Rashmi Nair

Drama

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Rashmi Nair

Drama

Rejected Flowers

Rejected Flowers

3 mins
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Some eunuchs were dancing, singing and clapping on the road. One of them felt a plastic bag touched to his foot. That eunuch was shocked and before got feet or stumbled on it, the thing. He heard a voice of crying new born baby. When he bent and saw, an innocent new born child was kept packed in clothes. The sound of that innocent cry made his heart melt. As a human being, it was not acceptable to leave the new born on the road. He looked around and no one was there. Even voiced, but got no response. He picked it up and brought it to his settlement.


Took the baby inside the house while bathing the baby he came to know that the new born was a boy. He put on her other clothes and feed milk to the baby boy. Then the baby slept very nicely. In the evening, all the other eunuchs came to know about that child and they all accepted. After dinner, everyone went to sleep.

At midnight there was a sound of crying new born baby. No body could get up because all were too tired. Everyone felt that the child who is in the house is crying. But a eunuch got up and on the light and saw, that baby was sleeping comfortably. Then eunuch the chased the voice and came to the door from the sound of a baby’s crying was coming. When he opened the door, another new born was at his door. Now how to leave it at the door thinking that, he brought the baby inside because it was raining very heavy out of the house. Everyone adopted that baby too in spite knowing that child was a eunuch. They were looking after both of them very well.


Both children grew up with time. They both got good food clothes, and shelter with the love and affection of these eunuchs. Not only there basic needs were fulfilled but also got a roof to live and their security. But they could not be provided good schooling and education. They were ready to educate these children. But since one of them was an illegitimate child and the other was a eunuch. Both of them could not be saved from discrimination of the society. Whenever these two used to go out to play with the children outside, all of them would run away or they would run away teasing the eunuch and illegitimate child. Nobody would treat or appreciate them lovingly. Both felt rejecting themselves and hated. When they could not tolerate, both came and complained to the eunuchs, asking various questions but they did not have their answers.


 Being very young, they did not want to hurt their innocent hearts. The love they could not get from their parents, they were providing them with true heart. Also knew the discrimination of society. How can they tell them that you both are an abandoned and you are a eunuch? Both of you have been rejected by parents. You are "rejected flowers". How will this society adopt such flowers in this world?



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