Soulful

Unedited version . Published in " Chicken Soup for the soul- Indian fathers "- 2010 titled "Not a Superman, but my hero still" 'What do you want - a girl or a boy?', asked the lady doctor from my father when  I was on my way into this world. 'I have a boy and am blessed with a girl too. So, this time I leave it to GOD'. And pop I came in this world into his arms. 'My elder daughter  is special because she's my first child, my second child is special because he's a son and third one is special because she is the youngest', he said proudly looking at little me.

Published in " Chicken Soup for the Indian Bride's Soul " 2010 “Girls like it, especially if they’ve never been                                             married before - it’s the dress.  Girls want a                                             wedding, they don’t want a marriage.”   -  Salman Rushdie   Marriage brings with it the thrill of shopping and I too did mine like a princess.  The most important item on my list was my bridal lehenga. After looking at almost a hundred, I selected a beautifully embroidered bright red one. When I draped it on myself, I experienced the immense joy of becoming a bride. I wanted to look the most gorgeous woman on the planet that day.

My Angel is my first story that found its way to publishing through Chicken Soup for the soul: Indian Mother . This is my real life incident which happened one day as I was returning back to my University Bansathali Vidyapeeth after spending the summer vacation at my home.