My AarYa fan fiction
"Aarti! Aarti! where are you come out with the rest of the children it is time for the families to arrive" called out a middle aged woman .An unhappy crest fallen Aarti came out her caregiver Shoba noticed her and asked what is wrong to which Aarti replied "no one ever selects me, am I not cute/ pretty enough, if I had a lighter complexion then maybe I would get chosen." Shoba stood shocked at Aarti's response she could not belive her ears that an eight year old girl could have these thoughts.
"Why beta do you think so?"asked Shoba. A sad Aarti said I have been living here in this orphanage since birth and every time families visit I am never chosen, boys, cute babies and pretty fair girls are chosen, I am the last one the adults look at, and I am living here the longest." Shoba observed the little girl's expression and her heart went out to her, "Aarti beta my be this time you will get lucky, we do not know what god has plan for you don't lose hope my dear." Shoba patted the child's head, and cheek.
Flashback eight years.
Shoba Dubey and her husband were one of the three couples who worked full time at the orphanage, this place had been part of her family for four generations, they took care of children who had lost both parents, children who were abandoned by their families, and babies born to unwanted pregnancies.They survived through charities, fund raiser drives, and sold some vegetables and milk from their farm, the site of the orphanage many years ago used to be a large estate which still had a duel function as such.
It was a cold, rainy night Shoba and the two ladies were sitting out inthe porch when a worker came running towards then shouting " madamji! madamji! come quickly and accident had taken place at the front gate!" Shoba and the ladies got up quickly one of the ladies named Savi ran inside to get the men Shoba and her friend Sita ran towards the main gate. When they arrived the found three people trapped in a car alongside the main gate upon checking the found a pregnant well dressed young lady and a middle aged lady in the back seat, the driver a middle aged man shouted to the group "Please help my madamji and save her baby!"The middle aged lady who was holding the young mother to be and comforting her also pleaded to the group to save her madamji and her baby.The men had arrived by that time and proceeded to forcefully open the doors of the car, carefully removing the young woman who was bleeding from her head also blood was seeping from between her legs. Luckily Sitaji was an experienced midwife who did her best to attend to the young would be mother, Shoba sent one of the workers to get the local doctor to come immediately, upon his arrival they had to perform an emergency c section in order to save both mother and child lives. A beautiful baby girl had arrived into the world, she had special birth markings throught out her body which showed out especially when she cried. Saviji husband was a pundit and according to tradition a birth chart was made for the baby. The middle aged man and lady who accompained the young mother thanked the people of the orphanage give them money and told them who the young mother is and the identity of the babies father. they together with the pundit disscussed the significant of the birth marks, they explained that for the baby's saftey she should stay there as an orphan, and when the time is right they would come back for her they also said it is the young mother's wish and her family that the child be given the name Aarti.After a couple of days the three people left the orphanage leaving the baby behind in the care of the three couples, every year on the baby's birthday money and other gifts would arrive at the orphanage.
The baby Aarti grew up just as her mother wanted thinking that she was just another orphan but became a happy child excited to learn something new every day, discovering that she had many talents, but her greatest wishes are to have a family of her own, learn the identity of her parents and relatives and why did they give her up.
Present Day
"Do I have too Shoba ma may I please stay on my bed today" a sad Arti pleaded Shoba's heart broke but she stood firm "NO you cannot afterall you are dancing for the guest also we praticed so much on your song" she tried to encourage little Aarti. "That wont make any differece I still wont be chosen" said Aarti "SO what you know that your Shoba ma, Savi ma, Sita ma and all your three papas love you, my little angel." Shoba held on to her little angel and kissed her forehead.
As expected by Aarti no one choose her but they said very nice things of her performance and much to her suprise two couples give her gifts one gift was a hockey stick and the other was drawing books with both paint and coloured penciles.
Another couple came forward and blessed her predicting that she will have a good life and be a sucessfully leader in anything she tries. Aarti listened to their kind words and thanked them but she wished for them to adopt her she so wanted to be a part of a loving family espically that family the parents looked kind but strict and there were three sons inthe family no girls, she wished to be their daughter and silently sent a pray to god to grant her this wish.