The Girl With The Broken Heart
''Mom hurry up , its already too late '' called jenny to her mother Mrs Annabel Jones , a loud , gullible , kind hearted lady in her forties . She was struggling hard to decide which ornament would best fit her peach coloured outfit , which she had bought from her favourite street shop exclusively at a higher price than she normally did , just to make sure that her daughter would not have to feel awkward in introducing her as her mother to her boss , and colleagues at the celebration day of the foundation of one of the leading media house where her daughter had gained a remarkable position and respect just in a short span of two years . She had seen her daughter working hard and keeping awake till late at night , skipping breakfasts to reach office in time ,being detached from all kinds of parties and hanging out with friends , which people of her age usually did. She was not working hard only for money but to heal the wound in her self respect as well as her mother's , when her own father one day said in haste " I had so many hopes from you , that you will become an engineer or doctor someday , but you proved that you are just the same like your inefficient , failure mother. Unfortunately you got all your mother's foolish genes '' . Initially she thought that her father was telling out of concern for her future but when the bitter truth came out , she was completely shattered . At that time her father had already decided to take a divorce from her mother because suddenly he had realized that Mrs Jones was far below his standards and regarded his marriage with her as a mistake of his life. Mrs Jones though knew about this fact , 17 year old jenny had no idea of this and she still thought like every other child that her father loved her and her mother very much no matter how much he showed his dissapointment towards them . But then she had to face the harsh reality of life , when one day her father left home filing a divorce case against his wife without even saying a good bye or taking a glance at her daughter.She was disheartened . She was crying bitterly from inside but did'nt express her emotions in front of her mother so that she remained strong . But actually her mother was already prepared for facing that kind of situation in life . And she knew though her daughter showed like as if it did'nt affect her but"' Which child can accept the fact that their own father don't have any love or attachment for them?'' and jenny was also not an exception. So she developed a strong resentment against her father who had always disrespected her mother and she was determined to prove her arrogant father's future judgement about her wrong . A normal , bubbly , carefree teenager Elizabeth jones ( Jenny )turned into a serious , sincere , deep person from that day .
MRS JONES
''Mom you are looking soooo pretty "' said jenny while she was tying the laces of her suede shoes . '' I know , I know ,afterall I am the mother of the chief creative head at " THE DAILY " , I have to definately look good " , said Mrs Jones in her motherly pride and hugged her daughter '' God bless you my child '' . '' Mom has anybody told you that you look funnier when you try to act like those dramatic actors playing mothers in Indian television , these things don't suit you " , " Shut up , I have full right to feel proud about my daughter '' ,jenny said '' Now lets go , other wise after reaching we would see that they had announced somebody else the creative head ''. '' huh , its not so easy , no one else can replace my daughter '' said Mrs Jones and jenny gave a loud ringing laugh , something which was so rare about her at that time . Her mother mentally prayed " God , make her smile like this always , I feel so relieved '' and they boarded a taxi . In the taxi , Mrs Jones remarked '' OH God , what kind of shoes are you wearing jenny ? , going for such a grand function and you have wore such shoes ? Why did'nt you wear those white stillhettos which I had bought for you the previous year from ''Elite'' ? I had bought it for these purposes only and you ended up wearing these old shoes ? '' and Mrs Jones continued . '' OH mom please don't start that again , nobody will look at my shoes there and even if they do I don't care , So please stop worrying , Its OK '' , '' Its not Ok . Its not OK . '' screamed Mrs Jones and the driver turned back . '' No no not to you , I am telling this to my daughter , see , what she have done , going for such a big day of her life in such ordinary shoes and started complaining to the driver about her dissapointment .'' MOMM PLEASE '' said jenny giving her mother a startled look . Mrs Jones had this embarrasing habit of indulging in idle chatting with almost everyone she would meet outside her home starting from the grocer to passengers she would meet while travelling . And surprisingly the people she talked to did'nt feel irritated by this rather they enjoyed having a pleasant , friendly conversation with her because she was a person full of warmth . One day she saw that a child begging in the street , had fainted and was lying on the street. Immediately she took the boy to a shop with the help of the nearby people , sprinkled water on his face and then bought him food and water . She stayed with the little boy in the shop till he had recoverd and had eaten properly.Her heart was as precious as gold.
