Nirni

As one grows up,  in the Indian subcontinent,  marriages are arranged. 
This story revolves around a boy,  who was immature enough to get married,  shoved into the rat race of work and earning money and before he could realise his goals in life clearly,  he was put into an arranged marriage. 
As years go by,  he though bodily matured,  but emotionally still a boy gets involved into alcoholism,  smoking,  women,  gambling.  He took his arranged marriage as part of life's  adjustments. 
I  don't love you anymore is contradictory as he falls in love with his wife past 25 years of marriage,  whereby he realises,  friends who seemed friends actually,  were enemies in disguise.He goes for rehabilitation,  due to alcoholic tendencies but does not recover.  He does not succeed in business world and feels all these bad things that are happening to him is because of his wife.   She is the greatest bad luck in his life is what he feels. He never loved his wife,  from the first day of marriage,  took her just for sexual needs,  made her his 24*7 secretary,  beat her to pulp due to alcoholism and frustration.
But she never left his side. As years go by,  he sees his wife as the only strongest pillar of his life. So when at the age of 60, he thinks of telling her his true feelings for her,  his wife says that she has moved on in life.  Now that her children are grown up,  she is tired of his bickering and fights.  She confessed,  I don't love u anymore and goes to enrol in an old age home,  to live a life  without any pain and emotional struggle.

Even when you look at the book cover of two ducklings, here in this book, looking at opposite directions, this also has a lot of significance,  as per the storyline.  Both are in the same pail,  as in marriage,  at a young age, tied to the family, but both looking in opposite ways.  One into family bond,  taking care of in law's,  children,  daily grocery shopping,  cooking and doing all household chores.  The other has his life outward bound,  partying around,  drinks and friends, women,  gambling, earning money and travelling distant lands,  passports filled with visas of countries around the world, no strings attached to the family. 
As years fly by and things don't change in the scenario,  the wife at old age walks out of marriage, to lead a life as per her choice, at 62 years,  the man has now stabled up and looks forward to live his old age along with his wife,  but here is the cliche,  she simply walks out without looking behind to a life where she relentlessly always gave without any returns or favours asked. She walks towards an unknown voyage at old age where nobody expects anything from her and she does not expect anything from anyone, a house she would learn to call her home,  an old age home.....

This is my first attempt in weaving a story.  I would appreciate for a genuine feedback from my supporters in the form of comments,  votes and spirit stones.  
I was unwell for the past month and a half , so the speed has lessened,  but I will not fail in weaving my thoughtsand pen them down at the earliest.  Your genuine feedback will help spark my imagination.

I don't love u anymore

Ador reached home late, and as usual everyone was waiting for her.  Nobody asked her any questions and all had dinner.  This made Ador feel very very awkward.  Dev also did not give her a call after he reached home.   He felt insulted.  This girl used to always escape from his grasp. His manhood was hard.  He went to the toilet to release his frustrations. He told to himself,  enough of the cat chasing the mouse.  Now,   he will think of something else.  There are far more vivacious girls in Kolkata,  why run after one. 


Post dinner,  everybody went to sleep.  Unma  was waiting for Ador to tell her the happenings of the evening.  Ador changed to a night suit and showed Unma the necklace.  She said,"  if you like it, you can take it".  Unma said,  "maybe I will borrow for a few occasions" Ador was feeling low.  She thought to save herself from the cat and mouse game was much more important than to give in to pleasures.  Did she do wrong by saving herself????


When Unma tried to coax Ador about the date,  she tried to buzz it off saying about how she would be busy attending office meetings and the like.  Unma thought it to be weird.  Plus she saw that Ador used to check her mobile often and she was not busy with her late night calls,  like her usual self. 


Ador was always recapitulating of what went wrong,  if there was anything she felt might have erred him. She detested herself.  She was never in close interaction with the opposite gender.  She could not find her flaws. 


Dev was having a gala time. Sreedhar, his college buddy had come and they were busy having fun.  Watching porn movies,  going to discotheques,  having too much alcohol and late night parties.  


They were discussing on their feats with their current girlfriend , when Ador's name was muttered by Dev. 


He said,  "I met a girl,  sweet and kind,  timid and affectionate,  but very alert.  She does not drop her guard.  Tried to coax her to sleep with me and ditch her once and for all,  but alas,  her good luck,  she was not pinned down by me. " 


Both had a hearty laugh.  Sreedhar asked "Which number?"  Dev smiled wryly "Unlucky 13th"


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