At USA, New York...
In the evening at a small park, filled with flowers, birds and trees. Lot of children were playing with their friends and siblings.
From distance, a little 5 years old girl Maisha Khan sat on the couch and was looking at children playing. Her hair was tied up in a knot, was wearing frock, looks very sad and was holding her favorite Barbie doll. She was thinking about how her parents ignored her. Sometimes later, her nanny came to take her home. Nanny pulled her hand,
"Let's go home, dear. It'll become night now." said by Nanny.
Maisha told her with sad looks,
"No, I won't go."
Nanny asked,
"Why?"
Maisha said,
"Because I don't want."
Nanny said,
"Your parents are calling you…won't you go?"
Maisha looked at Nanny,
"Calling? Not missing?"
Nanny said,
"I mean both."
Maisha said,
"I don't know why my parents hate me."
Nanny was shocked, sat beside her,
"No baby… nobody hate you, your parents love you a lot. They're just busy. You know both of them do job so how can they give you full time? But don't worry, when holiday will come, they'll give you time."
Maisha said,
"Every holiday come. They never played with me like these parents. Look at them."
Maisha pointed her finger towards parents who are playing with their children in front of her. Nanny looks at them.
Maisha looked at Nanny,
"What have I done that they never played with me?"
Nanny was thinking what she'll tell.. Then she asked Maisha,
"Do you want to eat ice cream? Aren't you hungry?."
Maisha replied,
"Yes, I'm."
Nanny said,
"Then let's go."
Then Nanny took her home.
At the big home.
She opened the fridge door in the kitchen room and pulled out chocolate ice cream. Maisha sat on the chair and then Nanny gave her ice cream,
"Here, your ice cream. Eat it. I'm sure you'll love it."
Maisha started eating. Nanny look at her and thought, how her parents can ignore her.
At night.
She entered her parents bedroom secretly at the door and saw her dad
Asif Khan
performing Namaz. She was searching her mother in the room. She checked at bathroom, couldn't find her there so left the room silently.
She went to Nanny at kitchen, asked her,
"Where is mom
Sana
?."
Nanny replied,
"She's at her friend's
Maria
house so she'll come sometime later. Don't worry."
She become sad again and went to her room. Nanny looks at her with pity.
At Maria's house.
Her mom Sana and Maria were chatting together. They were eating noodles and talk about life. While eating, Maria asked Sana,
"Well.. do you have any plan for Maisha?."
Sana replied,
"No, I don't have."
Maria said,
"Hmm.. aren't you happy with her?."
Sana replied,
"Of course I'm happy with her."
Maria said,
"But you look sad."
Sana said,
"No. Why will I?"
Maria said,
"I don't know. But you look like."
Sana said,
"No. I'm happy."
Maria said,
"Okay then. Now it's night. Won't you pray?"
Sana said,
"I'm sick so can't."
Maria said,
"Okay, understand. Anyway, tomorrow is my son Ishan's birthday so I've invited you and your family. Also bring Maisha with you."
Sana said,
"Yeah, of course. I'll bring them and when party will start?"
Maria said,
"At night 7pm."
Sana said,
"Sure I'll come."
Then she was continuing eating noodles and Maria was looking at her. She understands Sana's problem.
At night, 9pm.
Sana came home with car and rang the doorbell. Nanny opened the door and she entered home. While walking inside the house, Sana asked Nanny,
"Did Maisha eat something?"
Nanny said,
"Yes, she ate ice cream."
Sana said,
"Okay good."
Then went to room. Nanny was looking at her.
At room.
When Sana came out from bathroom, cleaning her face with towel, Asif sat on the couch in the bedroom and while reading book, he told her,
"Our life is so boring."
Sana asked,
"You mean in USA?"
Asif said,
"No, USA is great country."
Sana asked,
"Then?"
Asif said,
"Looks at Maria."
Sana understand what he want to say. So while cleaning pillows on the bed, she said,
"I'm happy with my daughter."
Asif said,
"But son is important."
Sana said,
"Daughter is also important."
Asif said,
"I'm not denying that. But son can carry our property, surname and son is heir of the family."
Sana said,
"And daughter is heiress of family."
Asif laughed,
"Hahaha, I know it better. But son is more strong enough to carry our responsibility, not daughter."
Sana laughed and asked,
"Oh seriously? Have you carried responsible of your parents?"
Asif said,
"Of course."
Sana asked,
"Then why your father lives separately? Why not with us?"
Asif said,
"This is his choice. If he wants, he can live with us."
Sana said,
"His choice? Seriously? Then why he calls us daily?"
Asif said,
"This is none of our business."
Sana said,
"As a son you even don't love your father and you're saying you want son. If he's like you and abandon you then?"
Asif said,
"How can you think like that? Anyway I'm not in mood to fight with you.. I want son and this is final decision."
Sana said,
"I'm not even mood to talk with you. And I'm happy with my daughter and that is final decision."
Asif said,
"Oh please for God's sake, try to understand son is important too."
Sana said,
"You're really sick! Please consult doctor."
Asif said,
"You think I've gone mad?"
Sana said,
"Yes, almost 80% mad."
Asif laughed,
"Hahahaha.. unbelievable! You're calling me mad."
Sana then laid on the bed and said,
"Anyway, I'm sick and want to sleep. You please leave me."
Asif said,
"I won't leave."
Sana said,
"Turn off light and get out from room. You've become so irritated nowadays!."
Asif threw book on the table,
"I'll irritate you more and more. Wait and watch."
Then he turned off light and went out of room. Maisha heard their fight secretly behind the door and was crying.
Next day.
At biggest school, filled with flowers and trees.
Maisha was in class KG. She sat on chair with classmate Raisa Sheikh and English madam was narrating story. Maisha looked very sad, looking at her, Raisa asked her,
"Why are you sad?."
Maisha replied,
"Nothing."
Raisa said,
"Okay during lunch time, we'll play at garden."
Maisha said,
"I don't want to play."
Raisa asked,
"Why?"
Maisha said,
"I'm not mood."
Raisa was looking at her and thought why she's sad.
After some hours, school got close, Maisha left classroom and was walking towards her dad's car. Raisa was looking at her from distance and saw her got into car.
At Maisha home.
When Maisha was walking towards main door, suddenly she could see something from neighborhood home. She saw from distance window that a man was beating his wife! She stepped forward and tried to see clearly. When she saw them clearly, she understands it and got scared. Then she ran to her home.
She immediately ran to her room and Nanny saw her was running from kitchen. Then, Nanny went to her and saw she's crying on the bed. Nanny pulled her and asked,
"What happened? Why are you crying?."
She replied,
"Nothing!"
Nanny said,
"Tell me dear, please! What happened?"
Maisha said,
"I saw a couple fighting each other.. will my dad beat my mom like they did?"
Nanny said,
"Who?"
Maisha then pulled her hand and took her outside of home. They reached outside and Maisha pointed out that house where couple are fighting.
Looking at that, Nanny said,
"They're foreigner couple. It's common thing for them."
Maisha said,
"Mean?"
Nanny told Maisha,
"They're foreigner mean they are not Bangladeshi like us and they don't belong to us. Understand?"
Maisha said with fear,
"But that man is beating her."
Nanny said,
"I know."
Maisha said,
"Stop him."
Nanny said,
"Okay wait."
