She was sitting on their bedroom floor. The blood had soaked
a part of the expensive Persian rug and it was spreading fast. She was still holding the heavy crystal vase in her hand with his blood stain at the bottom.
She
looked at her dead husband, lying in a pool of blood. She still loved him and
he had loved her too, in his own way. She looked at the various bruises inflicted by
him on her body. They were the testimonials of his love.
You are very lucky to
have got a husband like him her parents had said. If only they knew she thought. She grabbed her cell phone and
called the police.
One of the Bitter,crude,common realities of life...beautifully captured Changing Times...Thankyou
ReplyDeleteThank you Sowmya :)
DeleteWow. And HER life is going to be hellish, even more so, from because of a society that does not recognize marital abuse or rape.
ReplyDeleteYes that is very true. Thanks for stopping by :)
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