Hirek Deepti

Deepti cried for her lost dreams, and unreached potentials.
She longed for distant horizons and unknown thrills
She sighed in her shackles looking at the limitless sky
When Hirek came into her life, she discovered this whole other side of herself
The simple fact that her body had potential too.
Was it love? We do not know ,
But it was enough to make her insane.
It was enough for her to throw away her world with all the people in it.

That's enough Sunil Ganguli for me. I do not wish to read any more of his works.

 

He has grown several inches taller. Well, he is a big boy now, he is seven and a half. His tears have dried out, he understands his situation , he has grown wise and strong. But when he hugged me it felt the same.

He is the reason we wanted to stay for Onam. He can only come here, to his grandparents' , during the vacation since he went to live with his father. His mother has lost his custody.

He seems ok. His innocence has waned away. He takes care of himself. He shrugs at unwanted memories. He would rather talk about cricket.

He casually tells me about his stepmother. The wedding was fun, he says. They all went and brought home his new mother. What fun!

I do not know what to say to him. Part of me wants to cry.

'You know what, aunty,' he tells me,' now I have 2 mommies'

He smiles. So do I.

He is protected by childhood, he can see the bright side of things.  May be I should learn that trick from him.