Short Story : A Girl Child

The Girl Child
In a family, where sons were worshipped, he held the baby girl in his arms and said - " She is going to be priceless. She is the one who is going mends hearts and lives alike and will bridge the differences and the gaps. I will not be able to give her dowry but I will surely give her an education, imbibe in her the spirits of self respect, dignity, honour and pride, qualities that will give her the strength to face the world, head on, looking into the eyes of the world."

(Dated: Feb 11, 2014)