Good Afternoon, Ma'am. I greeted that lady, she just smiled, the way she look at me. I don't know why? but it feels like she is somehow connected with me.

“Do you need help ma'am”, I questioned as I didn't had any idea, why she was here?.

No, you just relax as you travelled a long distance. I was here because I wanted to say that you and your younger brother will not work, I know you are here for work but I don't want you or your brother to work. She burst the bubble of one question by creating another.

Ma'am, my brother or did I do anything wrong. I questioned her as I was confused by her calmness.

No, you nor your brother did anything wrong, it's just us that we don't want childrens to do labour and we don't want them to serve here as servants. It doesn't fits in our moral values. She, at the last, cleared the confusion, by justifying her side. That's the reason why she didn't wanted us to work.

But what will I say to Amma and paa? I questioned as I thought thoroughly because they were in dark about this conversation.

Just don't take tension about it, I will handle everything, but are you ready for tomorrow's first day at college. She asked me.

Wait, what?? Tomorrow is my first day at college, but I didn't got any admission yet! I said the facts.

Once again I'm saying, don't take tension about that, I will handle everything. Just get ready for tomorrow and one of my guards will drop you to college, and pick you up too...... safely. She said it camly with that assuring voice, but one question was eating me up from inside, why me?. I'm just a servant girl, why this much of care towards me?. We never met nor we ever talk in person, I just saw her for the first time and she is showering this much of gratefulness. I just couldn't stop myself back.

Can I ask you a question??? I asked for permission.

Yes, dear. she gently approved.

Why do you care this much for me? I know its wrong question to ask as you have done so much for me and my family, but this question is eating me up from inside.

Why.... me?

She just smiled even more after hearing my question.

You know, once when I was your age, I was like you, I was a servant girl too. At that time, one unknown person, I never knew him but he helped me for no reason and just because of him, I'm here now. He helped me to get educated. And if he never came in my life at that time, Then god knows, Where I now would be. So yes I'm helping you. I don't want anything in return just I want to be that person who once came into my life like an angel and changed everything for good. By her justification, I was in tears not of sadness one but that happy one as I will be studying in college without being a baggage on my parents. After that, I just hugged her.

I don't know what came into me at that time, that I hugged her but it felt good from inside.

After a few seconds passed away we broke off our hug and she turned back and started moving towards the door.

Thank you, ma'am, for everything. I uttered, she turned and smiled by saying something which made my heart dip into the portion of happiness.

“Don't call me ma'am just call me aunty”. Before, I used to think that there are no good people but now it feels that there are good people too in this cruel world.

Aunty, by the way, what is your name.  I questioned as I had some eagerness to know the name of my angel aunty.

Beta, my name is NYONICA MALHOTRA. She answered and went outside of my room, closing back the door.

I am so excited for tomorrow's first day at college. I don't know which college is I'm going to go but hope so, that college would be great for my singing career. My happiness has no boundary today. When I was small I used to sing various songs on my school stage during annual days. The memories of me which will always be the part of my life onto the list of happiest things that I ever did.

Time passed and after dinner, I directly went to sleep but before I did go to sleep, Amma and Paa entered the bedroom.

I woke up by their sound, I could see in their eyes, why were they here. That happiness in their eyes makes me even more happy as I want to make them proud of me. And I will make them proud by my singing. Hope so that day will come soon.

Kanna, you sleeping or what?? Mom questioned.

No, Amma I was going to but you guys came. I pouted as they like my pout.

They started giggling among themselves. That makes me suspicious about them. They do something like that, when they have something for me. I got up quickly from my bed while Rishabh was sleeping.

Amma, what do you have?? Tell me. Naah. You know naah I hate surprises. It just eats me up to know what the surprise is. I spoke into desperation.

Kanna, we have a gift for you but you can't open it right now. You have to wait for tomorrow morning. Amma spoke and went to their bedroom. But not before giving us goodnight kisses on our heads.

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*How was the Chapter?

* How was NYONICA?

* What will be the gift?