This story, as was promised, features Daya Sir.
Introduction: Daya is married to Dr. Niyati and they have an 8 year old daughter Aarya. Dr. Niyati and Aarya live in another city as Niyati works as chief Forensic Doctor there. Daya and Aarya don't get to meet each other very often. That's all we need to know. Let's start then…
§ Pitter Patter Falls The Rain §
Separation… It's indeed very painful. When you are set apart from anyone, whom you make a part of your life, you feel disheartened. Separation is a painful process. Separation of a girl from her parents after marriage, Separation of two lovers, Separation of best friends. Separation of a flower from plant, a fruit from a tree.. It's painful for the parties being separated though it may be good for others. But you sometime need to disunite for you are destined to be somewhere else. You don't always have an option. Separation is painful, but when after a prolonged separation you annex, you meet the person you craved seeing, the same separation appears fruitful, appears good for it gives the divine happiness of uniting with your loved ones. The perfect happiness, which could clearly seen on Aarya's round, chubby face today.
It was after a long protracted period of 6 months that Aarya had seen her father. She was so happy, needs no saying. Her face, her features, her movements all reflected her brimming happiness. She was in the seventh heaven. Her dad had been busy all these days in crime and criminals and her mom was busy with the corpse and chemicals. She had to suffer.
But her dad, yeah the Supercop Senior Inspector Daya decided to make up for the loss of last 6 months. They had planned a supercool Dad-Daughters evening out. A time reserved only for father and daughter. They didn't even include Niyati. They would first go at that new amusement park opened few days ago, then the shopping mall and then enjoy their favorite cuisines at the Great Indian Chinese Restaurant. Ice-cream party in the end was undisputable. So that was the plan.
Aarya had put on her favorite clothes. The blue jumper, sneakers, a cap and a Niyati had tied her hairs in a beautiful fishtail braid. She was so excited. It was just when the clock fixed on the wall which had Tarzen and Jane drawn beautifully was to strike 5, the unevitable happened. It started raining heavily all of a sudden. The rain came down crashing all of the Aarya's wishes and joys. Along with the rain that dropped from sky to the ground ther was yet another rain pouring from the grayish brown eyes straight away pinching The Hulk's heart. The rain shouldn't have come but you are so helpless before the forces of nature. Now it was upto Daya to make his daughter understand that: That it never rains, but it pours.
He went to his small little girl, who had a red nose, a pout, some tears, hands folded over chest sitting on the stairs staring angrily at the rain. Daya silently sat beside her. She didn't talk to him. Even he stayed silent. Then suddenly something crashed on his chest forcefully. She snuggled tightly to him and started crying. He patted her back in a comforting manner and let her calm down.
Moments later, he started humming a poem-
Now that you're dressed for walking,
my little lady,
And the rain came pouring down, will it clear off any sooner
Because you scold and frown?
Aarya looked at Daya in his eyes. He gave a gentle squeeze on her arms and running his palm n her cheek, he let her simmer down. He continued the humming-
And wouldn't it be nicer
For you to smile than pout
And so make the sunshine in the house
when there is nine without?
He started tickling her as they ran all over the house. Daya leading, Aarya chasing. Aarya leading, Daya trailing. A good Tom and Jerry chase. The house filled with small and loud laughters. After playing for a considerable time, Daya dropped with a thud on the sofa due to exhaustion as Aarya followed suit. She looked beyond the grill of the window. It's dark outside now. But she could see drops, large drops of rain still falling down the window pane making a pitter-patter sound.
"Dad?"
"Huh…"
"Why do we say it's raining cats and dogs?"
"Huh… I think because the big, fat and stout raindrops resemble like cats and dogs following and chasing each other as they come to the ground," he thought and shook his head, "Yeah, that's why."
"Like we did some time ago."
"Yeah… Exactly."
"So it's raining Daya and Aarya outside, isn't it?" she had an evil grin.
"Ya… Correct."
The rain had now come to halt but the fiery wind and lightening accompanied with sudden thunder kept occurring. The Father-Daughter pair saw a lightning strike from their window which made them both to flinch a bit.
"See Niyati struck there." Daya said. He was having a crooked smile.
"Where Dad? What?"
"See the lightning struck there."
"Dad, you compared mom with the lightning?"
"Yes, kiddo. Even a strong guy sometimes gets frightened by a lightning. Your mom terrifies the hell out of me sometimes."
The duo shared a brief laugh.
"Hush, don't say it loud. Don't tell this to mumma." Daya said as he gestured his hands in a top secret symbol.
"Did I miss something?" Niyati came to the Father-Daughter duo her brow raised.
"Uuh Ya… You missed dad all these days, didn't you? Aarya said with a grin and ran away giving a hi-fi to her dad.
She knew the rains were a good time to be together and say you love each other. She had seen it in the films. She knew her parents needed to say that. Afterall it's a reunion after a separation. A blissful reunion after a painful separation.
She went to her room and changed to her night dress.
"Maybe, we'll go to the amusement park tomorrow or day after tomorrow or some other day. Afterall it won't rain forever…" She thought to herself as she drifted off to sleep.
Thanks to LoveDaya, Hamdard duo, parise22, Kuki17 and iAndromeda for your inspiring reviews.
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