The one that got away

Chapter 2: Pain.

“Pain shapes a woman into a warrior.”

Chapter 2: Pain.

My eyes fluttered open as I felt the rays of sunlight on me. I woke up to see I am still in the same place, in the same phase I lost my consciousness last night.

My whole body shuddered in discomfort. My head felt like someone is nailing a hammer continuously on it. I feel so vulnerable. I slowly try to get up using the handrail as my aid.

I went inside the bedroom where my husband was still sleeping. The clock at his side of the dressing table was showing 6:38 am. looks like I woke up today late.

I moaned in pain and tiredness.

I usually wake up at 5:00 am. cause I have to prepare breakfast and wake him by 6:00 am. for his morning jog then wake up the kids at 7:00 am.

But today I feel to do nothing and my whole body indirectly indicated the sign ‘can’t take it anymore’. I took a deep breath as I made my way towards the bathroom.

I drew myself a warm bath and got in the tub. As I drowned myself in the water closed my eyes as my mind flew back into the past.

~~~~~~Flashback~~~~~~

How happy I am!! Finally, I am free from 12th. Today was my last paper of the 12th board exam.

Oh, how happy I feel that it was my maths paper today. Not only me but all those other students whose last exam paper of 12th are happy too. I could see it on all the student’s faces who were coming out of the classrooms along with me.

As I exited the exam building, my hair danced with the wind as if it was a sign of a new beginning feeling even more cheerful I felt as if I could start singing and hopping my way back home. But there is no way I would do that.

I smiled at the group of girls who smiled back at me.

Allow me to introduce myself, my name is Danika Deshmukh.

As you have heard, I just gave my 12th exam or you could say my high school (College) exam. I am 17 years old very soon to be 18 years old within a month, an adult excited about the fact that I could exercise my rights as an individual to vote, work,...........

So as soon as I will turn 18, I plan to move away from them. I have made up my mind to do a part-time job to support myself and continue my further studies.

So, I have to first find a decent part-time job before I find a place to live in, just then I will get to do B. Com (bachelors of commerce). I want to be a banker in the future just like my father was a bank supervisor.

I relaxed myself continue to walk out of the campus. Everyone was talking in groups, wishing each other for a good future, some were promising to be in touch wherever they went. Everyone wanted to rush back to their home quickly.

I also wanted to talk to them, give them my wishes, get their wishes like any other student would, but I didn’t have that liberty as I have to go back home as soon as possible as I have house chores to do.

I came here to give the exam after making breakfast and lunch, now I have to go for the remaining chores like laundry, dishwashing, and cleaning.

I would reach my grandparents’ house from the front lawn likely in 20 minutes. I could never call it ‘home’ cause it never felt like one. They’re my grandparents and my uncle-aunt but still I don’t feel like home.

I sighed......... as I reached the main door of the house, I turned towards the left and was surprised because I have never seen such big, glossy and expensive-looking, it was a black color Audi car, which only the high-class people could effort, which was parked.

Oh, God! Great! Now there’s a guest inside the house, it would be fun to have guests over. Note my sarcasm.

Guest in the house means more people in the house... which only means more workload for me.

Great, just great!!!

I sighed as all my high spirit feeling from the exam had exhausted as I entered inside the house.

~~~~~~Flashback over~~~~~~