Village Love

Chapter 3

Gowri returned to her sweet home after a long duration. She breathed the smell of her home. This is where she belongs. There was a different type of relief and happiness on reaching her place. After Soo many years she took a small trip around the home to see the changes but to her disappointment, there were not many changes everything was the same as before but only paint and some things had been changed from their place it’s like more than replaced. Thanks to her grandmother and her mother who are a clean freak and can do anything to keep their home clean can even make their husband work. It's been common for them to help the women of their homes.

As it was a long four hours journey by train and wandering around made her exhausted. Getting bored she went to her room which was the same as she left but neat and clean. Nobody enters her room other than for cleaning. Though it was small it was warm. It had a small double bed, wardrobe, dressing table, and a small library with large books. Her room was bright with designer glass bottles hanging on the balcony. She had made some of her decorative items hanging here and there. It was decorated more naturally or manually than the artificial. It was painted in grey and pink color.

She went to the washroom had a nice steam bath and dressed up in casuals. She went down to have her food. All her family members in the living hall.

Gowri: Mumma I am dammed hungry please give me something to eat. So that I can sleep for some time.

Uma: sure Shona, take a seat at the dining table. I will bring your food.

Gowri moved to the dining table, it was a small table with the six chairs. The dining table was in the corner of the kitchen it was connected to the back door. Though their home was small they didn't feel suffocating. Small is beautiful. It felt more suggestive to have someone in the small home rather than a big empty Shell like a mansion.

They had their food with enquiring about each other. Indian parents do investigate a lot.

Filling the missing information to each other they engraved the moment. Her father updated about the orphanage work. They look after the orphanage in the village. It was Gowri’s grandmother Savitha’s wish to open an orphanage to needy people and educate them. It was difficult at starting but now they are somewhat in the trace.

With all chit chat, they completed the void place in their heart. All were smiling happily after so many years. It was a beautiful day as their sunshine is home to stay with them permanently.

Gowri’s parents had a love marriage.  Her mother Uma, whose parents were Orthodox were not willing to arrange inter-caste marriage. Her mother’s parents didn’t agree to marry her to the man who didn’t have anything. At that time Mahesh didn’t have any proper education, no job. He was a total bad boy who fell in love with direct women like Uma. But they were in love and confessed to living together in the future. So they ran away and married each other. At first, they had a tough time. They didn’t have any necessities to lead a life. Life felt difficulty in the small suffocating room. Later Mahesh's stood up and understood the meaning of life. He worked hard to give his wife a better life. His parents understood their love for each other and accepted them as he was the only child of them.

Later everything changed through passion and hard work. Uma became a doctor with the support of her husband who shreds his blood to make her dream come true. He took a government exam and got the opportunity to work as a teacher. Initially, all changed and all took a positive way. They never planned to have a baby earlier but it was a surprise when they came to know good news after two years of their marriage.

Mahesh fulfilled all his wife’s carvings without any neglect. His parents looked after her as their daughter. Uma's in-laws respected her more knowing the change in their son’s life and treated her equally to Mahesh. Uma had a terrible time during her delivery she almost died while giving birth to her baby. It was a miracle to Mahesh to get his family back after all the tragedy. The doctor confirmed that Uma cannot be able to bear a child in her womb once again. It was heartbreaking news in that situation Mahesh didn’t show his emotions he controlled his emotions for the sake of his family. He consoled her and diverted her attention to the newborn. They considered Gowri as a God’s gift and promise to protect and keep happy their child rather than suffering which can’t be happening. So like this, she became the heartbeat of her family members. She had wrapped her family members in her tiny figures from the birth only. After Gowri was born everything changed they shifted to the village for a better normal life. They work hard for this beautiful life. Now they are well known in the village. Gowri is a God-blessed child who understood her parent's suffering and helped them. She uses to work at a young age by taking tuition and stitching clothes. She was earning for her parents. She never troubled her parents. She was silent and obedient kind. She was satisfied with what is got. She strongly believed in God. She always would tell “what is written in our fate will always reach us even if we don’t want.”

Later they were able to build the hospital and schools for illiterate and poor people. They donate more. They got to know people. People appeared for help. They were appreciated. They had a small yet beautiful life.

The journey will not be the same, according to the situation everything changes. Then amity rules.