She looked upon the all the beautiful smiles well preserved within the 8×10 frames of her wedding album. She flicked each page to bask under the tale of her smiling memories trying to ignore the long telephone rings from home.
“Wasn’t I so damn pretty, “ echoed her mind as she looked up to feel the marks on her face. Her eyes too swelled to paint a picture of the days when she was promised a world of joy under the shades of dusted golden autumn leaves. Leaving her home felt like a beginning of a new life, unknown to the darkness of the person she tried to find her home in.
To,
Shanti Villa,
Lane 3,
New Friends Colony,
New Delhi
Hello!
My love to everyone. You all must be wondering where did I just vanish, no letter , no call. Sorry I was a bit occupied here, after all settling in a foreign land isn’t an easy thing to do. Everyone is fine here & I have already started to adjust well. The sunsets are beautiful & the place is breath taking. I hope all of you are doing great.
I can’t tell you how happy I am here, Saurabh doesn’t let me do anything. He takes care of everything & honestly I feel like a queen who just keeps on ordering. Yesterday Saurabh was telling me that Maasi had called & she was worried. I wonder why was she worried. He told me that my brothers friend had told them that I had marks on my face. Dad tell them I had fallen that’s why I had those marks. Try not to call again, Saurabh doesn’t like it.
I couldn’t be more happier ever, this feels like home. My husband really loves me. Sometimes I pinch myself to realise that it’s not a dream.
Mom dad I really miss you. Not that I am not happy but I really miss you all. I miss the way dad used to fulfill my every wish & still never made me feel he did something for me. I miss the times when I used to shout on you mum. Please forgive me. I wish I could spend some more time on that balcony with you talking about the world.
Yesterday while going through our wedding album I couldn’t stop myself from crying when I saw those gallant smiles on everyone’s face in the family picture we clicked. I spend my days looking at those smiles & I forget for a moment that I am in an unknown land.
My mother in law is so supportive & takes so much care of me but Maa of course I ain’t the one she gave birth to. I wanted to send you a picture of me & Saurabh but these days he is so much occupied with work that we hardly go out and for me I have developed a strange allergy on my face so I ain’t able to click a picture for you. I am so happy with him Maa.
Saurabh is a great guy, sometimes gets angry but then he settles down in a while & never has a day come when he hasn’t made me feel that I belong to him.
Maa you would be happy to know I have started praying so much now. Though I have nothing to ask from Lord but then I don’t know why I keep pleading him. I wouldn’t be able to come home this Diwali , He has a meeting in India so all the family from here shall travel to India & I’ll have to stay back to look after the work. But don’t worry I love it here. I’ll be fine.
I miss you so much mum dad . Try to keep sending me letters, I feel someone still remembers me when I get a letter from home. I have to go, I think Saurabh is here.
My love to everyone back home. Tell them I miss them all so much.
Love,
Supriya
105, Franks street,
Singapore
Mujeeb Shah 