Episode No 10: Life a Riddle
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Aenna took the papers and pictures in her room. She pulled the chair and sat on it, she started staring at the pictures of her mother and father. Aenna was in a deep shocking state, it was extremely hard for her to believe that the woman she live with for almost 20 years is not her real mother. It was difficult to accept that she is an adopted child. Her heart was shaking that her real father is a man with worst character, who betrayed her own mother. Aenna started doubting her own existence, she started doubting Albert's love. Aenna felt a sense of hatred for the whole world, she felt everything in this world is a fake and false.
She didn't cried, despite she became hard like a stone, she didn't said a word to her adoptive word. Aenna didn't opened the door till the next day evening, Mrs.Marvel knew that this reality was hard to accept, so she didn't try to engage with her for sometime. As the sun was setting, Mrs.Marvel knocked at the door. Aenna didn't replied. She again knocked, there was no response.Mrs.Marvel called Aenna by her name, for several times. Finally, Aenna opened the door. Her both eyes were as red as vine with swelling on the eyelids, her face was pales. Mrs.Marvel understood Aenna's mental state and she tried to console her:
"Aenna, no matter if I'm not your biological mother, but your are dear to me as my own daughter.. I told you the whole tale because I don't want to lose you as I lost my friend on the name of love."
Aenna, promise me that you will never try to betray me ever in life.
Aenna was broken inside, she hugged her and made a promise that she will never follow her own mother's steps and said: "no matter , we share the same blood or not, you are my true mother, as you always loved me like your own blood related child, I will never play any tricky game with you."
Mrs.Marvel went inside the kitchen and made Aenna's favourite chicken corn soup with fried fish. She set the table and served Aenna with some fish pieces and soup. To change the topic, she asked Aenna that she should go out with her friends.
Mrs.Marvel: Aenna, your hair are getting dried, you need a keratin treatment. Tomorrow, you have to go to the salon for your face spa and hair treatment.
Aenna noded her head in yes.
Then, Aenna went inside her room, she again picked the pictures of her mother and father, she laid on the bed, staring constantly on their faces. Then, she stood up and looked inside the mirror, she realised that her hair were same as of her mother, she hated her hair so much that why their appearance is like her mother. She looked at her nails, which were exactly the same as of her mother. Aenna think herself that she never wants to be like her parents. Their was prejudice in her heart for them.
Next day, Aenna woke up and she was feeling better than yesterday. She went outside and huged Mrs.Marvel.
Aenna: Mummie, I am going Salon for my hair treatment.
Mrs.Marvel hugged Aenna and kissed her forehead , she served her some toasts with butter and honey on them. Aenna after having her breakfast, drove the car to the salon.
Aenna sat on the styling chair, she saw herself inside the mirror, and to make a difference in her appearance from her own mother, asked the hairstylist to dye her hair brown and to make them too short. Stylist said that black suits you more, any long hair cut might be better than short. But, she forced her to do what she said.
Aenna after taking a new hair cut and face spa went back home.Aenna rang the door bell. Mrs.Marvel came and her mouth was half opened after seeing Aenna's transformation.
Mrs.Marvel: Aenna? What you did with your long beautiful hair? Why you dyed them brown?
Aenna: Change is part of life.
Mrs.Marvel: I know you love long hair and their natural black color.
Tell me, why you did this?
Aenna: I have already told you.
Mrs.Marvel: Aenna.. Are you alright? Why you are trying to hurt your ownself?
Aenna shrieked : Because I don't want to look like my mother, till I saw there pictures, I hate myself whenever I look her reflection in me. Everytime I see the mirror, I just want to break it, I don't want to be like her.
"She was a cheater.My father was also a cheater" Aenna started crying badly. "Their blood is running in my veins, how's this possible that a child of cheaters won't cheat."
Mrs.Marvel consoled Aenna: "Aenna try to understand that you belong to them but this ain't mean that you will do the same mistakes.This is in human nature to sin. You shouldn't hate them.Instead you should pray for their peace.Don't be so cruel, learn to forgive and forget mistakes.
Aenna being broken inside, tears were all over her face, wept like a little child whose toy is taken away by someone.
Aenna's voice trembled saying: "I feel like my existence is a question mark in this universe. When my friend circle will come to know that who my parents were, they will definitely hate me.Everyone will think of me as something priceless.No one will accept me with my original family background. I am not just an adopted child but also the blood in my veins is heavy like a curse.
Mrs.Marvel: Aenna, stop blaming your existence.Why would anyone hate you? These are just your own negative thoughts. They are your parents by blood, and I raised you up. Now, you belong to me. Forget past belongings and accept your present where you are standing right now.
Mrs.Marvel grabbed Aenna's arm and took her inside her room.
"Tonight you will sleep in your mother's room." She dragged the blanked upside, dimmed the lights and patted Aenna until she slept.
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