"I wish I could kiss away this scar", her handsome
husband whispered, more to himself, tracing his finger along the scar on her
face which was once known to be perfection. He closed his eyes remembering how
beautiful the woman beside him once was. His private thoughts were interrupted
by his wife.
"Why?" she asked though she already knew the
answer. She knew that he does not look at her the way he used to, before she
got the scar. His brown eyes which would shine with so much admiration and love
when he looked at her, were now devoid of any emotion. She knew exactly how her
married life was going to end. She knew it from some time now. And she also
knew that the end wasn't far away.
But a small part of her heart still hoped she was wrong
about him. That small part made her ask that question hoping his answer might
prove her wrong. She was holding onto a thread which was already broken.
He opened his eyes slowly as though he knew he was going to
regret looking. And he did. There it was, clear as day. He hated to see his
perfect wife scarred. That imperfection bugged him to no end. The woman in
front of him wasn't as beautiful as his wife was.
"Because it makes you look so..." he trailed off.
'Ugly' she finished in her mind, blinking back her tears
which threatened to fall. No matter how much she prepared herself for those
words, it still broke her heart into pieces. No matter how much she thought she
could face it, it pained her to hear those words out loud.
She knew why he trailed off. Not because of respect or love.
She knew he could care less about her feelings. He hated the word 'ugly'. In
his world, there was no place for that word.
Suddenly, she wanted to go back in time and change her
decision so that her husband would still love her. Though the thought of her
husband loving her again like he used to, tempted her, she knew she’d have been
regretting it if she had agreed with him.
You'd think she hates
the scar which successfully ruined her so called 'perfect' married life but,
she doesn't. Actually, she loves the scar.
She had a chance to change everything but she chose not to.
She knew perfectly well that it was her own decision which led to this . But
the thing is, she doesn’t regret it.
Who knew one ugly scar
could turn your whole world upside down? Who knew one small word 'life' could
suddenly mean so many things?
That's the beauty of
my scar, I guess.
-Thanuja