Anika is looking at the entrance door longingly, hoping that her husband would come and do the ritual like a responsible father. Somehow, she knows that it not gonna happen in her dreams also, but still her stupid mind is giving her strength saying he would come. Giving accompany to her mind, her heart is thumbing rapidly, it usually behaves like this when he is around him, in addition she gets the vibes of him from morning
Her trance got broken by her baby's blubbering sound. Anika hold baby in her arms and gently rubs his back to make him calm, but he isn't stop crying. He is crying hysterically holding Anika's hair in his fist. Shivay can't able to see his baby crying he closed his fist and gets up from the place
Pandit ji, baby's father have gone abroad for business so, can Anika do the ritual instead of the baby's father, as Baby is also crying because of smoke.
Shivay shuttered his eyes hearing his father's words.
Pandit thought for a moment and nodded his head. Anika blinked at Shakti and taken golden stick from pandit. Now write your baby's name in this grains.
Name? Anika looks at Rudra.
Rudra name?
The name of the baby is Rudraa.
All face palmed hearing rudy's name selected.
What?! Why all are looking me like this. Don't you like the name which I selected? It is unique name yr. If you keep this name to baby then baby will go to high
Rudra said proudly raising his imaginary collars. Rudra we shouldn't give the same name of family members to baby
Shakti said rubbing his forehead. Dad, I didn't say the same name as mine. My name is R_u_d_r_a and baby's name will be R_u_d_r_a_a.
Rudra did his logic sign.
Rudra.
It's okay uncle. If Rudra wants to keep the baby's name as Rudraa then fine.
Yippee...di I love you
Rudra jumped on Anika and hugs her.
It's not done Anika. I also selected a name for baby, Shakti pouted.
Ha ha don't pout, papa. You, too,
Give one name to my baby
Shakti smiled brightly hearing anika's words.
The name I selected for my grandson is Abhi.
Cute name papa, Anika said.
I knew anika, after all it was my father's name.
Shakti said proudly.
What?!! Grandpa's name is Abhi?
I thought his name is Abhishek.
Rudra said shockingly.
Stupid, his name is Abhishek only. I alter his name little and put as Abhi.
This is not fair. I, too, selected a name for my grandson
Anika mom said.
Maa, all are most welcome. One by one all come and put name a for Baby
All smiled hearing anika's words.
Deepu...arav..ayush..anush...abhay ..aashu..ajay..avni...darun...arav..aryanash...sahyl..varesh...daksha harsh..Mahin..pranav..sanjeth..rishi.. arav..nakul..akhil..Abu..darshan..ajith..
Shivay just standing near the corner of the place and watching all people giving name to his baby with teary eyes.
Have you all finished giving name for Baby?
All nodded their head satisfy for pandit's question.
Pandit ji, One second ! Anika interpret
What happened ma? Is anyone still left?
Yes, yet didn't that man give name to baby?*pointing shivay*
Me, shivay asks doubtfully looking left and right.
Yes, you only! Come
Shivay was on cloud nine when Anika calls him to give the name to Baby. He takes baby steps and reached them.
Put some honey in his mouth and whisper the name three times in the baby's ears.
Anika said forwarding honey
Shivay takes the honey dipped ring with trembling hands and put it lightly on the baby's mouth.
Baby giggles tasting honey.
Now whisper the name three times. Shivay smiled and whispered the name anish thrice in baby's ears. He selected the name anish when the day he got to know that Anika is pregnant with his child. Ani from Anika and sh from shivay.
Ok beta.now you write the official name of the baby in the rice grains. Anika smiled and writes the name harsh in rice grains with gold stick. Anika mom got teary seeing the love for her father. She's looking at her husband's photo which is hanging on the wall with teary eyes.
She become numb when she saw harsh winking in his photo. She rubbed her eyes and checked again. It is normal.
Agree baby, my daughter loves me more than you
Yes harsh, you are right, your daughter love you more than me and I'm so glad for that.
Anika mom whispered looking at her husband's photo.
