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Simmi was in her 28th week of pregnancy. Her belly was now showing well, and she had put on a lot of weight. She was amazed at how hungry she felt always. She was now having to buy clothes for herself more often than she ever had and was being pampered silly by everyone at home.
It was evening, and Jaya and Simmi sat in the veranda waiting for the others to come home after work. Suhasini had stopped working and was having a lovely time with her daughters-in-law at home. But today, she had accompanied Swadheenta because of some important things that Swadheenta had sought help with. Friday evening, Simmi and Jaya sat with a glass of juice in their hands, enjoying the refreshment on the hot day.
Simmi, aaj raat tumhe dinner mein kya khana hai? Jaya asked Simmi
Pata nahi bhabhi. Aaj toh waise koi craving nahi ho rahi hai. Itni bhook lagti hai aaj kal, ki aap jo bhi banao, mein kha lu Simmi cribbed
Laughing Jaya replied Toh acha hai na. Hamare ghar mein ek rolu polu sa bachcha aayega. Thuje pata hai, mein kitni besabri se wait kar rahi hu iss baby ka.
I know bhabhi. Aap sab wait kar rahe hai iss baby ka. Lekin mein iss baby ke liye ek companion ka wait kar rahi hu. Zyada wait mat karaiye Simmi teased
Kya tum sab shuru ho gaye ho aaj kal. Mom bhi hamesha hamari taang keechti rehti hai
Simmi laughed seeing Jaya blushing. So cute bhabhi, aap toh pura laal peela ho rahe ho.
Kya baatein ho rahi hai yaha? Suhasini had just walked in to see Simmi and Jaya enjoying a conversation
Woh mom, hum Jaya bhabhi aur Jai bhaiya ki bachche ke baare mein baat kar rahe the Simmi quickly stated
Sach? Are you pregnant Jaya? Suhasini questioned excitedly
Manohar, Jai and Adarsh who had also walked in heard the conversation. Kya? Kya yeh sach hai Jai? Manohar looked at Jai who in turn looked at Jaya with surprise!
Nahi mom, dad. No! Not yet. Simmi toh aise hi mujhe tease kar rahi thi Jaya clarified even as she turned more red than she already was.
Oh, acha! Manohar sat down next to Simmi and put his arm around her. Pata hai Suhasini, jab tak mujhe Simmi ki pregnancy ka pata nahi chala, tab tak mein khud bhi nahi jaanta tha ki daada ban ne ki mujhe itni chah thi. Now looking at Simmi he continued Uss din hospital mein jab hume tumhari pregnancy ke baare mein bataya gaya Simmi, itni khushi hui, maanlo jaise puri duniya mil gayi ho mujhe. Smiling, he continued looking at Jaya and Jaidev who was not sitting next to Jaya Uss din toh sirf Suhasini ne kaha tha tum donon se. Aaj toh mein bhi keh raha hu. Mujhe bahut saare grandkids chahiye. Zyada wait mat karao hame.
Haan. Bade paapa toh mein ban ne waala hu. Chachu bhi bano do mujhe jaldi se Adarsh added
Tu ruk. Ab maze karle. Tera bhi turn aayega jaldi hi. Tab mein boluna Jai chided Adarsh who sat next to Suhasini laughing at Jai's irritation
Waise, Swadheenta hai kaha? Manohar asked Suhasini
Woh, maine usse ek bahut important kaam diya tha. Office se woh ek meeting khatam karne gayi hai. Aa jaayegi thodi der mein
Koi naya case hai kya mom Adarsh asked
Nahi. Personal kaam tha. Ghar ka kaam
Ghar ka kaam? Aisi kya baat hai mom Simmi asked
Surprise hai beta. Thodi der ke liye ruk jaaoo. Abhi pata chal jaayega Suhasini smiled
Lekin woh aayegi kaise? Car toh aap le aayi wapas? Adarsh asked
Acha? Ab Swadheenta public transport use nahi kar sakti? Suhasini teased
Ofcourse use kar sakti hai mom, use kar chuki hai aur wapas aa bhi gayi Swadheenta said as she joined them all and came to sit next to Adarsh. She looked at him and held his arm in hers as if thanking him for worrying about her so much.
So, meeting kaisa tha? Suhasini asked
Mast! Woh kal aa rahe hai ghar. Hum sab ghar par honge, toh easy ho jaayega. Sab ka input mil jaayega Swadheenta added
Lekin batao toh. Kis cheez mein input? Simmi questioned
Swadheenta and Suhasini looked at each other and smiled. Suhasini blinked her eyes encouraging Swadheenta to reveal her plan
Baby room banwane ke liye Swadheenta said. Ek interior designer ko finalize kiya hai humne to have the room ready in time.
Baby room? Simmi asked surprised. Lekin mom, baby toh mere hi saath ranega na. Separate room kis liye?
Hummm. Initial kuch months tak toh teek hai Simmi. Uske baad bhi agar woh tumhare hi room mein raha, toh hum sab ko teri room mein shift karna pad jaayega. Uske bagair jo nahi reh paayange. Isi liye acha hai ki uska alag ek kamara abhi banwale Suhasini answered. Looking at everyone, she added You know, maine hamesha se hi socha tha ki jab tum log apne khud ke families plan kar loge, tab hum extra rooms add karwalenge. Lekin everyone should have access to all the kids. Tum log ek dusre se itne close ho, the kids should all feel close to all of you too. All of you should have access to all the kids. Acha rahega na waise?
