Mrunalini feels a giddiness and feels difficult to walk a step forward. She holds her hand on her head. She faints and is about to fall down before a pair of hands reach her to hold preventing her from falling on the ground.She faints and falls on the hands of the person holding her.
Mrunalini opens her eyes slowly. She tries to wake up but she is not able to rise. She wakes up and sits holding her hands on the head. She looks around and does not understand what is happening around her.
"Maa ji, How are you feeling now? Are you OK?"
Mrunalini looks at the woman who talks to her. The woman smiles at her and Mrunalini gives a weak smile to her.
"Are you feeling better now?" the woman asks her
"I don't know. I feel very giddy."
"Maa ji, Then come with me. I will take you to doctor now."
"No need beta. It is usual. Nothing serious."
"Maa ji. You feel giddy means you have to be treated immediately."
"Not like that. I was having fast. That is why I feel like this. No other reason."
"Maa ji, Please have the water" The woman gives water to her but Mrunalini refuses to drink it.
"No beta. I don't want the water. My fast is not yet over."
"Maa ji. Please don't refuse. You are badly in need of water. Please have it."
"Please beta. Don't compel me. I don't want my fast to get broken. I am having this fast with a firm determination and devotion.It if breaks, I will not feel good."
"Maa ji. What shall I say! Your health does not seem to be good to have fasting. If you do not have something to eat it might affect your health very badly. Please don't be adamant Maa ji"
"I know beta. The fast which I am having is for my family especially for my son.I believe that if I strain myself
god will show mercy on me.If this fast breaks in the middle, it might affect my son's life."
"Maa ji. Until a mother's love and blessing is present with her son, no curse can ruin his life. I am sure your son
is having plenty of your blessing. Sure he would be well and good."
Mrunalini looks at the woman and smiles at her. She sees a plenty of kindness in her eyes. Mrunalini feels somewhat better
on looking at the woman.
"You are right beta. But my son is not having my blessings. His life has gone under total darkness. I did not do my duty correctly as a mother. That is why he is suffering like this. I don't know by whose curse my son's life has become like this. My blessing failed to protect him from that. At least if I devote myself like this, that Murthy shall drive away curse from him to little extent."
The woman sits beside her holding her shoulders as support, "Maa ji.I don't know what has happened to your son. But sure happiness or sorrow never last for more long time. It is cyclic. We never face the same fate all of our life. Sure everything is going to be al right soon. But when it becomes, we have to there alive to see and be happy. You seem to straining too much for your son. Please Maa ji. Please don't be adamant. Have something then only you can feel good."
Mrunalini does not accept the water the woman gave. She smiles at her.
The woman continues, "All the mothers are same in this world. My Chiththi is also like you. Sometimes she keeps fasting for some reason. If I ask, she will say she keeps it for my happiness"
Mrunalini looks at the woman and asks, "Chiththi?"
The woman looks at her and says, "Huh, I mean Chachi. One day she kept fasting for long time and she got fainted.We took her to hospital and she never the doctor to inject glucose. But doctor said sugar level gone low and she is not given glucose, it will not be good for her. But my Chachi was very adamant. Then we tricked her by giving sleeping pills and we injected glucose. She got angry that her fast was broken. But for me her life was more important than her fast."
Mrunalini smiles at her.
"Maa ji. Please come with me. I will drop you at your place"
"It is ok beta. But I have come with my neighbourhood ladies. I will go with them. Don't trouble yourself."
She suddenly feels a familiarity on the woman.
"Beta. Have we met each other before?"
"Why Maa ji?"
"I feel you are very familiar. Your face,voice everything as if we have met before."
The woman smiles at her.
"Maa ji. We have not met before."
"But why do I feel like this then?"
"Maa ji, that is because...."
"Mruna" the second elderly woman calls her. She comes near to both of them. "What is this Mruna. It has been long time since I called you. You did not come yet."
"She got fainted here. That is why she was not able to come." said the woman.
"What Mruna, what happened? Are you OK?"
"Yeah. OK. I am fine. Let us go", Mrunalini gets up from the place.
The second elderly looks at the woman. On seeing her she screams, "Oh God,You are Rahini right?"
Mrunalini looks at her with surprise. "You knew her already?"
"What Mruna, you never watch TV at your home. She is Rahini. India's one of the great journalists.Very popular woman.I really cannot believe I am meeting you here now." exclaims the woman.
Mrunalini looks at Rahini in a surprise. Rahini smiles at her.
"Mruna never watches TV regularly. That is why she did not recognize you. Please don't feel odd"
"Oh no, not at all. I am not that much popular and I never expect everyone to recognize me Aunty. No problem."
