There was
once a girl named Fariha. Now, Fariha used to live in a family where her
parents spent a lot of family bonding time with her and her brother Fahmi.
But one day,
it all changed. Her father passed away because of brain cancer so her mother
had to work all day long as a half-time maid.
Fariha was
only 12 years old while Fahmi was 15. At school, Fariha was usually made as a
victim for the bullies. But Fahmi was always there to defend his little sister.
“Useless
orphan!”
“Better of
you die!”
Were the
usual sentences that would be heard by Fariha.
One day,
again the same bullies ridiculed Fariha. Fahmi came to the situation and pushed
the bully aside.
“Back off
Azhar! What’s you and your gang’s problem against me and my sister huh?!” Fahmi
asked angrily.
“This school
is a school for rich kids. Your mother doesn’t even have the money to pay off
the school bills. Can’t even support you and Fariha. So, tell me; what’s the
use of seeing a useless kid walking around the school hallways when even this
kid knows that she’s living in a world of torture? So, better off she die.”
Azhar said as he pushed Fahmi onto the school gate where Fahmi’s head starting
bleeding.
“Fahmi!”
Fariha shouted. Azhar and his goons circled up Fariha. Fariha being quick, ran
back home.
1 week
later, Fahmi passed away. And Fariha had to stop school. Since then, Fariha
helped her mother in her job as a half-time maid.
After one
month of working, Fariha’s mother got ill. She had a severe fever. Fariha didn’t
have enough money to get her mother medicine so just had to pray that her
mother would get better soon.
When her
mother’s fever got critical, it was time for Fariha’s mother to leave Fariha
too. After her mother’s death, Fariha still continued to work as a half-time
maid at the same house that her mother use to work at.
The owner of
the house, claimed that Fariha wasn’t doing her job properly and didn’t let her
continue as his maid. Fariha being only 12, didn’t know what to do and only
started living the life as a beggar.
Fariha started
living on the road side or at the bus station. Started eating food that she
found the garbage bin or either food that she would receive from generous
people.
One day,
Fariha turned ill. Day by day, her condition got worst and she became so weak
that she couldn’t even stand up.
Fariha knew
that the time of her death was surely not far away and drew something on a
piece of paper.
Before
Fariha’s time came, she folded the piece of paper, stuffed it into her pocket and
lied down. Her eyes started to close, her body felt stiff and soon, she was
gone.
When people found
her, they called an ambulance. At the hospital, as they were getting Fariha to
the morgue, a lady noticed the paper that Fariha had folded before her death.
The lady
took the paper and unfolded it. Inside, she found a drawing of Fariha and her
family, spending time together at the park.
