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Sunday, April 7, 2013

193. Abandoned

This post has been published by me as a part of the Blog-a-Ton 38; the thirty-eighth edition of the online marathon of Bloggers; where we decide and we write. To be part of the next edition, visit and start following Blog-a-Ton. The theme for the month is "The Woman on Platform Number 10"

This is the time when millions come here; to bathe in the famous confluence.
She must be one of those; nameless, faceless Indian.
She must be above 70; frail and lonely.
The woman is here on platform number 10 for almost five hours.
 “Mother, where are you going?” I ask politely.
“Ramgadh”, she smiles.
 “What time is your train?” I ask.
“Babu, my son, knows” she replies.
“Where is Babu?” I ask.
“He is bringing a cup of tea for me”, she answers.

 I sigh.
That rascal Babu has abandoned his mother.
Will she be able to accept the truth? 

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(This is a Drabble.) 

15 comments:

  1. Very effective, its pathos slip in silently. Suddenly, I felt its sharp cutting edge ..

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  2. brevity of this post is strength to the idea

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  3. A power packed drabble! I really expected an end to the poor lady's misery. Kept me thinking for a long while...
    All the Best for BAT!

    Rumya - The Woman on Platform No. 10

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  4. Probably the best one I have read so far. With such few words, you have shown us the real life. It is sad that people actually do such things to their parents :( Wish it could just be a fiction.

    Avada Kedavra - The woman on platform 10

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  5. Excellent flash piece! Well done!

    First time blogatoner .... Shreyasi

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  6. So much packed in such few words... Love and abandonment, trust and heartbreak, faith, hope and hopelessness... Beautiful.

    Mixi(My BAT entry)

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  7. wow, short, simple, and yet capable enough to touch and move anyone...extremely powerful

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  8. Sad but true...brevity rules here! Loved it...

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  9. Shows the harsh reality. Ugly truth of today.
    Excellent work.

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  10. this is truth that is really stranger than fiction...there are many such stories happening at kumbh melas...very sad :(
    ATB for BAT :)
    do drop in at:
    Karan - Grand Salute

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  11. Sad yet real nowadays. It is excellent in so few words. :)

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    Someone is Special

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