Scour the news for an entirely uninteresting story. Consider how it connects to your life. Write about that.

Whatever happens anywhere in this world, that story is similar to some person or the other. Similarly, I also read a story which is completely related to my life. The story is as follows.

Sona’s sister-in-law had called Sona four times, but Sona was not receiving the call. Later when Sona came out of the kitchen, she saw that her sister-in-law had four missed calls. She got worried seeing this because her sister-in-law knows that if Sona does not pick up the phone in two attempts, it means that she is busy with her work or is away from the phone. Now Sona was feeling nervous because she was tensed after receiving four consecutive calls from sister-in-law. Because Sona’s mother was not well these days. Just two days ago, Sona had come back from meeting her mother at her maternal home, still Sona mustered courage and called her sister-in-law and as soon as she picked up the phone, Sona said crying, siso, Mummy has left us. She slept well at night. In the morning our brother and I tried a lot to wake her up but she did not wake up. Then we called the doctor and he told us that Mummy is no more.  Sister, you come home quickly, on hearing this, tears started flowing from Sona’s eyes.

Her father had already left her and now her mother was also no more. Sona was completely distraught, now Sona told this to her husband Saksham while crying, then Saksham took care of her and quickly put her in the car and took her to her maternal home. As soon as Sona reached her home, on seeing her mother’s dead body, she hugged her and cried a lot. Finally Saksham somehow convinced her and performed the last rites of her mother. Even after all the rituals, Sona was not stopping crying, she was missing her mother a lot, then Sona’s aunt wiped her tears and took care of her and said Sona , don’t be so sad. So what if mom is no more? I am here, your aunt. My house is also your maternal home, whenever you feel like it, come to your aunt.

Daughter, I can understand your pain because your father has already left you and today mom has also left. It is said that after the mother leaves, the girl’s maternal home is left behind. This sister in law is just a nominal relationship to show to the world, because maternal home is with the mother only. Sona also started thinking in her mind that maybe aunt is saying the right thing and she hugged aunt and started crying out loud and said, Aunty, does my maternal home also not exist now? Just then, Sona’s sister in law was sitting far away and listening to their conversation. First she made Sona quiet and then consoled her. Then she said to aunt that, Aunt, how could you say that maternal home is only with the mother.

I believe that nobody can take the place of a mother, but right now Sona’s brother and sister-in-law are alive and as long as we are there sona’s maternal home will always remain. I will try my best to give Sona, the love and respect she gets from her mother. And sona can come here whenever she wants, this house was hers yesterday, is hers today and will remain hers tomorrow too. Aunty, I am also a daughter and this is my maternal home too, and I know very well how important a maternal home is for us daughters. Aunty, you must call sona to your house but don’t keep her away from the love of her brother and sister-in-law. Then Aunty said – Daughter-in-law, in today’s time, a sister-in-law with a thinking like yours is very rare, please forgive me. I showed Sona the wrong path. Then Sona hugged her sister-in-law and said, today you have assured me that a sister-in-law is also like a mother and I am satisfied that as long as you and brother are there, my maternal home will always remain..!!  And someone has said that sister-in-law is like a mother, today you have made me believe this too!!

This story is completely related to my life. I too have faced such a situation. And today my brother and sister-in-law also love me a lot.