Chapter Five
Mohan froze at the announcement. Megha found it embarrassing. She expected him to run away at the first chance, considering the situation. He wasn't sure what to expect out of the situation but decided to take control of it.
"I will be more than happy to take you to the hospital but I don't think my bike is the right mode of transport for this situation" He turned to David
"I will drive her" David was prompt
Renu helped Megha into the van. Mohan supported her on the other side, trying to be of some help. He found her to be soft and great. He chided him for stirring such feeling for a woman in labor but ignored it.
"Hey man, you don't have to come with us" Renu warned him
"I am not. I will just follow behind on my bike. If you need anything like ice cream or pickles, I can get them"
Megha giggled. "I am past the point of pickles"
"Never mind. I will follow" He rushed to his bike
At the hospital, he hurried to help Megha walk inside. He found her so fragile that he thought he had upset her so much that she got into labor. He had had quite a different set of experiences during that trip but the current one made his heart race the fastest. He didn't know why but he felt like he was the one having the baby.
He had always wanted them in life - a complete family with a loving wife and adorable children. Engaged only for six months he and his ex-fiance fell apart for wanting different things in life. They parted ways smoothly, just leaving friendship continued without any romance. This trip had followed their breakup and he wanted to make time to think something for himself.
"And you are?" The nurse's question got him out of his thoughts
He saw Megha being checked into a birthing room.
"I am Mohan Bhatnagar. I just met the mother-to-be and..." He didn't know what else to add
"Oh, so you are Mohan! She had asked you go on your happy way" Small towns' advantage of knowing people personally
"Did she?" Mohan was disappointed
"May be Miss Vyas had meant to make yourself comfortable elsewhere, as this could take a while"
His disappointment faded. "Is there any room where patient's onlookers are waited?"
She grinned and showed the directions to the room. She added "You could be here for a while; you better see yourself to the canteen"
He didn't mind that. Hanging around was the least that he could think of doing. He doubted whether it was only obligation that held him back or was there anything to do with Megha herself. And he really wanted to ensure that she was going to be all right. May be he wanted to get a glimpse of the baby too.
He managed to everything that he could except for sitting at one place. He believed himself to be a calm and confident person handling any situation but this experience proved him wrong. He found himself in different shoes. And he felt nice about that.
"Haven't you gone yet?" Renu walked into the room where only one other attendant awaited along with Mohan
"I am just waiting to be sent for some parathas or pizza or whatever"
"I will not need any of those from you" She took a seat far away from Mohan
"Sure you won't. But Megha may need it" Mohan pursed his lips and controlled himself bursting out in laughter
David joined them accompanied by a woman with a duffel bag. He introduced her to Mohan as his wife
"I have got this throwing some things Megha had asked for" She pointed to the bag
"Is everything alright?" David sat next to Mohan
"I don't know. I haven't felt anything like this before"
"You think that you made her go through this?" David questioned him teasingly
"I don't know what I am thinking" Mohan confessed frankly
Few hours later, David and his wife left the hospital informing to come back after the baby's birth. Mohan didn't sleep as the night set in.
After fifteen hours, Megha held her new daughter close to her.
"She's beautiful" Renu said and added "That man is still waiting outside"
"Is he still here?" Megha didn't think that Mohan would stay around. He hadn't ran away at the first chance, as she thought he would do so
"Yes, brave fellow! He really believes that he pushed you into labor early"
Megha felt sorry for the young man who probably didn't know how such things worked
"Don't tell him that I said this but I feel sorry for him" Renu added and chuckled
"Renuji, if you don't mind getting him in..." She trailed off as Renu stepped out quickly
Mohan walked in, a few moments later, carrying a flower bouquet, a soft teddy bear tied with balloons and a beautiful smile on his face.
Chapter SixEdited by Senpoo - 12 years ago
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