The Controversy: A Short Story

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Pooja listened calmly, her parents sermons, but within her bosom it was only emitting lava, her expressions moving around to hot red as if she was dead serious to destroy everything coming in its way of life. Abruptly she stood up, much against the wishes of other family members and turned to go out of the bungalow, her mother accosted her up to the porch.
While; at the porch Shubhalaxmi begged Pooja, “Please do not execute any such thing which will stain our image”.
She heard her mother, a bout of shrike came out of her, the tears veiled behind her pupils made way to her cheeks, sobbing audibly put her head on the shoulder of her mother. Her mother consoled and petted her.
“Don’t you worry, everything will be same as before, speak with an

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