"I promise you, this is a great family. But the financial condition is a little less... Also, the age is rather old. Our girl is 19, isn't she? He is turning 41 next month.

Maanu sir, this relationship is perfect from every point of view.”

"But Usman Brother,, It's not the second marriage, but the third!!!"

"That's not his fault. What did he do wrong that his wife ran away with another man...??"

"But...."

"There is no one but madam, I can't think of getting into a relationship like this anymore... And when we look at the shortcomings on our side---"

He stood up with a sigh, looking at Maanu who was sitting in the chair in silence and Haseena who was wiping her tears with her shawl from the door.

"I'm leaving then... You call and inform the decision... And then I have to ask them to come to talk things over...."

Haseena went inside crying looking at her husband who was leaning on a chair to hide the tears in his eyes when Usman walked away saying that.

With her eyes covered with tears, She saw her mother leaving from the cover of the door. So, she wiped away the tears and slowly walked into the room. She sat down on the bed with a broken heart for a moment. She shut her eyes as Usman's words echoed in her ears.

""""And when we look at the shortcomings on our side---""""

As those words rang in her ears, she opened her eyes quickly and slowly threw up.

She patiently stood in front of the mirror, lowering her head and trying to control her welling eyes.

She gradually raised her head and stared at her gaping right eye for a moment.

She gently raised her hands and changed the half-hiding shawl.

One moment....!!

A hot tear fell from her left eye on the burnt flesh and she closed her eyes tightly because of the stretching she felt in her heart.....!!

Without opening her eyes, her trembling hand touched the burnt left cheek.. And she quickly opened her eyes.

Many old things flashed through her eyes as she straightened an old photograph of hers that was placed under the mirror.

""""........*AAAAAAAAAAAAAA*........""""

She threw everything in the room with a scream and started crying.

Haseena, who came running after hearing the noise, first looked at the chair in the sit-out.

When she saw the man lying in the chair silently with tears on his cheeks, the mother fell from the wall to the ground in a heartbroken pain.

Haseena started to hear the sound of things falling again and looked into the room while controlling her tears.

Seeing her exhausted daughter with her face buried between her knees, the mother's heart couldn't bear the pain and hurried to the kitchen.

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After a few moments, she slowly raised her head. Wiping away her tears with her outer hand, she picked up the shawl that had fallen on the ground and put it around her neck and saw the photograph of herself lying beneath it again.

She took it carefully with trembling hands.

She stared for a moment at the thick black lines on those sparkling dark brown eyes and the beautiful smile on her lips.

No.....!!! 

There will be no turning back into this Neha....

Now Neha is like this.....!!

Standing up in front of the mirror, she put the shawl from her neck over the head covering the left side of the face and looked into the right eye for a moment....

Instead of tears, there was a different look in those dark brown eyes...!!

Holding the photo in front of the mirror, she tore it into four pieces and tossed it in the wind with a smile.

In front of her eyes, Vapachi and Ummachi were seen shedding tears thinking of her and Nada who was studying in class 10 and growing up below her.

After looking in the mirror and sighing, she straightened her shawl and went out.

"Vapachi...."

Hearing her voice, Maanu quickly opened his eyes and looked away, wiping tears from his cheeks. He saw his daughter coming towards him smiling.

"What is it dear...??"

"Why are you tense Vapachi....?? don't be afraid.... I agree to this marriage...."

"No dear... One day, a good boy will come to you. I'm sure..."

"For me..? Haha, funny... If you wait like this, Nada will have to stay like me... Don't be tense,Vapachi…. I totally agree.... You call Usman brother and tell him."

She walked out with a smile and he glanced at Haseena who was standing behind the door.

Both of them were shocked to see their daughter smiling after so many days..!!

Not knowing what to do, Maanu leaned back on the chair and Usman's number appeared on the phone at the same time.

He attended the call with a sigh.

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"Aunty..."

She gave Seli Aunty a smile as she looked up from the kitchen at her voice, when she was trying to hold on to her shawl fluttering in the wind.

Aunty came down smiling seeing her.

