Emma slammed the door behind her; her blood-shot eyes
brimmed with fresh set of tears. Feelings of shock, disbelief, anger, self-pity and a quiet
resolve melted into one another as quickly as milk into water even as the
thought of her being replaced unceremoniously sunk in. Her love and trust had been shaken to witness the treachery
and she vowed to fight back.
In response to the Five Sentence Fiction prompt: Wishes
Back inside, the family had gathered to welcome and
celebrate the arrival of the new member, fussing over her beauty and
delicateness.
With her eyes tightly shut , Emma mouthed a silent prayer,
“Dear God, please make mamma and papa take the baby back to the hospital. I didn't
want a sister”, and threw a coin into the wishing well.
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Nice one Uma .. Quite a twist at the end :) I was expecting it to take another direction.
ReplyDeletethanks, Aarthy..I'm glad then it didn't take the expected turn :-)
DeleteHahaha!!.Such fears in the innocent child are real and can be removed with tact and extra love.Nicely written in a few sentences
ReplyDeletetrue, KP sir. It's always a delicate situation and needs careful handling.
DeleteI remember a similar incident when a neighbour delivered her second child that first child had similar thoughts. But the mom deftly handled the situation putting an end to her first born's insecurity. Very well written story.
ReplyDeleteKudos to the mother who handled it well. It's a difficult situation for the parents to handle too. Thanks, Kalpana :-)
DeleteAww, how adorable! Sibling rivalry at its cutest :) Loved it, Uma :)
ReplyDeleteThanks, Shailaja! :-))
DeleteLoved it! Such a realistic situation in many homes, Uma. Nicely handled.
ReplyDeleteThanks a lot, Aparna :-)
DeleteBoth the posts are too good...truly a challenge given the criteria...:)
ReplyDeletethank you, thank you :-))))
DeleteKids! How many of us would have done this? Reminded me of the tales that I heard from mom that my elder bro would pinch me when none is looking since he was feeling resentful from all the attention I was getting as a baby :)
ReplyDeletehaha, yes, I've heard and been witnesses to such cute stories too..:-)
Deleteohhhhhhhh nooooooooo .. My mom tells me that was my wish when my sister arrived .. I wanted someone with whom i could go out and play cricket :)
ReplyDeleteBikram
LOL, Bikram. I can imagine your plight! ;-)
DeleteI wanted them to take my brother back too but now I love him to death! :D
ReplyDeletehahah, Red..brought back old memories, eh?
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