chapter 1

"At last the beautiful fairy met the Man of her dreams."

"and here our story ends.", said the teacher by closing the book, finishing the story.

"Mam?", summer raises her tiny hand into the air asking for a question.

"go on ,summer.", said the teacher.

" Does everyone's life end with a happy ending?"

Summer's question was innocent to her age. she doesn't know what's happening in the society out of her age and out of this class.

The teacher gives a faint smile and replies looking at the beaming summer ," of course baby summer. !"

The teacher doesn't want to drag out the gorgeous smile of summer. So, she had to lie.

-ringing-

The bells ring indicating the finish of classes and the end of school.

Little Summer packs her bag and rushes towards the school gate for her mother.

"MOM", summer calls out her mother's name with happiness.

Her mom , Eve, gives a smile back.

"mom, today the teacher said that everyone has a happy ending.!", summer said thinking about the future outcome of her life.

"There's no way one has Happy endings. Everyone has to suffer. That is LIFE.", replied Eve to summer.

Summer started to ponder in her little thoughts.

"but the teacher said everyone has one.", she mumbles without getting heard by her mother.

They reach their home only to be greeted by a gang of people aka family relatives.

"oh ! Look!! Isn't it our baby summer?", said summer's uncle , Mr Liam.

Summer runs happily towards Liam as he takes her into his arms.

A small cozy home of summer's. beautiful family gathering. Delicious meals. Lots of chit chats. Merry everywhere.

Elders were engrossed in their respective chats and few were playing with the children.

"Why does it have to be this place of all?", summer questions herself.

Summer loves whenever her cousins arrive. Because, it's not an everyday feast and jolly.

she loves to spend time with them... But she likes it to be in their houses not in summer's House.

summer heard a few children talking about her home being small and congested. The insecurity was built within her tiny heart in her childhood by random people.

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(after 5 years)

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-Crashing crashing -

The sounds of bowls breaking heard all over the house and also the sounds of sobbing.

Summer's dad, Ethan is beating summer with his rough hands just because she was found in a room with a boy all alone.

Summer looks at her mom with her pleading eyes.

"What were you doing with him?", asked Eve to summer, breaking her heart in the worst way possible.

"we were just playing hide and seek. you know that.", summer answered with a broken voice.

"Now, you are talking back at me?", Eve said angrily only to trigger her husband. Ethan again started to beat summer for her wrong doings.

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"I really want a happy ending with my family. And I can never hate them.", it's me summer...

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