Your Little Sister,Mishi!

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" Happy Birthday to you, happy birthday to you happy birthday happy birthday happy birthday to you. "
Everyone sang while Noor cut the cake . She fed the cake to Sahur first and her new parents and also to Misha.
Later everyone came to wish her and gave her gifts . Noor was so happy . She was laughing and playing with the kids . Asad and Rukhsar were smiling looking at her happy face.

Sahur who stayed with Misha went saying he will bring food and cake for her. She agreed.
But Noor caught him in the middle and dragged him to play. He stayed for sometime at Noor's request and started playing. Misha looked at them. She felt sad for being stuck in same place and looking at Noor playing with HER friends. She felt insecure but she herself didn't understand what she was feeling. Ofcourse how would a child know feeling of insecurity.
Sahur managed to get out of the kids games and quickly disappeared getting the chance. He brought food for Misha and started feeding her. He observed her and understood she was feeling bad for not being able to play. Misha was an active kid. Hyperactive for a fact. And for her to sit at one place while all the kids are having fun is truly upsetting. He pondered if they should have just cancelled the party. But then he looked at Noor enjoying wholeheartedly after a long time. He shrugged off and tried to cheer up Misha.

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After the birthday party, Misha had changed a little which was observed by her family. They thought it's because she was confined to her home and not able to play was the reason for her being silent. Not that she was completely silent but there was a subtle change in her personality.  Her family thought she would be fine once she is healed and starts her normal routine. But even after that she felt different. Her family couldn't pinpoint on what exactly was it that changed in her but they felt her enthusiasm or forsay over enthusiasm on everything has toned down a bit.
So , to cheer her up they planned for a small getaway. They decided to visit her Chachi whom Misha loves very much. And they felt satisfied when Misha jumped up and down in happiness of visiting her relatives after long time.
Misha started planning enthusiastically for the trip. She chose the clothes she would wear for the stay with all the accessories. She bought gifts for them and wrapped them beautifully with the help of Sahur. She completed all her holiday homework because she wanted to enjoy her stay to the fullest and return just a day before her school starts.

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Misha quickly got out of the car as soon as it stopped and ran to her Chachi,chachu and her cousins Zouhan and Zosha. All the cousins got along very well. They always looked for opportunities to meet and would pester their parents to take them to each other's house. But it was not possible often as they lived quite far from each other. So everyone met in the holidays and enjoyed to the fullest.
Her Chachu and Chachi hugged her and kissed her showering her with all the love they had. She kept giggling all the time . Then she met her cousins while elders met each other as well.
She saw her Chachu Chachi caressing Noor's head . But she didn't dwell on it as her cousins dragged her to play.

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The cousins decided to play badminton. Zouhan and Zosha were fighting on teaming up with Misha even while they knew she would team up with her brother always. She kept giggling all the while and finally she said she will play along with her brother while they 2 will play as team. They were trying to convince her otherwise that everytime she plays with their bhaijan and once she should team up with them as well but she kept shaking her head in no. Just then Sahur came to them and Noor was also walking behind him . Zouhan and Zosha had met Noor in a friendly way and asked her to join them but Noor being introvert said no sticking to Sahur.
Sahur came and caressed Misha's head giving her a smile and asked what's going on. They replied they were playing badminton. Sahur smiled and quickly brought Noor forward and said okay I and Noor will also join you guys .
" Ofcourse bhaijaan." They replied.
" Okay come let's play me and Noor in 1 team and you 3 in other. Okay Noor?" Sahur said taking Noor to the the small space arranged as badminton court. He did it thinking of making Noor comfortable with Zouhan and Zosha and didn't realise what effect it would leave on his sister.
Misha's smile immediately slipped of her face listening him. Zouhan and Zosha also were quite surprised bcuz everytime they would request these 2 siblings to team up with them they would not agree. They looked at Misha and felt bad for her . She was arguing with them to play with her bhayyu but her bhayyu just chose a different partner. Both of them felt like it was Sahur abandoned Misha and Noor was important to him more than all 3 of them as he never heeded to their request.
And this created a small bitterness in them for Noor.

Misha started saying " Bhayyu, I was waiting to play with you like always"
" Okay come with us . We 3 will be a team and Zouhan and Zosha will be a team. Okay? Now come on let's play" Sahur replied.
Misha stood silently for few seconds and shook her head saying " I don't want to play. I am going to have something to eat. You guys play "
Sahur frowned and started to walk towards her.
"But just now you wanted to play. Mishi I told you na we will play together only. You want to play with Bhayyu, right?"
" I am thirsty and hungry. I want to eat Chachi's made food. Bye" she said waving and ran away . Zouhan and Zosha also ran along with her. Sahur stood there stupified. " Thses kids" he shrugged. Noor pulled his tshirt. " They didn't want to play with me?"
" It's not like that. They went to have something to eat didn't you hear . Come we will play badminton."
They started playing badminton with each other and enjoyed alot.
Misha , Zouhan and Zosha were looking at them from the window of the house .
" He never accepted our request to team up but he did team up with Noor. Bhaijaan loves her more than us." Zosha said and Zouhan nodded saying
" Yes . He always declined our request but himself did it with Noor.  He is hurting our Mishi."
Misha started crying silently. The siblings tried consoling her .

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