Birthday Gift Part 2

Part 2 

“Now, come with me. Your sister should be up anytime now. It is almost 7 o’clock.”

I went out to the hall with mom and sat their waiting for my sister to come out. When she came out, she touched mom’s feet and took her blessing as is the custom to do on someone’s birthday. In the meanwhile, I was standing their turning my back towards Neha di.

“Mom, who’s this girl? And what is she doing early in the morning here during a lockdown?”, Neha di asked mom.

“Go, check her out and see if you recognize her.”, mom said.

“Mom, don’t play games with me in the early morning. Tell me who she is.”

“Why don’t you go and ask her yourself?”, mom said.

As Neha di started approaching towards me, my heart beat got faster and faster.

“Hello, may I know who is this?”, she asked as got near me.

I turned around and hugged her tightly without giving her a chance to look at my face, and I shouted, “Happy birthday!”

“That sounds like Pravin’s voice. Oh my god! Is that you Pravin?”, di said and she tried to get out of my hug so that she could see my face.

“Yes, di. It’s me.”, I finally revealed my face to her.

“You … you … fulfilled your promise.”, Neha di got emotional.

“How did you do that?”, she looked at me from top to bottom.

“With mom’s help! You wanted a sister, and you got your sister for your birthday!”, I said.

Then she stepped back and started to look at me from top to bottom again. But she soon went out of the room without saying a word. I thought she is still angry with me. I tried calling her but she didn’t look back, and she went to mom’s room and locked the door.

My eyes started wobbling up with tears. My mom saw this and she came to wipe my tears.

We both were sitting on a sofa when after some time, Neha di came out and stood in front of me.

“Stand up you idiot”, she said.

I did as she said with my head down. She took my hand in her hand and put something on my hand. When I saw, she was putting bangles on my wrists.

“My sister is incomplete without bangles.”, she said and hugged me.

Tears started to roll form our eyes. Neha di was happy to have a sister, and I was happy that my sister was talking to me again.

Then she asked me – “What name should we give to my sister?”

“Anything you decide.”, I said to her.

“Ok then. I will call you Priya!”, she exclaimed.

“Ok”, I smiled.

“Alright, Priya. Let’s get ready for the birthday.”, she said.

“It’s your birthday didi. You should get ready.”, I said.

“It is not just mine but it is your birthday too. Because I got my sister today.”, she said. And then, she took me to the bedroom to get ready.

Mom was also happy to have two daughters. I was happy because I got my sister back, and my sister was happy because she got a little sister.

So, this is how my dressing started.