"Neha, why are you struggling like this...?? No one here is going to turn their back on seeing you.... You should take off that shawl..."

Hearing that she smiled and freed her hands from the shawl.

"You look very tired dear..."

Aunty gently touched her cheek and she smiled.

"That's what Aunty feels.... I don't get tired like that.... Never mind, where is Jasu?"

"She is inside... Jasu... Hey Jasmine..."

"What is it mom....??!"

Jasu, who had come down and removed the headset from her ears, saw Neha and came closer.

"Hey, why are you standing like this....? come inside.... Best mother.... Why don't you call her inside...??"

"I don't have time for that.."

"Come here..."

Without bothering to listen to what she was saying, Jasu dragged her to the room and sat her down. Jasu sat next to her after taking the laptop and placing it on her lap.

"What you said is ok... Class starts tomorrow.... Everything is fine, right..??"

"Jasu, I'm here to talk about it. I can't do it"

"Why Neha...?! Didn't you say that you want to restart your degree because you are bored sitting at home...?? I fixed the admission for you in my college itself..... Now what...??"

"Yeah, you are correct... But... I agreed to the marriage..."

"Whaaaat...?? Which one...?? That third marriage....??"

"Hmm..."

"Are you mad Neha...??!!! Didn't I tell you everything that Ichayan told me..??"

"Yes, I know... As Joychayan said, the reason why his two wives left him is because he cannot have children... Still, any girl can guess why he wants to get married again..

But Jasu... No one at home knows about this... He doesn't want any cash…. Just me….. Don't you know… Vapachi tried so hard to send me to Bangalore for my education...

I can't trouble the poor human any more...

However, What kind of life do I have now.....?!!! It's been a month since Neha died... It's just a body...."

"Neha...."

By the time she said so much without her eyes filling up, Jasu was completely exhausted... As she stopped to comfort her, the phone rang....

Seeing 'Ichayan' On the display, Neha smiled and said she will come later, and walked away.

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"They will come to see you tomorrow..."

When she started to put food in her mouth at night, she stopped for a moment when she heard the words from Vapachi who was sitting nearby.

She looked up to see all three pairs of eyes on her.

"But Vapachi... I got admission in the college where Jasu is studying. First class is tomorrow... I have to go..."

"But, don't you want to see him...?"

"For what Ummachi...? You can tell him to come and see me later.... you decide tomorrow..."

Knowing that the three of them would be sad if she got up without eating, she quickly took it down from the throat and left.

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She couldn't sleep because she was playing with so many thoughts in her mind. She glanced at her little sister lying next to her for a moment.

She didn't want to go to college anymore... But tomorrow is an escape...!!

Still have to give up halfway through....

She leaned against the window with a sigh as the moonlight began to fall on her coffee eyes and they slowly closed.

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"Ummachi, Tell Jasu that I am going with her...."

Telling her mother, she went into the room and removed the towel from her head and straightened the long hair.

After looking in the mirror and smiling, she opened the shelf and took out the abaya and the niqab.

When she looked in the mirror with her niqab on, she knew that there was no eyeliner in those wide dark brown eyes.

She slowly opened the shelf to find a bottle of eyeliner that had been frozen for weeks.

Closing the shelf and making sure she couldn't see her face, she walked out of the room, her eyelashes were wet.

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"Jasu, are you coming down faster..?? It's been a while since Neha is here..."

Jasu came down with a kick when she heard aunty getting angry from there and smiled at Neha.

Jasu started the scooty and she sat on the back.

Their house was not far from the college.

Even though she had a great desire to do her degree for so many days, she felt something bad when she passed the gate.

A feeling of ‘no, let's go back.....!!’

To add to that, she knew the heart was pumping blood loudly and fast for something on the left side.

As soon as Jasu stopped the scooty in the parking area, she got out and turned around when something fell in front of her.

One moment...!!

She moved backwards in shock and looked down in fear.

There, she saw a man writhing in pain at her feet, and with a kind of howl in her ears, she stood in shock.

Suddenly a grip fell on her hand and she tilted her head in extreme shock...!!

to be continued....!