Punyasloke Bose

Tragedy

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Punyasloke Bose

Tragedy

An Eventful Marriage

An Eventful Marriage

5 mins
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It was the same routine. The day had begun and Namita was carrying a basket full of groceries from the market and walking home. At home, she had the duty of cooking the food and getting her son Amit ready for school. In a little while the school bus would carry Amit to school. Namita got some help from her mother in law Seema but the support was limited due to the physical inabilities of Seema due to age. Even Namita's father in law Samit helped. He engaged himself getting Amit ready by dressing him and arranging his school bag. Then Amit would be fed by his mother . It was a lonely battle for Namita as a single mother but she had her parents in law by her side. As her father in law was a pensioner so the family sustained on his income. Life was not such a drudgery for Namita before. On the contrary she had a very happy married life with her husband Ramen. Till the time her son Amit was born, Namita and Ramen had a very happy and satisfied life as a couple. Even Amit was a pleasant welcome guest as a child in the household. Specially for the grandparents, Amit was a bundle of joy.

But things turned upside down a few years down the line. Amit had turned six years old by then and he had started his formal schooling.

Ramen had been a good, productive worker in the work place and bagged all the performance related prizes every year. In a very short period he had progressed quite a deal after getting back to back promotions. In the course of his rise career wise he had made powerful enemies in the workplace all because of jealousy. All the seniors and the management loved Ramen. He was a tireless slogger with mind-boggling results for everyone's envy. But he was the darling of the management. Ramen had to pay dearly for his outstanding success. His enemies had produced a stooge in the form of Sarah, a woman employee of the same firm. Sarah had been taught to honey trap Ramen and break him mentally and destroy his peaceful family life. Then started a series of tirade between Ramen and Sarah leading to a lot of gossip and spilling of bad blood.


Ramen started misbehaving with his wife Namita at any rhyme or reason. This led Ramen's father Samit to reprimand him to either behave himself or leave the house for good.

Ramen chose the latter and started living separately alone. Sarah wanted to stay with him as a live in but Ramen didn't allow that.

So the battle for existence began for Namita. Her parents-in-law decided to stay with her and guard her and their grandson.


Sarah continued to influence Ramen and tried him to divorce his wife and abandon his son. But Ramen understood that he was now under a trap and wanted to get himself out of it. After all his son Amit was very dear to him and he could not just live without him. But Sarah remained the biggest stumbling block for Ramen and his return to normal family life. Sarah wanted anyhow marry Ramen and grab all that was under a wife's rights and deprive Namita from all inheritance. But it was a tricky situation, Sarah knew, because Namita as wife had not been divorced by husband Ramen. So, Sarah was under a difficult situation. Ramen, however he tried, he could not get out of the clutches of Sarah. She had him fully within her grasp. Ramen had been coerced to transfer all the cash balance in all his accounts to Sarah. Ramen had been made a puppet.


So, finally, Sarah made arrangements for her marriage with Ramen. All the known friends and family and all the staff members were invited. Even Namita, her parents in law and Amit were invited. Amit though still a boy had by attending many family marriages, learnt many of the rituals.

So during the marriage ceremony, Amit was very inquisitive and stayed close to his father. His father also indulged his son to stay beside him. Then someone gave a ball to him to play. Only Sarah was not liking this nearness between the two. Then the priest conducting the marriage asked Ramen to smear vermilion or sindur in the parting between Sarah's hair. Amit who was playing with the ball, threw it unintentionally. The ball hit the hand of his father and lo what happened. The wicker container used to smear the vermilion was thrown away from Ramen's hand. Then next Amit kicked a glass of cold water and the water spilled in the fire that was being used to solemnise the couple. The fire died down and smoke filled the room.


Everyone witnessing the marriage were in for this huge surprise. No one in his senses knew what was to be done. The priest stood up saying that bad omen has stopped the marriage and should not be continued any further. Sarah was beside with rage. She pleaded with the priest to continue but the priest was adamant. Sarah promised to increase his fees manyfold but to no avail. Ramen had also lost all interest. Sarah kept shouting out dire expletives and almost swore that she would have her way. But by the time all the invitees had left being disappointed with the unnecessary histrionics. The eventful marriage ended without any conclusions. 


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