“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…
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Oh I remember that story unfolding some years back. Quite tragic it was. Well described.
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 🙂
Hadn’t read this news. Sad story.
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!
Well written Shilpa though had to read the link to get the story rt.
Thanks! It was a big news in 2004-6.
Very poignant story. So many emotions in so few words. Good narration, Shilpa.There was a Hindi movie Taqdeer om the same theme.
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’.
Ah, I remember that news from some time ago. You have wonderfully recreated that story in so few words! Wow.
Joy always,
Susan
Thanks, Susan. Glad you liked this 100 word story here. 🙂
wow!
you have recreated the scene so well in such few words!!
Beautifully written.
Thank you Hema 🙂
Where did Saleem come from now?
He was a POW in Pakistan and was released for a Pakistani Jail after 5 years!
Ya, that story was one failed example of how we treat women in India…I remember that!
Its a sad story 🙁
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.
I’ve never heard of the story and life seemed unfair to Gudiya…You’ve recreated your story beautifully.
Very unfair and very sad!
Thanks Diana 🙂
You captured this so well, Shilpa. What a sad, sad tale that was.
Thank you, Corinne. Agree, such an unfortunate and a terrible thing to happen!
This is a sad situation to be in. I feel for all concerned in the drama. Nicely done.
So many lives were affected and nobody was happy! 😐
Very sad to imagine…
It was truly a depressing and gloomy situation!
This is just such a cruel and pathetic thing to happen to her!
Very sad and tragic 😐
Life is unfair and full of cruel twists 🙁
Nicely adapted Shilpa…
That’s true sadly! 🙁
Thanks Vinita 🙂
Such a sad story 🙁 You have portrayed it so well…
Thks Bhavya 🙂
Lovely narration. Story sounds heart wrenching 🙁
Thks Pallavi. 🙂
I read the news jst now 🙁
readin all sad endings today!
Looks like ‘your call’ brought all sad news! 😛
Heart-breaking, Shilpa. Well written. 🙁
Thanks Vidya 🙂
It tugs at your heart, the plight of the poor lady… Your write up captures it so brilliantly in so few words!!
Glad you liked it, Reshma 🙂
oh yea remember reading about that…very sad indeed! the essence very well captured in these few lines!
Thanks S 🙂
Sad tale…well written Shilpa.
Thks Janaki 🙂
Kya re hindi film yaad aya? btw, is this a real story? all the comments seem to be so..:( but, it is sad…
Yes it is a real life incident.
Check this out… http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gudiya,_Kargil_war_victim
What a tragic story particularly the way it really ended. A nice tribute Shilpa.
oh it is related to some real story? sad.