We Found Us

Chapter 16

Meera's POV:

I walked close and sat beside her. I kept my hand on her hand slowly. She looked up at me with teary eyes. She leaped and hugged me tight. I hugged her back. For a moment I felt like I'm in the past. I used to sit and cry like this alone.

I calmed her down and made her sit up on my lap.

"Is this ur mom?" I asked her looking at the frame in her hand.

"Yes!" She answered softly.

"Where is she?" I asked her like I don't know.

"Don't you know?" She asked me back.

"What should I know?" I asked again.

"She's no more, didn't my dad tell you?" She said lamely.

"Have you ever seen her?"
I asked rubbing her hair.

"No...." She huffed.

My heart pained hearing that NO .....it fell deep down.

"You want to know something about me?" I asked her.

"What?" She said looking up at me.

"Even I have never seen my mom! She died the day I was born. So I never celebrate my birthday"
I said with a heavy heart.

"What?" She exclaimed and got up from my lap.

"Hmmm....." I half smiled.

She sat back in front holding my hand.

"Who took care you then, your dad?"
She asked with big eyes.

"My uncle and aunty. They raised me up" I said with a small smile.

"And your daddy?" She asked curiously.

"He left me and went away because he didn't want me"
I said painfully but didn't show it on my face.

"Seriously, how can your father do like that? Didn't he love you?"
She asked in anger.

"I have nevre seen my father to ask him why he didn't want me?"
I told her casually.

"Then you stayed without mummy and daddy all your life?" She asked in soft voice.

I nooded my head with a sad smile. She again leaned and hugged me.

"Shall we go for a girls out?"
I asked her breaking our hug.

"Means, only you and me?"
She asked surprisingly.

I nooded my head with a smile. Her eyes became bright with a big smile.

"But, will daddy allow me? He never even allows me for my school picnic or anywhere alone!" She said sadly.

"Ho, he won't say anything"
I said with assurance.

She thought for a minute and then said.....
"Ok, but only if daddy agrees"

"Fine wait here I'll ask him and come" I said getting up.

"No wait, I'll also come with you" She said in a hurry.

"Ok, come along" I said and we both walked till his room.

I knocked twice and he opened it. He looked at our puppy face.

"What's it?" He asked wiredly.

"We are going out so we need the car keys" I said boldly.

Oce we came, I got to know that he has three cars so the car he gave my uncle was just one out of his collections. I still feel guilty though but nothing can be done now.