THE SHOES
'' This one will perfectly match with your dress , wear them once and show me walking '' ordered Mrs Jones to her daughter at a shoe store . Much against jenny's repeated requests, her mother literally dragged her to the shoe store just to ensure that she reached the ceremony perfectly dressed and stand all above the crowd . Jenny had no power in her hands when her mother was determined to make something happen . After some quick assessment she made a decision and said '' yes pack this gentleman, these perfectly match her dress '' , '' NO no why packing ?, I have to wear now only naa "' said jenny to her mother . Mrs Jones replied '' OO O yes yes , good that you atleast have this in mind '' .Then the man at the store said '' Madam if you don't mind I suggest you not to wear the shoes now as there is mud outside because of rain and there is a possibility that the shoes may get ruined if you walk on the muddy road '' . This put Mrs Jones in high tension but jenny said '' no no its ok , nothing will happen , the place where we have to go is just a walking distance from here , we better leave now mom , the ceremony will start at 8.00pm '' . Mrs Jones said '' better we take a cab from here , otherwise the shoes will get damaged and you better wear the shoes in the car '' . '' No no mom are you mad for this little distance we don't have to take a cab , nothing will happen if we walk '' said jenny , but Mrs jones kept on insisting and she stopped a taxi . The cab driver told only one person can sit as it was a share taxi and the other people were sitting on the remaining places , inspite of jenny's protest her mother sent her in that taxi with the shoes and told her that she would come by foot ,she told her '' Don't worry jenny , Iam coming soon '' , and the taxi moved off. Jenny reached there in time . She looked at the entry door waiting for her mother to arrive , but Mrs Jones did'nt turn up even after half an hour . Jenny became tensed . Her colleagues asked '' hey Elizabeth , where is aunty ? , you told she will be coming ? , she told them the full story . At the time she was about to go out in search of her mother , her phone ringed , she answered the call . On the other end of the phone call was the shaking voice of her mother who said '' Jenny , my child , I would not be able to come ,while walking on the road I suddenly felt very ill and so went back home , sorry my child , am very sorry , but you don't ruin your evening for me , Have you wore those shoes ? What compliments have you received till now , am sure you are looking the best ,Have they announced your name as the chief creative director ? , jenny replied in a shocking tensed tone " Mom , are you ok ? What suddenly happen to you ? My name has been announced and I have also received an award mom , I can't express my happiness , but Iam coming home in few minutes , you don't worry and please take care of yourself '' , she felt The Girl With The Broken Heart
''Mom hurry up , its already too late '' called jenny to her mother Mrs Annabel Jones , a loud , gullible , kind hearted lady in her forties . She was struggling hard to decide which ornament would best fit her peach coloured outfit , which she had bought from her favourite street shop exclusively at a higher price than she normally did , just to make sure that her daughter would not have to feel awkward in introducing her as her mother to her boss , and colleagues at the celebration day of the foundation of one of the leading media house where her daughter had gained a remarkable position and respect just in a short span of two years . She had seen her daughter working hard and keeping awake till late at night , skipping breakfasts to reach office in time ,being detached from all kinds of parties and hanging out with friends , which people of her age usually did. She was not working hard only for money but to heal the wound in her self respect as well as her mother's , when her own father one day said in haste " I had so many hopes from you , that you will become an engineer or doctor someday , but you proved that you are just the same like your inefficient , failure mother. Unfortunately you got all your mother's foolish genes '' . Initially she thought that her father was telling out of concern for her future but when the bitter truth came out , she was completely shattered . At that time her father had already decided to take a divorce from her mother because suddenly he had realized that Mrs Jones was far below his standards and regarded his marriage with her as a mistake of his life. Mrs Jones though knew about this fact , 17 year old jenny had no idea of this and she still thought like every other child that her father loved her and her mother very much no matter how much he showed his dissapointment towards them . But then she had to face the harsh reality of life , when one day her father left home filing a divorce case against his wife without even saying a good bye or taking a glance at her daughter.She was disheartened . She was crying bitterly from inside but did'nt express her emotions in front of her mother so that she remained strong . But actually her mother was already prepared for facing that kind of situation in life . And she knew though her daughter showed like as if it did'nt affect her but"' Which child can accept the fact that their own father don't have any love or attachment for them?'' and jenny was also not an exception. So she developed a strong resentment against her father who had always disrespected her mother and she was determined to prove her arrogant father's future judgement about her wrong . A normal , bubbly , carefree teenager Elizabeth jones ( Jenny )turned into a serious , sincere , deep person from that day .
