Mother and Daughter SweetSudha 26
It is around 7 in the morning. Rajani is anxiously waiting for her daughter's arrival. 'she is about to be at home by now, what happened?' she thought. Her daughter Sumita is returning back after 6 years. Yes after 6 long years. Now she is returning home as Pharmacy graduate and a matured lady.
Rajani is a lady of 42 and her daughter Sumita is 22. Rajani was a cute girl during her youth. Even today she is a beautiful woman. Men always turn their heads to have a second look at her.
As usual she awake at 5 am but didn't go for her regular walk. Spent time with tension thinking how her daughter would be.. how she behaves..though they were talking on phone yet ....
She prepared her daughter's favorite breakfast kheema paratha made everything ready for mutton biryani and fish fry for afternoon lunch, had bath took a cup of coffee and sat waiting for her daughter.
Ah! At last at 8 am Sumita, her daughter arrived calling "maa"
Rajini ran towards her daughter and hugged her tightly in her arms. Taking her hands in hers she led Sumi to sofa and made her sit and affectionately looking at her. "Mom... I missed you" Sumta said garlanding her arms around her mother and gave a kiss on her cheeks.
"I too dear..." and Rajini hugging her again kissed her daughter's forehead. Then they sat there had a lot of enquiry about each other for about 20 minutes. "Sumi.. go have your bath and freshen up, I have prepared your favorite breakfast" Rajini said to her daughter.
After having bath, they had breakfast and again for 5 minutes they talked, then Sumi said "Maa I am tired I'll have nap" and went to her room. That afternoon both mom and daughter had meals and relaxed in the hall. Mama is holding daughter's hand and had a general talk. While talking she took the name of her husband who had deserted her when Sumi was 5 years.
"Oh maa don't take that bastard's name in front of me." Sumi said harshly. Rajini looked at her daughter for a while and slowly said.
"Sumi.. my sweet darling don't develop hatred towards others, though they may be bad or done harm to you.
"But maa.. don't forget how much of harm he had done to you, you have suffered all your life. You have lost your youth, your wishes, your desires, and apart from that all you missed your married life." Sumi said hugging her mother again.
"But dear, look at the other side of it."
"What other side you have tell me.. tell me what better you got because he left you on your own" Sumita was fuming with anger.
Rajini sweetly smiled at her daughter. Sumita was angrier for her mother's smile and said "Why are smiling at me ma; just tell me one good thing that happened to you after he left you".
"Not one dear there are many..."
"OK tell me one..." she challenged her mother.
My dear --- Rajini continued --- when I was married I was just 18 and completed Inter, don't know what is life, I got married. I was a beautiful girl then and I got married without dowry. My parents were happy that they got a Son-In-Law without dowry. Of course he was charming and had convincing ability.
He was working in a Small Scale unit for a mere 500 rs. I wanted to support the house and I asked him that I also will work. No he said that he don't want me to work. At that time I don't know but later I came to know for his objection. He had a fear that I may fall for someone.
As an obedient wife I stayed at home. Then you were born. When you were 5 years he left me for another Muslim girl, married her and went to Arab countries by changing his religion. Gauze fell on me. I was alone, you were a young child and I was just 23. No support from parents as they themselves was poor. I have to survive, so I went to the firm where he worked and told them the situation and they gave me a job.
I never lost hope on life, and I want to grow. While working I joined B.Com in Open University and completed the degree in first division. Not only first division I scored 88% which was a great achievement those days. I consider myself lucky that I was only 26 when I got a degree in my hand. Seeing the advt. of a reputed firm for accounts assistant job, I applied, attended written and viva and got selected.
Today I am a senior accounts officer. Job guarantee, good pay and perks. Applied for loan from the bank and purchased this plot and then constructed the house. I could send you to a good school and then good college. I was in a position to pay your tuition fee + hostel charges etc. she stopped telling.
"Now tell me all these are not positive of the incident. If not what would be the situation. I would have been a normal house wife leading a normal life and I don't know what your studies would have been..." there was a tremor in her body.
Listening all those things, even Sumi's body shuddered thinking of her future.
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The thing that Rajini didn't tell her daughter is how she got the job. She just recollected that incident.
When she got a message to attend the office, she went there.
There were 5 people in total. 3 females and two males. She had been asked to attend a personnel interview with senior manager. Her number was 3
rd
. when she went in and sat in front of the manager. He was examining the original testimonials she had produced during her viva a week back. After 5 mts of tension he asked some questions, and she gave answers. He scribbled something and returned her originals saying "here are your originals."
She took it and saw what he had written on a white paper stapled to her certificates. Her heart thumped and looked at him. He was smiling at her. She observed that he is around 45 -- 50 charming and pleasing personality. Sported trimmed beard.
"Is there anything you have to ask?" he asked.
"No... no.. sir.." she mumbled. "Then you can leave." He pointed to the door. She came out and without looking here and there she went home. She again looked at what he had written. "please meet me at..." and he had given the place and time.
Next day at the scheduled time she reached there. It is a restaurant in remote area of the city. He offered her seat and ordered for tea. When they are sipping tea he directly started telling "Ms. Rajini, I won't mince words. If you wanted this job you have spend a night with me."
She expected this when she saw the address and time.
This job is very important for her. Her total future and her daughter's future depend on this job. So she said "I accept sir, but after I got the appointment order" she too said without mincing.
"What if, if you don't accept after that?"
"Sir, you are Sr. Manager, and I am a clerk under you whatever the section I may be posted. Apart from that I'll be under probation for 6 months during which period for any of my misconduct, without any notice management can dismiss me. Another thing why one night I am ready to serve you whenever you need my services' she said.
He was satisfied particularly for the last words. Next day itself she got the appointment orders and she joined the firm. As promised she entertained him. So that is how she got the job.
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That night after having dinner Sumi asked her mother "Maa it had been a long time I didn't sleep with you, today I wanted to sleep with you. Can I?"
"Sumi beta... I too feel the same. It had been a long time that I cuddled you.. yes, you are welcome".
