Inside the room Shruti was admiring herself in the mirror when she heard a gentle knock on the door. She turned her head, and her face lit up with a warm smile as she saw her mother, Sumitra, standing in the doorway. Sumitra's eyes sparkled with pride and love as she gazed at her daughter."Oh my... how pretty you are looking," Sumitra gasped, her voice filled with emotion. She walked towards Shruti, her eyes welling up with tears. As she reached her daughter, she wrapped her arms around her in a tight hug. "You are looking so gorgeous," Sumitra whispered,