BROKEN PIECES(PART2)

Maya said" A smile on ammas face lightens my day up...i know the amount of hardships she faced to bring up both of us,criticised by the society,beared it all for our sake...times of sheer poverty,she would sleep without having food,restiched sandals would be worn at festivals..relatives sympathised and neighbours made fun of us.Raima and me would wait for the diwali sweets which she brought home in a brown paper...imagine waiting a year for the stale 'burfies'.;Lessons were meant to be learnt,she was beaten up in front of two little kids for breaking a plate..night stories would comprise of moral lessons...never hurt anyone,false hopes breed sorrows for the other person..face hardships with a smile!!I live for my family...my happiness begins and ends with them,i study to make my moms dream come true,the pride on her face when she held my trophy high...most cherished moment of my life..
Soumya said"Iknow that ur mom and sister means life to you...the tears which flow from ur big,round eyes are evident for the same...well this is one thing which i would like to take from you...ur dedicated love and sense of responsibility towards your family...its now that i can clearly understand the gap in your family,which has affected you pretty badly..also,your sense of forgivness.You dont mind giving your trust and taking on the responsibility...yet when u meet failure...u hardly grumble.There have been times when u have shouldered responsibility for me,when there was none at my side and unfortunately there have been times when i failed you...when u needed me..but...u let that phase pass without a scar...well...that day i learnt the most important part of friendship...though it made me more than just repentant.."
Maya's mom to her best friend Jaya"My daughters are the pillars of my life,i consider myself to be blessed to have Maya in my life...her smile would ever time assure that i was not alone...in this battle called..life..a desire to live was born with her.In the fourth standard she lied to me that she had an upset stomach and would not be able to go to appu ghar(school trip),i know how she loved to be on the rides with her best friend,somehow she got this news that my employer would not allow me to pick her up during work hours.My baby cried silently when she heard her friends speak about the trip..she would never question me when i couldnot buy a new frock on her birthday...She would watch her mates with their father...going for drives,movies,parks..somewhere dreaming the same for herself!...but knew that we lived seperately.I adore her for standing besides me through all trials and turmoils"
TO BE CONTD.