"What you are saying like this. You really do not know how much famous you are. You are an all India celebrity. As popular as Deepika Padukone and Kareena Kapoor."
"Aunty please don't embrass me. I am really happy for your compliments."
"Rahini Kannu!!!", Radha calls her.
Rahini responds to her call, "Yes, Chiththi, I am here only."
Radha looks at the other two ladies and looks at Rahini with question in her eyes.
"Chiththi, I was helping her as she got faint." She turns towards Mrunalini, "Maa ji, I told you na,my Chachi."
She introduces both of them. Both Radha and Mrunalini greet each other
"How are you feeling now?" asks Radha to Mrunalini.
"Yes, I am fine. Your daughter helped me a lot.Thank you Beta."
"You are welcome Maa ji." she turns to Radha, "Chiththi, She is also just like you. Got fainted by having vigourous fast.She did not allow me give water to her. I was saying about you fasting story and said all mothers are same."
"Hmm. You are kidding huh? Every mother does anything for the welfare of the children. And by the way you are also a mother. I am sure going to see how you will trouble yourself for your children. At that time I will tease you", says Radha smilingly.
"What Chiththi, I have only one child and you are saying children."
Mrunalini again looks at Rahini surprisingly, "You have a child beta?"
"Yeah Maa ji. A naughty little son."
Mrunalini face turns somewhat painful. She looks at her friend and says, "Shall we go?"
"Yeah Mruna." the elderly woman turns to Rahini and says, "I did not know that I will see you here. I wanted your autograph.My daughter is a big fan of you. She will be very happy to meet you." The woman gives her a notebook to Rahini
"Rahini gets the notebook with a hesitating smile. She signs the autograph and gives the notebook to her.
"Thank you very much, Rahini. You are really doing a very good job. Keep it up. You are a great source of inspiration for today's young generation", the elderly woman appreciates her.
Rahini smiles at the elderly woman and Radha looks at Rahini proudly.
All the four women walk towards the exit place.
"Beta, you come here regularly" Mrunalini asks to Rahini
"No, Maa ji. I never come regularly but frequently. Today I accompanied my Chachi to the temple suddenly."
"All happens for a reason", says the second elderly woman."Even Mruna's temple visit is also unplanned.She wanted to come with us today suddenly".
The women reach the exit. "Maa ji. We shall leave. Please take care of your health. Please don't do any hard
fasting and spoil your health. Whatever has to happen, shall sure happen. Let everything happen shall be good for you.", says Rahini to Mrunalini.
Mrunalini smiles at her. Rahini and Radha leave from the place.
"Nowadays it has become very rare to meet girls like her. She was very caring and merciful with me. On hearing her talks, I felt very much better. God has to bless her with all sorts of happiness", Mrunalini says to the elderly woman.
"Yeah. Being a celebrity, how nicely she was talking to us. What I heard about her was true only. Very down-to-earth person." exclaims the woman. "But God is not letting to live happily for these kind of girls also."
"Why you are saying like that?"
"She has lost her husband at such an young age. Like some 6 years back I think."
Mrunalini looks shocking. "Really???"
"Yeah. With that single child, she is living her life with full faith and confidence. Heard she has faced quite a lot of struggles in her life when she was young. She fought all the struggles and today shining like a Sun"
"Oh. A single mother then?" Mrunalini feels herself becoming better after hearing this.
"God, My today's temple visit is not planned one. The girl's visit is also not planned one. Why did I meet her today. Do I really need to understand anything from this?"
Mrunalini thinks of the words told by her friend just before "All happens for a reason" and words told by Rahini, "Whatever has to happen, shall sure happen. Let everything happen shall be good"
"Ganpathi Bappa. Let everything good shall happen. I can understand you are showing the path where the light of my family ls lying. Sure I will make necessary thing to bring that light to my home. Please be with me in this whole mission Bappa", Mrunalini prays to God in her mind.
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Rahini holds the report card in one hand and Arjun in other hand and walks in the corridor of the school.
"Amma, What did my teacher say about me?" asks Arjun
"Hmm. She said to me that I have given birth to the naughtiest monkey in the world."
Arjun blinks with smile in his eyes.
"You have scored good marks in all subjects but scored very bad marks in behaviour. She is saying you are always troubling her and other teachers in the class.Why it is so?"
"No Amma. I am a very good boy. I never trouble anybody. The teacher is lying"
"Oh really Mr.Harichandra.", Rahini holds him in his ears."Yeah tell me. Is it really nice to get bad remarks from elders,huh?"