MRS JONES
''Mom you are looking soooo pretty "' said jenny while she was tying the laces of her suede shoes . '' I know , I know ,afterall I am the mother of the chief creative head at " THE DAILY " , I have to definately look good " , said Mrs Jones in her motherly pride and hugged her daughter '' God bless you my child '' . '' Mom has anybody told you that you look funnier when you try to act like those dramatic actors playing mothers in Indian television , these things don't suit you " , " Shut up , I have full right to feel proud about my daughter '' ,jenny said '' Now lets go , other wise after reaching we would see that they had announced somebody else the creative head ''. '' huh , its not so easy , no one else can replace my daughter '' said Mrs Jones and jenny gave a loud ringing laugh , something which was so rare about her at that time . Her mother mentally prayed " God , make her smile like this always , I feel so relieved '' and they boarded a taxi . In the taxi , Mrs Jones remarked '' OH God , what kind of shoes are you wearing jenny ? , going for such a grand function and you have wore such shoes ? Why did'nt you wear those white stillhettos which I had bought for you the previous year from ''Elite'' ? I had bought it for these purposes only and you ended up wearing these old shoes ? '' and Mrs Jones continued . '' OH mom please don't start that again , nobody will look at my shoes there and even if they do I don't care , So please stop worrying , Its OK '' , '' Its not Ok . Its not OK . '' screamed Mrs Jones and the driver turned back . '' No no not to you , I am telling this to my daughter , see , what she have done , going for such a big day of her life in such ordinary shoes and started complaining to the driver about her dissapointment .'' MOMM PLEASE '' said jenny giving her mother a startled look . Mrs Jones had this embarrasing habit of indulging in idle chatting with almost everyone she would meet outside her home starting from the grocer to passengers she would meet while travelling . And surprisingly the people she talked to did'nt feel irritated by this rather they enjoyed having a pleasant , friendly conversation with her because she was a person full of warmth . One day she saw that a child begging in the street , had fainted and was lying on the street. Immediately she took the boy to a shop with the help of the nearby people , sprinkled water on his face and then bought him food and water . She stayed with the little boy in the shop till he had recoverd and had eaten properly.Her heart was as precious as gold.
THE SHOES
'' This one will perfectly match with your dress , wear them once and show me walking '' ordered Mrs Jones to her daughter at a shoe store . Much against jenny's repeated requests, her mother literally dragged her to the shoe store just to ensure that she reached the ceremony perfectly dressed and stand all above the crowd . Jenny had no power in her hands when her mother was determined to make something happen . After some quick assessment she made a decision and said '' yes pack this gentleman, these perfectly match her dress '' , '' NO no why packing ?, I have to wear now only naa "' said jenny to her mother . Mrs Jones replied '' OO O yes yes , good that you atleast have this in mind '' .Then the man at the store said '' Madam if you don't mind I suggest you not to wear the shoes now as there is mud outside because of rain and there is a possibility that the shoes may get ruined if you walk on the muddy road '' . This put Mrs Jones in high tension but jenny said '' no no its ok , nothing will happen , the place where we have to go is just a walking distance from here , we better leave now mom , the ceremony will start at 8.00pm '' . Mrs Jones said '' better we take a cab from here , otherwise the shoes will get damaged and you better wear the shoes in the car '' . '' No no mom are you mad for this little distance we don't have to take a cab , nothing will happen if we walk '' said jenny , but Mrs jones kept on insisting and she stopped a taxi . The cab driver told only one person can sit as it was a share taxi and the other people were sitting on the remaining places , inspite of jenny's protest her mother sent her in that taxi with the shoes and told her that she would come by foot ,she told her '' Don't worry jenny , Iam coming soon '' , and the taxi moved off. Jenny reached there in time . She looked at the entry door waiting for her mother to arrive , but Mrs Jones did'nt turn up even after half an hour . Jenny became tensed . Her colleagues asked '' hey Elizabeth , where is aunty ? , you told she will be coming ? , she told them the full story . At the time she was about to go out in search of her mother , her phone ringed , she answered the call . On the other end of the phone call was the shaking voice of her mother who said '' Jenny , my child , I would not be able to come ,while walking on the road I suddenly felt very ill and so went back home , sorry my child , am very sorry , but you don't ruin your evening for me , Have you wore those shoes ? What compliments have you received till now , am sure you are looking the best ,Have they announced your name as the chief creative director ? , jenny replied in a shocking tensed tone " Mom , are you ok ? What suddenly happen to you ? My name has been announced and I have also received an award mom , I can't express my happiness , but Iam coming home in few minutes , you don't worry and please take care of yourself '' , she felt that her mother struggled through her words and spoke out '' Take care of yourself jenny , my only child , my sweet heart . love you so much '' , jenny understood that her mother was crying and she felt very strange in the tone of her mother and decided to reach home immediately .
