She hugged it tight to her adorably tiny chest – as fierce thunderstorms and lightening announced the onset of the profoundly vivacious monsoon,
She carried it like the most invincibly cherished of her toys – fantastically bemused by its spongy texture and compassionate friendship – kissing its rotund periphery with her nimble lips,
She unabashedly chided it for being transiently lost – as she found it after an excruciating search from amongst her plethora of toys of multitudinal shapes and fraternities – immediately hiding it in her cup-board – so that none could inadvertently venture it out again,
She cuddled close to it like it was the best of her friends – joyously assimilating her daily dose of several varied colorful cartoon characters and films – alongwith her favorite platter of wondrously tantalizing snacks ; ofcourse ,
She uninhibitedly tossed it high up in the air and then darted at electric speeds to catch it safely in her impeccably dainty arms ; at times also allowing it have a free fall and then burst into laughter as it timidly bounced,
She used it as one of her most creative hotspot’s – scribbling and embodying its surface with every conceivable graffiti that her innocuous brain could conceive – letting her ingenious kid fingers vividly sketch upon it with color; paint; gratitude and inimitable charm,
She sporadically involved it in her impetuously playful fights - hurling it an incongruous left ; right and center to differentiate her own little toy territory in her room from the rest ; eventually collapsing on the floor in sheer and exuberant exhaustion ,
She proudly brandished it criss-crossed in open space – as if she was a fearless soldier marching towards the corridors of victory – her very own fantasy triumph which was amiably frolicking with her parents and savoring her reinvigorating dollops of lime candy ice – cream ; towards the end of the blissful day ,
She mischievously patted it with all her minuscule might – to tease her pet dog as he patiently knelt on his hind legs as a mark of distinguished respect to her – and then she caressed him on his convivial ears and merrily gallivanted of to play with him on the open terrace ,
She nonchalantly kicked it to express her frustration as the electricity went out – more so ; since she knew that neither would it experience even the most insouciant of pain – nor would she harm herself in anyway ,
She used it as her most unfettered and darling punching bag – childishly pummeling those prized fists of hers into royal cotton fabric – as she relished her earthly freedom to its natural and unfettered best ,
She intermittently took it alongwith her in the car – as she leaned her full weight upon it to perch like a princess and fantasize goodness – as the vehicle majestically sped through the wilderness of the intrepid streets ; interspersed with motley traffic ,
She made it the most fantabulously decorated roof of her playhouse – with the walls made of rustic straw, stick, lace, plastic, cap, paper and whatever worthily intriguing object that she could lay her hands upon – as she entered her thrilling abode with her impeccably loved friend,
She sank deep within its cozily empowering recesses when tired after the evening’s play – and then beautifully shrugged herself to complete her school work with utmost sincerity - greet the new tomorrow with philanthropy and astounding creativity,
She deliberately plucked at its stitching and ripped apart its cover to threadbare junk – to roll upon it ; in its gloriously bohemian baldness – and then beautify it with a richly embroidered cloth of her very own stellar choice ,
She narrated her different stories about her experience with it with mortally unmatched aplomb – which could almost be published as a book by some of the best publishers in the world ; as she happily jostled on the tree on the absolute edge of the magnificently plush lawn ,
She languished in its unparalleled serenity in her moments of silence – then came up with some of the most comic anecdotes of her trysts with existence – spontaneously rushing to hug those cherished to her as she felt earnestly versatile ,
I , her father, simply adored her benevolent feelings towards it ,
But she, my cute daughter, truly loved her fascinating Pillow .
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