Happy

"I want you to be happy Lily. Since then, I couldn't see my innocent warm hearted Lily. I want to see her once again. I want to see that pure smile on your face again, not this fake smile."

Flora unwrapped her arms around lily and looked at her in the eyes,

" I won't be saying to look out, find someone to date and be happy. No, I won't be asking that of you, Ofcourse I want to see you with a

marvellous man, but I don't want you to place your happiness in the hands of some other person"

Flora took lily's hands in hers and continued, " I want you to be happy for yourself, for all that you've done in your life. Since a kid, you've always lived for others happiness, you always wanted to make everyone around you happy but while doing that you forgot to be happy yourself."

"Look who's talking", Lily made a face looking at her mother.

"Don't try to change the topic and let me say. I want you to find a good man, love him and be happy but before that I want you to be happy for your own self.

When I hear people calling you Ice witch, I feel sad, because that's not who my daughter is. She is the most warm person ever "she sighed.

" I know why you do that, you make a hard exterior, so that none can know how soft hearted you are and take your advantage. But child, that's not how you live life.

Being happy and sad are two phases of life none can escape from and we've had our fair share of sadness, but now i want you to live freely. Free from the fear of hurt, sadness and pain. I know you like to do good things behind the curtain, but I don't want you to hide behind the curtain anymore."

"I can't expect you to be yourself infront of everyone you meet, but I want you to be yourself infront of your people atleast. I want you to experience those little happinesses again. I know those who hurt us were our own, but not being happy will give them the satisfaction they want. Do you really want that? "

Lily looked at her mother and shook her head like a little kid.

" This time, I want you to keep your happiness in your hands, to be happy. You can only keep your people happy, If you are happy. You've sacrificed so much, worked hard so much just to protect us, but now I want you to give yourself and your life a chance again to be happy.

Now you are at pinnacle, none can hurt you or us. So now, I want you calm down and look at your life. You have your entire life infront of you and I don't want you to be unhappy in it"

Then Flora looked at Noah and Amelia, "I want both of you to do the same. It's been years since you three have thrown your life out to achieve all this. But now, take a breath and live you life to the fullest. Love yourself, find love and be happy."

"I was weak back then, but not anymore. So instead of worrying about me I want you guys to focus on yourself.I don't want three Business tycoons in my house, I want my children back. I want that laughter back. Is it so much to ask? Is it so much to ask for your genuinely happy smiles?"

Listening to her, all three felt a bit guilty, and they knew she was right, in everything she said.

" I won't ask you to stop you plans, No. I want them to pay a hundred folds. But not at the expense of your happiness. This time, find your happiness and be happy. You guys are not same from the past anymore. You can protect what is dear to you, you've always done that. So don't wait anymore.

Laugh a little more, hug a little longer, love a little deeply and live happily "

" Can you guys do this much for me? Can you? "

Lily looked at both of her friends and knew they were thinking the same. It wasn't easy for her to forget her past, No! But her mother is right. Even if she can't forget it, she can try to be happy this time around.

She doesn't have many friends and the most important people were sitting right in this room and they all wanted just one thing form her, For her to be happy and she wasn't going to take this one thing from them.

She doesn't know if she can be happy, but for all of them, she was gonna try, and most importantly, this time around for her own self.