once in a rainy day......

BIRTHDAY RUINED

ISABELLA P.O.V

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU, HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO DEAR ISABELLA, HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU

I open my eyes with a smile on my face hearing the happy birthday song from my grandmother. She and I live alone in this apartment; today I am officially 10 years old. My house is bit cozy but it is enough for two people

“Thank you grandma” I said and step out of my bed and hugged her tightly, she is an old woman of 52 years of age but she is the sweetest lady who loves me a lot

“Here is your present sweetheart” she said and handed me the packets of chocolate pastries and I got happy because I always want to celebrate my birthday in school but I never got the chance because grandma is short of resources, she has a small bakery out of which she earn good amount of money but there is lot to do with that money like paying of the rent of apartment, electricity bill and so on.

“Grandma, I am so happy but you don’t have to do this, I can understand we are short of resources and I am completely fine with it” I said keeping the pastries packets on my bed

“I know Bella but I know you want to give treat to your class mates and I always denied you but this month I earned a little extra so I thought why not to give the surprise to my lovely and beautiful granddaughter” she said to me and I like her concern towards me

“Thank you granny but you are old now, please don’t do extra hard work for me, you are my only family so don’t hurt yourself in the process” I said to her because I love her and don’t want to lose her

“Okay Bella, it’s your birthday so don’t get emotional, you should be happy today because my doll has turned 10 today” she said excitedly

“Where is my dress” I asked her because she always knit dress for me on my birthdays

“How can I forget sweeties, just close your eyes” she said and I immediately close it then she take my hand and put  another packet on my palm, I immediately open my eyes and tear the upper packet only to get the pink beautiful dress which has frills at the end

“It’s so beautiful grandma, I am excited to wear this today” I said and I really like the dress and pink is my color

“Thank you Bella, now get ready otherwise you will be late to school” she said and left me alone. I take the bath in hurry only to try out the dress on me, I blow dry my hair and after wearing my undergarments, I immediately put on the dress and it is looking so beautiful on me. I am looking like a fairy today. I apply a little lip gloss today because it’s my birthday and I wanted to look little special. I take my pastries packets to distribute in school and also my bag pack. I leave my hair open today

I exited my room and go towards the kitchen to have some milk. I open the fridge and take out the milk of can and started drinking it hurriedly, there are some leftover eggs in the fridge but today I don’t want to eat any leftovers as today is my special day

“Bella, slow down, you will choke” my grandmother said getting ready for the bakery shop

“I am almost done and bye” I go towards her and hug her to say ‘bye’

“Sweetie, take this and have lunch outside because I will not be home due to some extra work in bakery” grandma said and handed me over the money; I kissed on her cheek and left the home. My school is at walking distance from my house. While walking I was thinking that may be today I am able to make some friends. I study in one of the rich school in Italy, this is the only thing my dad did for me.

My mom died when I was 2 years and dad left the home when I turn 4 years to be with another woman. He left grandma and me on the streets because his new wife doesn’t want us in the house and my dad obliged to whatever she said.

I get admission on this ‘eastern high school’ because granny begged in front of him for my education and for the small shop which is now her bakery and fortunately he agreed to his mother’s demand, after that I didn’t heard anything about him nor I have seen him for the past 5 years. I am trying so hard to make friends in the school but people knows  I am poor and lives with my grandma because my father left me  so they doesn’t like me and I don’t wear designer clothes like them.

I always wanted to give my birthday pastries in school so that people know that I am good person. I am so excited because I am looking beautiful in this dress. I entered into my school and people gave me this weird look seeing pastries in my hand but I ignored them and rushed towards my class, my mathematics teacher is yet to come so I thought I should distribute some pastries to my classmates. One of the girl in the class noticed me

“Look who is here, Isabella the poor” she said and whole glass laugh over me but I didn’t let it in my way, today no one can destroy my mood

“Hey, everyone today is my birthday so I bought some pastries for all of you” I said to everyone and one of the boy came forward to take pastries from me

“Are you mad, rayon, do you know she is poor. God knows what is mixed in those pastries, your stomach will get upset” Stella, one of the classmate said to him

“No, the pastries are very tasty and they are made by my grandmother and she makes the best pastries” I tell them to everyone

“My mom said, your granny is a poor lady and she has a small shop and rich people should not eat from small shops” Brian one of my classmates said to me

“Please don’t say this, I am also a kid like you and I want to celebrate my birthday with you all” I said with moist eyes

“Okay let me taste it” Rachael, my classmate came to me and I have given her the pastries, she take it from my hand and started eating it without wishing me happy birthday but I am okay with it at least she is eating my pastries. Finally she tasted it

“Oh god, there are peanuts in it and I am allergic to peanuts, you poor girl does it intentionally to me” she says and throws my pastries in the classroom

“She is so bad and her granny too, they want us to make sick” one of my classmate said and then in a blink of eye, I don’t know what happened that they started throwing my pastries in classroom

“Please don’t do this, this are made by my grandma” I cried by looking at them but they didn’t listen to me and started enjoying throwing the pastries until our mathematics teacher came.

“Stop it you all, what is going on here” she shouted at the students and I am just standing in one corner and seeing how my birthday is ruined

“Madam, Isabella try to ruin our health by giving us spoiled pastries” Stella said and teacher look into my direction but I couldn’t able to say the single word

“Isabella, can I talk to you for a second” teacher said sweetly to me and I followed her outside the class

“What happened, tell me” she asked me

“Madam, today is my birthday and I want to celebrate with them  so I bought pastries for them but they didn’t take it because I am poor so they started throwing my pastries” I said with my head down and tears are pouring from my eyes.

“Sweetie, happy birthday and don’t feel bad, I will talk to them” she said and again led me to class and she told everyone to wish me happy birthday and they all did what she said but I know this is not from their heart, nobody loves me except my grandma.

Whole day in school was horrible, I was going towards my home when I spotted a park so I go there and sit on the bench.

Why I am poor?

Why dad doesn’t love me?

When people will accept me?

I was asking all sought of questions from myself and then suddenly rains started. This is the only thing which is left, can’t this day be more worse. I love rains but not when I am sad because it makes me more sad. I remembered all the things that happened to me in school and started crying putting my face in my palms.

I was crying over my faith when I hear the sound of a boy and I don’t feel rain on me, I look at him with my teary eyes and he looks big. My eyes got wide as I thought he would bully me but it doesn’t seems like because by looks he is looking nice boy but still you can’t believe anyone.

I started to get shiver and when he is constantly looking at me I feel a bit scared so I hurriedly run from there.

What a birthday I have today!