Sahi kaha aapne mom. Bachcha hai toh Abhay aur Simmi ka, lekin uske hamesha 3 dads aur 3 moms honge Jai said smiling.
Toh, tum saare apne inputs de dena kal interior decorator ko. 2-3 hafte mein woh room ready karwa dega. Ground floor ka corner room use karne ka socha hai. Teek rahega woh Suhasini concluded
Sab se important cheez toh room ka color hai. Woh toh teh hai. Blue. Baaki sab toh aasaan hi hoga Jaya said
Nahi bhabhi Simmi intervened. Room toh pink hoga. Kyonki hamari beti ho rahi hai
Everyone was surprised at the confidence with which Simmi said this. Lekin beta, Abhay ne toh... Manohar started
I know dad. Abhay ko lag tha ki shaayad hamara beta ho. Lekin mein jaanti hu ki hamari beti hi hogi Simmi said with conviction
Lekin Simmi, how can you be so sure Swadheenta asked
Tumhi se seekha hai Swadheenta... Intuition! Mera intuition kehta hai ki meri beti hogi. Koi problem hai kya?
Bilkul bhi nahi Simmi. Yeh toh bahut achi baat hai. Abhay ne jo mehsoos kiya tha, uske baad hum sab ne maan liya tha ki tumhara beta hoga. Isi liye thode surprised hai. Lekin we are very happy too. Iss ghar ki pehli beti! Adarsh said
Smiling, Simmi continued Adarsh bhaiya, Abhay aur Asad dono bahut young the jab iss duniya se chale gayi. Bahut saare aur things karne the unhe, bahut zindagi aur jeeni thi, lekin nahi jee paaye. Woh zaroor iss duniya mein phir se aayange. They will complete every one if their unfulfilled wishes. Hum sab ke saath woh donon dubara se rahange. Lekin meri nahi, Swadheenta ke bete ban ke rahange. Swadheenta aur aap ke bete ban ke wapas aayange woh donon. It is your right to bring them back, and jitna mein Abhay ko jaanti hu, he will want it that way. So sirf meri nahi, agar aap donon se pehle Jaya bhabhi aur Jai bhaya ne apne bachche plan kiye, toh unke bachchon ke rooms bhi pink hi honge. Kyonki iss ghar mein sabse pehla beta aapka aur Swadheenta ka hoga.
Suhasini had tears in her eyes and did Swadheenta. Unable to control any longer, Swadheenta turned towards Adarsh hugging him crying into his chest. Adarsh had himself gotten emotional, and wiped his tears while consoling Swadheenta.
Manohar looked around before saying Thank you beta. Sahi kaha aapne. Abhay would want it that way, and that is the way it will happen. Aur iss baar Abhay ki har badmaashi se usko bacha ne ke liye uske sisters honge, brothers nahi Manohar said to break the think environment.
Toh itna emotional kyon ho rahe hai hum sab. Yeh toh achi baat hai. Mom, aap abhi se start karleejiye in donon ko tang karna. Mujhe toh bahut jald Abhay wapas ghar mein chahiye Jay added
Bhaiya, aapne teek se suna nahi. Dad ne kaha Abhay ke "sisters" honge. Jaan toh mom aap hi ki khayegi thode time aur ke liye Simmi teased
While Swadheenta and Adarsh joined in the teasing Jaya added Ok. Ab hum iss gahr ki pehli beti ki baat karle? Toh kuch naam socha hai?
Nahi bhabhi. Abhay ne Aman suggest kiya tha. Toh usi lines mein Aamna is an option Simmi said
Acha naam hai. Lekin woh toh iss ghar ki pehli beti hogi. Toh mujhe lagta hai naam kuch meaningful hona chahiye. What do you guys think of Nidhi? Suhasini suggested
Bahut pyara naam hai mom. Lekin bahut common hai Jai rejected. Naam meaningful ke saath uncommon aur modern bhi hona chahiye. Jaise ki Laya?
Manohar looked at Adarsh. Adarsh beta, aapka koi suggestion nahi hai?
Adarsh smiled at Manohar and then at Swadheenta. Finally looking at Simmi he said Jitna hum sab iss baby ka wait kar rahe hai, jitna iske liye desire kiya hai, utna kisi ka nahi kiya hai. Mujhe lagta hai iska naam Kaamna hona chahiye. Woh hum sab ki kaamna jo hai
Kaamna Sinha Suhasini verbalized. Ouch! Simmi held her belly. When everyone looked towards her, she looked up smiling as she said she kicked. She loves the name.
As everyone rejoiced, having found a nice meaningful name for the baby, Jaya said Ab final phir. Kaamna ka room toh pink hoga. Aur hum khoob saare decorations karange for the little princess.
Haan bhabhi. Maine already kuch designs dheke hue hai. Chaliye. Mein aap donon ko dhika thi hu Swadheenta said
Yay. Chalo As the 3 girls headed out to discuss ideas, Suhasini suddenly realized something Wait, aaj dinner mein kya bana hai?
Kuch nahi mom. Aap kuch soch leejiye Jaya answered back and ran before she could be stopped
Badmaash! Suhasini screamed. Now looking at her boys, she said Chalo! Mom ki help karo dinner fix karne mein.
As they got up to head towards the kitchen, the boys realized that "Change was not always welcome"!
Edited by Soapoperasrfun - 8 years ago