Ek Khwab

 of Dec 20 Eve

I was occupied in office and did not realise how the TIME almost managed to escape,  just then Vanitha’s phone rang like siren in a prison. I realised in shock and excused myself and started packing to leave the office, I had to be at the Hospital by 4PM. I called Vanitha and told her to go ahead with the scan without me as I may be slightly late and to my horror just realised that I had taken her Debit Card and also the cash that was lying in house.

She had only Rs. 600 with her while the Early Pregnancy Costed Rs. 840/-. She said she will request to start the scan and the money will be paid my me once I reach and to add to all this, I had borrowed Vanitha;s mobile ( My Blackberry died, yes died a day ago ) and had no way to communicate with her. I reached the Hospital and went around looking for her in Radiology Department and the Billing Centre but no trace of her. Just then received a call from Vanitha calling from a local PCO, I told her that Iam waiting in the billing section and then paid for her scan.

We were told to wait for our turn, while waiting Vanitha made sure she had sufficient water to keep her bladder full and I was filling her form. This form is to be compulsory filled by the lady undergoing the Scan and by the Doc wherein both of them declare that no effort is made to findout the sex of the Child, I know it was too early, but rules are rules.

I accompanied her to the Scan Room, the moment the Doc placed that device on Vanitha, I could see the sack and ‘something’ in it, I was relieved. The Doc confirmed that there is a Fetal Pole and everything was fine. Then came a moment which I will never ever forget in my life, The Doc played with the machine and then we heard some noise, I guessed what it was, sounded more like a running train but it indeed was the Heart Beat of the baby. WOW what a moment, it was no more noise It was a Music, a Beautiful Music, Music so good that even if you assemble all the best musicians and singers of the world still could not beat that

How badly I missed my Blackberry coz Doc could not give me an Audio Copy and I could not record the Audio and Video of the same. Requested the Doc if she could play that again and this time I recorded it from Vanitha;s mobile ( Now i know that there is no Bluetooth or any other option to copy that audio file ) .           

We then went to the Gynecologist Consultation, she saw the reports and told her that it was Eight Weeks Old and the expected date for Delivery was anytime after July 2009 also gave her some tablets to use only if the vomiting increases.

We enquired if she could travel as I had planned to drop her to her Mom’s house, she said that by staying there if she could have proper food, avoid excess work, avoid nausea and be with some family members then it’s a good idea.

Once once out of the Consultation Room I hugged Vanitha, she was wearing a smile, I told her that now there is another life in her, another heart beating and she now has to take special care of herself and the baby, she nodded smilingly.

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