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Chapter 2 - The Instances

It was on the day where celebration was organized at Delia's house on the occasion of 'Summer's Light ' festival which was to be conducted in each of household located in the Sunshine city , where new lights were placed all along the streets , new clothes was prepared and people were to shop for new things ,as it was considered a good omen to buy things on this day , and at this very day ,Delia's house was rather filled with various relatives , friends and other guests who were welcomed to their house on this celebration and with them came Delia's aunt (Ruby) and her twin children named ( Ryan and Robert ) , Delia - now a six year old girl , she quite liked her cousins and her aunt as she always treated them as family and her close relatives and used to spend a lot of her time playing with her cousins and due to this very reason she was quite taken for granted and advantage over by her cousins who were around four years older than her , who used to order her around asking them to this and that , and asking her to all kind of work of theirs which they had been allotted to and Delia thinking if she does not listen to them , they won't be friend with her listening to each of them and doing that , even as far as to ignore her self respect and play a clown or play a dog , just as to amuse them if they refused to talk to her.

And finally on this very day an instance took place which completely shocked her and disappointed her , marking it as day 1 where her life started on its journey of injuries.

Where when she was playing with the lighted candles alone at the side of the street , her hair was suddenly pulled backwards , it hurted a lot , Delia asked " what are you doing " to the person who pulled her hair who was her elder cousin Ryan , who replied " What do you think you are doing here , you ugly little fish" and listening to this for the first time Delia got very angry at her cousin , especially due to the pain she shouted " If I am ugly little fish , then you are big ugly fat fish " for which Ryan for a moment was shocked , as he was not expecting her to retaliate and coming back to his senses as he heard the nearby children laughing at him, he got enraged for which he immediately started chasing her and Delia immediately stared running away ,fearing that her cousin would beat her up and there is no way that she could defeat him with her frail figure and that of her cousins huge body , afterall " I am not a KING KONG FISH " sorry , not " King Kong barbie " she thought to herself as she ran away and then while rushing, when she unknowingly dashed into someone ,and when she saw who it was, a smile immediately adorned her face and her starlight purple-black eyes shining full of reliance and relief , as she called out "DADDY" and then immediately running behind his back as she heard her cousin shouting behind her and her cousin who saw his uncle immediately slowed down his pace and became silent , "What happened" asked Sebastin , " Uncle she called me fat fish " said Ryan , " No NO DADDY , He was the first to call me Ugly Fish" , for which Ryan added " She even called me Bastard , Pig- and Donkey" , " Don't Lie " said Delia , "You are the one who is lying" said Ryan ," If you lie , You are FISH " said Delia angrily , " Uncle look she is calling me UGLY FISH " , Delia immediately added " You are FISH , LIAR FISH , FAT FISH AND BAD FISH AND AND STINKY FISH " laughing as she saw her cousin fuming and as she added " And You are TASTELESS FI--( SMACK) a bright red mark glistened on the fair skin of Delia and she immediately looked at her Dad in disbelief as this happened and saw him looking at her furiously and with a hint of disgust visible clear in his eyes , and Delia open her lips shakingly " Daddy he was the one who called me fir--(SMACK), another identical red mark appeared on both sides of her face, tear glistening her eyes she added , " Daddy he-- (SMACK) , this time Delia felt her head get a bit dizzy , after the hit , as she from the force fell to the ground and saw her father leaving from there and saw that even her own cousin was rather shocked from this ,and as she tried to get up her frail body above , with her tears falling onto the ground , she heard her cousin say " It seems that uncle doesn't like you much " this struck right at her heart , " How I wish he had given you two more Haha---" added him as he went away , there Delia as she sat herself up as she failed to stand " Was I really the one who made mistake " , thought to herself as she sat there blankly , as her eyes which always glistening , as if like - it had the entire world now dimming a bit by bit.