Eve was married with John who wanted an heir so badly. Eve also wished to give her husband to make him happy. So, soon after their marriage she conceived. He was happy as well as John. But still he was acting suspicious if it had not been a boy. It made Eve too afraid to have an ultrasound.
She only got to know on the giving birth day. When she felt the labor pain, John was in his office. He didn't come to see her; he send an ambulance instead. Eve was still happy with that. But her happiness turned into fear when she learnt that she had been a mom of two twin girls.
She phoned John to give him the news. When he heard everything, he became so furious and didn't talk well with her. But she was happy with the babies. She loved them and never differentiated boy and girl.
Eve managed to hire a cab and returned home by herself. She got her husband on the couch of the living room. When he saw the girls, he became furious and kicked eve out of the bedroom. He told her to live and sleep in the nursery of their girls.
There was no bed for her to sleep and so she asked him that. But he said that he didn't care about that and ordered her to shut the girls up or teach them to cry quietly. The babies' crying was making him more furious. He told Eve that he needed to sleep properly before work and left.
John never helped Eve with the kids. It was not because they were girls but because he was a selfish and wanted to live his own life and not to spend it looking after the children.
It was a holiday. All the day he sat before the TV. When it was time to eat he just brought his plate and again started to watch. Moreover, he always bought cokes, beers to enjoy his own life. He acted as if there were no one except he in the house and so there was no more responsibility.
And even when Eve was literally depressed for lack of sleep, he still refused to even hold the calmed babies. One holiday when she asked her to hold the baby for a while he turned to be an angry man and said that he asked for a son, not two daughters and for that they were all Eva's own responsibility.
And everyday after coming home from work, John demanded silence. Eva was cooking dinner and no one was there to make them stop. John just sat on the dining table for the foods and yelled. He said that he wanted to eat without their whining. And told Eve to get the babies out of there.
And when he got a bonus at work, he packed his stuffs and went on a vacation by himself. He left his wife and children alone at home. His wife was looking at his departure in a sad face. Then he turned to her and said that he worked hard to buy all her girly things and so he deserved that holiday on the beach alone. And saying this he didn't wait for a reply or a wish of good bye from his wife. He left the house happily.
John only gave her money to buy their necessary things. He never gave Eva money to hire a nanny or a cleaning lady. So, she had to do everything herself. She talked and played with them and cleaned as well as do all the house holds simultaneously.
But no matter how hard it was for her, she was very happy to be a mother and loved her little girls madly. She looked at them with love. She smiled and laughed with the baby too. She said them that they were her greatest joy and pride and the twins were very lucky to have each other.
Eve remembered about her childhood when she looked at them. She was an only child and always dreamed of a big family. So when her girls turned 3 years old, she was excited to find out that she was pregnant again!
She was very happy with this and could not wait to tell it to John. When he returned home, she informed him. He became irritated and said if she didn't dare give birth to a girl again. Eve's all the joys were disappeared at his single word.
And so she decided to have an ultrasound this time. She went to the doctor without telling John anything. And returned home happily with the report. No, it was not a son; twin daughter instead! When John learnt that he said to her that he hated her with all of his heart for that. Eve was so hurt and asked how it was her fault when God sent him daughters. John became so angry and ordered her to shut up or he would send them to the church orphanage where she along with her daughters would live together.
Eve kept quiet all the time and months passed. Soon after that she again gave birth. It was again twin girls but she was happy. The hardest part was she had to raise and take care for all her girls by herself. But she was doing it happily and most perfectly too.
One day, the eldest two girls were playing on the lawn and holding her latest babies Eve was watching on them. That time the eldest daughters asked her to play in the sandbox with them. She asked them to hold on as she needed to feed their sisters first. The girls were about to wait and that time they hear a male voice.
No it was not their father. A man came to Eve and said that he could play with them if she didn't mind. She could immediately recognize her neighbor, Peter. She told him that she thought he would never return. He replied that he had traveled a lot; but as she knew, no one could run away from himself.
Five years ago Peter had a beautiful family. He had his lovely wife and a cute daughter. Love surrounded the family but one day the wife and the daughter died in a car accident. He was inconsolable and left the town. He could not tolerate the memories and so tried to flew away from them.
Peter went to play with Eve's daughter then and the girls were very happy. Eve was also happy and said that she was really glad that he was back. He was in hurry while playing and somehow managed to say that he was happy too. Eve noticed the happy persons playing on her lawn from a distance.
But as time went on, John continued to show no interest in his children. Rather he preferred to live for his own pleasure. He never cared about them and always absorbed himself in drinks and other means of happiness. He seemed to be happy with that.
And meanwhile, Peter spent all his free time with Eve and her daughters. One day, one of her eldest daughter asked her to see how she rode a bike. She said that Peter had taught her to ride. And the other said that Peter had taught her to box and so she could now protect her mom. Eve smiled and said that then she was not afraid of anything.
It turned out that Eve should have been afraid of her own husband. One day she found that she was pregnant again and was very happy like it was her first pregnancy. She told her husband about that and he became furious that time. He said that he would not risk it and ordered her to get rid of it immediately.
But Eve was not doing so. She said that a child is a blessing whether it was a boy or a girl. She tried to offend him and said that she would rather get rid of him than the kids.
The next day Eve filed for divorce. After this, John didn't want to move out of the house. So, he made his own entrance and fenced it off. He divided the house with that fence as he didn't want the kids to bother him.
He felt free as he always wanted to be. He always made BBQ and enjoyed life taking the large part of the lawn. One day, Eve told him that he had taken the whole lawn and then their kids had nowhere to play. But he had not changed a bit and told her to back off as he needed it for when he barbecue with his friends. He laughed and said that he didn't want pink unicorns lying around.
Eve couldn't find anything to say to that mad man. But she was in stress for everything. Because of this during the pregnancy, Eve felt very weak and fainted. Luckily Peter was coming to the girls to play and he found her unconscious. He immediately called the ambulance and took her to the hospital.
The doctor saw the reports and told Eve that if she wanted to save the baby, she needed to get a lot of rest. She was tensed and said that she might not be able because she had four kids. But Peter assured that she would be able because he would take care of the girls.
After they had returned home, Peter kept his words and looked after not only the girls but also Eve. For the first time in her life, she knew a man's care. So, when Peter proposed to her, she agreed without a second thought because she was also already in love with him.
They were having a great life. And soon, Eva was blessed. She gave birth to a healthy baby boy and had the big, happy family she always wanted. In their small lawn, the happy family got together everyday.
And John just watched from his lonely lawn as his happy children called another man "Daddy". He looked no more happy now a days. In fact, it wasn't his daughters that he pushed away previously, it was the responsibility he didn't want to take. And only then did he realize that his selfish life led him nowhere but to complete solitude. But it was too late to change. And years later, he ended his life all alone in silence.
Remember happiness doesn't come from selfishness; but through selfishness. Everything you do comes back around.
