"i am starving!"--a tiny angel carried by her dad in mid thirties pulls his shirt's sleeve. she was barely 3 years old. her hairs were nicely braided and she was wearing a cute little red sleeveless shirt and a small gray short. needless to say, she was looking like a sweet angel sent by the god-a wonderful gift bestowed upon her father.
"we are almost there honey!"-- her father tries to soothe her. they were lined up in the canteen to make an order for the lunch of the day.
i was right in front of the father-daughter in the line and was listening to their sweet conversation. I ordered grilled chicken sandwich and mashed potatoes for myself and stayed aside waiting for the food to arrive. the father-daughter duo were next in the line to make the order.
"may i help you?"--the helper asks the father.
"i want a sandwich, and a sundae...aww..and some fries...and..some wings too" --says the ravenous kid in her sweet voice.
"that will be too much for you honey, don't take the fries and the wings"--her father tries to convince her.
'nahhhh...i want them alll!"--his daughter goes berserk.
"sshhh! alright honey"--her father orders all for his daughter.
As i was taking my lunch, i could not take my eyes off the duo. they were seated in the table beside mine. her father was feeding and pampering his child with great compassion and the kid was eating her sundae passionately as ever. he would wipe her mouth off in every 10 seconds with a tissue.
when i was done with my lunch, i could not help myself. "what's your name, sweetie?"
"flora"--the angel took more than a minute to respond as she was busy dealing with her sundae.
"nice name, is she your daughter?"
"Yep!"--her father grins.
"Well, you have a happy father's day!". I left the place with a smile and on my way back i was envisaging my father feeding me just like that when i was a small kid.
Happy father's day to all the fathers of this planet! LooTe.
P.S. this happened today at my canteen during lunch hr--12:30-1:00PM. :)
