Part 24:
Raghnath naik was worried. But he didn't let it show when he looked reassuringly over to his wife.
Antara was thinking. What if something happens to the baby. What is she supposed to do then? What if she does something to hurt the baby? She had no idea what she was doing up until this point. What if something went horribly wrong?
The couple was broken out of their reveres to the sound of their name. "Mr. and Mrs. Naik, please follow me."
They got up hand in hand and followed the clerk into the check up room. "Mrs. Naik please change into the robe and have a seat the doctor will be with you shortly."
Antara hesitantly picked up the robe and headed for the bathroom as Raghu nervously paced the room. Antara got out of the bathroom in her gown and stared at Raghu who gave her a piercing gaze back. She looked beautiful even in the horrible gown. A glow about her. A mother's glow shone through her skin and hair. She was even more beautiful than he could ever imagine.
"Hello Mr. and Mrs. Naik. My name is Dr. Patel and I'll be the doctor getting you through your delivery." Dr. Patel strode into the room interrupting the couple's private moment.
"Mrs. Naik, please have a seat!" As Dr. Patel watched Mrs. Naik sit on the examination table, she understood what was going on. "Okay, first of all please everyone take a deep breath in." The couple looked back at her quizzically. They thought she had lost her mind. "Please, just trust me. Take a deep breath in. And a deep breath out! O of you are worried about then" The couple obliged and both instantly felt a little at easy. "Now, from what I gather, this is your first pregnancy. And you two are relatively newly married. Yes?"
Raghu and antara: nope its been about a year since our marriage and its our second child
Dr patel: what erm i mean that its ur second child but u look so scared what is it the tw (laughing)
Antara looked at Raghu who returned her gaze.
"I don't know if I'll be a good mother to both our children ."
"I don't know if ill be a good fatherto both our children."
They both spoke at the same time.
"Are you kidding me? You'll be a great father."
"Are you kidding me? You'll be a great mother."
They spoke again at the same time
Dr. Patel stood transfixed, staring at the couple in front of her. They were so much in sync with each other's inner thoughts. Then the strangest thing happen, they both burst out laughing. They hugged each other. "Bunty and Chintu best Jodi hai, dekho kitne fatoose (scaredy cats) hai." They both joked.
Dr. Patel smiled at their private joke.
Finally the checkup proceeded as normal. "Now, Mrs. Naik, I have to ask if you have given any thought to how you want to proceed with the birth? A natural birth, epidurals, C-section?"
Antara held Raghus hand for comfort, "Natural. But can I have the epidural on standby if I change my mind?"
Raghu: " Why would you change your mind?"
Antara:, " I'm allowed to change my mind. Since i am the one carrying the baby, i get to decide." She was fuming.
Dr. Patel decided to diffuse the looming hormonal outburst by changing the subject. "Okay Mrs. Naik. That's great to hear. Now, the urine sample we collected will yield results and we can talk about them next week. Now, the blood test will also be back then. Now, I think your pregnancy can be otermed normal. Now if you are ready we can begin with the ultrasound to see how your baby is doing!"
Antara leaned back nervously as her gown was lifted to reveal a toned belly, which would soon be expanding.
Raghu sat next to her on the chair and held her had. His eyes on her. She was his first priority now.
Dr patel: "this will feel a little cold," Warned Dr. Patel
Antara: i know
as she squirted the gel on Antaras stomach. Antara winced a bit but was soon distracted by the monitor. There was tiny little jelly bean like thing in there. that was it? Her child? The proof of her and raghus love? It was so tiny. How can something that tiny make her feel so complete?
"that's our baby." She squeezed Raghus hand and instant tears flowed from her eyes. She heard the weird heart beat and that's when she knew. , she would do everything in her power to make sure that the baby, her babies would have all the love in the world. She would work to give her children everything she didn't have and more. She didn't care at that point that she didn't know how to be a mother. She was up for the challenge. And after the longest time, she felt like the old antara naik, one that had gotten lost ever since raghu got shot
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Raghu heard her gasp. He closed his eyes. Afraid to look at the monitor. But when he did look, what he saw stole his breath away. Instant love. Instant attachment. That's what Raghu felt when he looked at his child. He was in love with his child. How is that even possible? Even with Antara it took months for him to fall in love and admit that he was in love with her. But this little person had instantly hooked him in a spell. Then he heard it. The weird heart beat. He closed his eyes as a tear escaped his eye. The heart beat managed to etch a permanent hold in his brain, heart, and soul. His child. Hos children would get a great fathers love,raghu decided, that would devote his entire life to protecting and providing for them. Even if he didn't know what that responsibility entailed. He couldn't wait to find out. Because for the first time since he had found out about antaras pregnancy, he was excited to meet his child in a few months. He couldn't wait to be a father again.
The weird heart beat echoed through the room as Dr. Patel furrowed her eyebrows. Then relaxed.
"Mrs. Naik, You are about 10 weeks along. Safe to say, you are ending your first trimester soon. Your babies seem to be healthy and fine. Soon we will call you in for another ultrasound. We will monitor your pregnancy closely. There seems to be nothing to worry about."
Antara stood up as the lights flipped on and the gel was wiped off of her. She got dressed and came out of the bathroom. Instantly she felt Raghus arms around her. Oh how she had missed his embrace. It seemed that the old Raghu was back. The couple didn't speak a word but stood there taking each other in as they both silently hugged and cried together.
"Don't worry Bunty, we can do this." Raghu murmured into her shoulder.
"I know Chintu," Antara replied. They broke apart and looked at each other's crying faces and laughed. They laughed because they were back the old Raghu and Antara were back.
Suddenly their laughs subsided.
Both of them blinked away their tears and stood in confusion.
Unable to speak they turned to Dr. Patel who nonchalantly stood in the corner of the room.
She was smiling.
They looked at each other again.
"Did'" Antara began pointing to Dr. Patel
"No'" Raghu said
Antara took her other hand and pointed the other one to Raghu. "That's'"
"But that's'" raghu stammered.
Dr. Patel burst out laughing at the lunatic couple in front of her.
Raghu and Antara stood there with their mouths agape.
They both turned towards Dr. Patel and asked at the same time, "DID YOU SAY BABIES?!"
I know half of dis part is confusing😆
Sorry i know its really long
Edited by princess555 - 12 years ago
