Famished

Chapter 33

Epilogue

Henry locked his lips against Sania's and pushed away the hairs out of her face. "Calm down my love, the doctor will be here in a minute." Sania held the fingers of Henry so tight that they were about to become numb. "I can't stand this pain, Henry. I'm never going to mother a child again."

"Of course love whatever you say is okay." Henry's voice was calm and reassuring keeping her relaxed. The doctor came after a moment dipped her head and declared. "It is time." Henry breathed out an air of relief. "I will count three and you need to push." Sania did as the doctor adviced.

Henry was holding the hand of Sania simultaneously wiping the sweat on her face with the other and few moments later a shrill cry was heard.
"Congratulations! It is a baby girl." The doctor cheered. "Would you like to cut the cord Mr Rodriguez?" The doctor asked. Henry was too overjoyed to do the task.

Minutes later the nurse handed over the baby to Henry wrapped in a fluffy pink towel. "My beautiful princess." He kissed her forehead and carefully brought her to his chest. After putting the stitches, Sania was shifted to a ward. "What would we name her?" Henry asked Sania taking the baby in his arms. Sania runs her fingers in the soft hairs on her scalp. "She is Anastasia, Anastasia Rodriguez."

Henry smiles and calls her. "My princess Ana... Do you like your name? Ana opens her eyes for the first time and sees her dad. Those blue eyes were so beautiful like the serene waters of the ocean. "She inherits your eye colour." Sania smiles looking down at their baby.

Henry nods looking down at his daughter in pride. "Yes she did. Ana is daddy's princess. I am going to pamper her boundless." He lifts her to his face and kisses her soft red cheeks. Just then all the members of Rodriguez family arrived. Ana took turns to go into the lap of all her family members and was a good baby without crying. Finally it was Aiden's turn.

"Daddy can I touch her?" Aiden asked his dad pointing to his sister. "Of course son, she is your little sister. You can play with her as much as you want." Aiden smiled and went to Ana. Gingerly he extended his index finger and rubbed Ana's cheek. The room instantly was into a storm to every one's surprise.

Ana started to cry.

Little Aiden did not know what to do to calm down his sister. He got startled and ran away hiding his face between the legs of his grandmother Arianna. Ari shook her head and lifted the little boy into her arms. Aiden fisted his hands and rubbed his tear stricken eyes. "She is very bad, I'm not going to play with her." He pointed to Ana who was being pacified by Henry.

Everyone around laughed out loud at Aiden's blatant accusation on his sister. After Ana calmed down, Henry took Aiden into his arms. "She is your little sister son, you need play with her and protect her from all dangers in the world. Ana was feeling hungry. That is why she cried, not because you touched her. She is too young to speak. Isn't it?"

Twenty five years later.

Aiden Rodriguez is most charismatic and puissant bachelor of the world. He is the dreamboat of many teenage girls but his heart was as frigid as an ice. The love of his life betrayed him and ran away. Since then Aiden never saw any lass with respect or showed them his regard or praise. The only two women he cared in his life were his mom and his sister.

Aiden Rodriguez was stamped heartless and cold hearted but he cared none for the ignominy he gained. His looks to every girl who approached him made her shiver on her knees and run away. He was inscribed as a ruthless and uncaring demon by his staff. But did Aiden bother for his disrepute?

He is the youngest and most successful businessman of the year 2020-21 with a turnover of 100 millions every month. His business colleagues saw him as a power and the state saw him as a luminary to increase national income. There were millions of people who were earning their bread working under his shelter. Aiden Rodriguez was mighty, dominant and powerful but a man with heart of gold which nobody knew.

It was a weekend planned with his parents. Aiden was already dressed in his navy blue suit to conduct a meet shortly with the delegates. He sat beside his sister Ana for having breakfast and poured himself a glass of juice after serving his little sister. "Daddy, Aiden got Damien arrested because he gave a rose and kissed me." Ana accused Aiden like a little girl of three pointing with her forefinger. Henry looked at his son questioning but Aiden was unperturbed.

"I got him arrested because he was caught by my men selling coke secretly in your college. He is using you as a pawn to reach us but you are too innocent to understand that. I do not want him in your life. He is a cheat and going to disrupt you." Aiden spoke dense addressing to noone in general and served pancakes to him and his sister. Ana gave him a hit on the arm and ran to her room as Aiden forked a piece of pancake to his mouth.

"What's happening?" Sania came out of the kitchen and asked as soon as she saw Ana in soft whimpers running to her room. Henry shrugged his shoulders but calmed his wife by his looks. Aiden did not speak continuing to have his breakfast. Minutes later after he finished eating he took Ana's plate along with the juice muttering "drama queen" and went to her bedroom.

Sania and Henry exchanged looks giving silent smiles to each other. Nobody knew what Aiden spoke to Ana but the breakfast plate came down empty in one of the maid's hands along with the finished glass of juice. Fifteen minutes later the siblings get down the stairs laughing and speaking about the latest movie of Tom Cruise.

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