It's a Saturday, it's bright enough to disturb my not-so-deep slumber, I struggle to see the time in the clock, it's only 7:30 am. I curse the sunlight and cover my head with the blanket. I close my eyes and try to sleep - and it suddenly strikes me, 7:30 in the morning is time to see her. I throw off the blanket, get off my bed, brush my teeth hastily and rush out of the room. I look around for her, mom's in the kitchen, dad's reading his morning news on the table, there's no body else. 'A few more minutes' I tell myself and walk up to the table. I pick up Mumbai Mirror and start solving Sudoku.
I am totally engrossed in getting the numbers in position, when I hear the door open. I look up, my excitement reaches its peak, can't wait any longer, it takes almost 2 seconds and then she appears. The most beautiful face I've every seen, the person I've fallen in love with over the past 45 days, the most amazing little dollop, my baby, my niece - greets me with a smile so refreshing, so heart warming, sleep was completely forgotten and all pain washed away.
Oh Lara! Aren't you the best thing that happened to me?
I am totally engrossed in getting the numbers in position, when I hear the door open. I look up, my excitement reaches its peak, can't wait any longer, it takes almost 2 seconds and then she appears. The most beautiful face I've every seen, the person I've fallen in love with over the past 45 days, the most amazing little dollop, my baby, my niece - greets me with a smile so refreshing, so heart warming, sleep was completely forgotten and all pain washed away.
Oh Lara! Aren't you the best thing that happened to me?
That's such a sweet post....lovely 'tia-sobrina' relationship. May God bless u both!
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