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They isolated me as soon as my daughter was born as in the quest of a male heir, they forgot humanity. All the hospital bills were paid for and they left my suitcase and my things in the hospital room and left. Even my husband did not feel the need to come and see his new born child, he just left me a wad of cash. I collect my belongings and leave the cash untouched. I have all that I wanted with me; my treasure, my daughter Nidhi.

*In the context of Hindu mythology, Nidhi is a treasure, constituted of nine treasures belonging to Kubera, the God of wealth.

This five sentence fiction is written for the topic 'Isolated' at Lillie McFerrin Writes.

Linking to the A to Z Challenge.
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  1. RajlakshmiApril 16, 2015 at 6:28 PM

    I hope Karma hits the husband. Brave woman she is. Well written.

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  2. AathiraApril 16, 2015 at 7:12 PM

    Hard to believe such men exist. Even now. Great job, Soumya!

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  3. UnknownApril 16, 2015 at 7:13 PM

    My daughter's name is Nidhi and she truly is a treasure. Don't know how many Nidhi's we have to sacrifice before letting them live.

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  4. Preethi VenugopalaApril 16, 2015 at 8:06 PM

    Brave girl. Female infanticide will end in our country if we had more like her.
    Well written.

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  5. Shilpa GargApril 16, 2015 at 8:46 PM

    When will our society realize that by killing the girl child, they are killing the future!!

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  6. Swathi ShenoyApril 16, 2015 at 9:40 PM

    She took the right decision. Her daughter will indeed be her precious Nidhi :)

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  7. Sundari VenkatramanApril 16, 2015 at 10:56 PM

    How insensitive can people get? Good one Soumya!
    You are welcome to visit my A-Z posts here: http://sundarivenkatraman.blogspot.in/

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  8. the little princessApril 16, 2015 at 11:10 PM

    what a great self-respecting lady! Such an apt word you have chosen!

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  9. Shailaja VApril 16, 2015 at 11:52 PM

    Heartbreaking and heartwarming at the same time. Sadly, this isn't even necessarily fiction in our land.

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  10. Shanaya TalesApril 17, 2015 at 8:02 AM

    Loved this one, Soumya. She displayed such strength of character.
    *Shantala @ ShanayaTales*

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  11. JoApril 17, 2015 at 8:52 AM

    Lovely story Soumya. Luckily that doesn't basically apply in my part of the world.

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    1. SoumyaMay 12, 2015 at 6:43 PM

      I'm so glad about that. Indians still need to catch up.

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  12. SuzyApril 17, 2015 at 9:01 AM

    That's so sad. Your opening sentence says it all - they forgot humanity.

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  13. KeirthanaApril 17, 2015 at 3:18 PM

    And she will grow up and so the society that she's indeed Nidhi, the treasure people forgot to look after, the treasure whom they underestimated!

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  14. JApril 18, 2015 at 10:26 AM

    The young child Nidhi will grow up to do something amazing. I hope the story will reveal what that is in a future post.

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  15. ParulApril 18, 2015 at 5:40 PM

    Well written.. Such husbands are to be left..

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  16. Amrit SinhaApril 19, 2015 at 5:49 PM

    Sad. Very sad :-(

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  17. AnonymousApril 19, 2015 at 11:52 PM

    This is a very well written, important piece. Thank you.

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  18. SoumyaMay 12, 2015 at 6:44 PM

    Thank you Debs.

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