Familiar rhythms
Around 12:20 AM Sunday she woke wanting to throw up, after a good long nap... she threw up her ice cream,
Wore his tee and went back to bed... he took a nap, ate dinner went back to take his call with Sukrit around 11:30
He didnt hear her throw up in the Master bath sink
He was in his office
"Have u eaten?" she asked
He nodded... "Hungry?" he asked
"AND COLD" "U have the AC on at freezing" she complained
Rubbing her arms
She changed into pink sweats and a white tee
Found her blue USB from the folds of the blankets
"Where is urs?" she demanded throwing the sheets back on the bed again
Like a kid "I have my arcade toy, where is urs?"
"In the office" he tilted his head
She went down, Ranjan was on the lounge sofa watching on his ipad, he looked rested too
R&B followed her
"Aaaja beta kha le" he cooed
Mahavir turned on all the lights
He liked the house to be awake and lively. If the Bhallas didnt sleep all night Mahavir would be a happy camper
He was like R&B, a night owl
"How come u are not asleep?" Ii asked feeling Ranjan's forehead
"Ye le" he chuckled
Pulling her by her wrist
"Have u eaten?" she asked
He nodded pointing to R&B
"Maine aadha kha liya tab aaya oopar se sokar"
II turned to look at Rakshasan...
"what? Cant I take a nap?" his eyes asked
"Isko sona mana hai?" Ranjan asked
"NOOO I never said anything" Ii squeaked shrilly
Ranjan laughed
"Woh waise sota nahi... kabhi kabar ghanta idhar udhar, bas" "Teri gudiya us par na jaaye bas" Ranjan declared
II felt the most warm & fuzzy, gooey feeling
"He or she will will probably" II mumbled cynically
"Tujhe kya chahiye betaji?" he asked
"Boy" II mumbled
"Isko to LADKI" Ranjan smiled
R&B sat down after pouring himself a drink
"Aaj kee toone ulti?"
"I had ice cream I thought I could keep it down by threw it up 10 minutes ago" she muttered
Ranjan leaned back worried
R&B was startled too...
"I am hoping some of it was sent (to the baby)" she chuckled
She showed the USB to Ranjan
He smiled
"Chalayin beta" he said smiling
Mahavir brought steaming hot khichri and yogurt
"dad ko ice cream denge kya?" she asked
"Hum pooche sir mana kar diye hain, aap ke liye laayen kya hum?" Mahavir explained
She shook her head
The TV was slid into the wall behind a red wood chest of drawer
Ranjan pressed the remote releasing the flat screen
R&B inserted the USB on the left
Ranjan toggled the complicated remote
R&B asked "may I"
"Jaroor puttar... tu hi dekh" Ranjan rolled his eyes
"Yeh waha gaya padhne, ghar ko NASA bana diya har cheez mein unlambda, haskell hai" Ranjan laughed
R&B went fron pop up to pop up to pop up picking many choices before the USB loaded
"U know the difficult languages" II winked, reminding Ranjan he was not so dumb afterall
"Isko koi gadget pakdao, bas... he will turn it inside out and re write the code. Chup rehne waale bache hamesha khatarnaak hondey ne" Ranjan gave her a bache 101
"I will have to write all this down" II whispered
R&B turned to lock gaze with her "Dont push it!!"
The video played some "legal contractual stuff at first" showed pictures of the clinic... and videos of the birthing room and babies whose Moms "signed" for them to be used
And then switched to the ultrasound rooms... and the feed began
The baby was the size of a shrunken cashew... nevertheless the curve clearly visible
Mahavir filled Ranjan's drink, he waved at the help not to interrupt
And watched mesmerized
II heard a groan, and a soft whimper...
Uh" he grunted followed by "wahe guru" he thanked... stunned at his good fortune
II nibbled at her food self consciously
R&B leaned on a wall and stared at the screen...
the video was 15 minutes altogether, 5 minutes of intro and 9.5 minutes of the baby
Ranjan sniffled scanning the table for a kleenex
Mahavir who was watching from the door way brought him a box
II ate quietly
R&B drank quietly and Ranjan replayed it a couple times
Pausing... at the heartbeats
II heard him exhale audibly
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