Hope

CHILDREN

Kaveri's POV

When doctors were treating Krishna, my aunt asked me how he was hurt to which I narrated everything that happened to her but no one said anything to me. I felt a little relieved knowing that they understood me and my feelings.

But as soon as we all reached home, everyone scolded me for hurting Krishna and accused me for trying to kill him because he asked for divorce. Even his kids started looked very angry and his daughter called me "Bad aunt" and said, "Why did you hit my dad?" and his son said, "I won't let you hit my dad." They both tried to push me and said, "Get out of our house. Don't come to our house" but were not strong enough to push me outside and Ramya scolded them for misbehaving with me and took them inside a room.

I apologized to Krishna and his family with folded hands and left the house. I was very shocked seeing a 3 year old and 4 year old children trying to protect their well built strong 33 year old father. No doubt that Krishna's priorities have changed. Whose priorities doesn't change when you have two adorable kids fighting for you. My situation was not good but seeing two adorable kids fighting for their father was heart touching for me.

I imagined my children doing the same. I imagined my children loving me unconditionally. I imagined them fighting with everyone for me, for my life, my happiness. I want them to question their father for cheating on me. But they left me. I went to my house and asked my children, "Why did you all leave me? Am I that bad? Don't you know that I can't live without you all? What do you want me to do? I want to live happily. I want a normal life with a family, with my children. But the moment you all left me, I have nothing left to live for."

But my children were not talking to me. I hated their silence, I hated the silence. I begged them to talk to me for once but they didn't say anything. I broke everything which I was able to in the house. I broke all the bases, I broke the television, I broke the plates, glasses and then suddenly I saw my aunt in my house.

She came running towards me and hugged me and tried to calm me down but I pushed her. I started hitting the walls to show my anger. My hands started bleeding but still my children were not saying anything. I started hitting my head to the wall but my aunt placed the hand on the wall and was not letting me hurt myself.

I went to the dining hall and searched for a knife to hurt myself but as if my aunt could read my mind, she threw the knifes set out of the window. I was angry at her and said, "Why? My children are not talking to me? Why are they not talking to me? Ask them to talk to me. Do something. I want my children. My children. My children." I felt like my head was spinning and suddenly fell down but my aunt caught me and made me sleep on her lap.

I was able to see only a blurry image of her and she said, "I'm sorry. I'm sorry. It's all because of me. I shouldn't have let Krishna marry again. But I was blinded by the want of becoming a grandmother of Krishna's children. I'm dying everyday seeing you like this. I may not be a good mother in-law to you and have hurt you. But even from the day you were born, I loved you like my own child. I have no idea when I turned so evil that I started hurting you, my own child. I hate myself for not supporting you. I just want you to live a happy life."

I knew that she was feeling guilty but her tears can't help me in any way. I tried to move away from her but I had no energy to move and eventually closed my eyes.

When I opened my eyes, I saw our family doctor, Charan. He talked to me as we knew each other from a long time. He was a very close friend to Krishna's brother, Ram. As he was talking, Krishna entered the room with a bandage to his head and asked him about my well being.

He even put his arm around me as soon as he sat on the bed. I hated his touch and wanted to push him but I had no energy left in me to push him. He was always like that, he acted all possesive in the presence of other men. Once I was happy seeing his possesiveness but now it disgusts me.

Charan, Ram and I were classmates. I and Charan wanted to become doctors from our school days. We were also good friends. I was not allowed to talk to any boy in the class except Ram and as Charan was always with Ram, I talked to him a lot. We were like a group of three best friends. But Krishna always hated seeing Charan around me and scolded me whenever he saw us talking to each other.

Charan too was not very fond of Krishna and always said that I shouldn't marry Krishna as it was no secret that we were bound to marry each other. Everyone in the school knew that we were in love and would marry each other.

Many people from our school always teased me and would always call me "Mrs. Krishna". I would feel shy listening to that but Charan would say, "You are stupid. Why are so happy listening to all the nonsense. You said you want to become a doctor. But now you are feeling shy thinking about your lover boy. You are very young. You should first study. You shouldn't marry until you become a doctor. Who knows then you may find youself a handsome doctor and may ditch your ugly Krishna."

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