Your Call
“Sarah was married to you, Saleem”.
“Within a week of your marriage, you left her to serve our country”.
“The war ended after a few months, but you never returned back home. Months turned into years and there was no news of or from you, Saleem!”.
“Sarah’s family re-married her to Danish, last year.”
“After years of living with despair and uncertainty, life smiled again on Sarah”.
“She would often pinch herself to make sure if this was actually her life… healing, blossoming with love again”
“Now your call to her to come back to you. Is it right, Saleem?”
PS: Inspired by the Gudiya’s sad tale…
May 25, 2013 9:10 pm|
Oh I remember that story unfolding some years back. Quite tragic it was. Well described.
May 26, 2013 12:17 pm|
Terrible it was. And do you know that after Gudiya died, Arif, the first husband, re-married and his second wife succumbed to blood cancer after a year or 2!! What a tragedy!
Thanks 🙂
May 26, 2013 3:43 am|
Hadn’t read this news. Sad story.
May 26, 2013 12:20 pm|
A tragic thing to happen but what is disappointing is the way the Islamic scholars decided for her and made her go to her first husband!
May 26, 2013 3:56 am|
Well written Shilpa though had to read the link to get the story rt.
May 26, 2013 12:24 pm|
Thanks! It was a big news in 2004-6.
May 26, 2013 4:54 am|
Very poignant story. So many emotions in so few words. Good narration, Shilpa.There was a Hindi movie Taqdeer om the same theme.
May 26, 2013 12:26 pm|
Glad you liked this adaptation, ma’am. Ok, was not aware of Taqdeer, but there is movie on Gudiya’s life being made and it would be titled ‘Kahaani Gudiya Ki’.
May 26, 2013 5:37 am|
Ah, I remember that news from some time ago. You have wonderfully recreated that story in so few words! Wow.
Joy always,
Susan
May 26, 2013 12:27 pm|
Thanks, Susan. Glad you liked this 100 word story here. 🙂
May 26, 2013 6:42 am|
wow!
you have recreated the scene so well in such few words!!
Beautifully written.
May 26, 2013 12:27 pm|
Thank you Hema 🙂
May 26, 2013 7:31 am|
Where did Saleem come from now?
May 26, 2013 12:28 pm|
He was a POW in Pakistan and was released for a Pakistani Jail after 5 years!
May 26, 2013 7:56 am|
Ya, that story was one failed example of how we treat women in India…I remember that!
Its a sad story 🙁
May 26, 2013 12:31 pm|
Well said, it speaks a lot about the sad state of affairs… how the decisions are taken by a council on the behalf of the woman and she is forced to follow the diktat.
May 26, 2013 9:07 am|
I’ve never heard of the story and life seemed unfair to Gudiya…You’ve recreated your story beautifully.
May 26, 2013 12:31 pm|
Very unfair and very sad!
Thanks Diana 🙂
May 26, 2013 9:52 am|
You captured this so well, Shilpa. What a sad, sad tale that was.
May 26, 2013 12:35 pm|
Thank you, Corinne. Agree, such an unfortunate and a terrible thing to happen!
May 26, 2013 12:01 pm|
This is a sad situation to be in. I feel for all concerned in the drama. Nicely done.
May 26, 2013 12:36 pm|
So many lives were affected and nobody was happy! 😐
May 26, 2013 12:48 pm|
Very sad to imagine…
May 26, 2013 1:24 pm|
It was truly a depressing and gloomy situation!
May 26, 2013 8:57 pm|
This is just such a cruel and pathetic thing to happen to her!
May 28, 2013 5:30 pm|
Very sad and tragic 😐
May 27, 2013 6:19 am|
Life is unfair and full of cruel twists 🙁
Nicely adapted Shilpa…
May 28, 2013 5:31 pm|
That’s true sadly! 🙁
Thanks Vinita 🙂
May 27, 2013 6:25 am|
Such a sad story 🙁 You have portrayed it so well…
May 28, 2013 5:31 pm|
Thks Bhavya 🙂
May 27, 2013 6:35 am|
Lovely narration. Story sounds heart wrenching 🙁
May 28, 2013 5:31 pm|
Thks Pallavi. 🙂
May 27, 2013 10:56 am|
I read the news jst now 🙁
readin all sad endings today!
May 28, 2013 5:32 pm|
Looks like ‘your call’ brought all sad news! 😛
May 27, 2013 11:43 am|
Heart-breaking, Shilpa. Well written. 🙁
May 28, 2013 5:33 pm|
Thanks Vidya 🙂
May 28, 2013 1:07 am|
It tugs at your heart, the plight of the poor lady… Your write up captures it so brilliantly in so few words!!
May 28, 2013 5:33 pm|
Glad you liked it, Reshma 🙂
May 28, 2013 9:03 am|
oh yea remember reading about that…very sad indeed! the essence very well captured in these few lines!
May 28, 2013 5:33 pm|
Thanks S 🙂
May 28, 2013 2:22 pm|
Sad tale…well written Shilpa.
May 28, 2013 5:34 pm|
Thks Janaki 🙂
May 28, 2013 9:44 pm|
Kya re hindi film yaad aya? btw, is this a real story? all the comments seem to be so..:( but, it is sad…
May 29, 2013 5:41 pm|
Yes it is a real life incident.
Check this out… http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gudiya,_Kargil_war_victim
June 1, 2013 3:47 am|
What a tragic story particularly the way it really ended. A nice tribute Shilpa.
June 5, 2013 11:00 am|
oh it is related to some real story? sad.