Trupti's wound
Trupti started walking around shop. She was so excited to purchase her gifts. Shop was looking wonderful. She started window shopping. She began to look around. She received lots of money on her birthday. She was so happy. She knew that everyone didn't brought gift since she told them all that she wanted to choose. Her Mom didn't like that she indirectly told this to everyone who came to party. Her Mom began to think that she was too greedy. She started to find gifts of her choice. She started to arrange party. She wanted to plan perfect party. She wanted lots of gifts. She told Mom " Whatever you want to call me you can call but I want this money & I am planning to get it." She was arranging for her future. She was so stressed in this joint family. She wanted to get out of that house. She wanted to save her money. Her friends were telling her different stories of freedom to her. She was arranging money for her freedom. She knew that she could go to girl's hostel. She could happily settle in her life. She began to plan all. She knew that she had nice small house. But she wanted big one. She wanted to live life which could give her freedom. In this house her entire family was paying attention to her. She didn't get privacy. Her parents were not cooperative too. They wanted her to obey rules. She hated it when. They began to tell her do this & do that. It was all frustrating. She wanted her life. She wanted to save her every rupee so she get freedom. She worked so hard to get admission in this hostel for course. She was hoping that it would turn in success. But she wanted to dress in great way. She knew that she needed to impress all. It was so frustrating. She didn't understand what she supposed to do. She wanted to look perfect in that hostel. She wanted to impress girls. It was important for her. She started wandering from one shop window to another. She was busy in watching things. She needed to do her best. It was so upsetting. She didn't understand what she supposed to buy. She didn't bring anyone with her. She began to feel so happy about it. She didn't want anyone's dominance on her. She wanted to be free to choose. She needed to decide what she wanted. She had to find right items from shop. She began to watch them carefully. She was so scared that she would choose wrong item. Then she suddenly saw a cute doll. This doll seemed to have some magnetic power inside. She felt as if she was attracted to it. She wanted to pick it up. She knew that she was not small girl but still she felt that she would take this doll. She saw many people who kept such things as showpiece. She would do that. She asked for it's price. Shopkeeper smiled & said " Go ahead & check it. You are permitted to touch it.." she smiled happily. She sensed that shopkeeper was alone. Customers were waiting in line to take their products. She didn't want to take risk. If he didn't take money, these customers might vanish. Customers didn't show much patience. Mostly they wanted treatment of great respect. After all they worked hard. Everytime they heard taunt. Now they wanted respect at least when they were shopping. It seemed fair so shopkeeper wanted her to check out that doll. She went near it. She saw that doll. So pretty! She was doll for child but she was alive. She felt that she would like to keep it on her table in hostel. She hoped that they would give her a small table to study. She was going to share room with four girls. She knew that they were new friends. She suddenly began to feel that they might consider her mad if she kept this doll. But then she thought that she was not planning to sleep with doll beside her. She was just planning to keep it as showpiece. She took that doll. It was little costly so she kept it down. Suddenly one sales girl appeared & smiled. " What do you want Madam?" " Actually this Doll but it is little costly.." " Madam this is on 70% off. This is too old stock. No one want it. If you ask me you should be purchasing those new barbie. Look at them! Little girls like them. Your daughter will love them too.." now Trupti was so angry. She never thought that she looked so old. She never thought someone would consider her mother of a girl child. She was still unmarried. She was planning her graduation. She didn't understand why people felt that she was so old. Trupti just went out of shop after denying purchase. She was so upset. She began to watch herself in every glass. She was confirming that she was not looking so old. But she began to feel that she was looking just like her grandmother. She was so upset. She didn't purchase anything. She just took cab & came back. Her Grandma was sleeping on couch which was in hall. She was watching TV while sleeping on it. Her Grandma always did that. Trupti knew that her Grandma would start to ask about her purchases as soon as she entered in room. She was so upset. She didn't purchase anything. She kept just looking. She began to get restless. She decided that she pretend she didn't heard anything. It was her lucky day. Her Grandma was so involved in her serial that she didn't notice her. She immediately ran in bedroom & she began to study. Soon her attention shifted to her face. She started to search for wrinkles. She had bad skin. She went in kitchen. She took out some homemade pack. She began to apply it to skin. Her Mom was telling her that it would enhance her beauty. She began to use it on skin. It felt so cool & nice at beginning then only it began to get dry. She began to feel as if she was locked in some statue. It was irritating. It was no longer so nice but she didn't remove it. She kept watching herself in mirror. She felt so sure that she would feel relaxed after this. She decided that every medicine had some painful side-effects before giving effects. She smiled happily. She felt so sure that she would start looking young after this. She kept it & started studying. She felt that if she kept it for long time then she would look better. Everyone told her same thing. She was sure that it would work. Her soul was jumping with joy. She shifted her attention back to her study while dreaming about her beauty after sometime.
