CHAPTER 01

There was a crowd outside the house in Malviya Nagar, Bhopal. Savitri Devi had passed away this morning. Her only daughter Meera Rajput was alive in the family. Savitri was suffering from a serious illness for the last several years and today she breathed her last and said goodbye to the world. Meera was 21 years old and was in the final year of college.

Savitri's lifeless body was lying in front of her eyes, covered with a white sheet! Tears were flowing from Meera's eyes! The women sitting nearby were consoling her, but only Meera could understand the pain of losing a mother! She was the only one in this world whom she could call her own!

Savitri had sent Meera to Indore for her studies, the reason for which was known only to Savitri! In Indore, Meera studied at National College and lived in a hostel of the same college! Meera is a very soft spoken girl, she used to spend most of her time in books! She had only one friend in college.

"Nidhi Vyas" who lived in Indore with her family! Nidhi and Meera were very good friends, they had completed two years of college together but Nidhi knew very little about Meera now, the reason being Meera being an introvert or maybe circumstances made her mature before her age! This time Meera had come to Bhopal without telling Nidhi!

The preparations for Savitri's last rites were complete. When her body was being taken away, Meera started crying loudly! The women tried to console her but no one could stop her. She ran out and said, "We will also go with you!!"

"Daughter, women do not go to the crematorium!" said an old man standing there.

"I don't want to hear anything, I will go with you too!" said Meera

"Let it go uncle, it is important to have someone close to perform the last rites! And these days it doesn't matter whether it is a boy or a girl, let it go!", Vishwanath standing nearby said to the old man.

Everyone left from there carrying Savitri's dead body. With tears in her eyes, Meera was walking holding the fire vessel in her hand! It was as if there was no courage in her lifeless legs. She had spent very little time with her mother. Who knows what was the reason that her mother always kept her away from herself! Thinking and remembering the past, the crematorium had arrived! Savitri's last rites were performed. Being the only heir, she also lit the funeral pyre!! It was very difficult to control Meera in those moments! The eyes of everyone present there became moist!

After a month Meera came to Indore. She changed her clothes and picked up her books and came to the college. After coming to the college she talked to the principal and told him about her mother's death. Since Meera was the most promising student of the college, the principal agreed to her one month leave. Meera came out after thanking the principal. There was still time for the class to start, so she came and sat on the bench and started looking at the ground with sad eyes. Just then a familiar voice came in her ears, "Oh Madam ji, where were you all these days, no call, no message, what is going on in your mind?

Meera turned towards the voice and found Nidhi standing in front of her. When Meera did not respond, Nidhi sat beside her and said lovingly, "What happened Meera? Is everything alright?" Hearing Nidhi's words, Meera's eyes welled up with tears. She looked down at the ground and said, "Mother is no more, Nidhi!" "What? When did this happen? And why didn't you tell me?" Nidhi said, shocked.

"What should I tell you Nidhi? I myself did not know what pain my mother was going through. So that I could not know anything, she always kept me away from herself and see, she went away from me forever", saying this, Meera's eyes filled with tears.

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