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Her father noticed the sadness in her eyes and looked at her questioningly.

But Somya just looked away. As soon as they got home, her father told her

mother, ‘‘Tonight, Somya and I have some planning to do for tomorrow, so

you go to bed. I’m going to Somya’s room.’’
He then led Preeti firmly to her room and shut the door. As soon as they

were alone, Preeti began to cry. Just then, her father’s eyes fell on the card

that lay on the table. ‘‘What a beautiful card!’’ he exclaimed as he was
picking it up. ‘‘You’ve made that for your mother, have you? I thought you

may be crying because you haven’t been able to buy a gift for her. But if

you’ve made that beautiful card for her, I can’t understand why you are

crying.’’

‘‘But, it’s so cheap. All my friends had been saving up their pocket money
and have bought such beautiful things for their mothers. This home-made

card looks so shoddy and common,’’ said Somya.

questioningly — doubtfully

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