ACCEPTING 'US'

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Although her mind was not at rest sudha continued her work. She doesn't want her maaji to show up suddenly and the whole work is incomplete. She wants her to feel relaxed and calm as soon as she returns. So with determination to finish the work she completed her work and zoned out.

On the other hand Devamma was enjoying having her time with her friends. It was her first time going out with friends that too without her son and that too for days. They all visited various temples and were able to acquire a lot of knowledge about the history of the temples. They stayed at ashrams provided by temples and ate the food in the annadaan. She was happy but on the other hand she felt a little guilty that she left sudha alone when shyam will be gone to work. She believed Aabida would be there to distract her but still she could not erase the feeling completely out of her mind.

" Where are you lost devi? " Chandramma frowned looking at her.

" Nothing. Tell me what's next? " Devamma asked her.

" This will be our last temple to visit. After that we will be leaving home " she whined like a kid while Devamma laughed.

" No matter how many days we are away from home. We need to get back home. So don't act like a baby now " she chuckled making the others too chuckle.

" Yeah that's true but I wish we could stay a little longer " Chandramma said getting a little emotional. It was her first time getting away from her mundane life and she thoroughly enjoyed everything. She decided to do this trip as she doesn't know how much time is left in her life and by spending some beautiful days with her friends she thought she could die happily.

" Hey what's wrong? You seem upset? " Sita, their other friend asked Chandramma who immediately rubbed her tears.

" No no I am not at all upset. In fact I am the happiest. I just feel very grateful that you all accompanied and made this journey even more beautiful and memorable " she replied with happy tears. Hearing her words everyone has tears in their eyes. They all knew that life isn't easy as soon as they leave this place. They will have to face the same harsh reality of life and being poor is another curse of society.

" Now don't spoil your mood. We still have time to reach home. Till then live like this is the last moment of life " said basanti, another friend of them. Everyone nodded with a smile and continued their journey. They all were happy that they got some relaxing from their daily lives and the same old drama. So they decided to cherish these moments life long.
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Shyam was busy with loading the rice bags with the other helpers.

" How many did you load? " The mill owner asked and shyam replied to him. He again counted them and handed him the addresses.

" Here. These are the shops you will be loading these bags to. And you have other work to do for me " the owner said.

" What is it? " Shyam asked.

" Here take this and hand it to the zamindar sahab. Tell him that I gave him, then he will understand " the owner said handing him another paper which shyam securely kept in another pocket.

" Sure sir I will do that " shyam said and with a final good bye he left for town.

While he was riding the cart he remembered only one person and an immediate smile came to his face. Sudha. Her name alone gave him goosebumps. If someone said him that he will fall in love before marriage, he would have laughed like a mad person but now he himself is madly in love with his wife.

She had become his life since the day he laid his eyes on her. He couldn't resist himself from asking her to hug on their first night. He couldn't stop himself from holding her hand during the wedding rituals. He couldn't stop himself from glancing at her while she works. He couldn't keep his hands to himself whenever she was beside him. He couldn't take his eyes off her when she sleeps. He couldn't think about another person when she was in front of him. He couldn't stop himself from kissing her luscious lips multiple times making her blush. He couldn't stop himself from touching her soft spots making her moan. The way his hands would roam around her making her shiver and shudder under him. And not to forget how she becomes wet down there with his simple touch. Above all, he couldn't stop himself from falling deeply, madly and insanely in love with her.