Struggling for so many years as a childless couple, Rehaan was the apple of our eyes. I still remember how he came into our lives as a five year old and how colourful our life became with his vivacity and cute tantrums. We never thought that we could feel so much connection with a child we had adopted, but as they say, all good things come to an end and so did ours.
One
fine Sunday evening two years after his adoption, we found ourselves drugged
and looted of all our wealth along with our son. We panicked that our son had
been kidnapped, got a police complaint registered; I still remember how
distraught I was at the thought of losing my son.
But
look at the folly of our fate that we had been drugged by our son who we loved
so dearly.
I
couldn’t believe my ears when the police said that we have been victimized by an
adoption racket that my child, that my Rehaan was a part of and who was
constantly in touch with his real parents or whoever they were.
The
dirty racket which plays with the emotions of childless couples like us and
looting them not only of their wealth but also our capability of trusting
somebody again.
What
else can you expect in a country full of cons but another con like this !!
This
post is written for the Write Tribe Festival of Words – Day 1. The prompt
was to come up with a 9 sentence fiction.
Oh my goodness. This is awful. I didn't see that coming in the least. In that regards, nicely played!
ReplyDeleteThanks Carrie :)
DeleteGawd that's cruel.. It's so disgusting to think that people are trying to take advantage of others misery in such heartbreaking way.
ReplyDeleteIt is cruel Rajlakshmi !!
DeleteCruelty has really no limits, nowadays. But your effort is much appreciated. Very well written.
ReplyDeleteThanks for stopping by. Glad you liked this one:)
DeleteArey yar ! It's the betrayal of trust, hope and love that the couple bestowed on the child , that actually matters, more than the money. Just a reminder to ourselves that danger might lurk anywhere.
ReplyDeleteAdoption rackets ! My god !!
Well spun narrative, dearie.
Yes, so true Sreeja. Nowadays, anything can happen anywhere. Glad you liked the effort Sreeja :)
DeleteOh my God, that is cruel. But I really hope that this does not happen in real, I hope the adoption agencies have more legal processes and verification put in the adoption policies.
ReplyDeletePrasanna, there are adoption rackets in India where such illegal agencies kidnap children and then they are sold (read: sent for adoption) to other countries as well. I just added some fictional angle to it !!
DeleteI have heard of the beggar racket, but this is the first time I have heard of adoption rackets. Is that a real thing?
ReplyDeleteYes, beggar rackets are so very common Shailaja. And adoption rackets do happen.
DeleteYikes! That made me gasp! and gasp more when I realized it could be a true story out there somewhere :|
ReplyDeleteI dont know if what I put up is totally a true story Seeta, but I read a few articles about adoption rackets in India and just added some extension to it. Hope such stories never come true !!
DeleteGosh! Everything is possible! Scary story... Nicely narrated, Jyotsna :)
ReplyDeleteThanks for dropping by Anita !!
DeleteThat twist part was totally unexpected.
ReplyDeleteKinda really sad , but ya sooner they got to know the true intention of their adopted son. If it would have been later , then that would hurt even more.
God knows what would have happened if it was even more late !! Thanks for stopping by Nikhil :)
DeleteA really unique and good take, Jyotsna. That's so sad how racket plays with human emotions and such kinda things can only make people cold at the thought of adopting a child.
ReplyDeleteAnd the fact that we have so many of such rackets going on at this very moment actually scares me !! Adopting a child can be a very emotional decision for parents and its so sad that some people have found ways to play even with that :(
DeleteIs this a real story..(If not your story will be noted in negative lights)? to rob u they have waited for 2 years..? If it is sorry for u n shame to those animals who were involved..
ReplyDeleteJai Shri Krishna
This is not a real story completely. Adoption rackets do exist. But, since the theme asked us to write a fictional tale, I added a bit of my own. But, at the same time, I really do not know if something of what I have written also has actually happened or not.
DeleteThat's so sad...I can only imagine the devastation parents like that would feel...great twist in the story!
ReplyDeleteYes, Psych Babbler.. imagine the condition of parents :(
DeleteThis is a first. I have never heard of such kinds of stories, has it happened really!
ReplyDeleteRicha
Richa, there are adoption rackets happening in India. Though I am not very sure of the part that I have added i.e. what happens after the child gets adopted.... But yes, I have read about the children being kidnapped and sold to foreign countries :(
DeleteOh MG! That was unexpected! This could be a plot of a full length book!
ReplyDeleteYou are putting ideas in my head ;)
DeleteOh damn :( This made me a little depressed :(
ReplyDeleteOhh :(
DeleteOh ! often we become victims of our emotions and love..such a heart rending story..
ReplyDeleteYes Maniparna.. and think about the parents who have adopted a child :(
DeleteSometimes I think of the story of Baba Bharti and the bandit Khadag Singh that read in my childhood. It's a finely written piece.
ReplyDeleteThanks Umashankar for considering this 'a finely written piece' . I have never heard of Baba Bharti and Bandit Khadag Shigh.. Should google them!!
DeleteWish we could free the world from such rackets.
ReplyDeleteAmen to that !!
DeleteThis is awful and cruel :(
ReplyDeleteThis was emotional, Jyotsna :)