A Writing Quill

  The one who sits on the pedestal of the loving world finds it very difficult when the one assuring him or her of love forever starts moving away. He or she finds it hard to breathe without the love and kindness he or she is accustomed to for ages. Such was the feeling of Ridhika. She always had her mother to love her infinitely, but suddenly, when her mother died, she was lost. She was in a dilemma about whether to trust anyone. In fact, she could not even decide whom to marry, as arranged marriage seemed to be unreliable to her. “What if the person whom she would marry is found to be a fraudster? What if she becomes the victim of domestic violence?” All these speculations led her to the world of uncertainties, and she became more and more fragile emotionally.   On the other hand, the matches brought by her aunts found her very timid, nervous, and insecure. They, too, wanted a woman who would be confident and reliable enough to be their life partners. They were unsure af...