Feelings of Life Torment

Untitled Episode 10

Within a few years of marriage, many events happened in their lives, they had a drawback in life, since the death of their child, Leyla was so broken that that emptiness painted a line of pain in a corner of their heart every day. The doctor said Leyla will never be a mother again. In the end, people decided to make an orphan child their own with love, not a child of their own blood. They adopted a small child from an orphanage. The child came to the orphanage for a few days, and there was something wrong between the father and the mother, which clearly did not say anything special from the ashram. The baby is very much liked by Leyla. The child was named "Aryan". From the first day, Aryan became the light of their lives. Clinging to John's finger with a small hand, getting up on Leyla's lap and laughing. Everything should bring new meaning to their lives. The days went very well. Aryan's laughter in the morning, going to the park with him in the afternoon, making him sleep while telling stories at night. This is how six months passed. John would pick up his son after returning from office, and Leyla was busy with him all day. Their house was filled with laughter and love. But this happiness did not last long. One day at noon there was a knock on the door. When Leyla opened the door, she saw some strangers standing. They were accompanied by an orphan worker. An unknown fear arose in Leyla's mind. The people come in and sit down and ask John to call. As soon as John came back from the office, they opened up and told the matter. Aryan's real parents are back. They now want to get their child back after realizing their mistake. Hearing this, John was speechless. He can't say anything for a while. Leyla was listening to everything from the side, her chest heaving.

John says slowly, “But now he is our child. We have been growing him for six months, loving him. How can I leave him now?" The worker at the orphanage explains, "We understand your suffering, but according to the law, if the child's biological parents want him to get him back, they have rights first." Hearing this, Leyla couldn't control herself anymore. He broke down in tears. "He is my child! I can't live without him,” she shouts. John falls into a difficult dilemma. On the one hand his wife's love and passion, on the other hand law and reality. He tries to settle the matter calmly. In the next few days, the turmoil started at home. Leyla is not willing to accept it in any way. He sits holding Aryan on his chest all the time, as if someone will come to snatch him. John tries to convince him, “We have to think about his future. Maybe his real parents can really keep him well now.” But Leyla doesn't want to listen. Aryan is his world to him. One day suddenly the people of the orphanage appeared with the police. Legal documents in their hands. John realizes there is nothing more to do. Leyla clings to Aryan tightly. Tears are falling from his eyes. “No! I will not give my son! No one can take him!” His screams made the atmosphere at home heavy. The police came forward slowly. John sees everything with helpless eyes. He comes forward and holds Leyla's hand and says, “Please, take care of yourself. It's not in our control." Finally, with great difficulty, Aryan was separated from Leyla. The baby also started crying, as if he realized something terrible was happening. The sound of that cry made John and Leyla's heart shattered. The door is closed. The house suddenly became silent. After Arian's departure, Leyla collapsed completely. He stops eating and drinking, doesn't talk to anyone. He lays in bed all day, empty eyes. Within a few days he fell ill. John takes him to the doctor, tries to give medicine, but that grief does not go away from Leyla's mind. He keeps saying, “Where is my son? Give him back." John himself breaks down inside, but he tries to keep himself strong. He knows that if he also collapses, there will be no one to handle Leyla. Night after night he sits next to Leyla, trying to convince him. “We will try again. Maybe we can bring a child to our life again,” he says in a soft voice. But Leyla's answer remains the same. "No one will be like Aryan." Over time, John realizes that this wound cannot be healed with justification. It's a matter of time. He should bring back Leyla with love, patience and care. Gradually he started adding Leyla to small tasks. Lets see old pictures, take him for a walk outside. At first, Leyla shows no interest in anything, but John doesn't give up. One evening, after a long time, Leyla was standing on the balcony watching the sunset. John came to his side. After being silent for a while, Leyla said slowly, "Will he remember us?" Tears came to John's eyes, but he tried to smile. "Maybe, maybe not. But we will never lose the love we gave him." Leyla says nothing, but a drop of tears falls in her eyes. In that water, the pain accumulated slowly starts to melt. Life doesn't stop. There are hardships, there are memories, but time takes everything forward in its own way.

Within a few days, Layla had become somewhat normal, but there was still a strange void inside John. The doctor clearly said that Layla will never be a mother again. These words left a deep scar in John's heart that did not seem to be easily erased.

John thought maybe everything would be fine with time. Maybe if they adopt an orphan child again, Leyla's face will be filled with laughter again. But Laila did not agree at all. He felt that it was no longer possible to accept someone else's child as his own. John has tried with patience many times. Sometimes he wants to explain calmly, sometimes with great affection and sometimes he wants to give Layla emotional comfort by sharing his dreams of the future.