Trupti's Mom Ramabai came home late that day. She needed to work more since her work was half completed. Ramabai's life was never easy. She once used to be just housewife but then her husband's earning gone since he lost his job. He kept searching but during that time Ramabai started working in houses as cook. It was low level job in some people's eyes. But she had no option. She had big family to feed. Her in-laws, her children both were her responsibility. Her husband was trying hard to get job. Then after sometime he even got job but his attitude was totally changed. He started to get angry on every small reason. He began to scream on every person of household without cause. She always tried to keep Trupti away from him. She didn't want his bad impact on her mind. But he kept coming on every one. She didn't understand cause. He had job now. He had everything. In fact this job was better than last one. But this job made him too proudy. She didn't quit her job & he never even insisted. He wanted money & she was getting it for him. He was happy about it. She was so tense. She needed to handle all. She needed to pay attention to both sides. She needed to earn & do household work too. She was working so hard to manage it. She was trying hard. But she sensed that entire issue was creating bad effect on her daughter Trupti. Trupti began to hate her house. She wanted privacy. Trupti was adult now. She deserved privacy. But in this small house she couldn't get it. Trupti was completing her second year of college soon. She needed to choose her right career. She had to find proper course. But Trupti was concentrating on just one thing. She wanted to escape from this house. Ramabai knew that she was planning to go in hostel. She was happy about it. But she didn't feel that Trupti was giving any importance to course. Trupti needed to think about what she was planning to study but she was just busy in finding wonderful hostel. Trupti was just concentrating on getting nice hostel to enjoy her life. Ramabai knew that this would land her life in big trouble. How hard she tried to convince her to concentrate on career. Ramabai was so shocked when Trupti started asking money from guests. She knew that people would bring it but with it they would start gossiping. She tried to convince it to her daughter but it was useless. Trupti was so stubborn on some points. Ramabai was so upset. Ramabai didn't understand way to convince her to stop her greedy attitude. Ramabai was so afraid. She didn't understand how could she convince Trupti to forget her greed. Ramabai went in bedroom. She was shocked when she saw that Trupti was wearing face pack. She didn't understand why Trupti suddenly used it. It was kept for night. Ramabai didn't mind if she used it during the day but she knew that it would invite taunts. Trupti was not going to listen. Ramabai felt that her life was becoming miserable while handling all this. She controlled her frustrations. Ramabai smiled sweetly & asked " Honey why are you using face pack in day?" Trupti didn't like this question. She wanted her freedom. Trupti "Do you need to ask questions about my every action? I am grown up I can handle all." Then Trupti went in washroom to wash her face. She was expecting a changed face full of beauty but she was looking same. She didn't seem to have any difference in her face. She kept feeling so upset. She started to hate her face. She wanted to scratch it. She felt as if she needed to destroy her entire face. She hated it. She began to search for something. Then she sensed that if she hurt it new skin might come same way as last one. Her face was so ugly. She just needed to do something about it. She was getting frustrated about her face. She could see that she had many bad points in it. She needed to improve it. She began to look towards blade. She felt that she might just give small cut. She started to see it carefully. She began to feel that she cut little bit then her skin would grow with new colour. She slowly watched in mirror. She suddenly began to feel it might have more fair complexion too. She smiled at that thought. She wanted to look that way in which people appreciate her. She took out blade & cut her cheek. Then she screamed in pain. It was bleeding. She was looking ugly. She started crying loudly. Ramabai started knocking on door. Ramabai was so scared. Finally Trupti opened door. Ramabai was very shocked when she saw wound on her face. She screamed " What did you done to your face?" Trupti started crying. Her grandparents came inside. Her grandfather immediately called Doctor. They took her to Doctor. She came back with large bandage on her face. She kept watching her face. She didn't understand why did she done that. She was planning to go in hostel. She was feeling so certain that she would find some way to impress all. But suddenly she began to hate her face. She didn't understand why. It was might be due to her grandmother. She kept taunting her on her complexion. She knew that she wanted to escape that house just due to it. She was admired by many but same time many people just kept taunting her complexion. She didn't understand why did they wanted to prove that her complexion was not beautiful. She saw many boys were looking at her with hope to make friendship with her. She was so upset. She began to feel same way. She didn't understand why she needed to think that way. But she was tense & upset. She began to sense that now this wound might keep mark. She managed to damage her beauty. She started crying. After seeing her face she started to strave herself. She wanted to die. She didn't like the way her life was going. It was turning in worst way. She didn't want mark on her face. But she knew that she was surely going to get her. Her father was screaming on her at every moment & making it worst. She began to feel so sad & so helpless. She didn't understand what she supposed to do.
