She stared at the photo for a long time. It made her feel that if she stared for a long time then the person in it might come out of the photo and be a real person. She longed for that moment every day. She was desperate about it. But it never ever happened. She wanted to see that person again. She wanted to hear the voice, the laughter, see the smile everything. She desperately wanted her Mother to come back.
She had lost her mother when she was seven years old. It has been two years since. Still she remembered every detail about her. Her father remarried but she was not happy with her new mother. It reminded her about the Cinderella story which her mother used to read out to her. Her stepmother was good but she wanted her own mother. She hated her father as well. She always thought that he was the reason for her mother’s death. He used to come home drunk and then would beat her mother. And now he had got whatever he had wanted. One night a terrible thing happened. She lost her father as well in a heart attack. She felt all alone but somehow it made her feel that god had done a good thing. Her stepmother’s behavior towards her was changing day by day according to the Cinderella story. Her stepbrother never accepted her as his sister. Even in school he did not recognize her. Her life was turning into hell. She was an orphan now. She did not have very good friends either. Her stepmother never left her alone. She would make her do everything. But she never complained. Her life was a living hell. All of them turned out to be mean to her. But she accepted it thinking her life will turnover soon.
Days passed by. Days turned into months and then into years. It was time for her to go to college. She was a very good student and so she had got a full scholarship for her higher studies. Her stepmother was happy because she would not have to pay for her studies anymore and also about the fact that she will not be staying with them any longer. She was happy too. With the little fortune that she had inherited from her parents, she left her house where she was born. Her college life was not as horrible as her school life was. She began to understand people a lot more in a better way. Her stepmother never allowed her to socialize and also made her son to spy her at school even. But here in college she was free as a bird. She made very good friends and was happy. Still every night she would stare at her mother’s photo and would want her to come back. Her life was changing. It was now becoming good, even better. She was in love now. And he was amazing. He loved her so much. She had longed for that love and care so much. But she was afraid that if her love of her life turned out like her father. She always prayed to god about this. And her prayers seemed to be answered.
Finally her studies got over and her days of her marriage were coming closer. She was very happy. She heard from her stepmother that she realized that she was very bad to her and she was very sorry about it. It made her feel happy that finally things were getting better. Her prayers were getting answered. Her wedding was a success and made her forget all her pain and worries. Her husband loved her everyday and it also grew day by day. Soon she got pregnant and after nine months the couple welcomed a baby girl. How happy she was. She left her job to look after her baby and never complained about it. It made her feel happy that she was a good mother and will never leave her little angel from her sight. Her husband was always around to help whatever she needed. They both loved their daughter very much.
But happiness was not so long for her. Her husband started to come late at nights. And sometimes he would be drunk. This started when he had a terrible loss in his business. He tried to talk about this with his wife but she seemed busy always with the baby. He started to hate the baby. She couldn’t understand what was wrong with him. She tried to console him but was in vain. He ignored her. This led to long fights and sometimes he hit her too. She couldn’t understand what was happening. She started crying and praying every day. She did not want her bad luck to come back. But fate was not good to her. The situation aggravated and made her sick. Some nights her husband did not come back. Once her baby was sick late at night and her husband wasn’t there with her. She had to take her baby all alone to the doctor. She then decided that she had to talk to her husband about this. That night she was fully prepared but he never came back. She waited for him the whole night and then fell asleep in the couch. She woke up in the morning and went to her room. To her horror she found her husband with another woman in bed. She was shocked and heartbroken. Her husband was also sorry about the whole thing but she couldn’t take it anymore. She had enough of her sorrows. She decided to end her life. She ran back to the stairs with her husband at her heels. She went inside the kitchen and shut the door. She turned on the knob of the gas. Her husband tried to persuade her but she did not listen. She was angry with God. She just wanted a happy life which was never granted to her. She had decided to end this torture as soon as possible. She was just about to light a matchstick when she heard a cry. She realized that it was her baby. She was crying for her mother because she wants her to be nearby to protect her and to love her. She then realized her pain when she had lost her mother. She dropped the matchstick and ran to her baby. She cried a lot and realized what a huge mistake she was about to do.
Her husband then explained that nothing had happened between him and that other woman. And he explained why he was behaving like this and was very sorry for all the fights they had because of that. He also explained the reason behind it. It then dawned on her that she was actually very busy with her baby and almost forgot her duties as a wife. The love from her mother was short-lived so she wanted that her baby shouldn’t experience the way she did. So she spent the entire time with her daughter. They both realized their mistakes and promised that they would love each other more than they ever had. They certainly lived happily ever after and she finally got her “Lost Love”.
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