Colors: Final Part

                                         DAY 1

Time 4 past 30

Radha sat with her head down and tears were rolling down her eyes. A bunch of rupees were beside her. A man was wearing his clothes and hurried towards the main door.  She didn’t look up. Her head was down and droplets of tears were falling down heavily on the bed that had stories to tell, stories that were bad dreams to those who listened to it.

Thousand needles pierced her body and she felt the nightmare of child hood came to haunt her again. Her eyes cried for the little soul sleeping at the other room, a kid who was dreaming about the lie that had inspired him. Her eyes cried for her lost child hood. Nightmares of being a victim of child trafficking flashed in front of her. She was a prey to the male dominant society, succumbed to the sexual addiction of bunch of men. She stood up and looked herself in the mirror. She glared at the illusion that over powered her yet she had to live alongside the illusion.

Time passed as she kept looking at her in the mirror. But, it’s the life she was used to. It’s the hell she was living with. She went to the other room and saw her little kid sleeping. Her sorrows were being washed away by the sleeping innocent kid on the bed. She felt the warmth and walked up to him and kissed him.

Time 8 past 30

“Aadhi! It’s time kiddo, what ya doing? Have you got ready?” shouted Radha.

“Ya ma! Almost”, replied Aadhi.

“Aadhi, it’s time! School Van is gonna arrive anytime.”

Little Aadhi ran towards his mother and said, “I’m done.”

She fed him and helped him with his bag and walked alongside him on the way out. They waited for the School Van’s arrival. After few minutes, the van has arrived.

Radha Kneeled beside Aadhi and kissed and he kissed her cheeks and said, “love you Ma!”

The little kid walked towards the Van. Suddenly he stopped and turned towards his mother questioningly. He said, “Ma! You didn’t tell me Da’s name.”

“His name is Aadhitya” she said with a little smile at the corner of her lips.

The Radha looked at the proud face of the little kid. He turned back and walked towards the Van. He entered the Van and turned to see his mother who was standing there watching her only hope of life waving hands. She waved back and stood there till the Van left the place. Her hopes were getting stronger and a will to live this life were getting stronger. She walked back towards her home and her shadow followed her.