Part 1A
The sun rays shone through the window brightly, waking her up. On opening her eyes, she instinctively moved her hands to cover it so as to avoid contact with the blaring sunlight. Deciding to not waste another minute, she reluctantly got out of bed to go take a bath. Soon after her shower, she changed into her standard black trousers with blazer, not bothering to tie her hair up or apply any make-up. She simply didn't need to indulge in such as she was one of the lucky few blessed with a natural inherent beauty.
Breakfast was usually not a part of her daily ritual; it was in fact her daily pooja, which was important. Every morning, she would stand in front of god, and pray for the peace of mind and happiness of her loved ones. After she was done with the pooja, she would go visit her room to check on rishi her son. For a little kid, he was pretty tall, and not to mention, extremely mischevious and lively. Although he was her son, he hardly resembled her. His eyes were dark, deep, intense and somehow incredibly expressive, providing a transparent view to the emotions running through him, almost as if it were a reflection of his heart. Besides that, his hair was long and dressed with soft curls, something he took pride at. He was certainly unique; not like the other boys at school.
He was the only one she had now and everyday before waking him up, she would look at him and just smile. He was the one that made her happy. And even today, she did just the same but today was different; it was his special day.
He opened his eyes slowly, and yawned, stretching his arms widely'''Good morning, rishi beta!'' On hearing her voice, he closed his eyes again tightly, pretending to go back to sleep. ''Achha toh aaj uthna nahi tumne'' (Ok so you are not going to wake up today) She said smiling at his attempt to fool her. ''ok phir yeh chocolate mein kissi doon'aur aaj jo mein ne surprise rakha hai woh kis ko doon?''(Who should I give this chocolate to then and that surprise'?) She asked herself, thinking deeply. Rishi jumped up in bed and shouted ''MUJHE!''(ME) ''Arey rishi tum toh soh rahe the na?''(Rishi weren't you sleeping) ''Abh mein uth gaya hoon..toh woh chocolate''(Now I am awake so..that chocolate) ''Yeh chocolate toh tumhari hai lekin pehle Happy birthday beta!''(This is yours but first Happy Birthday) She hugged him and kissed his forehead. ''Chalo ab jaldi se nahalo ache bachon ki tarah aur nashta karne aao''(Now like good boys go and have a shower and come to breakfast) She ruffled his hair and got him ready.
''Mama mujhe omelette nai achha lagta'' He made a face at the plate in front of him. ''Rishi ache bachon ki tarah khaao'' She said firmly lifting the bread with omelette to his mouth. ''Nahi mama'' Then after a bit of thought he said ''Aapne khaya mama?'' She looked at him wide eyed; thinking how he knew she had not ate. ''Haan mein ne toh kab ka khaa liya chalo aap ki barri'' She lied and moved her hand forward. ''Mama pehle aap phir mein'' He held her hand and moved it to her mouth and nodded for her to open it. She suppressed a tear but could not hold it. ''Mama aap ro kyun rahi ho, mein ne kuch kiya hai'' He said caringly, thinking he had done something wrong, maybe something she did not like. She said ''Nahi beta tumne kuch nahi kiya'' Taking a bite from him, she smiled contently and fed him the rest of the breakfast and handed him a box of chocolates to take to school and share with his friends.
Everyday was similar to this day but today what Rishi had done was significant. He was 5 now, grown up; she smiled at that thought. After dropping him to school and kissing him goodbye, she ordered the rickshaw to take her to work.
