part 07

Hemlata glared at the two girls. See three holes. Then he said coolly, 'Did you see the shooting?'

Padmaja nodded obediently. Hemlat was not angry. He sat at the checkpoint and asked the question, 'Is Chidra's mind full?'

Purna's throat went dry after hearing the question. A drop of water is needed. Or you will run out of breath. Padmaja looked up at Chucky. He said in a helpless voice, 'Mom, it won't happen anymore. Don't say anything to Poorna. It's not his fault, I..."

Hemlata did not let Padmaja finish. He called Prema and asked, 'Prema, where is your father?'

'In the yard.'

'Go and say, I am calling.'

Prema ran. He ran again. Hemlata crossed the balcony and proceeded towards the hearth. Then Morsher came.

'What happened? By whom?'

'Make a window in Lahari room. Next to the girls' post. Wood is near the chicken coop. '

'For what?'

'I want to, so. If not, tell me. I will call someone else.'

'Don't talk too much.'

'I don't like talking to you very well.'

'Who will look? You don't like me. Your choice is Bilai Chokha Vyatha Chharare.'

'Don't talk unnecessarily. I don't know where you stay month after month. When I get sick, I remember the vine.'

Morshed stared angrily for a few minutes.

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Morshed took an hour to make a two feet high window. Padmaja, Purna are shocked. Happy with that. Hemlata pulled the small curtain. Can be seen from the room. But who is on the other side of the window cannot be seen from outside.

Evening shooting starts. Padmaja, Poorna, Prema sat in the square with chira. Their eyes sparkled with happiness. Hemlata smiled softly at that. The two older girls never openly talk about their hobbies. He fulfilled the wishes of two sisters many times despite not saying it. Even if he understood some wishes, Hemlat was not able to fulfill them.

As soon as Hemlata left the room, Purna said, 'There is no better mother than our mother. Don't you?'

'There is no one like a mother. Everyone's mother is the best. Our mother is the best to us. Lavanya's mother is best to Lavanya and her brothers. Moni's mother is the best to Moni.'

'They say?'

'Fool! You don't have to say these things.'

'No, our mother is the best mother. There is no such mother.'

Every word falls on Hemlat's ears. Poorna does not know how to feel everyone's feelings. Padmaja knows.

'Our mother is truly the best. different Padmaja said with a smile.

Purna looked out the window and asked, 'Apa, how does Chitra Didire feel?'

Padmaja looked at Chitra. Wearing a gray saree. Black watch. Full sleeve blouse. Sleek but with a touch of modernity throughout. White stone nostrils. Long hair braided. The face is very sweet. A soft face. Like a white cloud of autumn. Padmaja said, 'Chitra Didi is the second most beautiful woman I have ever seen.'

Purna asked with interest, 'Who is the first?'

Padmaja lowered her voice and said in a mesmerizing voice, 'Our mother.'

Hemalta's chest felt cold, soft, tender. Padmaja said 'our mother' so beautifully! Hemlat first...heard this for the first time, she is beautiful! Bhuban Mohini listened to Rupasi's mouth. Where will he keep this joy? Why is he drowning in childish feelings! Prema said in a surprised voice, 'Amma is black. How is Chitra more beautiful than Didi?'

'Why are you saying this, Prema? Black doesn't look good because you've become fair?'

Purna became shrill. Prema was scared. Padmaja said, 'Why are you bowing, Purna? Prema is so small. He understands the depth of what is beautiful? He sees the difference between fair and black with his bare eyes.

'I don't even understand the depth of beauty.'

Poorna's voice sounded heavy and innocent. Padmaja looked around and saw the presence of Hemlat. Then he said, 'My mother's color is black. But there is no shortage of beauty. If you ever see your mother in one mind, you will understand. Our mother's eyes are deep, big, big. Thin, smooth lips. Amma's thick hair is a dark cloud in the sky. Amma's sari frills hide the nobility. When Amma looks at us with sharp eyes, it seems like the queen of a great kingdom is expressing her ancestral power with a sharp gaze. Despite all this, can't Amma be the first beautiful person we've ever met?'

Every word of Padmaja had a great impact on Poorna. Prema blinks and thinks about something. Poorna said, 'Maybe. From tomorrow I will see Amma with my heart. '

'Me too.' Prema joins Purna's team.

Two drops of water rolled down Hemalta's eyes. Because of this black color, he has become despised in the society since childhood. How much has been secretly cried. How much has been asked, someone say beautiful. But that forehead never happened. And today, at this age he heard, he is not ugly. There is beauty in it too. The birth mother made burn marks on the neck with a hot spoon for the black color. And the unborn child today responded to that inappropriate act. God's creation is not beautiful. There is beauty in everyone. Which is caught only by a beautiful pair of eyes.

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night The call of insects all around. Hemlata opened her eyes. Suddenly fell asleep. The sixth sense indicates a conspiracy. The sound of two pairs of feet on the right side of the Lahari room. Hemalta's chest trembled. He quickly sat up. Remove the curtain between the two checkpoints and see the position of Padmaja. Seeing Padmaja sleeping, he released his trapped breath. Footsteps are heard next door. Hemlata looked to the right with sharp eyes. Nothing can be seen except pitch darkness. Still he is looking. The vision seems to see the invisible secret enemy.

'Who's there?'

Hemalta's hoarse voice stopped the footsteps. After a few seconds, two pairs of legs ran away.

To be continued...