My Beginning, End and Ever After

Prologue

Payal

I always wanted a dad.

All my friends had one.

Mind you, some of my friends had divorced parents but they still got to see their dad.

I have a mum and she is the best mum in the whole world. She always tries to make sure I am not deprived of anything.

If only she knew that all I want to know my father or at least his name. 

Mum and Richa maasi: happy birthday to you, happy birthday to you! Happy birthday to Payal! Happy birthday to you!

Mum kept my favourite cake in front of me, black forest cake and then Richa maasi lighted the candle.

Mum: make a wish.

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Om

Shivay: Om! Come cut your cake!

Me: kya yaar! Coming!

Don't know why everyone is so insisted on me cutting a cake. My birthday comes every year. What's the general point of celebrating it?

My brothers placed a black forest cake in front of me and I was given the knife.

Anika Bhabhi: make a wish. 

I closed my eyes to make my wish. 

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Payal

I closed my eyes to make my wish....I want a dad, not just any dad...MY DAD! My real dad.

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Om

I closed my eyes to make a wish...I want the missing piece of my heart back, I want it back badly.