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Topic: The Girl With Glasses:
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thequeen
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From: India
Registered: Sep 2014
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posted September 16, 2015 10:02 AM
  
She was walking on street guided by her stick. The traffic was low as it was mid hour and everyone was busy with their work. Sunaina didn't know which way to walk and her stick was her only companion when she tread on roads. Her blindness could never become her weakness.
'Sunaina.' Someone shouted from behind.
As she paused for a while someone came and held her hands. It was Rahul.
'Hi, which way you're headed?' He screamed in a pitch of anxiety.
'Why're you anxious?'
'You're needed in the office.' He spoke and pulled her in the direction of office.
The traffic was not dense but the honking of cars distracted Sunaina and she resisted the force that Rahul applied on her hands.
'I can walk by myself.' She shouted.
'I'm sorry.' Rahul spoke in reflex realising he was being ruthless and that she needed her own pace to walk.
Slowly, through her stick finding the way she tread smoothly holding hands of Rahul. her stick and his hand were her tender companion in the flight of walking. Her mind was electrifying as she walked behind Rahul. With some lapse of time they reached the office.
'Why did you leave early without intimidating anyone?' Sahil, her boss asked.
'My mother is ill.'
'You should have told someone.' Sahil said.
He was very silent person by disposition. He never said a word to Sunaina and was surprised how this diligent lady left the office today when it was such a crucial day for them.
'I'm sorry.' She mumbled worrying about the health of her mother.
'Ok, you can leave.'
'I'm sorry I didn't mean to disappoint you.'
'It's not fine, please go and see how is your mother, also take Rahul with you.'
Sunaina was perplexed what to do? Her mother had chronic liver cancer and today they had appointment with doctor.
Rahul took Sunaina by hand and opened the door behind her. ignoring the thoughts they were crossing here minds, her negligence.
'Come I'm with you, don't worry, everything is going to be okay.'
The doctors had declared that her mother was in last stage of Cancer and nothing could be done to save her.
They hired a rickshaw and to leave for home.
The honks were no longer audible to Sunaina. She could no longer listen or see anything. The honks of the cars were vague to her. She was too occupied in her world of thoughts.
'Sunaina get down we've reached.' Sunaina jerked her head as she realised they had reached.
As she entered the home the house reeked of the smell of medicines. Sunaina could instantly realise she had entered her home. She was holding stick in one hand and other was supported by Rahul.
'Have you come.' Her mother spoke from another room, while trying to sound absolutely normal which she wasn't. Her tone was too feeble to be heard by a person who would stand even nest to her. Sunaina entered her mother's room and guided her way through stick next to her mother. She pu her hands on her mothers head and asked Rahul to dial the ambulance. Rahul slowly tread near the phone and took the number from Sunaina.
'Ma, how are you feeling?'
'I'm feeling better.'
'I got juice for you. We're calling the ambulance and I hope the reports are positive today.' Sunaina spoke while feeling the brail prescription through her finger tips.
'Sunaina, I've something for you, after we return from hospital from I want you to take a look at it, it's in my drawer.' Mother spoke and Sunaina whispered something to herself.
Gradually, the ambulance arrived and the ward boys came with a stretcher to fetch her mother.
'Be careful brothers.' Sunaina spoke gesturing her hands.
'Don't worry, she'll be fine.' Rahul spoke.
As they left for the hospital, Sunaina sobbed her way silently all through the distance.
Rahul held her hands comforting her.
She could smell the glucose bottle that was hanging near her mother's head. The colours of glucose was all in her head. Blue, Green, Red anything she imagined it to be. The ambulance was passing through bump when the body of her mother bumped on the stretcher and Sunaina applied pressure on her mother's chest so that she was not hurt with any jerk.
When they reached the hospital the stretcher was taken out by the ward boys that came running from hospital bringing a trolley with them. 'Ma' Sunaina spoke. There was no response.
'Ma' Sunaina spoke again, no response again.
'Ma' Sunaina spoke again raising her stick from the ground. The doctor came running to check the patient. He checked her pulse and shook his head. Her mother was dead. Sunaina fainted on ground hearing this news.
When she came to her sense she was told she was at her home. She wept and mourned taking off her glasses and beating her chest, like a lunatic. She broke her stick and wept on the loss. Rahul tried to console her with no triumph on his attempt. Slowly everyone started leaving, but Suanaina sat stupefied at one position. After everyone left, Sunaina got up to go to her mother's room guided by the stick. As she reached her mother's room her smell entered Sunaina's nostrils and she sobbed again missing her mother. She moved in and opened her drawer to see the letter her mother had left for her.
She could feel the brail inscription. Tears fell down her eyes when she read the entire letter. She held the table to avoid losing balance.
She went to call Rahul by her phone,
'Hi Rahul'
'Hello, are you ok.'
'Yes.'
'You know what my mother left for me.'
'What?'
'Her eyes.' And then there was only silence and sobs. IP: Logged |
Pearlty
Moderator Posts: 1111
From: Ohio
Registered: Jan 2012
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posted September 16, 2015 10:49 AM
I really like it so far thequeen, it appears it's going to deal with sensitive issues, and wondering does the title imply we are going to view the girl's life through her glasses ie; her lens, her eyes, her vision from the inside looking out? Thanks for sharing, looking forward to reading more as you finish. IP: Logged |
Ayelet
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posted September 16, 2015 07:01 PM
Hi thequeen, it is an interesting beginning, looking forward to read more. IP: Logged |
mirage29
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posted September 16, 2015 09:32 PM
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thequeen
Knowflake Posts: 1549
From: India
Registered: Sep 2014
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posted September 24, 2015 05:41 PM
Bumping for it's complete if anyone wants to read Would love some feedback. There are some typos in this but I can't find out, one of my friends told me over phone.IP: Logged | |
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