Drifting Apart

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This story contains mature content and Gruesome scenes ....

YEAR -1963
PLACE - SELAM , TAMIL NADU
TIME - 23:35 aprox

Her eyes sparkled , as she proceeded towards the railway track .

It sparkled with tears as she fought her thoughts on reasons to live .

She loved the concept of death , its wilderness , its beauty , its finality .

All of a sudden she stopped.
She heard her sister begging her to stop doing it .
Mary turned back and asked " Give me one reason to live? ".
Archana replied " If you leave us, that man will eat us alive! Only you can save us! Only you can fight back . If there is one person to take control its you and you only!


Maria stood there her eyes on Archana , her mind else where. She saw her baby brother clinging on to Archana for dear life , and Archana??? She was drenched with rain, she was shivering as she tried to give maximum warmth to Peter , their baby brother.

She sighed and said " If im breathing now? Its just because of you two".

Saying this she walked back home with Archana and Peter. It was a normal day in her life. These were frequent.

As she tucked Peter in bed She sang a lulabye for him.

WAIT. PAUSE .....

FLASHBACK

10 YEARS??? No

15 YEARS BACK ....

YEAR : 1948

PLACE : PALAKKAD , KERALA

TIME : 14:28 pm

The fragrance of wet grass filled her noses as she sat in the varandah . She cradled her child and started singing

" PAATU PAADI URAKKAM NJAN THAMARA POO PYTHALEY,
KETU KETU NEE URANGIN .. KARALINDE KAADHALEY "

* I will make you sleep by the petals of a lotus . You sleep listening to the lulabye i sing my baby .
Oh my baby *

The clouds darkened just as her face. Her voice cracked with each line. She kept the child in the play pen.

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LATER THAT DAY

TIME : 20:24

The air smelt of sandle and the atmosphere was tense . The sound of Shehanai was to be heard. The man looked down at the baby as he said

" She died without taking the stupid baby away .
Now i have to take care of this little trouble."




PRESENT ................

YEAR : 1963

PLACE : SELAM , TAMIL NADU

She snapped out of thoughts as she hear the clock strike 12.
Peter was asleep on her lap.

She went to her room and took her wireless Radio and listened to music.

It was late.
But sleep was just dream for her.

STAY TUNED FOR NEXT CHAPTERS ........

TO BE CONTINUED

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