S for Secret Surprise

She glanced herself in the mirror.

She still looks the same.

Today is their tenth wedding anniversary

She looks at the wall clock for the umpteenth time.

“He is late”, she tells herself.

Each second seemed like an hour.

Finally, the doorbell rings,

And she flies to answer it.

There, he stood, looking handsome as he always did.

But today he had a sheepish grin on his face.

She is dejected to see his empty hands.

He had promised her a surprise.

Suddenly she sees a small head peeking from behind.

She got bewildered.

Is she hallucinating?? She wondered.

He hesitantly moves aside and says

“Happy anniversary wifey. Hope you like your surprise gift.”

Tears welled up in her eyes.

The tiny little mite, stood there holding her ragged doll.

She hugged her, showered her with kisses.

She had longed to hold her since she saw her during her annual orphanage visit couple of months back.

The cute little dimple on her right cheek,

The shiny blue-green eyes had mesmerized her,

The moment she had seen her.

She welcomed her inside their home and got busy, fussing over her.

He smiled and heaved a sigh of relief.

Finally,

Finally, his family was complete now.

His plan had worked perfectly.

And his secret, safe.