She bathed him, fed him, played with him and lulled him to sleep. She was his everything. For the 2-year old Indraneel, Neha was the quintessential mother.
Fate had carved the 11-year old girl into a motherly role from the moment the children lost their mother in a terrible car accident a few months back.
Written as part of the Blogging from A to Z April Challenge – http://www.a-to-zchallenge.com/
Sundry Scribblings 
Powerful story in so few words. Well done.
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Thank you, Iain!
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Oh, so sad. 😦
Cait @ Click’s Clan
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Yes, but happy that Indraneel and Neha can find solace in each other!
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Such a bittersweet story you wove in so few words (I was just happy to see someone use quintessential)
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Thank you, Jana! I wanted a different word for Q and when I thought of this story Quintessential was what came to mind 🙂
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Nicely done. Girl Who Reads
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Thank you, Donna for your comment and also for stopping by 🙂
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Ohhh that’s sad but I’m glad that they have got each other…
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Yeah, sad but they have each other’s backs so hopefully they will sail through!
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Sad for them, but good to see the 11 year old rise to the occasion. 🙂
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Yes, sometimes the situation makes heroes out of people.
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