“Your wife’s cooking is delicious. You are a lucky man” saab ji remarked as Anand dropped off the tiffin.
Anand distributed the tiffins his “wife” cooked. As he waited for the train home, he transformed. One could see a lady with open hair, wearing a bindi and a bright dupatta.
Anand was Alka, a transgender by birth. Abandoned by family, ridiculed by others, Alka had to pretend to be a man to earn her livelihood.
She looked out of the train’s window wondering when the destination of her true liberty and empowerment would come?
It’s a very touchy story…its very hard to know what people are going through in their personal lives if we judge them by the smile on their faces
That’s true Ritu. Thanks!
I really love it. You’ve expressed your emotions in 100 words that’s awesome. Looking forward for more
Thanks Tamanna. You can visit the section on my blog ‘100 Not out’ to read more 100 words stories.
you’ve touch such an important topic in this story. but India is developing in many ways, soon people would become liberal enough to accept transgenders too, they’ve already been given rights.
True Richa. Hoping a change in mindset follows the legal changes.
That’s the sad part of life when they can’t reveal their true identity, how painful this is.
More power to all who are suffering this stage
Very true Priyal. Hope things improve for them as well!
Short and sweet lines that touched me from inside. Its really a thoughtful subject
Thanks Pooja. It is indeed!
I love reading this short story. It was heart touching. Keep writing and inspiring.
Thanks so much Shilpi!
This was heart wrenching Prerna but brilliantly thought provoking too
Thank you Roma. Glad you liked it!
Your recently work was really good, and this is also amazing. I like it and I’ll share it with my friends soon. They are also our art group members so they will also love these things….
Really strong and thought provoking. I think you should make it a full fledged story from their perspective.
#ContemplationOfaJoker #Jokerophilia
That’s a great idea Manas. Will attempt that too!
Great one. It’s really difficult to weave a story in 100 words. You are a master at that.
Thanks Maya. It is good fun!