The Weight of Judgment
News spread fast through our relatives.
Some scolded me,
“Raj, have you lost your mind? She just had a baby — and you threw her into a storeroom? That’s cruel.”
Others whispered behind my back,
“The Kapoor family is notorious for mistreating their daughters-in-law. Who will marry into them now?”
Each word cut deeper than the last. I couldn’t defend myself. I knew they were right.
