We are saying that we are living in a modernized society. But really is it so? Still there are some stupid superstitious beliefs which are being believed in our so called modern society. This story deals with one such. The story is set in the presen...
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AITRI'S POV
I woke up at 5 am as I heard the sounds of cuckoos and crows. I am Aitri Raghunathan. My friends and closed ones call me Aiyu. The meaning of my name is joyful. But I never felt that in my entire life. My father Raghunathan, was a police inspector and mother Gayathri was a home maker. Both died in an accident when I was five years old. My maternal uncle is the one who brought me up. My aunt is always cold towards me and their son Jagan is the playboy of the village. I am working as English teacher in our village's government school. My best friends are Pradhi and Aathika. Pradhi is the daughter of our ex-principal. We will call her as Pradhu. Aathika is an orphan. We all will call her as Aathu. I used to share all my problems with them. They used to tell me that one day my Prince charming will come and give me lots of joy as my name says which only god knows.
Our village is one of the beautiful villages we have in Tamilnadu. Though it is not known to everyone still it is the best. Our village Azhvaralvarpuram. "Azhvars" were the ones who were devoted to Lord Vishnu, "Alvar" means the one who rules, "Puram means place, together our village name means "The placed which are ruled by Azhvars". But our village doesn't support any caste, community, sex or religion. Everyone is treated equally here. On a surprise note, our village supports inter caste, inter religion and love marriages too. This is all due to our village royal family.
Our village's royal family is still the head of the village. Whatever the decision made for our village will be taken by them. They are cool too. They never show off. They are the reason why our village is so prosperous.
Today it is going to be as usual. I have to get ready for my school. Go to school, teach my students, come back to home, do all the household chores etc. I hope one day I may get happiness or it will be only my dream?
Clearing all these thoughts from my mind I started to do my morning chores. I should do the cooking, cleaning everything. At first it was difficult, now I got used to it. I entered the kitchen. I am planning to make Venpongal (south Indian dish) with coconut chutney for breakfast and Sambar rice with potato fry for lunch. They are my favorite. I used to get some extra food for my friends and some children in school. I prepared everything and cleaned the house. I left for my school after that.
After reaching my school, my normal day begins. The only place that gives me peace and happiness is my school. I love all my students. Some will be good, some will be naughty. I love them equally. My period got over and I was about to leave, when my friend Pradhu came and said that she has something important to say and she will tell that during lunch. Then why she should she give me a cliffhanger now? This girl, she is the naughtiest among the three of us. When we all three were studying in this school, her dad was the principal. She is the one who used to get a lot of punishments. Her dad used to tell us that they definitely gave a wrong child to him.
