Tale Of A Marriage

Part 38 : Good deeds.

"Where do you leave?" Randhir asked

"I live in my shop" "I run a small tea shop here on mall road" The lady replied

"And your family?" Sanyukta said

"I don't have family" The lady said

Sanyukta looked at Randhir

"I lost my husband and my child in a car accident few years back" "My child died on spot and my husband was admitted to hospital" 

"We had a love marriage so neither my family nor my husband's family supported us" "They abandoned us"

"Me and my husband were happy"

"My husband used to run tea shop"

"I used to help him"

"We were happy"

"Though we don't had much money or luxuries but we were happy"

"Then one day...our small family was completed with arrival of my child"

"We both were so happy  that day"

"He was 2 years old when we took him to Vaishnavdevi"

"We were coming back and met with an accident"

"My child died but my husband was still alive"

Sanyukta held Randhir's hand tightly hearing the pain of lady

"My husband was critical"

"He needed blood"

"No one from his family helped us"

"Not even his brothers,parents no one"

"I begged for help but they didn't...."

"And I lost my husband"

"My in laws took over the house were me and my husband lived after my husband's death"

"They even had their eye on the shop but...the shop belonged to my husband" "So they couldn't snatch it from me"

"From that day to today...I live in the our tea shop"

"I earn my livelihood and...Live"

There was not a single drop of tear in her eyes

Infact she was smiling all the time

May be she had accepted her fate

"You know...after that incident I regularly go and donate blood in hospitals" "Thinking it will help someone to live" "It will save someone's life" "I do it" "It gives me happiness" She added.

"Aunty..I am so sorry..." Sanyukta said

"No need to be sorry my girl..." "I am used to my life..." "I have accepted my life the way it is..." "There is no point in crying...cause nothing is going to change..." The lady replied

"Thank you so much for help beta..." "May god bless you both"

"Stay happy" The lady blessed them and left

Sanyukta was in tears after hearing her words

Randhir was numb too.

They looked at each other and hugged at the very next moment.

*flashback ends*

"Yes my son..." "I will donate blood to your wife" The lady said

"I heard your plea this morning" "I was in there standing in group of people" She added