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Atharva [Epilogue -2]

Almost Six Years Later
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"Athira Roy"

I walked into the living room. Only to find my adorable five year old daughter dressed in a white tulle frock her hair tied in a half ponytail with a white ribbon.
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I remember the time Evara almost cried when Athira got her first 'wispy bangs' because her friend had them. Evara was very protective of our baby girl. And had not let anyone cut her hair after her first tonsure (first time shaving a baby's head and offering it to god).

But Athira threw a fit.
She wanted bangs.

So, I had sneaked her during the afternoon when Evara was generally busy with her work, napping or with my mom chatting.

And got her what she wanted.
It was impossible for me to not fulfill my baby's wish. Since the moment she wrapped her tiny fingers around my index and stopped crying in my arms.

I love the fact that I was the first person to hold her.
And Evara was absolutely thrilled that she looked like a mini female version of me. I was ecstatic that her eyes were exactly like Evara's.

Which precisely made it even more difficult to say 'no' to her when she did that puppy eyes thing.

When we came back in the evening Evara was standing at the door. Waiting for us and literally looked like she was about to faint when she saw the bangs.

She cried and was inconsolable. Maa-papa tried to reassure her that the bangs will grow back and everything will be fine.

Anyways that was the day me and Evara had our first fight after marriage. She was so upset that she made me sleep alone in our room and went to sleep in Athira's room.

We made up soon enough though.

When I sneaked in the room in the middle of the night and peppered her face with kisses while apologising. After maybe ten minutes she forgave me.

And said that we were even now cause she had pierced Athira's ears without my knowledge and I got Athira bangs without her knowledge.
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Anyways right now I see my lovely daughter being the menace she is and making pigtails on papa's head and tying pink ribbons on them.

"What are you even doing with your Dadu's hair?!"
"Papa!" She squeals and rushes to me immediately as soon as she sees me.

"Don't shout on her." Papa said patting Aiyanna's back who was sleeping on his chest scrunched up and looking all too peaceful to move.

"You are telling me that you are 'Ok' with looking like this just before your meeting?" I asked raising a brow.

Placing my bag down and picking up Athira who had her hands outstretched to me.