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The Unknown Road Short Story

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The Unknown Road There she stood, with her daughter, and a suitcase in hand. Tears rolled down her cheeks, she didn’t know what to do. She turned to look behind her… Anju lived with her parents in the village of Sompur in Haryana. She didn’t go to school as her family didn’t have enough money. The whole day she would either play with her friends or help Ma in doing housework. Papa went to work in the farms. He didn’t earn much. There were days when they ate only one meal per day. Frustrated with this lifestyle, Papa decided to make Anju work, so that she would also get some money to the family. Soon Anju started working at a construction building, she was only sixteen. She lifted heavy bricks, and carried them on her head for two hundred meters. She worked for six hours a day and earned only fifty …show more content…

She too liked him but she never thought of marriage. After a long silence she replied, ‘Yes I’ll come with you. I’m tired of the life I am living.’
Anju escaped with Ravi to his village in Madhya Pradesh. Ravi’s family was dissatisfied with his decision but as they loved him they accepted Anju. His family consisted of his mother, Mataji, his elder brother, Mohan and sister in law, Darsha.
Everything was going fine for Anju, she was pregnant and everybody behaved with her very sweetly. She was delighted, but this contentment didn’t last for long. One night, a neighbour came to inform the family that Ravi had a dreadful accident and he has been admitted in the hospital. The whole family rushed to the hospital. The doctor discussed everything with Mohan as he was the only literate person in the family. Curious Anju hid behind a wall and heard their conversation.
Two days later the doctor announced Ravi dead. Anju was devastated. Ravi’s family started blaming her. Mataji cursed her and wanted to throw her out but she didn’t as she knew Anju was pregnant and there were chances that she might give birth to a

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