LET ME STUDY..!!!

Tears were running down the cheeks of the little Kripa when she saw the children running to the school in a neat uniform carrying their bags. She always wanted to go to the school and study like the other children of her age. She knew that her dreams can never come true. But then she knew that she was free enough to dream.

Wiping her tears she started to move to the place that was a hell to her. Every day, Kripa return back home with her hands with painful wounds because of the work she does. Kripa works in a quarry lifting the stones from the pile and shifting them to the right place.

While she was still in her thoughts, her work place arrived. She turned to run away from there, but found her mother standing back to her.

“What happen Kripa? What are you waiting for? Go and get to work, you are already late”, her mother said.

“Mamma, I don’t want to work. I want to study. Please join me in the school. I will study and get into a good position when I grow up.” Kripa requested.

“Stop dreaming. Get to work now.” Her mother yelled pushed her to get to the work.

“Why did you do this to me? I always asked you. But you never listened to me.” She said looking the bright sky that bore the hot Sun.

She started crying again. Tears never left her. In the mornings, she used to cry because she wanted to go to school but she knew that she can’t. In the noon, she cried because she would be hungry. Her drunkard father never gave her the money she earned to buy some bread to eat. Her mother is never concerned about it as she was her step mother. In the evenings, she would cry because of the painful wounds in her little hands.

Wiping her tears again, kripa moved to the pile of stones. She lifted the shovel to get to the work. It was too heavy for her to lift but then, she had to work. She had to live with the truth that she has no other choice but to die one day in that hot sun.

Kripa works all the day to earn a few bucks before she can see them to the fullest, her mother grabs them all. She is left with all the tiredness and those painful wounds in her hands.

But every day she prays God and only wish she asks for is “ God, please LET ME STUDY..!!!”

STRUGGLING SOUL...!!!

The beauty of the green plants, I was unable to see till date though I was travelling the same route since the last four years. I was always happy but my happy little heart didn’t see this beauty before. I stopped to see the fresh plants smiling at me as if they know me from ages but I felt they were strangers to me. I was suddenly feeling special. Special about the place I am in. But the only confusion was that why the place did seem different today. Suddenly a thunder broke from the dark clouds and there was a sudden lightning.

I then realized the difference. I was unable to hold the umbrella in my hand. I fell to my knees and broke into tears. All these days, I was walking through the journey of life with my beautiful friends. I had just known them and the happiness that they brought into my life. I was happy and just knew about the smiles I shared with those special souls. Immersed in the ocean of happiness I never observed the world around.

But today, I am left alone to live up the rest of journey in the path of life. The college ended and we all had to move to the different roads from the junction. The road I had to go is all new but I am just alone. I was sad for not having my friends with me.

Thoughts brought to me more and more tears that I had forgotten all through these four years. I sat there crying for a long time. A thunder broke again.

I stood up and took the umbrella and started to move forward as I now know that I had to live myself now and it is me who had to complete the journey of life myself. I knew I had all the best wishes needed and I am safe under the umbrella of love of my friends.

SMILE NEVER LOST..!!!

The smile never left the man’s face. He was the same now as he was when I saw him some months before.
“How can this man be smiling at this time?” I thought as I took the chair beside the bed he is lying on.
As I took the chair, the old looked at me and gave me that special smile, only he owns. I smiled back.
“How are you feeling now sir?” I asked. I knew the answer already, as I am his doctor since the last 10 months and everyday I wish him, I got the same answer.
The same answer, with a smile followed.
“Sir, how are you managing to smile at this time too? If I were you, I would have been crying all the time.” I said.
“Son, its all about how do you take things that come into your life. I have lived a long life where I had to struggle very hard to smile. But, today I am here with no work to do so I am just enjoying the time” he said with the smile all the while.
“do you want me to stay with you for a while?” I asked.
“no dear, do your work. There are lot many who need you more than me. I know, you cant do anything with me.” He smiled again.
“ do you want anything that I can get for you.”
“ yes, get me that I ask you every morning.”
“sir, please ask me that I can surely get you. You ask me something impossible.”
“its very painful lying here. I don’t have anyone in this world. You know that.”
“ I know. But you call me “SON”. Am I not there for you?”
A smile again.
“think you have to leave now. Your patients will be waiting for you. Don’t miss me all the while. Ok” a smile again.
“ok sir. Have a nice day.”
“Son, I Love You”
“Love You too sir.” I bent towards him and kissed him on his forehead.
It always felt great when I met him every morning. The same was the conversation every day since the last 10 months. I regret for not being able to get him what he asks for.
After the work work I went to him again, but saw him lying there the same way as before except that he had a book in his hand. I went to take the book from his hand, and I was taken aback.
No good mornings again. The smiling soul is no more. The life of a happy man ended. He finally got the one he asked for. The DEATH.

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this is the story that i wrote for the pic above. how did i do it? i know i am not good at stories. but then i am trying to be fine atleast..!!!lemme know your views with the valuable comments...!!!