Dear Aunt

Risha jumped out of the bed as soon as she heard her aunt's voice. Her aunt, was the best person in the world, perhaps even better than her mother, who kept scolding her all the time, or so she thought. Anyway, she ran straight to the door and greeted her aunt with a warm hug. She felt as if she met her aunt after decades. The elders in the house, like always, yelled at her. "Risha! Brush your teeth first.". She went to the bathroom and quickly brushed her teeth, without bothering to even check if the were clean enough. It didn't matter to her. All that mattered was that her aunt had come. "Now we will have fun. We will paint and make crafts. I'll buy lots of craft materials from Ramu uncle's shop" she thought as she walked to the dining room. The elders were having a pleasant conversation with her aunt. She had her breakfast and then rushed to the living room. "Aunty, aunty! Let us go to my room and play. Don't refuse." "I am too tired. It was a hard journey. After all, travelling from America to India in flight isn't easy" she said wiping her sweaty brows. "I'd rather take rest now. I'll play with you in the evening." Saying so, she went to her room. "Well, you go sit with your homework then" said her mother. 'Homework' that was the worst thing Risha knew. Reluctantly, she went to her room and started studying. After a lot of studying and writing, she went to the living room and saw her aunt displaying the things she had bought from America. "Here is your gift" she said, handing Risha over a square package. Risha excitedly opened it and saw a make up set for kids. "Yay! I wanted this from a long time. Thank you so much" Risha said. "I knew it. You like everything except for studies. Looks don't matter." Oh man! Her mother had started her lecture again. In the evening, she and her aunt played and danced. "Enough of playing. Now let your aunt rest and you come down for dinner" said her mother. "But it's just nine!" Risha protested. But she had to eat dinner. So she had her dinner and went to her room. It was hot so Risha turned on the air conditioning. In no time, she was asleep. Probably dreaming about how she would spend the rest of the vacation with her beloved aunt.