Ghungru

The Departure

While Shana and Shehnuba were taking their leave... Shana could hear her father slamming the door shut and her mother crying out loud. Then she saw her 4th brother Nazim coming from somewhere. He approached her and said,"Shana where are you going?"

''Somewhere where I could quench myself... physically, mentally and socially..."

"What?!... leave it lets go to home, I'm damn hungry"

Holding her hand Nazim was taking his first step to move when she softly but sternly said to leave her hand. But Nazim being childish and a bit doting brother said,"No! Lets first fill our tummy then I'll escort you to that place myself!"

Hearing this Shana shouted out loud,"I don't wanna go to that shabby hut!! You said fill our tummy... have we ever actually did that!!" By rolling her eyes she took her hand away from his grip...

Meanwhile the other brothers also heard this and asked her if she was fine.

"Oh please! How can I be fine with people like you? Huh?... But from now on I'm gonna b the finest self of mine!"

Nazim with wide eyes full of disbelief and wonder asked,"...Sweetie... I know you love joking but this is too much... let's go to home..."

By taking a step forward Shana said,"So you think I'm joking? Huh?"

The eldest brother stepped in and said,"SHANA!! ENOUGH!"

"WHAT ENOUGH?!"

And then the hands that never made her shed a tear... slapped her as hard as it could. Nazim slapped her. The brother who loved her the most slapped her...

Tears were rolling down his cheeks amd he cried out,"Please! Please for God's sake stop this!! Please!"

"Yes let's stop this... you guys go back to home... and I'm going to Iqtar, to the royal palace..."

"But why?"

"Obviously for a better life... for serving the royals... oh I mean the princes..."

"What?! Have you gone insane what are you speaking?!" Raaz, the third brother asked.

"Now no more questions! Your parents had also cut all the relations"

"Yes!" A voice echoed from back, it was of their father,"She can't be our family's daughter... we know love is the only worthy thing but for her its only wealth!!"

All the brothers were shocked and Raaz was about to speak when he said,"No! No one will stop her... come into the house and don't dare to disobey me..."

At that time the carriage arrived and Shana and Shehnuba rode into it... she left her family and everything fir their sake. It was her departure to make them happy... and from here a new life is awaiting her...

To be continued...