She sat there on the bed in her bedroom, bored and tired staring at the wall opposite to the bed.
And she smiled wide as her eyes traveled from the tube light to the poster hung on the wall. Shifting her eyes from the wall to her own self, she caressed her much evident baby bump shyly and then looked back at the wall.
Raman abhi thoda right ki taraf se jhuk gaya...left se bhi neeche karo use, she ordered her husband who was standing on the stool struggling to hang the baby poster on the wall.
(Raman it has bent towards right a little this time...bring it a little down from the left as well, she ordered her husband who was standing on the stool struggling to hang the baby poster on the wall.)
Ishita pichle aadhe se ghante se tum yahi kar rahi ho...kabhi left se neeche kabhi right se upar...kya hai yaar...thak gaya main, he intentionally acted to be tired.
(Ishita from the past you have been doing this only...sometimes down from left and sometimes up from the right...what is this...i am tired, he intentionally acted to be tired.)
Oh toh aap thak gaye ho...aao neeche aao...main khud hi taang lungi, she took his fake anger for real and got up from the comfortable position.
(Oh so you are tired...come down...I will hang it myself, she took his fake anger for real and got up from the comfortable position.)
Tumhe kabhi kisi ne bataya hai ki tum kitni badi nautanki ho...aisi haalat mein tumhe stool par chadhna hai, he tried to knock some sense into his silly wife.
(Has someone ever told you what a dramatic piece you are...you want to climb the stool in this state, he tried to knock some sense into his silly wife.)
Haan toh kya hua...jab aap thak gaye toh mujhe hi karna padega na...mujhe chahe khud kyun na karna pade I want it to be perfect Raman, she remained adamant on her point.
(Yah so what...when you are tired then I will have to do it right...no matter if I have to do it on my own, I want it to be perfect Raman, she remained adamant on her point.)
Arre meri maa main haath jodta hoon...tum wapis jaake wahin baith jao...tum jaise kahogi waise hi lagaunga...jitni baar upar neeche left right karana hai karwao par bas tum baith jao, he folded his hands losing to his stubborn wife.
(My lord...I fold my hands...you go back and sit there...I will hang it the way you will say...make me do it left right up down as many times as you want but you sit peacefully, he folded his hands losing to his stubborn wife.)
That's like a good father, she chuckled before settling down back onto the bed.
Namoone dekhe hain par tumse kam...tumhare jaisa namoona kisi ne nahi dekha hoga, he uttered a one liner out of habit while resuming his wife's work.
(I have seen many clowns but not like you...leave me, nobody would have seen a clown like you, he uttered a one liner out of habit while resuming his wife's work.)
Dekhne Waalon Ne Kya Kya Nahi Dekha Hoga
Mera Daawa Hai Ki Tujhsa Nahi Dekha Hoga
(People might have seen so many things but I can bet that they would have not seen someone like you)
Aapke papa bhi na kuch bhi bolte hain, she laughed while recalling the conversation they had few months back while still looking at the same baby poster.
(Your papa just blabbers anything, she laughed while recalling the conversation they had few months back while still looking at the same baby poster.)
Par bahut ache bhi toh hain aapke papa...actually sabse best hain...bahut besabri se aapka intezaar kar rahe hain...bilkul meri hi tarah...hum dono palke bichaye baithe hain aapke intezaar mein...ek ek din gin gin ke kaat rahe hain...bahut intezaar karwa liya aapne...ab aap bas jaldi se aa jao humare beech...phir hum dono milke aapko woh sab denge jo aaj tak kisi mumma papa ne apne baby ko nahi diya hoga...dher saara pyaar karenge hum aapko, she talked to her baby for whom she had waited since long.
(But still your father is very good...actually he is the best...he is waiting for you eagerly...just like me...we are just sitting waiting for you impatiently...we are counting the days of your arrival...you have made us wait enough...now just come among us soon...then we both together will give you all that that no other parents would have given to their baby...we will love you unconditionally, she talked to her baby for whom she had waited since long.)