Arjun blinks again.
"I was very happy when she told me that you are a bright and intelligent boy but I was sad when she said you are a troublesome boy. How many times I told you not to trouble the elders. Why you are not obeying me?"
"Sorry Amma.I will not trouble anyone here after."
"I am hearing this dialog 100 th time I guess. You promise but never keep up. Go away. I am not going to talk with you" Rahini turns from him with a playful angry face.
"Amma. PLease. I promise that I will not trouble elders again. PLease Amma talk to me". Arjun turns sad.
Rahini turns to him and says, "Fine. Let me see if you keep promise this time. If you break, I will not talk to you then. OK?"
"OK" Arjun replies in a sad and angry tone.
Rahini and Arjun walk towards the school exit. Arjun looks at a tree and a girl sitting beneath it.
"Amma.Look at there". Arjun points to the small girl. Rahini looks at the place.
"What is up with her?" asks Rahini to Arjun
"Amma. She is my friend. Come Amma. I will introduce her to you". Arjun drags Rahini and she goes with him.
Rahini and Arjun reach the tree where the girl is seated. Arjun says "Hi Trisha" to the girl
The girl looks at him and smiles. "Hi Arjun" in a low sad tone. Rahini was able to identify the sadness.
Rahini feels some familiarity with the girl. She looks at the girl again and tries to remind.
Arjun says "Trisha. Meet my Mom "
Rahini get reminded of the girl. The girl who was about to get smashed in a car and got rescued by Pratik some days before. Rahini face turns bright on seeing the girl.
"Amma. She is Trisha. My new friend" says Arjun
"Oh. When did you get a new friend. You did not tell me at all. Huh?"
"I told you, but you only forgot." Arjun yells at Rahini.
"OK.OK. I only forgot. Well, Hello Trisha", Rahini and Trisha shake hands with each other.
Trisha looks at Rahini and says "Hello Aunty" in again a low voice.
"Why are you sitting here Trisha. You did not go home" asks Arjun
"No. Driver uncle did not come yet to pick me up. That is why." replies Trisha with same sad voice.
Rahini was very well able to get the sadness in her voice. But she felt since she is a little girl her voice might also be low.
"Beta, which standard are you studying?", Rahini asks Trisha
"Second standard aunty"
"Hmm. How did 1st and 2nd standard become friends, I don't understand"
"Amma. One day she was crying alone in this tree. I went to her and asked why you are crying. She said that she has not brought her lunch box and she feels hungry. So I shared my lunch with her.That is how we became friends." says Arjun
Rahini is very much surprised at Arjun. She thinks to herself "My goodness. When did Arjun become so much caring like this.Ah, Now I got the reason why Chiththi stopped complaining about Arjun's incomplete eaten lunch box.This is the secret behind it.Good.I am very happy that my son is very sweet towards girls.
Let him not change forever."
"Very Good Beta. You did a good job. Always we should share everything with the people around. I am really happy that you did." Rahini turns towards Trisha, "Always both of you be good friends." Trisha smiles weekly and Rahini noticed that too.
Rahini looks at the watch. Time shows 3.00 PM.
"School disperses by 2.30 PM but still driver has not yet come. This girl must be hungry after lunch at 1 PM. Why this driver is like this? Looks like same driver who came that day will come today. We have to advice him." Rahini thinks to herself.
Rahini does not want to leave her alone. Hence she sat beside the girl under the tree.
Ten minutes later a man looking like the driver came to the tree. Rahini looked at the man. The man did not notice her and instead looked at the girl. "Come soon. It is getting late" the man scolded the girl.
Rahini was surprised at the tone of the driver. How rude he is. She looks at him and says "Excuse me, who are you?"
The man looks at her and says, "What bothers who I am?" He turns to Trisha and says "I told you to come na.Still sitting like a stone".
Rahini looks at Trisha, "Trisha, who is this? Do you know him?"
Trisha looks at Rahini in a trembling expression and says, "Driver Uncle"
Rahini poses a surprise look. Being a driver he commands this girl like a servant. What the hell is this!
"Hello, What is this? Is this the way you talk to a little girl that too you master's daughter? Already you are late by 45 minutes.Not feeling sorry about it and you command her like a slave" asks Rahini in a angry tone.
Rahini and the driver look each other angrily.
"Amma, What did my teacher say about me?" asks Arjun
"Hmm. She said to me that I have given birth to the naughtiest monkey in the world."
Arjun blinks with smile in his eyes.
"You have scored good marks in all subjects but scored very bad marks in behaviour. She is saying you are always troubling her and other teachers in the class.Why it is so?"
