7. How it All Started
She sighed flipping the pages of the large leather bound album while sitting on the comfortable chair settled against the clear blue pool especially for her. She was now six months along with almost a giant beach ball erupting from her body.
She sighed turning the pages to the the moments of their honeymoon. Not one picture had moment of romance captured. Either it was him looking around, pretending to be one heck of a philosopher or her subtle hints of being a filmy actress captured through the funny poses she struck. A giggled escaped her as she flipped a page further.
After couple of pictures secretly captured by Anjali during the most recent Diwali. Both of them smiling at each other, her grin bigger than his soft smile and their hands interlocked. She felt warmth gather inside her.
The next photo was the day it happened. She remembered fainting while climbing the stairs after the dinner and him following her while sending emails. It was hazy and her heart had started beating. She didn't know weber it had been him who caught her or NK, who had been present there as well but she did remember waking up next to about 50 pillows surrounding her and her husband hovering over her with a glass in his hand.
"Is the doctor on the way?" he asked.
She sat up by then and looked at him incredulously. "Why do you have to bother the doctors this late?"
"What do you mean bother. What about you bothering all of us by fainting here and there." he replied back.
She saw the rest of the family gathered chuckle. Her eyes narrowed as she looked at him and then sighed. "We'll go to the doctor tomorrow morning. bright and early."
He had then stared at her for the longest time before nodding and getting up.
"NK Bhai, go cancel on Sharma ji. Poor soul was sleeping when we called him." Anjali chipped loudly before exiting the room.
She smiled, sensing a person come and sit beside her.
"Di?"
"I saw you looking at the old photos. Nostalgia?"
"Not really. I am on strict orders from your brother to not move an inch." she laughed as Anjali settled beside her on the ground.
"So which pictures are you looking at?"
"The one from the day he found out I was pregnant."
They sat before the doctors after about two-hours that were spend on tests. "Dr., are we anticipating anything bad?" he had questioned the same question for about the tenth time to which the doctor once again nodded in a 'no.'
"Arnav ji, relax. it's probably nothing!"
"Khushi they took three difference tests. That doesn't happen under normal circumstances."
She smiled slyly, fully aware why the tests were being taken.
"Mr. Raizada, there's nothing to worry about." the doctor started after heaving a big sigh. "Your wife is a week along and is expecting a child soon."
He stared at the doctor incredulously for he longest while unable to comprehend what had happened.
"Arnav ji," she nudged, "We are going to be parents."
"but you are so clumsy. How'd you got pregnant?" he finally uttered looking at her.
She fumed as they sat silently through while the doctor gave her a new diet plan to follow. Later while entering the house, Anjali questioned how'd the check-up go.
"I'm pregnant Di." Khushi exclaimed cheerfully!
"Chotte? Aren't you happy!"
"I'm ecstatic Di."
"I remember how worried Chotte was." Anjali spoke. "Just because you were clumsy around him didn't mean that you couldn't handle yourself."
"Right!" Khushi exclaimed.
"I heard my name being mentioned." a husky voice echoed from their behind. He walked over and picked up the album from her lap, placing it gently on the table and holding hands of both the ladies, helping them up.
"So, talking behind my back?" he questioned.
"Yeah, I was explaining to Di how much of pain in neck are you." Khushi cheeked in.
Anjali laughed before leaving the couple to clear up their messes. The pages of the album flipped towards the empty ones as the wind rushed past. Anjali turned round from the hallway to see both of them still standing outside, their attention grasped by each other.
She pulled her phone up, capturing another moment of their journey..
Edited by areeba_blossom - 11 years ago
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