Jis Tarah Maine Teri Raah Taki Hai Barson
Yun Kisi Ne Tera Rastaa Nahi Dekha Hoga
(Nobody would have waited for you the way I have longed for you for years)
She had waited for this baby for almost forever. Strange but true, she had waited probably from the time, she herself was a baby.
And now when finally the dream was about to be true, each day was like an age to pass. Ofcourse she was enjoying the pampering she was getting by her family, and most importantly by her husband, but the eagerness to have a life in her arms was so much that she just wanted this phase to end; a life she had created from scratch.
His condition was no less. He tried to look sober and calmer when with her, but the wait for him was getting equally torturous. Not because he had to bear the crazy tantrums of his wife or pamper her rotten, sometimes even at odd timings of the day but because he could not wait to feel what it is to have someone in your arms who is a part of you.
And so each day, each night they would do nothing but weave infinite dreams, knit tons of hopes and sew a beautiful future of togetherness.
Ache se neend aayi na jaan, she heard him ask as she woke up.
(Did you sleep well love, she heard him ask as she woke up.)
Raman aap...aap kab aaye...kabse so rahi hoon main, she asked rubbing her eyes lazily.
(Raman you...when did you come...since when have I been sleeping, she asked rubbing her eyes lazily.)
Bas aadhe ghante pehle aaya, he answered smiling wide after pecking his wife at her cheek which was for her and then her belly which was meant for the baby like daily.
(I came just half an hour back, he answered smilingly after pecking his wife.)
Aap aaye aur mujhe pata tak nahi chala...main toh soti hi reh gayi, she sadly spoke as she got up to sit.
(You came and I didn't even come to know...I kept on sleeping, she sadly spoke as she got up to sit.)
Tumhara last seen dekha tha...kaafi der pehle ka tha toh main samajh gaya ki tum so rahi hongi...islie bell nahi bajayi...khud lock kholke ander aa gaya...ache se soyi na tum, he answered and questioned her further while putting a pillow near her back to make her sitting posture comfortable.
(I saw your last seen...you didn't check your phone since long so I understood that you must be sleeping...so I didn't ring the bell...i unlocked the door and came in...did you sleep well, he answered and questioned her further while putting a pillow near her back to make her sitting posture comfortable.)
Main bore ho rahi thi din mein...kuch tha hi nahi karne ke liye...phir mujhe achanak yaad aaya ki humne kaise argue kiya tha is poster ko taangte time...bas wahi sab baatein yaad karte karte kab aankh lag gayi pata hi nahi chala, she stretched her arms in the air still feeling a bit lazy.
(I was bored in the day...there was nothing much to do...then I suddenly recalled how we had argued while hanging this poster...while recalling all these moments I didn't even come to know when I dozed off, she stretched her arms in the air still feeling a bit lazy.)
Bas kuch din aur...phir tumhare paas kaam hi kaam hoga...phir shayad tum itna busy ho jao ki tumhare paas mere liye hi time na bache, he spoke as folded the duvet which his wife had messed up during her sleep.
(Just few days more...and then you will have so much to do...probably you will be so busy then that you will not have any time left for me as well, he spoke as folded the duvet which his wife had messed up during her sleep.)
Chaahe jo ho jaaye mere paas humesha hi aapke liye jitna aap chaho utna time hoga, she assured him while gesturing him to come close to her by her hands.
(No matter what happens I will always have time for you as much as you want, she assured him while gesturing him to come close to her by her hands.)
Haanji bolo, he asked as he came closer.
(Yes tell me, he asked as he came closer.)
I love you, she said as she caged him in her arms.
Kya baat hai...aaj tum din mein hi shuru ho gayi, he decided to tease her.
(What's the matter...you have started in daytime today, he decided to tease her.)
Koi bhi samay ho Raman...subah din shaam ya raat...mujhe har time aapke saath aapke paas hi rehne ka mann hota hai...aajkal toh aur bhi jyada, she boldly accepted leaving him clean bowled.
(Whatever the time is Raman...morning day evening or night...i feel like being with you all the time...specially these days, she boldly accepted leaving him clean bowled.)
