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...oh, dear,    what keeps you so busy,  that you couldn't even  visit  us, everytime  you are seen tied up in the four foot kitchen  , isn't there a moment of relaxation  in your house for you , ,  the harsh rough voice belonged to kanwal bhabhi s mother  nabda irritated  and   complaining 

She frequently  visited  them and asked such leading questions  and then bhabhi laughingly would hug her tight  and   mother in law  pathetically  feeling  guilty before the mother of bhabhi  who  would shift all the heavyweight  depression on them 

On regular basis there was a power cut,  rooms  were stuffy suffocating and she came out to sit down  outside in the gallery from where she could see the downside  yard and  the street scene clearly and voices were carried upstairs  clearly too

For the past three months for her this was her only outing,  she was  strictly  prohibited to be there  but what else could she do  when her heart sank and she needed a release from  stress and  heat, she quietly would  come there to sit down in a corner,  what a relief to lean against the wall,  to see and  stay out if sight,  the  strong wooden railing  framed the   sliding life below,  she would ponder how kanwal bhabhi  s mother  behaved  looking so glorious  and confident, her own mind filled with desires  of a lifestyle of her own choice