ke up early and get ready for pooja(ri

t and comfy. I rolled on to my other side and then my mom's image flashes on my mind, shouting at me for not getting ready o

everything that happened last night, tears were filling my eyes and blurred my vision on thin

sleep peacefully. Sleep is the only escape for everyone from reality. Only when we sleep, we can forget about everyt

other in law started the ritual. We were joined by my sister in law. Her name is Bharathi. She is 24 yrs old. We became friends on our wedding day

the bindi on the girl's thali wish

red powder applie

n made of yellow ro

n someone else's home without my mother. I already miss her. I felt blank without her being here to guide me. I did

s reading the newspaper with coffee in his hand and then I went to Bharathi's room

I entered her room. She was ge

was startled to see me. She should have been thinkin

admitted to a hospital. She is scared, and she wanted me t

. When I was about to leave the room, "Anni"(sisters call their br

She tried to cheer me up. She must have guessed

in law was cooking. She welcomed me

sitantly asked her,

e like my daughter, so you can call me however you want." and then

se to my husband called him

ld I wake him up and give the

wake him up."She said laughing playfully and told me to wake him up and also

if he complains."She said winking at me. I chuckled and left with the coffee in

y father in law raised his hea

asingly, "So no coffee for m

d about what to say Mom came to my rescue, "Why are you teasing her

you know?" he teased her back winking at me. I chuckled and walked

ds remembering last night's happenings and afraid to go near him. My legs were clum

e up with a plan. 'I will keep the coffee on the table, tap him on the shoulder for waking him up and then I will run out before he sees me and go stand

e even if I tiptoed. 'What if he wakes up and shouts at me? Oh god please help me g

At least two or three times I would have done that, reaching for him and pulling away. Even for calling out his name from di

ed, suddenly he turned towards me in a ju

laugh. He tried to scare me like a child does that to the parents. It was kind of cute. And then realizing I was

our anklet... that's how I know you are here." I didn't say any

?" I can feel that he wa

then I hesitated and turned back to look at him "Aadhira

h," He said hesitantly. I didn't reply nor did I turned b

business, and his friends were partners in it. My father in law got voluntary retirement from his teaching afte

sh our dinner. I was waiting for him to come home. Mom and Dad went to sleep. I started feeling nervous again when I

nished his dinner and went back to our room. He didn't speak a wo

thing. He didn't see me coming. I didn't know what to do next. I stood there looking at him e

w deciding to sleep on the floor. I didn't have the heart to sl

ked, "what are you doing?" I didn't mind him, I continu

unresponsiveness "Aadhi, I am

im. I was really annoyed by how he treated me from the

ned without my interest. So I was thinking about getting divorced after a few months. You don't have to worry about your family or mine. I will take full

't expect this plo