Always Only You

Part 2

~ The next morning ~

Ishita prepared breakfast, Ruhi and Anjali came to the kitchen.

"Good Morning."

"Good Morning IshiMaa." Greeted Ruhi

Anjali said nothing

Okay,my daughter ignores me. Thought Ishita

Anjali went and sat next to Raman. Little by little the family entered the kitchen. Everyone was having breakfast, eating and talking.

Ishita looked over at Anjali who was sitting  close to Raman. Raman had his arm around his daughter. And again the feeling of guilt crept up in Ishita. Raman was right, she felt guilty. and although she did not want to, she distanced herself from her daughter on a regular basis, because  she did not endure the feeling of guilt.

Anjali was not difficult, she was a wonderful child. Ishita loved Anjali more than her life. She would die instantly for each of her children. She was the one who was difficult and not Anjali. Anjali was a little innocent girl, her little girl.

Arjun did not want to eat his breakfast and Mihika tried to convince him to eat something.

"Arjun, you have to eat your breakfast so you grow tall and strong." said Anjali

"Yes, then you eat more too, Ananya is already bigger than you and soon Pihu is bigger than you." Adi laughed

"Papa , he annoys me." Anjali complained

"Adi." said Raman smiling with a warning tone

Adi pinched her cheek softly..."My cutie pie."

Anjali giggled...

Then she looked at Raman ... "Papa , when am I finally going to grow? "

"You grow princess, just slower than other kids."

Anjali makes a face ......
Anjali was the smallest in her class and her friends were all taller than her. If anyone asked her how old she was, no one believed she was 13. That frustrated her.

"You know, little girls and women are much cuter." Raman tried to cheer her up

"You only say that because you are my Papa." Anjali pouted

"You grow, even if it is not so fast, but believe me you are growing."

"Why am I growing so slowly, why me? Why cant I be quite normal like everyone else?"

Ishita feels like a knife piercing her heart.
The adults at the table suddenly felt uncomfortable.

Raman puts Anjali on his lap..."Don't be sad  meri bachi, you are Papa 's big girl."
He kissed her cheek and tickled her. Anjali laughed and hugged her Father.

He got up and picked her up and spun her around. Pihu jumped excitedly up and down..."Me too, me too Papa."

Raman let Anjali down and picked Pihu up and whirled her around. "Puttar, take care so that you do not clear the table with the children." laughed Mamij

After breakfast, Papaji brought the kids to school. Raman, Romi and Adi went to the office and Ishita to the clinic.

At lunchtime Ishita drove to the mall to buy new pens for Anjali. Actually, she wanted to go to the mall with Anjali, but her daughter had ignored her this morning.

She had been unfair to Anjali and she was sorry about it. She wanted to treat all her children equally. She did not want to prefer any of the children to another child, but why did it happen to her, again and again with Anjali?