Trupti came back home from hospital but everyday her father was taunting her on her mistake. Her father kept screaming on her for her madness. Her father even announced that her face was too ugly now. No one would marry her. Everyone began to support her. Trupti was crying but she was still feeling desire to cut herself. She wanted to feel relaxed. But she was feeling so upset. Ramabai was paying full attention to her. Ramabai was watching her. She knew that her mother sensed that something was wrong. But she didn't want to tell her trouble to her mother. From childhood she saw her Mom in stress. Her Mom tried to handle all. Her Dad had money but never showed willingness to share it. He wanted everything just for himself. Her Mom was earning too. Her Dad even try to take away her earnings. She saw from childhood whenever someone gave her any gift her Dad always immediately took it from her. She wanted to keep them to herself. Her Dad never gave her freedom to keep money. He kept saying that it was not safe to give money to child but he didn't even give anything to child. He kept all in his pocket. This birthday she took it & kept it. She was taunted by him. He abused him. He tried to take away her money but she didn't give it. She kept it to herself. It was upsetting for him. She remembered how much drama he created. He even broke few things of house to show off. It was so upsetting. But she didn't give it. Now he began to scream " I am wasting so much money on her. But that girl didn't even have manners to give her birthday's money to me. I gave that party. I did all. I deserved right on that money. Every rupee of this house just belong to me." Trupti started crying. She could feel due to her tears her wound was getting worst. But still she kept crying. She didn't want to give her money. But her Dad didn't plan to give up so easily. Dad " This girl is such worst thing. I never wanted daughter like her. She didn't have any right to keep any money. I feed her.." Ramabai "But I earn too." Her Dad began to laugh on her Mom. " Really Rama you call that earning as maid an earning?" It was so shocking. It was so frustrating. Ramabai was working so hard. He was laughing on her hard work. It was so upsetting. Ramabai wanted to argue. But she knew that nothing was going to help. Trupti started to get more & more upset. Ramabai began to see marks on her body. Ramabai tried to stop it. But nothing was working. Finally next day Trupti went to Doctor for dressing of wound on face. Doctor noticed other wounds too. He told Trupti to sit outside with nurse. Then Doctor called her parents inside his room. Ramabai was so confused when Doctor started asking about cause of wound. Ramabai "She cut herself by mistake." " But why she took blade near her cheek? She didn't need it." Ramabai nodded but she was so confused. " Trupti started to act strange no doubt about it. It was so odd. She looked towards her husband. She didn't feel comfortable with him at all. He might start abusing person. She wanted to discuss troubles of Trupti but she couldn't before her husband. Trupti was started to get upset about different things. But Ramabai couldn't tell it. Suddenly Doctor offered card. She took it with shaking hands. It was card of psychiatrist. She shivered with fear. She knew that her husband started screaming. Her guess proved right. Her husband immediately started screaming & abusing entire family. But Doctor talked with authority. Doctor "Stop this. If you don't take her to psychiatrist she might cut her face beyond repair. Trupti's Dad shivered. But when they went back once again he began to scream on all including Trupti. He was calling her mad again & again. Ramabai kept counseling her. They took appointment. When they started discussing psychiatrist first told her father to go out. Trupti's Dad was upset. But he didn't say anything just left room. Then psychiatrist discussed all. Trupti felt little relaxed. In end Psychiatrist said " She is suffering from depression & Anxiety due to her father. I will teach her how to cope up with him. Don't worry she will handle it." Trupti had mark on her face for long time but she didn't care since Psychiatrist removed marks on her mind. She understood how to handle situation & her life. She didn't went in hostel. She stayed there & managed to handle her life. Her Dad kept abusing but she learnt to fight back. Ramabai was so happy. She felt finally her daughter was grown up. She could handle everything.
The End
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