Din Ho Chahe Raat Ho
Hum Dono Ka Saath Ho
(We should always be together no matter if it is day or night)
Tum kaise itni aasaani se bas do shabd kehke meri duniya bhar ki uljhanein dur kar deti ho, he commented amazed at her words before claiming his rights on her lips.
(How easily you end all my confusions with just few words of yours, he commented amazed at her words before claiming his rights on her lips.)
Hothon Pe Mere Sanam
Bas Teri Hi Baat Ho
(My lips should only have your words all the time)
Kyunki mera yahi toh kaam hai...isi liye hi toh main bani hoon...aapko beintehaa pyaar karne ke liye...har saans ke saath aapka naam japne ke liye...aapka aks banke rehne ke liye, she brought his hand over hers and caressed the symbol of their love.
(Because this is my only work...this is why I am alive...to love you unconditionally...to chant your name with each breath of mine...be your shadow, she brought his hand over hers and caressed the symbol of their love.)
Bas Tujhe Pyaar Doon
Bas Tera Naam Loon
(All I want to do is love you and chant your name)
Aur agar main aisa same to same na karun toh, he playfully said to lighten the atmosphere as he knew his wife would get into such emotional talks every now and then these days.
(And what if I don't do the same as you, he playfully said to lighten the atmosphere as he knew his wife would get into such emotional talks every now and then these days.)
Mat kijiye...aap jahan bhi jaaye jo bhi karen main aapko wapis khud ke paas khich ke le hi aaungi...aap chaahen ya na chaahen khud se baandhke hi rakhungi main aapko, she won the game once again.
(Don't do...you can go anywhere and do anything you want but I will always bring you back to me...you like it or not but I will always keep you tied to myself, she won the game once again.)
Behke Jo Kabhi
Tujhko Thaam Loon
(If you ever divert, I will hold you)
Tumhe chodke main jaa bhi kahan sakta hoon...tum mujh mein samayi ho...main tum mein samaya hoon...hum dono ek dusre ki aankhon mein baste hain, this time he affirmed seriously seeing her teary eyes.
(Where can I even go leaving you...you are filled in me all over...i am filled in you...we both reside in each other's eyes, this time he affirmed seriously seeing her teary eyes.)
Is Tarah Se Tujhe Palkon Mein Chupa Lunga Main
(I will hide you in my lashes in a way that...)
I love you too my pagal madrasan, he kissed her teary eyes which flashed nothing but his own face.
(I love you too my crazy madrasan, he kissed her teary eyes which flashed nothing but his own face.)
Meri Aankhon Mein Sirf Tera Hi Chehra Hoga
(My eyes shall only have your face)
Kya tum baat baat mein roti ho...baby bhi aake kahegi ki usne rotdu dekhe hain par apni mumma se kam...you and my baby can have a crying competition and I am sure you will win, she pouted as he laughed at her.
(Why do you cry for every small thing...baby too shall say that she has seen many cry babies but less than you... you and my baby can have a crying competition and I am sure you will win, she pouted as he laughed at her.)
Haan toh aapke jaise rude pati bhi kahan hote hain...meri baby bhi dekh legi kaise uske papa uski mumma ko pareshan karte hain, he giggled at her counter attack.
(Yah so even there are no husbands as rude as you...my baby shall see how her father bugs her mother, he giggled at her counter attack.)
And you know what...we both are retarded, they both declared together before getting sealed into a hug.
Dekhne Waalon Ne Kya Kya Nahi Dekha Hoga
Mera Daawa Hai Ki Tujhsa Nahi Dekha Hoga
(People might have seen so many things but I can bet that they would have not seen someone like you)
Aaram se Ishita...chote chote steps lo, he helped her walk barefoot on the wet grass holding her hand in his one hand and encircling her waist with his another hand as they proceeded for a small walk in the nearby park as a part of their daily routine.
(Slowly Ishita...take smaller steps, he helped her walk barefoot on the wet grass holding her hand in his one hand and encircling her waist with his another hand as they proceeded for a small walk in the nearby park as a part of their daily routine.)
