation enough to make the reader...
