Ahana's POV

The phone call left me puzzled, I recalled everything happening since she began to attend college. She was happy because it was a new start with the hope of smooth life but slowly her behaviour started to turn rude towards me and everyone around the house after a month.

And that attack on her, suddenly she began to trust that man Arijit and her real parents returning after 15 years. If they really wanted Manvi, they would have come earlier and fought with me. Why were they waiting for such a long time?

I had lots of questions in my mind. I have to go to her college and enquire. She might not consider me as her mother but to me, she will be always my daughter.

I was warned by everyone not to even see her face but how do I convince my heart about this?

My mother's instincts are forcing me to think about her. If she is in any trouble I have to protect her no matter how much she hates me.

We as a transgender are not blessed to give birth to someone but the day I held 10 days old Manvi in my hand, I was no more a trans. I became a selfless mother, no one is here to understand my pain.

How much do I miss her every day? I often scold her so that she doesn't repeat the same mistake again but like a stubborn child she never changed her attitude.  I was struggling with my thoughts, someone kept a hand on my shoulder.

I turned and it was Nisha, she asked: "what's wrong?"

I denied "nothing.."

"Come on Ahana... we are one we don't hide anything from each other," she said.

I told her about the phone call I received from her institute and it had gotten me reckless. I knew she would end up scolding me for caring about Manvi but I can't help it.

But her reply just left me amazed. She said "I think you should enquire about it"

I gave her a shocking look. Nisha took a deep breath and exclaimed "I never thought bad neither for you nor for her. When Gurumaa said you can raise her, I was hurt because I am older than you. Why can't I get this opportunity? You can say, all these years I was jealous after all we are humans too and emotions do trouble us" she admitted.

I smiled at her lightly, I hugged her and said "thank you.. But don't tell anyone about it because nobody even wants to hear her name"

She hugged me back, giving me assurance that I can trust her. It's really strange, that I thought to be my enemy actually stands with me in my hard times.

I left the house and went straight to Manvi's college. I headed inside, everyone was looking at me as if I was a criminal. I was having a bad feeling about this, I reached the principal office and knocked on the door.

"Come in..." the voice from inside shouted.

I pushed the door and entered. The principal looked at me for a while, he was trying to remember.

I said "Ahana.. Manvi's mother"

He asked me to take a place, I denied and asked "I was told Manvi hasn't been attending any classes"

"Yes.. it's been a month. Our staff was trying to call her but her number wasn't reachable so at last, we had to call you.. Is she alright?" he questioned.

I was shocked by this, he further said "why is she leaving the college? I know some students taunt her for being a transgender child but.."

I interrupted and asked "what?? Who said she is quitting?"

He asked me to come closer to the computer screen, I moved and he showed me the email which he received in the morning.

I couldn't understand what's written so he explained. "She doesn't want to continue her studies because of some personal reasons."

I was taken back with this, this can't be true.

I moved out of the cabin and saw a girl walking in the corridor. Manvi had shown her picture to me once, I approached her and called her name "Shruti"

She turned and looked at me confused, she asked "do I know you??"

"No.. I.. Manvi's mom" I said.

She walked a bit after this, I stopped her by grabbing her wrist "Wait.. please it's really important"

"I will meet you in the garden.. At 4 pm" she said looking here and there as many eyes were witnessing us. She was scared to even talk to me in front of everyone.

I denied "no! I need to talk to you right now! I am human too! You shouldn't be ashamed of talking to a mother" I scolded her.

She took a deep breath and took me to the cafeteria. We sat down on the left corner, she asked "say.."

"You and Manvi are best friends right?" I questioned her.

"We were just friends when she first joined the institute" she responded.

"What happened then?? Please tell me.. Her behaviour towards me is totally different" I requested her, not telling her the complete truth of course.

She told me everything, how those seniors teased her. She got them punished but the whole college got to know that her mother was different when they returned. Everyone stayed away from her, including Shruti as her parents didn't want her to be friends with a "trans child".

Tears brimmed down my eyes after hearing every word from her. That boy Arijit took advantage of her loneliness, circumstances and manipulated her against me and my community.

"Just because of society thinking, my daughter went away from me" I utter, wiping my tears from my eyes.

"I am sorry.. But I can't go against those seniors as their parents are trustees of the college.." she said.

I stood up from the chair and shouted "So what?? I am a transgedner but I am human! A mother is a mother can't you get this in your bloody brains!"

Everyone's attention went towards me. "Do you know how much it hurts? If I tell you "you are an illiterate child.. Taunt you every day for this. won't you get broken mentally..?" I confronted her.

She looked down in a pang of guilt, I just sighed in disguise. I turned and found some teachers, I questioned them "what wrong did I do? Her own parents were going to bury her alive when she was just 10 days old! I saved her life and I didn't want her to be raised as an orphan so took her home with me.. Provide her with better education, motherly love..."

"But this bloody society won't let us stay in peace! Our relationship was questioned at every point of life.. Fine, you all hate us, don't give respect to us but what was her fault? She was a normal girl right?? Why did you all misbehave??" I shouted as I had enough.

The principal entered and said "mam.. Please calm down.."

"I won't.. I was silent and ignoring all these past 18 years but not now! Where are those creepy four boys who tried to murder my daughter?" I shouted at him. 

He was silent, I smirked "you don't want my whole community to gather into the college and an overnight sensation"

"no mam, please our college has a reputation" he pleaded. 

"I don't care! all I know is those people try to harm my daughter and they deserve to be punished" I shout at the top of my voice. 

He looked on at me, he was silent and it gave me an answer. He won't reveal those creepy students name. 

I took out my phone and called Nisha. Within 20 minutes, she reached the college with the auto driver who had seen those four boys. They are definitely getting punished for their deeds so that another Manvi don't bear these tantrums and mental torture. 

To be continued....

Ahana got to know everything. Will she be able to get those boys punished?

Where is Manvi? Why she emailed she doesn't want to continue her studies?

Stay tuned....

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