A womans heart

Her heart broke to think of all that could have been. But Madhavi had destroyed her completely. All that mattered to her in life had been snatched away in one cruel week. 'What do I have left?' she thought bitterly, as the tears wet her carefully manicured fingers. But she soon knew there was something more. There was one thing to be done. It shocked her that she was even thinking of doing such a thing. 'I really can't do this,' she told herself. But she knew it was the only way... She had to do it, however painful it was.

It had been two months since Anand had gotten her from her mother’s house. Her poor mother had stood behind the door and mournfully looked at her first born leave the house.

Her new home was comfortable and Anand loved her no end. He pampered her no end with toys and food that she really enjoyed but she sensed Madhavi’s reluctance on the very first day and the week that followed went from bad to worse as she could sense Madhavi’s reluctance all the time. Whenever Madhavi saw her she looked away or looked at her with an expression that was a combination of disdain and pity at the same time.

“Why did you have to get her? I told you not to. I am just not comfortable with her around”. Madhavi said.

“How can you not like her? Look at her beautiful doe eyes. She is so helpless and innocent. Just give her some time and give yourself some time and I am sure you will come around to liking her”. Anand was banking on the belief that after all Madhavi like all women had a woman’s heart and that she would in a little time come around to liking the new addition in their family.

Madhavi lifted her up and looked at her face. She thought that she saw a degree of affection in her eyes but the moment was short lived as Madhavi put her down quickly walked away.

She so wanted Madhavi to like her. She got her the stuffed toy that Anand had given her to play with. Madhavi at first did not get it and threw the stuffed toy on the ground. She picked it up again and gave it to her. “I don’t want this”, said Madhavi.

“She’s only trying to tell you that she likes you and is giving you a gift”, said Anand.

“Oh, I did not get it”, replied Madhavi and smiled “but this is for you, you keep it”.

Just at that moment she felt the urge to throw up and she did. Whatever little points she had scored with Madhavi were quickly lost.

“Anand she has done it again, I am sick of her throwing up all over the place. After all you go to office and I have to clean up all her shit and puke”, Madhavi was really angry.

She got scared because of Madhavi’s shouting and promptly urinated a little on the carpet.

That did it for Madhavi. “Anand, you have to give her back immediately. I will not take this anymore. She has ruined the carpet”.

Wiping the pee off the carpet Anand said “She’s only 6 months old and will learn to control herself in a few days”.

Anand picked her up and made her smell the pee and took her to the garden outside and made her smell the grass and said “That’s where you are supposed to pee and crap my baby and don’t worry about mommy. She will soon start liking you. Afterall you are so adorable”.

Checkers looked at the nails of her paw that had recently been cut by the vet and thought to herself there was one thing to be done. It shocked her that she was even thinking of doing such a thing. 'I really can't do this,' she told herself. But she knew it was the only way... She had to do it, however painful it was. She would have to hold her pee and her crap till such time that she managed to get to the garden. However cute they might be, Dogs are not allowed to relieve themselves in their masters house.