Imitate
Whole family was sitting in hall room, watching TV news.
“Bhaiya (Brother), I want to play car racing game in your laptop, Please please. Let me play na…” seven years old girl pleaded with big-brown puppy eyes.
“No, it’s not good for your eyes” brother denied with a reason.
She started her fake crying.
“Okay okay, but you have to give it back when I say. No more crying games, promise?” He elucidated.
“Promise…” She agreed and hopped with big smile.
While playing game she banged car on the wall and one word came out from her little mouth: OH FUCK!
Mom dad both stared at her with shockingly open mouth.
Dad asked her, “Sonu, Where did you learn that word? Who taught you?”
She innocently pointed at her brother, “Daddy, whenever bhaiya loose the car race he always says that, I learnt from him daddy.”
Brother’s face turned pale as he heard her innocent words.
Dad shifted his gaze at him with raging eyes.
~~~ Children learn from what we do.
Sleeping pillow
Every night she goes to bed. She misses her living breathing pillow which was used to beat only for her.
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I wish I had…
Forty-five years ago,
He lived his entire life as a lie because of his identity of gay will not be approved by his family and society. Even though he mustered up his guts and told the truth about himself to his parents. His dad slapped him hard across the face and made him silent for the rest of his life.
After few years, reluctantly he had to get married with a girl.
After forty years, today, when their daughter said them that she is a lesbian. Both has approved her as she was and let her to live freely.
She instantly hugged both of them and said in moist voice, "Thanks mom dad for understanding me... I was so scared to tell you this… I love you…" said sobbingly.
Dad caressed her cheek and murmured in his mind: I wish I had father like you.
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Say NO…
"Nooo...." she screamed her lungs out, "Don't dare to touch me or else I will tell everyone screaming that what you do when I'm all alone in my room. I will not bear your touch on my body anymore. Get out of my house or I will kill you,” she held knife in her hand to protect herself, “get out of my life… You shameless lousy bastard... you will go in hell for what you’ve done to me… get out…“ she spoke out sobbingly, Her whole body was quivering with terrible fear.
That day she raised her voice and denied to child abuse.
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A Girl’s Wish…
On her 17th birthday…
Her strict dad softly asked her, “What do you want on your birthday Noor? Any wish?”
She hesitantly told him, “Abbu, what I want that you will never give me…”
Dad‘s facial expression turned inflame, he tried to control his tone, “What is it that your Abbu can’t give you? Huh? Look at me and speak up…”
She took long pause to muster up her all guts, and then expressed her inner affliction, “Abbu I want only one thing from you and Ammi…” she shifted her gaze on her and said, “…give me my right to make my own decision in my life. I promise to you and Allah that I will never ever let you be ashamed of me. I want to give my life space to grow my inner self, and Abbu, only you can give me that space. Please Abbu give me my right that’s all I want from you. I will never ask you for more… that’s my birthday wish…”
She took deep breath and wiped her tears. She was quivering inside to know that how Abbu gonna respond…
His feet slowly marched towards her….
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Sex & Love
She had done more than 200 porn films, had sex with innumerable men. But she failed to find a soul who know her intimately, understand her feelings and to have sex with feelings. On camera she spilled all the colors of her sexuality, but off camera her life died inside in the drugs, cocaine and alcohol addiction.
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What is Love?
"What is Love?" a confused guy asked to a mad poet.
“When mother is pregnant and she doesn't know how her child will be, how will S/he become – good or bad, ugly or beautiful, will love her or kick her out...? Mother doesn't know anything about her unborn child even though she does knit a baby sweater by wool of unconditional love. She knows that her child is born from her own blood-bone. S/he is a part of her own body. Mother's love for her children cannot be substitute. That’s what love is…” said poet, staring at one spot and dived in the ocean of philosophy.
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Debate
Suicide said egoistically to life, "It takes huge courage to attempt ME. Only brave person can do me"
"Yeah, yeah... suicide got point bro..." Death agreed.
Life smiled and said humbly, "Indeed, to attempt you definitely need huge courage, but I wouldn't call them brave, I rather say coward. Because to attempt you need few seconds of courage, whereas to embrace me it's take hell a lot of courage to face everything I throw at them. Real bravery is, to be stay on the ground unbeatable throughout the entire journey of me"
Suicide and death gawked at each other.
Death said to suicide, scratching his head, "Dude, Life got solid point than you."
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On screen & off screen
Done lots of romantic movies, won numerous best acting awards, people called him “The king of Romance and acting”.
But in real life, he failed to make romance in his despair marriage life and to act other roles of life.
In some case, reality of on screen and off screen isn’t as same as it seems.
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Big Belly
“Mommy, why that aunty has big belly?” asked five years old boy.
“Because aunty is having a little baby inside her belly.” said mom, caressing his cheek.
“Baby comes from belly?” his small eyebrow arched up in amazement, “did I come from belly too??” his inquisitive mind questioned again.
“Yes, my boy…” she kissed his cheek dearly.
“Did it hurt you when I got out from your belly?” his puppy eyes were gazing mom’s expression, which was making him more adorable than ever.
Mom nodded smilingly.
“I am sorry mommy, I’d hurt you…” his lips curled down in cry.
Mom pulled him closer and said blandly, “But you know what, when I held you in my hands, my all pain just vanished in a moment. You were so little and cute and that was the world to me. It was the first time I kissed you.”
