On 5th june 2006, the clock was ticking and time was passing, in a hospital OT doctors are rushing here and there and doing a surgery with precisely and carefully to save two lives. While outside the OT that patient's parents were sitting and praying to the god for wellness of their child and soon to be born. And infront of the OT door patient's husband was walking back and forth holding his 4yrs old daughter in his hand.
"Dad when will we able to see brother and mom" With excited and curious eyes.
"Wait just little more time baby we will be able to see your brother and mother ok" Said while cradling her in his arms
"Okay" with a bright baby smile.
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A few hours later.
A loud baby crying sound echoes through the empty Hospital corridor.
"Honey did you hear the baby's cry" Said the grandpa of new born to his wife with happy tear and bright smile.
"I heard husband I am so happy too" lean on her husband shoulder and let her happy tears fall down.
With the daughter and father duo.
"Dad did you hear my baby brother's cry, i guess brother is born " clap her hand with excitement and joy with biggest baby smile.
"I heard baby in few minutes we will run to mama and baby to see them okay " Show his palm while smiling ear to ear.
"Okay" Place her palm on her father's palm with a cute giggle.
Soon doctors came out of the OT while removing there cap and apron.
"Who is the patient's husband?"
"It's me, doctor" walk towards the doctor holding his daughter securely.
"Congratulations. Both mother and daughter are safe and healthy in few minutes both of them will be transferred to normal ward" Saying that the doctor left after patting his shoulder.
The husband was all smiley and happy to welcome his second child. He is purely so happy without minding what gender his baby is. But it's not the same for his daughter and his in-laws, because for his daughter, she always thought maybe the baby is boy baby and she will have a brother, but it turns out be a another girl baby who will share her everything in future whatever is her's will also become her sister's too, So kind of jealousy and insecurity hit her tiny baby heart. And with his in-laws they thought maybe it will be a boy baby and after this baby no one will talk bad about their daughter but it turns out to be this baby is also a girl baby, it's not like they are not happy they are just worried and disappointed in god for giving another girl for their daughter who always wanted a boy baby as her second baby.
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After a half an hour.
After cleaning both the baby and mother the Hospital staffs transferred them to the normal ward.
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In the ward.
Due to anesthesia the mother was still unconscious, while the baby is all awake and active.
Soon the family members entered the ward and the Father was the first one to rush towards the baby with his little toddler in his arm.
Even though the toddler didn't like her little sister much still she is her sister and in the end of the day she is just a toddler with pure heart. So when her father picked up the baby she smile softly and kiss her cheeks.
"Dad what is her name?"
"Aeri our sweet little Aeri" kiss his both a daughters cheeks .
"Aeri my little sister, Aera's sister" kiss the baby and her father's cheeks.
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After few hours the mother flutter open her eyes and roam her hand in her stomach only to feel flat stomach. In sudden panic she sit quickly and started to search for her baby.
"Baby, Doctor where is my baby?" Shouting while searching for her baby.
Hearing her voice her husband rushed inside the ward with their new born in one hand and his toddler in other hand.
"Aerum, darling what happened why are you shouting?" While going towards her side
"Honey, is that our boy?" Said while smiling.
"Not boy darling, it's a girls" smile and forward their baby towards her
"Girl again" her smile dropped she just laid down again asked him to leave her alone for sometimes.
"But darling atleast see her face" worriedly look at his baby and his wife.
After seeing his wife for last time he left after laying his little baby in her cradle.
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The baby cries was echoing in the ward while the mother sat there dejected and disappointed while looking at baby. Even though her mother heart was screaming to take that baby in her hands and feed her, but still she didn't came out of her depression of giving birth to a girl baby again. The taunting, the words she had to hear from other because of having a girl baby and every negative remarks about her and every insult against her husband was ringing continuously in her ears that is stopping her whenever she tried to reach the baby. But at last she is just a mother right, defeated by her baby's cries she just carefully took her and feed her milk while softly caressing her cheeks and kissing her forehead.
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Everything went well and they happily welcomed their baby to their sweet little home with love and affection.
She become everyone's favourite and cute little One. Due to her father's work he used to travel to other districts for work, while the mother with her two daughters stayed in her mother's house till her recovery and soon after their recovery they again shifted to their house but their elder daughter was staying and studying in a school near her grandparents house. And the father too got posting in their district itself and he to started to live with them. A sweet little family.
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After three years the wait of the sweet little family is over and there born a little prince of their house. Everyone was so happy especially the elder toddler and the mother are beyond the world. But the fate is not same for everyone right. The three year toddler who is still a baby with mature mind and hyper active charcter thought maybe they are happy because the boy is finally born the one whom her mother always wanted ,the one whom everyone taunted because of his absence.
