Brothers and sisters can sometimes be troublesome, especially when we want to spend time alone or with our friends. But world is a nice place because we know that despite everything they are there for us when we need them.
Devika was returning home from school. She was tired and upset. Nothing had gone right at school. She had reached school late and been reprimanded. In the surprise Mathematics test, half her answers had been wrong and she had forgotten to do her English homework. The teacher had written a note in her diary for her parents to sign.
Now, dragging her feet along the pavement, Devika wondered how her parents would react to not only her poor marks in Maths, but to the note in her diary.
Thinking about the evening ahead depressed her. She knew mummy and daddy would be upset with her. She also knew she had an enormous amount of schoolwork to do. The English homework would have to be completed, the Maths corrections done, and there was the Science project that she had been putting off for the past week to be done for the next day. Just thinking about them gave Devika a heacache.
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Lost in her dreamy thoughts, Devika hardly realised she had reached home. She was about to knock when the door opened. It was her mother. “How was your day?” she asked, giving Devika a hug. Little Rohit came running to cling to her knees and hip, “Hi didi! I missed you.”
Devika’s exhaustion melted away. Of course mummy would scold her for her poor grades, but could Devika honestly say she didn’t deserve it ? She loved Devika and that was more important and she would always be there for her. Devika knew that, and it warmed her, just as she knew her little brother thought she was the smartest eleven year old in the universe. Of course, there were times when Rohit was a pest, but she would never want him to be even a little different. At this moment, Devika felt fortunate to be a part of such a loving family. The day was not really as dreadful as Devika had imagined.