Merry Birthday

Hello I am Aditya, the one sleeping beside me is Ananya my sister; it’s night and tomorrow is my birthday. I am excited but there is one thing that is haunting me and that is – I think, my parents haven’t planned anything special for my 13^th birthday. And I read in some fantasy books about different ways to celebrate your day. But it is lockdown this time. So, can’t even call friends at home. But maybe I can go to the garden in our society to play for some time. But even that is boring. Though I felt it is going to be the most boring birthday of all, but somewhere had some excitement and anticipation. Oh! I can’t wait for tomorrow! I feel it as a great mystery. 

Thinking that I went to sleep.

Next morning “Good morning Ananya! “ 

 “Good morning Anna, all the best for your exam “, said my sister and went back to sleep.

 “Ananya, do you know I got this dream … that I didn’t any gift and besides that Amma, Nanna scolded me on my birthday. And I am kind of scared that I it will be true! “ 

 “Anyways happy birthday Anna “Ananya wished me in hurry, not reacting to what I said.

After she got ready, I gave her a return gift saying

 “Ananya, you generally make a gift with your own hands every time when there is something special. This time I want to give you a gift … it is a colour less heart caged inside this frame like me, but when you free me; take me out of this frame I gain all my colours. It may not look as good as your gifts but I am giving you this with all my heart “

 “Wow … It’s … it’s so beautiful “my sister is amazed.

Now it is time for me to write my exam. I sat down for almost 1 hour 45 minutes and came out with joy…thinking that I will get a gift.

But still a no, Amma said that: 

 “Today, as it is your birthday, Aditya.  I made you veg biryani with masala curd and your favourite brinjal curry”

I and Ananya enjoyed eating my favourite brinjal curry. After sometime we sat to play ludo. While playing ludo I felt some cover – like thing under my chair and I thought it is a gift. After one hour as soon as the game ended, I rushed towards the washroom…after coming back I lifted the chair to see the cover but no I couldn’t see under the chair I sat on. so, I started to ask “Amma I saw some cover like – thing under this chair but now, it is not there? “

 “But Aditya there was or is nothing under that chair “Amma says

after sometime Nanna says “I have to attend a meeting it is urgent. It will take half an hour or so, sorry! “ 

 “but … but … but “, Amma paused. Ananya switch on the television 

We were watching the television for one hour and I was very, very bored so I said “I am getting bored let us do something else “right then Nanna entered; we again started to watch the same boring television for more fifteen minutes. And then Amma said “Aditya and Ananya … listen, so now we are going to play a little nice game which is 

‘Treasure Hunt’”

Ahh… Now, I felt, Oh, finally the excitement is going to begin…

“Before starting I want you to listen to the rules:” Continued my mom. “Rule No. 1…

1. You should not take any help from phones or any gadgets or any one of us.
2. You can use dictionary 
3. You and Ananya are playing together and whatever you get you both will share it “

We both, together “Okay!!!!!!! “and were very excited.

 “Quick, the first clue is related to this puzzle, you need to solve this jigsaw puzzle. And you will find your next clue with that person. “  

Ananya says “Anna put this here ……. This one is right here …. “ 

 “Amma this puzzle is complete “we both, together

 “Okay now tell me who are these 3 kids you know them all “

 “The middle one looks like my elder aunt “says Ananya.

I say “The one in the right looks like … my younger aunt “ 

 “Who is the one in the left, I know her but I can’t understand who is it? “says Ananya 

After looking at the picture for many minutes, and many guesses, we finally could conclude…

 “it is Nanna right “we both together

 “I got confused as Nanna is in girl dress. “

 “so, the next clue is with Nanna? “

 “Here you go the next clue “said Nanna

 “wow it is a dairy! It looks like an antique one. I love my first gift!!! … and wait, there is a clue in it “I said

 “let’s take a small selfie for your first victory “said Amma

  “now read the next clue “said my sister

 “getting the clue will joy. Look for it where you would put your favourite toy. “I continued

 “where do I put my favourite toy, I only have only 4 favourite toys and they are all on my bed; bed!!! “

 “bed, let’s go to my bed. “I and Ananya started to search in my bed, in my blanket, under my bed and alas it was under my pillow “how did it go under my pillow!! “, “I lift the pillow and there was   book, not just an, not just an book….

 “it was the adventure novel I wanted, in the novel one of the stories is the adventure of the dying detective which is my favourite. 

 “ And inside the book is the next clue; Amma Nanna thank you! “I read the 2nd  “ Crack this code to find your next clue ‘ __ . __ . / . . __ / . __ __ .  “  “ the morse code … it is in my old dairy, Ananya can you bring my old dairy; yeah thank you  ‘ dash dot dash dot is …  ah C’ and the second letter is ‘ U ’ the last one is … ‘ P ’ which means it is in a CUP, I’ll search in the corridor cupboard and you …  “ 

Ananya interrupts “ I will search in the kitchen  “ 

 “Yeah and where are the broken cups, “I said

 “ they are on the corridor cupboard itself !  Anna did you find anything?  “ 

 “ No, I checked in the broken cups also?  “ 

 “ wait Anna check behind the cups. “

 “ sure … there is a brown cover, shall I open it  “

 “ Yeah, Yeah  “

 “ there is a box and the … next clue !!! and in the box there is a Harry Potter Pocket Watch  “

Like that we got 13 gifts in total which are:

• harry potter pocket watch
• sherlock compass 
• adventure novel 
• 2 diaries
• cricket bat
• 6 balls
• sketching set
• sweet
• dairy milk birthday set
• quill set
• cake

it was very Amazing what more could a birthday kid want, after all that the time was 5:30 pm

so, I and Ananya took around 20 chocolates to distribute them to our friends. And enjoined playing in our garden, inside our society. But Ananya left a bit early she missed all the fun. 

I was playing and playing till about 8:30 and ringed the doorbell but the door did not open so, I took the keys and opened the door when I entered there was no light. Then immediately, some other version of happy birthday played in the T.V and then I saw everywhere, Ananya switching on the light and there was a table in between the hall I went near it. It had a few dairy milk chocolates arranged and there was a small cute cake like thing in between which had a candle, under that was a blank paper I lift it up and kept it under the light there was a beautiful image and it was written ‘ happy 13^th birthday to you ’ there was a car made of match box also I opened the first rack of it and something popped out it was happy birthday again and when I opened the second rack there was a small soft toy like thing I pulled it out and it was a heart. 

My sister says “this is made by me and all of this is for you !! happy birthday once again!!!  “

Like that the day ended and 

I enjoyed it a lot.

No one would feel still unsatisfied after this lot

I really had a happy birthday.

Thank you.