AND THE RAIN MIXED WITH THE TEARS
'She was walking through the sidewalk when suddenly she heard some people saying '' The driver was driving the car recklessly , poor lady , she was badly hurt '' , for a moment a bad thought came in jenny's mind and she tried to push back such thoughts . She literally running through the streets to reach home when suddenly a man shouted '' ARRE be careful , take caution , just an hour before an accident happened on this road '' , jenny gathered the courage to ask '' Which accident ?'' , the man replied '' A woman in her forties , was hit by a speeding car , she was bleeding profusely and was taken to hospital '' ,jenny became cold , her hands were tremoring , she managed to call back at the number from which her mother called her . A woman picked up the call . For a moment , jenny tried to console herself by thinking that it was her mother , but the lady at the other end of the call told that was a nurse at a hospital and asked her whether she knew Mrs Annabel jones , jenny said in shaking voice '' Why what happened to her , tell me please , Iam her daughter '' , the lady replied '' She had an accident , by which her brain had received severe damage '' , jenny was shocked and before she could ask whether her mother would become all right , the nurse said '' I am sorry to say that your mother is not alive any more , we tried to save her but unfortunately failed , she was a very brave lady , and she loved you very much , so she did'nt want to inform you about her accident and kept telling '' Its a big day for my daughter , she is receiving an award'' .She was such a lively lady , she wanted to live more and even told me '' please nurse give me some medicine and leave me , I have to reach my daughter's office celebration ceremony '' .'' Your mother was such a kind lady , I wished God had not taken her life like this. '' Jenny had become numb , she could 'nt believe her ears , she lost all her sensations and standed still on the road . One after another flash backs came in her mind . And suddenly she broke down giving a loud outburst of cry . Tears rolled down her eyes and raindrops mixed with her tears which could not be stopped . She was left all alone in this world .She lost the most precious person of her life .
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that her mother struggled through her words and spoke out '' Take care of yourself jenny , my only child , my sweet heart . love you so much '' , jenny understood that her mother was crying and she felt very strange in the tone of her mother and decided to reach home immediately .
AND THE RAIN MIXED WITH THE TEARS
'She was walking through the sidewalk when suddenly she heard some people saying '' The driver was driving the car recklessly , poor lady , she was badly hurt '' , for a moment a bad thought came in jenny's mind and she tried to push back such thoughts . She literally running through the streets to reach home when suddenly a man shouted '' ARRE be careful , take caution , just an hour before an accident happened on this road '' , jenny gathered the courage to ask '' Which accident ?'' , the man replied '' A woman in her forties , was hit by a speeding car , she was bleeding profusely and was taken to hospital '' ,jenny became cold , her hands were tremoring , she managed to call back at the number from which her mother called her . A woman picked up the call . For a moment , jenny tried to console herself by thinking that it was her mother , but the lady at the other end of the call told that was a nurse at a hospital and asked her whether she knew Mrs Annabel jones , jenny said in shaking voice '' Why what happened to her , tell me please , Iam her daughter '' , the lady replied '' She had an accident , by which her brain had received severe damage '' , jenny was shocked and before she could ask whether her mother would become all right , the nurse said '' I am sorry to say that your mother is not alive any more , we tried to save her but unfortunately failed , she was a very brave lady , and she loved you very much , so she did'nt want to inform you about her accident and kept telling '' Its a big day for my daughter , she is receiving an award'' .She was such a lively lady , she wanted to live more and even told me '' please nurse give me some medicine and leave me , I have to reach my daughter's office celebration ceremony '' .'' Your mother was such a kind lady , I wished God had not taken her life like this. '' Jenny had become numb , she could 'nt believe her ears , she lost all her sensations and standed still on the road . One after another flash backs came in her mind . And suddenly she broke down giving a loud outburst of cry . Tears rolled down her eyes and raindrops mixed with her tears which could not be stopped . She was left all alone in this world .She lost the most precious person of her life .
To be continued.....