Episode 9

A few days later, i came to know that Sumera had also been beaten brutally. The narrow-mindedness of our village had taken its toll on our lives.

Sumera's marriage had been set to the nearest possible date. I spent my days alone in my room, thinking about her.

Her friend informed me through the window of my room that she did the same .

I had the mashiq as her memento; she had nothing but a basketful of memories.

I heard that she kept crying day in and day out for me. I did the same.

I kept on craving for presence. Her thoughts filled my mind .

The day of the marriage finally arrived. I couldn't bear the fact that she was getting married. I wanted to kill myself but the thought of her getting married virtually killed me. I turned insane.

After that day, I spent my days staring at the mashiq. I held it tightly to my body; if anyone tried taking it away, even for just a second, it made me go wild. I shouted at people without reason and didn't even touch food for several days.

I paced up and down my room for several hours, circling around without any purpose. Her almond-shaped green eyes made me cry every time i thought about them.

I wanted to die, but kept on living like a dead person for some obnoxious reason.

After several months, the news came that she had committed suicide. Her mother-in-law and father had taunted her so much about me that she had been unable to tolerate their comments.

She jumped from the the third floor of their house.

I banged the door of my room so hard that my parents had to let me go. I ran as fast as i could towards the village grave yard. I looked at the numerous graves around me until i finally spotted a fresh mini-mountain of mud.I went towards it and wept as i hugged the mound.

Why Sumera? Why? I asked her. She couldn't have replied, not even on a mashiq now. I put down the wooden slate i had carried with me and wept uncontrollably. The ocean of tears didn't stop and i kept on weeping.... All i could do was my hands up and ask the Almighty to return my Sumera back to me.

The silence and beauty around me had lost its meaning....

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