"No Amma. I am a very good boy. I never trouble anybody. The teacher is lying"
"Oh really Mr.Harichandra.", Rahini holds him in his ears."Yeah tell me. Is it really nice to get bad remarks from elders,huh?"
Arjun blinks again.
"I was very happy when she told me that you are a bright and intelligent boy but I was sad when she said you are a troublesome boy. How many times I told you not to trouble the elders. Why you are not obeying me?"
"Sorry Amma.I will not trouble anyone here after."
"I am hearing this dialog 100 th time I guess. You promise but never keep up. Go away. I am not going to talk with you" Rahini turns from him with a playful angry face.
"Amma. PLease. I promise that I will not trouble elders again. PLease Amma talk to me". Arjun turns sad.
Rahini turns to him and says, "Fine. Let me see if you keep promise this time. If you break, I will not talk to you then. OK?"
"OK" Arjun replies in a sad and angry tone.
Rahini and Arjun walk towards the school exit. Arjun looks at a tree and a girl sitting beneath it.
"Amma.Look at there". Arjun points to the small girl. Rahini looks at the place.
"What is up with her?" asks Rahini to Arjun
"Amma. She is my friend. Come Amma. I will introduce her to you". Arjun drags Rahini and she goes with him.
Rahini and Arjun reach the tree where the girl is seated. Arjun says "Hi Trisha" to the girl
The girl looks at him and smiles. "Hi Arjun" in a low sad tone. Rahini was able to identify the sadness.
Rahini feels some familiarity with the girl. She looks at the girl again and tries to remind.
Arjun says "Trisha. Meet my Mom "
Rahini get reminded of the girl. The girl who was about to get smashed in a car and got rescued by Pratik some days before. Rahini face turns bright on seeing the girl.
"Amma. She is Trisha. My new friend" says Arjun
"Oh. When did you get a new friend. You did not tell me at all. Huh?"
"I told you, but you only forgot." Arjun yells at Rahini.
"OK.OK. I only forgot. Well, Hello Trisha", Rahini and Trisha shake hands with each other.
Trisha looks at Rahini and says "Hello Aunty" in again a low voice.
"Why are you sitting here Trisha. You did not go home" asks Arjun
"No. Driver uncle did not come yet to pick me up. That is why." replies Trisha with same sad voice.
Rahini was very well able to get the sadness in her voice. But she felt since she is a little girl her voice might also be low.
"Beta, which standard are you studying?", Rahini asks Trisha
"Second standard aunty"
"Hmm. How did 1st and 2nd standard become friends, I don't understand"
"Amma. One day she was crying alone in this tree. I went to her and asked why you are crying. She said that she has not brought her lunch box and she feels hungry. So I shared my lunch with her.That is how we became friends." says Arjun
Rahini is very much surprised at Arjun. She thinks to herself "My goodness. When did Arjun become so much caring like this.Ah, Now I got the reason why Chiththi stopped complaining about Arjun's incomplete eaten lunch box.This is the secret behind it.Good.I am very happy that my son is very sweet towards girls.
Let him not change forever."
"Very Good Beta. You did a good job. Always we should share everything with the people around. I am really happy that you did." Rahini turns towards Trisha, "Always both of you be good friends." Trisha smiles weekly and Rahini noticed that too.
Rahini looks at the watch. Time shows 3.00 PM.
"School disperses by 2.30 PM but still driver has not yet come. This girl must be hungry after lunch at 1 PM. Why this driver is like this? Looks like same driver who came that day will come today. We have to advice him." Rahini thinks to herself.
Rahini does not want to leave her alone. Hence she sat beside the girl under the tree.
Ten minutes later a man looking like the driver came to the tree. Rahini looked at the man. The man did not notice her and instead looked at the girl. "Come soon. It is getting late" the man scolded the girl.
Rahini was surprised at the tone of the driver. How rude he is. She looks at him and says "Excuse me, who are you?"
The man looks at her and says, "What bothers who I am?" He turns to Trisha and says "I told you to come na.Still sitting like a stone".
Rahini looks at Trisha, "Trisha, who is this? Do you know him?"
Trisha looks at Rahini in a trembling expression and says, "Driver Uncle"
Rahini poses a surprise look. Being a driver he commands this girl like a servant. What the hell is this!
"Hello, What is this? Is this the way you talk to a little girl that too you master's daughter? Already you are late by 45 minutes.Not feeling sorry about it and you command her like a slave" asks Rahini in a angry tone.
Rahini and the driver look each other angrily.
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