20 chapter 20

It is said that an unwanted stone becomes a burden everywhere.

The doll had become a burden everywhere. She used to stumble and listen to everyone everyday. She did all the household chores but no one gave her credit. One day when he listened to the words of his grandparents, the ground slipped from under his feet. Grandpa was saying,

"Why did you put this burden on your head?"

Grandma said,

"What does the poor girl take? Does all the housework. He eats two rotis.

"You don't know right now it will be sitting on the head. It has been 5 months since moong dalte on the chest. Even once a call came from its parents. Nor did he ever take any good news about it."

Grandmother silenced Grandfather and said,

"Speak slowly, someone will listen."

But where was the grandfather going to believe? he said,

"This calamity should not lie anywhere. Tomorrow I am sending it to his parents along with Mukesh.

Grandma was left feeling sad. If I spoke too much, there would be a fight. She became silent. The name of the same uncle was Mukesh with whom she had come here. When Gudiya woke up in the morning, the grandmother asked her to get ready. The doll asked

"Where are you going grandma?"

Grandma said,

"Son, come visit your parents. It's been many days. Mukesh uncle will take you. Carrying all the stuff too."

The doll asked

"But Grandmother has to come together only. What will I do with the stuff?"

Gudiya was trembling inside because she did not want to go with Mukesh uncle. When she came, she was disturbed by uncle's obscene antics. She did not want anyone to know about these things and get defamed.

"Because our society considers girls to be guilty, men are never blamed."

She also asked Grandma to accompany her. Grandma avoided saying that

"After two days you will come. I'll go next time."

Here grandfather had explained to Mukesh uncle that he should not bring it back under any circumstances.

Uncle and niece had boarded the bus. Luckily, both of them got separate seats. Gudiya was thanking God lakhs and lakhs or else she would have to be a victim of uncle's obscenity again.

The door of Gudiya's parents' house had arrived. But the frightened doll's steps were not moving towards the door of the house. His soul was trembling at the thought of that hell. Uncle knocked on the door. Gudiya and uncle were standing outside. The sound of a ruckus was coming inside the house. The parents were abusing each other. Uncle knocked on the door again. Basanti opened the door. He smiled seeing uncle. Gudiya was standing under the hood of uncle, perhaps she did not realize that Gudiya could also be with her. When uncle bowed down to touch sister-in-law's feet, Basanti saw the doll. Basanti's eyebrows raised on seeing the doll. His face started flushing with anger.