
‘She is pregnant again??!! Ask her to abort it! Must be a girl again!’ scowled Rani’s mother-in-law.
Already a mother of 2 girls, Rani shuddered inside, thinking about the fate of her unborn.
The ultrasound scan in evening at a dark illegal clinic revealed twins- a girl, and a boy…both intertwined by the umbilical cord, and terminating one would mean the end of the other as well.
That day, her brother protected her from getting killed even before getting a chance to live. They were meant to be joined by blood, from womb to tomb. Their souls were bound together by Bandhan of Raksha…
*This post won the #100WordStory contest on RakshaBandhan on Momspresso.com
Very beautifully written Surbhi!! Loved the flow !! Keep rocking!
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Thanks so much 🙂 You made my day!
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Very emotional and nice.
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Thanks Sanika!
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Amazing lines. Shows the poor mind of some in-humans. Loved the way the it ended, a brother saves his cute sister… no, not once. That was just the beginning.
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Thanks so much Mahesh.. means a lot coming from a writer like you! Yes… this was just a beginning..
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Amazing story in such few words. It is high time things change in the minds of women more than men.
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So true… sometimes women are worse enemies of women… !! And thank you so much for the compliment 🙂
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umbilical cord – the real raksha bandhan! I am stunned by the way you weave stories. You are a great story teller, amazing talent you have girl.
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Thank you so so much for this! You have no idea how much this means to me, coming from a writer like you! You are an inspiration for many like us..Humbled and honoured.. you will see more microblogs to come 🙂
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Such a beautiful write. Well done!
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Thanks so much!
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So beautifully this post is written, it reminds me my pregnancy days 😦
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Aww… thank you 🙂
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😊
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Short yet so powerful!
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Gracias!
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