I look out in the dark,
what i see isn't darkness,
just depressed light,
depressed of life,

it was asked to shine,
to show the world it's colours,
to make the world awestruck in glee or terror,
Did it really want to be light?
What if it wanted to be darkness,
to be embroiled in something the world hates,
yet finds comfort in,
humans ah!? mere pieces of blood and bone,
fed on the mission to have a life purpose,
what if you are not supposed to be that,
what if you are supposed to stifle the calm, and become the chaos....

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PRINCEZA :

CHAPTER SEVEN --

(IN THE CAPTIONS)....

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"Come In."
"My leave application was rejected, Sir. "
"Yes, Raghu."
"Why can't I take leave, Sir?"
"You are not ill, you don't have any family functions coming up, why should I grant you leave?"
"Sir, as I mentioned in my application, my wife is pregnant. I need to be with her."
"SHE is pregnant, not YOU!"
"Yes, sir, but the baby in her womb is not just hers, it's mine too. I need to be with her right now, she needs me."
"Is it really that important for you?"
“Yes Sir."
"Do you really have to go this bad, Raghu, that you are even willing to go no-pay?"
"Yes Sir."
"Well then, I suppose you must go."
"Thank you Sir."

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Trailer.....

"What's gender Dad?"
"Nothing, son....just a bunch of stupid people putting people into brackets. It's what people want to identify themselves as."
"Can it change, Dad?"
"Yes, it can. "
"Can we love anyone, Dad?
" Anyone, son. Anyone."

#LoveIntoAshes2

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"Papa.....umm......I had something to te.... tell you. "
"Did you fail in the maths test or what?"
"No, Papa."
"Tell me what happened na....You know your Papa, has he ever done anything worthy of you scared of telling him anything? "
"No...I just...I just...I think I don't like either girls or boys Papa. I think I am ace."
"Oh, honey that's fine. Did you tell your mum about it?"
"Not yet, I am not sure if she would understand."
"She's your mother, honey, she knows you more than anyone. Being ace is completely fine, why were you afraid to talk about it?"
"It's not about being afraid, Papa. I have never had people around me who were ace, everyone would get attracted by someone or the other, whereas I would remain in a corner with no pull towards anyone, however beautiful or handsome."
"It's fine, honey, it's okay, You know I am there for you right, don't ever be scared. "

This was two days after her brother was married with huge fanfare to his boyfriend. She really enjoyed the wedding.

"Will I ever get married, Papa?"
"Being ace has nothing to do with love honey, you will get your sunset and sunrise for sure."

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C1 - Queen Esmeralda Spattohvic


"Is he safe, I just hope he is."

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"What should I address you with?"
"Oh, my name is Angel. You can call me that."
"Oh, no....I didn't mean to say that. But yeah anyways, how's life for you now?"
"I won't say it's entirely bad, but yeah it's not on the positive side yet."
"Things are changing, I guess? "
"Yes, but people still see us with hate in their eyes, as if we aren't people, as if blood doesn't flow the same way in us as theirs."
"You know people are stigmatized by the Victorian mindset, we had Mohini, Shikandi in our mythology before, I am sure other religions too have their valuable contributions to this, whatever hatred people have, whatever feeling of difference they bear, it's all because of differences that were fed into people, the same thing which causes bloodshed in terms of your prayer, your melanin, your expenses and a lot of more things."
"Yeah, man. Life's tough for a trans woman."

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PRINCEZA :

CHAPTER SIX --

(IN THE CAPTIONS)....

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"Oh You are home?" Good I am going to play at the ground, meet you later,
A woman tired and exhausted,
Struggling with her bags of linen and sweat,
Had returned home,
A day's work?
Funnily, no,
It's just begun.
She still has to run within 15 minutes to prepare her in law's evening tea,
Her legs are tired, walking so much each day,
the smile on her face consistent,
She bears all of her pain with a smile,
Wait, do you think her day's finished?
No, not at all,
It's just begun.
The tiring morning bus journey,
the impending eve teasing,
She's scared, she's worried,
She's bearing it all with a smile on her face,
Monumental work at her office,
Her boss screaming down on her neck,
Why haven't you completed your work,
My child was sick, sir, I had to stay up all night,
Her dried up tears still leave their mark,
Is it all?
No, never,
It's just begun.
Her day's ending as she pounds the dough with her bare hands screaming in pain but a smile on her face,
Her family's dinner,
They all are waiting,
To be fed,
It's quite night when she washes the dishes,
all she thinks of the breakfast next morning,
and how her life is so beautiful.

Happy Women's Day everyone.

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The world's not gonna see how bright you shine,
It's gonna see how bright you burn. — % &

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