Part-2
NAINA
Naina searched for marbles on the floor, making endless efforts with her tiny pink hands,"Randhir Marblesh (marbles), I am sholly (sorry)." But she continued the search as she got one, 'Marble, I got it Sanyu' she smiled. When she grabbed the doll & hugged her tightly,' I am sorry Naina', 'Sanyu, why are you sholly? (sorry)...with this she clutched her tighter. He sat next to her & kissed Naina's cheek, 'Naina, What say, Pinche (Prince) Charles' , & she lowered her lashes yet again & mumbled something. 'What did you say?' He asked. She turned red. 'Haww! Naina sharma ri' Sanyukta cuddled her, she whispered something yet again in a lower tone. 'What?' She asked,
'okay I'll tell you both, but don't tell anyone. Itsh(its) a sheclet (secret), Naina whispered. 'Ohhh' Sanyukta added to the little one's curiosity & Randhir gazed at her with a teary eye. They came a bit closer, 'we are hearing' they mumbled. 'I played (prayed) for the same Godmothel (Godmother) Chinderella had, she got Her a big Desh (dress), shandels (sandels), right! Sho (so) I'll ask her to give me with eyesh (eyes) & end thish (this) dark -dark, then I'll shee (see) my Charles & your Charles too, Sanyu. Then, we'll dancsh (dance) in the ball & live in the palace forever.' She giggled & clapped 'My Godmothel I am waiting!!"
This left both of them with tears, they turned to each-other as if absorbing their pains while Naina grabbed Marbles to play again. Sanyukta was unable to take it so she got up & went out. He followed her to the room. She burst into tears, he stepped closer & took her in a bone crashing embrace. 'Shhhh' he whispered. 'She want Charles, Randhir. How to finish that dark-dark...how will my Naina dance in a ball, she cannot see those rainbow marbles even. What's her mistake?' She drenched the fabric of his shirt. 'Our Naina will see, we'll go to hospital' he tried to console her. 'I've visited many, but all my efforts failed. Randhir, you know she was chotu si, when I first saw her in an orphanage... even ab se bhi 41cm choti. I was there for an NGO work. Tab hi love at first sight ho gya tha meko Naina se, jab main uske pass gyi toh vo aise hi sharma gyi thi. God! Randhir this girl. She turns pink when she meets strangers, our friendship grew up within days when orphanage incharge, narrated me Naina's story. They found my tiny princess on a railway station, alone.. wailing & weeping.
A note was there attached to her dress, ' Blind for the blinds'................................................. she remained silent for moments & he went on brushing her hair,'shhhh Sanyu'......
They called her blind.......how could they? She is so intelligent Randhir...she learns so fast, she sings beautiful rhymes which are enough to make anyone's day. My Naina...' she was unstoppable, she sobbed deeper with every moment. He shrugged her & she froze,
' I am there My Universe, I will get her Charles, I promise' he kissed her lips. She smiled a faint, ' So you will be a shooting star' she shied. ' for my Universe & Galaxy, till my last breathe'........he replied
Days passed like that. They visited hospitals in order to bring the light to the dark-dark, fear of the kid. But all the situations demanded, time. Sanyukta was busy cooking cheesy pasta for Naina, she screamed,' Sanyu hungly (hungry), my tank empty!! Really empty!! Its singing, gud-gud" , 'ohhh My Naina's stomach singing, 2 minutes, we'll kill the monsters in your tank.' Sanyukta replied with a smile. Randhir was busy adoring his little world, when something striked mind. He pulled a chair & settled her on lap. 'Naina' he whispered, 'yesh!! Yesh!!" She whispered in return paying full attention to the game & he mumbled something in her ear. She smiled a wide,
A moment later, she called
'Mama, Hungly (hungry) Naina!'
Sanyukta's eyes stood at a place, her body went numb. He took Naina in his arms, went closer to her. 'Naina kiss Mama, he made her soft lips meet her's cheek.Her eyes let out tears of pleasure. 'Ma...Mamaaaa' she stammered...& he passed Naina to her. She kissed her forhead, 'Naina please say again', please..
'Mama' Naina mumbled... she placed warm kisses on her cheeks,'once again please' , ' Tank empty!! Fill!! Fill!! Mamaaaaa' Naina elongated the word. She kissed her yet again & spooned her a big bite of cheesy pasta. 'Yum yum!' Naina clapped & Randhir admired two lady lucks of his life and smiled a wide.
'My Universe is shining today.. extra! extra! I love it when you soothe my tiny heart with the little movement of your lashes only. My Naina, you might not have vision, but trust me your little gestures can infuse lights in the darkest skies. The ones who made the crime of losing a cute galaxy, was blind mentally.
He was smiling..
When Sanyukta gauged what he was thinking,
'You call yourself a star. But trust me, your little efforts are twinkling in my existence. Its so beautiful of a story, which exist, when a UNIVERSE fell for a STAR.'
He turned to his place as she was busy feeding Naina, when Naina called him, ' Randhir....' he turned. 'Naina now' Sanyukta smiled..
Papa...... & he felt complete, a different complete. His eyes moistened but a little, he didn't let them out, instead he preserved them as a medicine for his lifetime. It was grand, as his daughter, called him 'Papa'. He kissed Sanyukta from his eyes for teaching his baby that four letter word. Papa, he whispered & ran to Naina...& took both of them in his arms.
'I love you ladies' he kissed Naina's forehead.. ' Love you too, Papa' .......
& the moment was priceless for the parents, whose child taught them what "light" really is.
To be continued. ...
Zoya gyan- I love it when a kid closes the eyes in shyness, I truly cherish the moment, my meow (neice) is like that. Now coming to word blind, its such a sensitive word, so are the people who are suffering. Dark-dark really!! Lets just do something, for bringing a child, an injured, an animal or everyone, a smile. Its the much needed medicine, because there is something dark-dark inside all of us.
