Could you hate someone so much that you wished them dead?
Could you hate someone so much that you would kill them yourself?
She hated her! Oh! How she hated her! She was the only one who knew what she was behind the mask she wore in public. The ever-smiling facade. The ‘alls-great-with me’ look. She could fool the entire world but not her.
Everyone saw her as the perfect, content, happy and lucky woman who had it all. A great husband, a wonderful house, a flourishing business, holidays abroad and so many friends.
But no one except her knew what the real story was.
The truth was she was trapped in a loveless marriage where the only thing in abundance was money. Where the heart of her husband was as cold as the rocks that adorned her. Where after 10 years of marriage no children graced the house. The only ‘friends’ she had were her ‘fair-weather friends.’
She hated how she was, how she had let her life become. No spine, no self-respect, no confidence, no self-esteem. Clinging to a dead marriage because she was too scared to walk away. Mingling with pretentious friends because she was too scared to be alone.
I hate you! I hate you! I hate you!
These were the last words to her reflection in the mirror before she put the gun to her mouth.
This post is a part of Blogchatter Half Marathon.
My theme for the same is Navras – The Nine Emotions of Life. I will be writing Fiction for this theme.
This story is written for Karuna, which means Sorrow or Compassion.
Hate is the most potent destroyer of human souls.
Nicely written. It is quite difficult to love yourself and others, and hate comes quite naturally to us all, but still we must try to love our own existence in this world as much as we can.
Yes, that is so true. Well put, Anindya.
I hate the tragedy ending!!! Hating oneself is surely destroy everything.
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I am going to enjoy this series from you Mayuri! You brought out the emotions so well and Oh my God, the ending, I literally got goosebumps. All the best Mayuri!
Thank you, Chinu!Love you!
Holy Mother of God! I didn’t see that coming! 🙁
I love your theme, Mayuri. As always, you’ll deliver it best.
Thank you, Shalini. You made my day!
OMG, I have goosebumps while reading. But You know Mayuri I know people personally who are going through the same emotion of hatred and this is disheartening. You are blessed when it come to penning down emotions.
Thank you so much, Swati!
From the deepest desires often come the deadliest hate…
Well said!
Loved the theme. Why is it that there is no other option to killing one self to get out of misery. This is such reality and you have shared it so well through the story.
I will answer your question in my theme reveal, Aesha.
Hate is dangerous that can destroy you from within. Be it on yourself or somebody else it is definitely a slow killer.
True that!
Lovely. Whenever iam in doubt if iam doing the right thing i always think if i will be able to meet the eyes of the person in mirror. if the answer is no, i dont do it.
That is a good bar to set, Vasumathi.
Hate can be so overpowering. Loved the way you described it Mayuri.
Thanks for reading, Leha.
Very beautifully written Mayuri. It is true that no one can hate us more than we do.