Chapter - 3
A beam of light conversing towards his room made him awake.
As usual he took a bath , had his breakfast, completed his assignment and then he opened the window so that as always he could see Heli board to school by bus through the window.
After seeing Heli board he sat on a chair and started to do that and was left unaccomplished.
Mixture of colour was running from the tip of brush into a blank canvas. Uncleanly hands touched his spotless shirt making it colourful as rainbow colours.
It was tedious but his hard work paid off as the magical hand completed one of his masterpieces making him contented.
"The best masterpiece ever." He said to himself with a radiant showing on his face.
"Happy birthday to you. Happy birthday to you. Happy birthday dear ken. Happy birthday to you."
The parents were wishing him downstairs.
Hearing the voice looming up he hid the picture hastily.
*knock* *knock*
“Ken open the door. See who is here?”
Opening the door he sees every relatives who he has known as well as unknown. They all wished Ken on his birthday. Ken’s grandparents blessed him saying that he gets everything that he wants. This made Ken happy as he always wished to be with Heli.
“Ken, come here. It’s time to cut the cake.”
“Coming mom”
“Ken you need to blow the candle wishing something you want at first.” His cousin said to him.
Closing his little eyes he wished that he could be with Heli and see Heli everyday smiling. He blew the candle.
“Ken ,what did you wish for ?”
“Obviously he might had asked for video games”
“I guess he asked for a lot of delicious foods.”
“Ken isn’t like you, always thinking about food and eating”
“What is wrong with food? You can’t survive without food.”
His cousins were talking with one another as he was cutting the cakes. Others were laughing hearing the kids' conversation.
He gave the first piece of cake to his dad and mom and then other relatives.
He had one cousin who was fond of eating food.
“Ken better give me a larger piece.” The foodie cousin said to ken making everyone laugh .
“Come on not again.”
“Someone close his mouth.”
“You need to lose your weight or else the bed can’t hold you”
“Shut up you all. Just don’t listen to them Ken, they are always like this. Just give me that big one piece.”
“Here you go, the big one you asked for.” Ken said to his foodie cousin, providing him almost half of the cake.
Everyone was busy dancing, gossiping, eating, drinking, playing while Ken was sitting on the chair near to the window listening to music.
His parents and relatives handed him the presents .
After the family gathering was over everyone went home . His mother started to clean the house with the help of his father. He opened the gifts one after another. There was a big pile of video games, t-shirts, shoes, diary, pants , bracelets and many more that came as presents to him. Above all those expensive and precious congruent bestows he was gratified with the painting that was made by himself. He rushed upstairs, closing the door. He quickly took the painting out where he had hidden it.
He stared at the painting . His eyes shined as he was scanning through the details , it was aesthetically pleasing.
It was not perfect but the way he perfectly stroke adding a colour to those brown hair which was braided beautifully . The way he reflected those little shiny eyes on his painting which perfectly complemented the smile she was wearing but none of these features attracted as much attention as the birthmark on her right hand which was displayed as she shyly pushed back a strained of her hair.
It was truly a masterpiece.
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