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Her heart swelled with pride as she watched her daughter picking
vegetables from their small but well-kept garden. She thought of the little one
as the greatest blessing in her life, her sole companion. They lived in
a very small house amidst the lush greenery of a small village in the Western
Ghats, but even with the limited resources, they lived a life of happiness and
endless love.
She ran a small tailoring unit where she sat for hours
together, cutting up cloth and making garments along with two other women she had
employed. She grew vegetables, kept a few hens and taught neighbouring children in the evenings. Her daughter too pitched in to help though she
was all but twelve.
It had been brave of her to stick to her decision of keeping
her baby knowing that the journey of an unwed mother was going to be an arduous
one. Her parents had cajoled, threatened and finally disowned her to save
themselves from embarrassment and public disgrace. Her boyfriend had asked her
to be practical. But she knew she was a fighter who would never give up. Not
even if it meant the end of her education, luxurious life and the comfort of
loving relationships.
She never regretted her choice. In fact she was even more
determined to build a new life from scratch with her daughter. Her mind never
once wavered even upon being tortured by wagging tongues. She fought her way
through life like a brave warrior, without doubts, never turning back.
