Rama and Sita on the Throne. Web Source: Sita on Wikipedia

    The most beautiful woman in the world stood before me. To make matters worse, she was pregnant with my child. All of my life, I had been able to provide for my friends and family. How would I accept the fact that I had to send her away when she needed me the most? Sita had just been held captive by Ravana in Lanka. Although I knew that Sita was entirely pure, I just could not risk the chance that the great citizens of Ayodhya would think that I violated my morals over a woman. You see, the citizens of Ayodhya were so worried that I knew what I had to do. I had to send her away, until her chastity could be proven. This was the saddest thing that I have ever had to do. As I was lost in my own thoughts, Sita began to speak. "Rama, don’t you love me anymore? The entire time I was in captivity, you were the only thing that I could possibly think about. I missed you the entire time."
    I sat there for a second. I knew that I loved her, but I had to tell her that I was furious at her. I was hoping that making her mad at me would make it easier on her. "Sita, I am worried that you have been unfaithful. You were in the clutches of Ravana for far too long. I just cannot see how you were able to stay faithful the entire time." My heart sunk when I said this. Our entire relationship had been built on trust. Without a doubt, I knew that she had remained true. She would never do anything to hurt me.
    She looked me right in the eyes and said, "Rama, you have been nothing but the best to me. While I was in captivity, my heart sank every time when I thought about you. I missed you so much. The only reason that I had to hold on was you. You are everything to me." When I heard this, I couldn't do anything but cry. We embraced each other, and I just couldn't take it any more. I leaned in close and whispered into her ear, "Sita, I know that you have been nothing but pure to me, but I have to send you away. The citizens will never believe us. I cannot risk our image. If I am to rule Ayodhya, like my father has, I must uphold the things that are most dear to our society. Please understand Sita. You are perfect for me, but I must do this for the City." She leaned away and looked at me. By the look in her eyes, I could tell that she understood. I sent her away and told her that I would find a way to prove her purity. After I had done this, I would come and find her, and we would be happily together again. This time, I promised her that I would not leave her side again. The saddest day of my life had been when I went to chase the golden dear and found that Ravana had stolen Sita. I vowed to never let this happen again.

Author's note: 

In the other three stories, I tried to show the inherent power that Rama has. In this story, I tried to show his strong moral compass that led all of his decisions throughout his life. Without these morals, it would be easy to simply fall into the clutches of evil. You can tell in the story that the last thing that Rama wanted to do was send Sita away. However, since the citizens of Ayodhya thought that she may be impure, Rama knew exactly what he had to do. In order to be the best ruler that he could be, Rama had to strictly follow the demands of his city. He simply could not allow Sita to immediately join him. I tried very hard to get into Rama's mind with this story. It would be extraordinarily hard to let the person that you love leave you, especially after not seeing them for over a year. This would be a terrible thing to have to do. I tried to show Rama's inner feelings when he had to make the decision to send her away. I simply could not have done what he did; however, that is why Rama will make such a good leader. You can really tell that Rama struggled with the decision. In the end, he made the right decision and sent her away.

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