“But mommy, I don’t remember that! Was I awake?” his inquisitive mind got confused with ingenuous question.
“No, you were sleeping…” Mom smiled and kissed him affectionately
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Her dream
After 10th result declared, a girl said to her family.
“Dad, I want to make my career in Medical line. I will choose science stream.” said with little hesitation.
“Science stream?? Do you know how much money it takes to become a doctor??“
”But dad, Medical line isn’t only to become doctor. There are other lines too, like…”
“Shut up… I don’t wanna hear a thing about it. We can’t afford that much money to get your admission. You are joining Arts or comers line, you hear me? That’s the final decision.” said in high pitched voice, strictly.
“Mom? Please… tell something to dad na!” pleaded in weepy voice.
Mom shrugged, “but what’s wrong in Arts and comers beta (daughter)?”
“But, that’s not what I intend to do… please mom, don’t take dad’s side.” said in pitiful face.
“It’s your dad’s decision, what can I say in it…” after saying, she went in kitchen.
That night in her room, she cried her heart out. In her bright eyes tears welled up with dreams and streamed down on pillow.
After five years.
Her wedding preparation was in few weeks.
“So, what’s total figure says? Counting with gold and dowry…” mom asked him.
“I think approximately it would around 45-47 lacks… with loan” dad answered.
“Perfect! We can manage that amount of money…” mom said with light smile.
That girl was sitting on sofa. Happiness and excitement both were absent on her face. She muttered, crushing her teeth: I could’ve easily finished my medical study if you would have invested it in my career. You were seeing my future only in marriage, not further than that.
She vacuumed her tears inside and quickly went out to let them flow.
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Aquatic animal
“Daddy, Is fish an aquatic animal?” asked five years old daughter.
“Yes, It is.” said dad, watching TV.
“Fish isn’t count as a food then why do we eat? Isn’t food we suppose to eat?” she asked curiously.
Dad got dumbstruck by her innocently question!
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Who is The Boss?
“Dude, I am li’l confused!” said Whatsapp, scratching his head.
“What’s it??” Smartphone snapped his brows together.
“Are we controlling humans or humans controlling us? I ain’t getting this shit!” Whatsapp narrowed his eyes in confusion.
“What do you mean by ’are we’ huh?” Smartphone’s ego got hurt, “I do control humans you better acknowledge this shit, okay!? Their all work will be stopped without me and as for you li’l shit, you won’t even be exist without me. Got it?” said in furious tone.
“Whoa whoa dude… hold it right there,” Internet interrupted, “without me you guys are totally useless… nobody will work until I am flow in you. So inculcate that I am the most powerful to control humans. Gotchya!” said flipping his hair back.
Screen popped up with *Battery is 5% now!*
Big laugh echoed through the speakers, “Oh Boy! Everybody got scared! Eh? Now you guys continue your chatting. I am gotta go to sleep. Good night kids!” Battery spoke, preparing to lay in his comfy bed.
Everyone begged to him all at once, “Bro…bro…sorry… we were just kidding. Please don’t go to sleep otherwise we will all be dead. Please bro! You are The Great! We were mistaken ‘bout you…” Everybody’s face got dimed pleading to him.
Battery laughed his lungs out seeing their poor faces.
“Oh shit man! My battery got drained! I gotta put it on charging…” said human, plugging charger pin.
“Hear me out kids… don’t ever forget who is The Boss here. Stay in your limits. Is this clear?” said battery, adjusting his soft pillow.
“Yes Boss…” everybody spoke in rhyme, lowering their languish heads.
“Atta kids… Now off you go! I gotta take some rest… and hey music!” said battery, chewing energy gum.
“Yes Boss” said with pale smile.
“Play some nice relaxing music… will ya!” said battery, placing his headphones over ears.
After few hours, *Your battery is 100% full!*
Battery stretched big yawn, and said, “Hey kids! How y’all doin’?”
“Refreshing Boss…” said all at once in rhyme.
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Grave
11 years old young boy walked to her elder sister’s grave. Put the flowers and chocolates there. With teary eyes his heart whispered: Didi, I cheated you in all games we had played together. Even furtively I stole your favorite candies and chocolates. Having known my all cheating even so you never complained to mom-dad. If I had I known that you’d cheated me this big than I’d have never cheated you. I was the big cheater, why did you become one? I miss your love and care so much didi. I miss you everything about you. Now come back to me, I want to hug you for a once. Today is your 17th birthday, see I remember it!
Pendulous orange leaf slowly fell down on her cheek, caressingly. Wind blew to him like she was giving sweet windy-hug.
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Uncle’s Golden Advice
“Uncle, can I ask you a question?" a guy asked with concerned voice.
"Sure son," said uncle, smilingly.
"It's been three years of our marriage and now I feel like, I don't love her as much as I used to do initially. Uncle, you and auntie looks so much happy even after sixty years of marriage. What is the big secret you’re hiding?" asked curiously with faint smile.
"You have to do two simple things every day, son. First, kiss her forehead everyday no matter what happen between you, and second, express your love how much you love and care for her. Don’t ever skip a single day without doing these two things son... it may seem simple, but it’s magical. Start doing it and then see how much love blossom in your life..." said with contented smile.
Today, after forty years of his happy marriage life, he passed that golden advice to his son.
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Writer – Parth Toroneel
Email id – parthtoroneel@gmail.com
