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The Little Girl

3/5/2016

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The day had finally arrived. My daughter’s wedding, for which we had been getting ready for months, was now taking place.

The guests had come. The flowers were in place. The chapel looked imposing yet cozy.

My daughter, in her chosen dress, carefully coiffed, looked pretty. She took my arm, we walked without missing a step. I passed her arm to the groom and the ceremony continued. The pastor gave a short, sensible homily.

Then we moved to the celebratory dinner. I said a toast; the witticisms went down well. The food was good. People seemed pleased. Even the weather was congenial.
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It was a perfect wedding.
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​I came back home and wondered what was gnawing in my heart.
 
Then I realized that – though I had long known of my daughter’s budding romance, though I had met her boyfriend several times and liked him, though I had known about the impending wedding and the new town she would be living in far from my home – I hadn’t quite gotten ready for the truth that she was never again coming back to stay with me.
 
The little girl was gone.
6 Comments
kuheli
3/6/2016 01:34:18

A little girl never goes. Her heart is always there...with you .I remember my dad ..

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Manish
3/6/2016 11:47:46

Thank you, Kuheli. How I miss my little girl! That void never fills.

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Murthy
3/6/2016 08:37:37

Understand the feeling, which I went through last year. As some one said her heart is always there.,......Cheers

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Manish
3/6/2016 11:50:02

Thank you for saying such a reassuring word, Murthy. There is an empty space somewhere!

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Aparajita
3/7/2016 08:25:19

Manish-da, girls never really go away though they may leave their parents to start a new life. But I do understand your sense of emptiness. I left my parents to live in a different continent but they were and are in my thoughts every day. It will be the same for your lovely daughter.

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Manish
3/8/2016 10:36:38

Thank you, Aparajita, for your touching comment. She is a kind and thoughtful daughter and I am sure your prognosis will prove right. Many thanks.

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