Love at "The Lord's"

Chapter #44: Agasthya Ashok Shukla!

Sidharth:

Shehnaaz whined in daze as her sense was coming back after six hours of unconsciousness, "Sidharth.... puttu...." she blabbered and then her hand went to the bump, she felt nothing and then in a shock opened her eyes not feeling anything in her belly.

"Sidharth!!!!" she screamed in panic. I was sleeping on the couch just beside her and I jumped up in horror hearing her. "Haan.. Haan baby? Kya hua?"

"Puttu? Mera Puttu kahan gaya?" she asked with moist eyes, the eyes had both a hope and a fear. Hope to hear something positive and fear if something goes wrong.

I smiled and kissed her forehead and spoke, "Champ bilkul theek hain, tu so rahi thi isiliye incubator mein hain, ruk nurse ko bolta hoon ki le ke aye.. You need to pump baby; he needs to be fed."

"He? Ladka?" a small smile played on her lips while asking.

"Haan, champ!" I chuckled again kissing her nose before calling the doctor.

Dr. Degwaker walked in after sometime.

"Hello Shehnaaz, congratulations dear!" she said smilingly.

"Thank you doctor." Shehnaaz smiled.

"Dard ho raha hain?" Doctor asked her and then instructed the nurse who came with her to make Shehnaaz sit up.

I cupped one armpit and the nurse did the same with the other one and pulled her up in the sitting position. Shehnaaz winced in pain, her senses were back. The doctor understood the condition and injected something but instructed her to rest for the day.

"Doctor main apne baby ko dekh shakti hoon?" Shehnaaz asked somehow.

"Sure dear! Pehele there will be a dressing on your cut place and the nurse will sponge you to make you feel fresh. Baith ke latch kara sakoge? Ya we should pump today?" the doctor asked.

"Main kar lungi.. Aap mere puttu ko lao." Shehnaaz pleaded. The strength of a mother was speaking, she was in immense pain still chose to do it for our baby. I kissed the side of her head in pride.

The doctor instructed the nurse to get her ready and to bring in the baby after that.

"Tune dekha?" Shehnaaz asked me.

"Haan, pata hain.. Kitna chota hain.. Mere hatoon mein fit ho gaya tha.. Aur bade bade ankhoon se dekh raha tha mujhe." I said in excitement.

"Haye Sidharth hum mumma papa bann gaye!" she spoke and giggled.

"Haan!" I joined in her too.

Shehnaaz was dressed and sponged, I was constantly there as she got her confidence if I was in front of her eyes. The nurse adored the love that she saw in the meanwhile.

"Asehi aap logo ke piche duniya pagal nehi hain... aap dono bohot cute ho!" the nurse said.

"Thank you!" we both replied together and then we all three broke into laughter.

Mom and Mummy ji along with Preeti di came when the nurse went to bring the baby. Shehnaaz was seated and a genuine smile broke.

"Baccha kuch kha le.. Dekh tere kiye khichdi bana ke layi hoon." mom spoke to her.

"Haye... khichdi!!!" Shehnaaz spoke wondering, licking her lips. She was hungry, only saline was what she was dripped with till then. Mom quickly fed her while mummy ji combed her hair and braided them.

The nurse walked in with the baby in her arms, champ was sleeping peacefully.

"Ye lijiye!" the nurse handed champ to Shehnaaz. I was surprised to see that Shehnaaz so smoothly and so swiftly took the baby in her hands and remembered how my hands trembled for the first time. Mother's love that is!