The Sun Shines Finally - A true Rags to Riches Story
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For as long as I could remember, we lived in a small village with barely enough food to sustain us.
My mother tried to stretch out the little food we did have between all of us.
One day, my father became so ill that he could do nothing more than lie in his bed, moaning in pain.
Tears welled up in my eyes at the thought of never seeing my family again.
“Divya, you are the most beautiful woman I have ever known. Would you do me the honor of being my wife?”
For a moment I couldn’t breathe. I had dreamed of this day for so long, but I never imagined it would come true. Tears welled up in my eyes with happiness then as I realized he was serious.
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The Sun Shines Finally - A true Rags to Riches Story - Amanda D.S. Oakington
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All contents copyright © 2012 by Amanda D.S. Oakington. All rights reserved. No part of this document or accompanying files may be reproduced or transmitted in any form, electronic or otherwise, by any means without the prior written permission from the author.
The characters portrayed throughout this work are purely fictitious. Any resemblance to real persons, living or dead, is completely coincidental.
Table of Contents
Title Page
Chapter One
Chapter Two
Chapter Three
Chapter Four
Chapter Five
Chapter Six
Chapter Seven
Chapter Eight
Chapter Nine
Chapter Ten
Chapter Eleven
Chapter One
Divya, are you all right?
I snapped out of my reverie to see my new husband, Jaival, beside me. He had a worried look on his face, but I smiled at him and reassured him that everything was just perfect.
I looked around me and saw my family smiling back at me proudly where I sat at the wedding table beside Jaival. For three days, the festivities and feasting had continued, celebrating our union. Both of our families rejoiced. I was so proud to see that Jaival’s family had finally accepted my own family at last. My family had power and influence in the community and I was considered a good match for their son now.
But it wasn’t always that way.
You see, there was a time when my family was so poor we didn’t have enough money for food. By comparison, Jaival’s family was extremely rich and powerful and they shunned me for being far beneath their son, the man who was now my husband.
I remember the day I made the decision to change my family’s fortunes. For as long as I could remember, we lived in a small village with barely enough food to sustain us. My father was often ill, but he still worked as hard as he could to bring anything at all into the home. Often, it just wasn’t enough.
My mother tried to stretch out the little food we did have between all of us. My brothers often got more food, as they were able to make their way to the next village for work sometimes. My sister and I learned to become resourceful with what little rice or beans we did get.
I was often frustrated that I was unable to do