palak Inde

Drama

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palak Inde

Drama

Birthday

Birthday

5 mins
722


Saima was asking about her birthday. Her mother replied, "You are such a big girl. Still, you are behaving like kids."


"So what? You know me na. Tell me na ammi."

Her Ammi changed the topic after several tries. 

"Tomorrow is my birthday. Tell me na. It's my 24th birthday. I want it to be special."


"You are already special to me, my child."

"I want to live those memories that I missed."

Her mother got pale. "You had missed nothing."


"But what about the things before acc......"

"Told you na. Why you can't just listen to me once. "

Her mother cut her in between and was furious at her.


Saima was confused seeing her Ammi's weird reaction. She felt not to start the topic again. She did her work. She eagerly waited for her Abbu. He was supposed to bring her some gifts. She waited for him. In the evening he came and asked her to wait for her surprise for tomorrow. She was left with no other option. She was just about to come to her parents when she saw them crying.


"Our daughter is going to be 24 years tomorrow."I wish we could have spent 20 more years with her that we had missed.


"What... What did she mean?"


Her father saw her. He tried to calm her down. She got an anxiety fit. He hugged her, calmed her down and put her to sleep. Her parents got worried as it was the fifth time she got a fit since she was with them. They decided to talk to the doctor.


In the morning, they wished her a very happy birthday. Her Ammi cooked her favourite dishes. Her Abbu bought sweets for the whole colony they were residing. Saima was really happy. Even her mother tried not to scold her, be it any topic. They even hosted a little birthday party. All her friends and relatives were invited. Even the doctor was invited. Her parents told about her condition to the doctor. 


The doctor replied, "See it's not good for her health to get fits. She got a fit after such a long time. I thought she got no more fits. Fits are getting severe day by day. I must say you should tell her the truth. She'll be heartbroken for once, but, it gonna be good for health. "


"What you want me to know a doctor?"

 The doctor took her aside and called her parents too.

She asked her how much did she love her parents?

 She replied, "They meant the world to me. I can't live without them. I m alive because they are with me....."


The doctor told her a story, "Once there were two families, who came to know that their daughters had been exchanged in the hospital itself. And, they were living with their adopted daughters for so many years. In the end, when the case was revealed, the daughters were given to choose with whom they want to live? Both the daughters chose the parents they were living with irrespective of that they were not their real parents. "


"But why are you telling me this story ?"

"Did they did the right thing, Saima?"

"Yes. Of course. So what if they were not their real parents, but they loved them. "

"So, if you were in the place of those daughters, whom would you choose?"

"Of course, my parents, with whom I would be living for so many years."


The doctor saw all of them. She decided to reveal the truth.

"Listen, Saima, carefully. You are not their real daughter. You have been adopted."


Her parents broke into tears.

"What ...? Why you all hide this from me?"


Her parents replied.

"Because we were afraid to lose our daughter."

"One more time."


"What...what you mean by one more time?"

"It's been 4 years now."The doctor said to her.

"4 years for what.?"

"4 years for, you living with us."

"4 years for, we lost our daughter Shehnaaz."

Her parents were crying inconsolably.


"Why are you crying Ammi. I am your daughter, Saima.

"You are not Saima. You are Reema."The doctor interrupted them.

"Who is this Reema?"

"The earlier you. You were born as Reema."

"Then, how I reached here.?"


"Your accident gave you to us. You are Allah's blessing to us."Her Ammi told her.


"You were Reema. At the age of 19, you met with an accident. The accident was severe and you went into a coma for about a year. During that time only, you lost your mother, who was the only one in your family..."


"Our daughter Shehnaaz too met with an accident. But, unfortunately, we lost her. Seeing your only child dying in front of you, nothing can be more painful." Her mother holds her father and tightly.


"You and Shehnaaz were in the same hospital, in the same ward. I was treating both of you. I had met with your mom too. Although you were in a coma, she came daily to see you. But, she died. There was no one to look after you, no one who came to know your well being except the hospital staff. Then Shehnaaz died too when her condition got critical. I couldn't repair their loss but I told them about you. They saw their hope, that was lost with Shehnaaz. They decided to adopt you. For 6 months, they just waited patiently to talk to you. Even, that was not clear, when you gonna be out of the coma, whether it gonna happen someday or not......Still, they didn't lose hope."Doctor narrated her the scenario.


"Why didn't I remember anything from my past?"


"Because you had severe memory loss. You forgot who you were, your family members, each and everything from your past. That's why you didn't remember anything. We told you that you are Saima and you are here."


"Then, how this birthday?"

"I know you will ask this question too. Today is our Shehnaaz's birthday. So is yours."

They all were tears. 


"I m sorry Ammi. To hurt you, for my every mistake.

I was Reema, now I am Saima, your daughter. Reema didn't even exist for me. "


That day, Reema died and Saima was born literally.



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