Raman kitne din aur...ab mujhse aur wait nahi ho raha bas...mujhe meri baby chahie meri baahon mein aaj ke aaj, she impatiently spoke like a kid wanting her favorite toy in her hands right now.
(Raman how many days more...now I cannot wait anymore...i want my baby in my arms right now, she impatiently spoke like a kid wanting her favorite toy in her hands right now.)
Chaayi Hai Kya Bekhudi
Yeh Dil Bhi Betaab Hai
(What sort of restlessness is this that my heart is so impatient)
Bas kuch din aur Ishita...phir humari jaan humare haathon mein hogi...hum use isi park mein laayenge...pehle apni godi mein...phir use yahin baithna sikhayenge...phir uski nanhi nanhi ungliyaan pakadke use chalna sikhaayenge...phir woh apne chote chote kadmon se pure park mein ghuma karegi...main uske peeche peeche bhaagunga...aur tum baithke dekhogi humen aur hasogi bhi...phir main use god mein uthake tumhare paas le aaunga...phir tum hum dono ko gale se laga logi...bas aise hi humari zindagi chalti jaayegi...yahi chota sa sapna hai mera aur jaanta hoon tumhara bhi, he showed her some beautiful dreams while helping her sit down on the bench after a good walk of about 15 minutes.
(Just few days more Ishita...and then we will have our life in our hands...we will bring her to the same part...first carrying her in our arms...then we will teach her to sit here...then we will make her walk holding her little fingers...then she will roam around the whole park with her little steps...I will run after her...and you will look at us sitting here and laugh...then I will take her in my arms and bring her to you...then you will hug her...just this way our life will move on and on...this is my only small dream and I know it is the same for you as well, he showed her some beautiful dreams while helping her sit down on the bench after a good walk of about 15 minutes.)
Khooshboo Bikhre Phool Se
Bas Itna Sa Khwaab Hai
(My only dream is that the world gets perfumed by the fragrance of our flower(baby))
Sahi kaha aapne Raman...aisa hi sab hoga...aur ho bhi kyun na...humne kitni duaaen maangi hain tab jaake humen yeh khushi mili hai...ek tarah se bhagwan se ladke humne ise paaya hai, she became nostalgic as she reminisced how it was an impossible dream come true to carry a life inside her.
(You are right Raman...It all will happen exactly the way you have said...we have prayed so hard and then we have achieved this happiness...in a way we have fought with god to win her, she became nostalgic as she reminisced how it was an impossible dream come true to carry a life inside her.)
Jis Tarah Maine Duaaon Mein Tujhe Maanga Hai
Aise Rab Se Na Kisi Ne Tujhe Maanga Hoga
(Nobody would have prayed for you the way the way I have asked god for you)
Oye...no sad talks please...jo ho gaya ho gaya...humen toh aaj mein jeena hai na...mushkil se hi sahi humen woh mil hi gaya jo humen chahie tha, he stopped her from visiting the lane that had some bitter memories.
(Oye...no sad talks please...what happened is over...we have to live in present...even tough with so many difficulties but we got what we wanted, he stopped her from visiting the lane that had some bitter memories.)
Her medical history, those complications, endless taunts from the society for being barren, a little hope only to get shattered, losing a baby already in that bus accident, and then again a long treatment were a brief of those bitter memories he wanted her to never recall as no matter what the struggle consisted of, today they had the sweetest fruit who was ready to ripe anytime.
Yah right...no sad talks...ab toh bas khushiyaan hi khushiyaan hain daaman mein, she hugged him.
(Yah right...no sad talks...now there is only happiness around, she hugged him.)
They walked back towards their home holding hand in hand like a unique couple having a kind of love people never witnessed between any other couple.
For the dreams, someone would not dare to see, they fulfilled with their togetherness and for the struggle one would fear to fight, they battled it strongly and gained a shining victory.
Dekhne Waalon Ne Kya Kya Nahi Dekha Hoga
Mera Daawa Hai Ki Tujhsa Nahi Dekha Hoga
(People might have seen so many things but I can bet that they would have not seen someone like you)
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