And soon the 2nd daughter was sent to her grandparents house to start her schooling and to be precise she is still a 3 years old baby. It not like the family didn't want her it just that her mother too had to continue her education and she already was managing her elder daughter and they thought may be sending her to her grandparent's house would be less burden for the parents and the mother also have to take care of her new born too, so it seemed a better option for them without knowing the heart or the future of their MIDDLE child.
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Soon years started to pass and Aeri finished her kindergarten staying with her grandparent, while they adorned her, spoiled her and treated her like a princess. At some point Aeri started to not remember how her parents was like as left her to her grandparent in the age where she would get to know the world and she thought her family and parent are the grandparent whom she stayed with. And she loved them to core. It doesn't mean her parents didn't visit her it's just that they visited her but just a few times in 2 years that she barely remember them and more like she love them less then her grandparent.
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After finishing her kindergarten she was suddenly shifted with her family, where she have her mom, dad and siblings, but not her grandparent, who she actually wanted. And then she realised the reality, but that didn't changed anything in her mind.
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Few more years passed Aeri become a big girl. She studied her first 3 grades in different school and later transferred to another school with her sister and brother. She missed the school not because she had many friends, but because that school had big ground for her sports, and peaceful empty space surrounded by trees which help her to relax when stressed.
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Aeri is not silent girl even though she is not extrovert, still she is ambivert and she is also so talktive and hyper active by nature and in whole her attitude is like boyish. And Aeri never wanted to make any girl bestie rather she choosed to talk to boys, but her family never liked her that one nature of her talking and free nature around boys, but Aeri hated that idea of theirs and always been in protest of that one idea of them.
Even though she have many boys and girls friend, still there is this one boy who she always felt like the one for her even in the age where she doesn't know about love she had a crush on him.
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Story of chalk and love begins.
The boy named San was her bestest friend since her 4th grade. He was always sweet, kind and happy pill around her. Even they both had manythings in common like both are sports person and they never liked to fail in sports, both have same favourites too like actors, goals and manymore. And both know eachother so well than anyone know them. They're so close and besties, the difference between them is San is a social butterfly and he is ultimate extrovert not like Aeri, but still they clicked so well.
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Years passed and their friendship grown stronger with Aeri's love for San too but not every happy life should be always happy right, that first sad Strom hit her when she was in her 7th grade the one lose she never wanted in her life to happen, and that happened she lost her both a grandparent in a road accident. After she become silent, she refused to shed tears for anything and she made herself stronger to protect herself.
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In between all this being a middle child is never easy one for her, even though her parents never acknowledged more about her, her parents let her be herself sometimes, but all child need is love and care right. It's not like her parents never was affectionate with her or never showed love for her, it's just that all seemed like just responsibility towards her.
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She become determined and she made mind that she doesn't need anyone but herself and she also wanted San for herself too. In between all these San always stayed with her and been her strongest column that hold her steadily.
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Many more years passed and they were now in their 12th grade and nothing changed in her life except her love for San which was increasing day by day. And a 2nd strom of sadness hit her that she never wanted to reach her, never she wanted to experience.
It was normal evening after school like always she and San was going in a bus and bus was not much of crowded and they both were standing next to each other, suddenly San started conversation she never wanted to take place in between them.
"Aeri, what do you think about Hana?" Asked looking at her.
"What about her? Even though i don't like her much still she is good girl with good looks ig. Why are you asking?" Look at him with confused gaze.
"It's just I like her and I was thinking of proposing her what do you think? will she accept me?" Look at her with shy smile.
Aeri's gaze dropped, her chest tightend, she swallowed the lump that hurted her throat and flashed a fake bright smile with tears shimmering in her eyes.
"Congratulations San. There is no doubt that she would accept or not. Who wouldn't want a handsome hunk like you. She is lucky to have you San. Just confess to her she will surely accept you." Smile at him.
" Thank you so much Aeri your words gave a confident to confess to her, then bye my stopping is here" happily wave at her and he left for forever, he become someone else's but not her's.
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Everyone says being a MIDDLE child is such a blessing but only they knows how much of curse it for them, never getting a love from their own family and parent the way they wanted it to be. Many things are independent for them like making own choices, but only they know how they wanted a parent to guide them not silently as responsibility but boldy as a parent with love and care.
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And in Aeri's life she never got the love she wanted from neither her family nor from the one boy she wanted, such a cursed life she have.
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.................The End................
With this Aeri's journey of cradle and chalk ends with a lesson for herself to make herself more independent and stronger with mindset which says that she only needs herself for her whole life and none deserves her and her love.
THANK YOU FOR READING HOPE YOU ALL ENJOYED
