The test result was negative again, my hopes were crushed yet another time. The woollen cap I was knitting for my baby would not adorn its head now.
Multiple visits to the gynec, series of tests and still no success. I had done it all- in the hope of becoming a mother.
5 years of my life- it all seemed futile now. Hope was ebbing out.
The caps, sweater, socks lay untouched.
I saw the ad one day- “Please donate woollen clothes for orphans”.
That evening I visited them, tears welled up in my eyes. I have been blind, pining for my own blood when here there are so many young children yearning for a mother’s love. Whose grief is bigger?
I threw away the pregnancy kit that night, life had taken a new turn for the better.
Linking up with the awesome Rochelle Wisoff for #FridayFictioneers . You can read the other stories here.
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Chartered Accountant, Story Teller, Dreamer, Voracious Reader, Blogger, Mommy to a little munchkin, Shopaholic, Day Dreamer.Passionate about my career in the corporate world and aspire to break the glass ceiling, at the same time nurture my passion for writing. My niche area is short stories, I also write on parenting, sexism, life's experiences, micro blogs and flash fiction. I have won the best Parenting blog post at mycity4kids.com the largest parenting website in India, 4 times and several of my posts have been published in the #MostPopular category on this site garnering millions of views. I also write on Bonobology, Rivo Kids, Women's Web and Youth Ki Awaaz. My blog has been chosen as the Top Indian Blogs for the years 2018-2019,2020 by TopIndianBlogs website and found a place in the prestigious Top 22 Indian Literary Blogs in 2020 @TopIndianBlogs.
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Wonderful story dear..just too good..great take on the prompt.
PS. There is a typo “Please done woollen clothes for orphans”..i guess it would be donate.
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Thx so much Balaka! Thx for pointing out that typo will fix it
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😊
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O Akshata…How you weave such beautiful stories.
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Thx so much for the kind words Upasna
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Dear Aks, a very beautiful touching story once more. Wish you a MERRY CHRISTMAS.
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Thx so much Neel wish you aMerry Christmas too
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Great story. I noticed this was on the Pegman linkup. You may want to put it on the Fictioneers linkup here: http://www.inlinkz.com/new/view.php?id=755136
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Thx so much for letting me know will link it up with the correct linky now
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Dear Akshata,
Beautiful story. With my second child, I jumped through the fertility hoops. When I stopped trying so hard I conceived.
This woman’s solution to her fertility issue is heartwarming.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Thx so much dear Rochelle it’s great to hear about your resilience
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A lovely take on the prompt, Akshata.
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Thx so much Moon
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This is a lovely story – I am glad I scrolled down to the bottom of the link page!
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So glad you did Liz!
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You’ve written a moving story, Akshata. That was a real moment of revelation for your narrator.
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Thanks a ton Penny for the wonderful comments as always
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beautiful thoughts penned into a story
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Thx so much Ravi!
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I liked the hopeful end, hopefully she learns there is more to life.
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So true Ian
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Glad she found her way through to a new life.
Mine: https://kindredspirit23.wordpress.com/2017/12/22/tend-to-your-knittin/
Scott
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Yeah happy about that! Thx for reading
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UR Welcme
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Suchba beautiful and heart-warming story Akshata.
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Thx so much Anurag
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I think maybe that there is a chance for her when she find a new purpose…
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True
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When one door closes…. so very happy she saw that there were other options. Not all do
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I love this. Well done.
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Thx so much
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What a great story. Where the Lord closes a door, somewhere he opens a window.
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That’s beautifully summarized Holly!
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