Inside And Out

32) Say What?!

Precap:

"Good night my possessive man" I said and kissed his chest.

"Good night, love" was the last thing I heard before drifting off to sleep.

Kaira's POV

Wedding was officially over. I enjoyed it so much. In the day, I enjoyed festivities and rituals and in night, I was all along with Karan. We spent the nights having long love sessions.

It was 2 weeks since wedding was over and I was living at Mumma's. Kabir was constantly calling me asking for my decision if I wanted to return back to Cali or live here in India.

All I could tell him was I will tell him by this week.

"Kaira! Kaira!" Mom was calling from downstairs.

I was feeling too drained out to go downstairs.

So I picked up my phone and dialled Mumma's number.

"Arre! Why are you calling me instead of coming downstairs?" she asked.

"Hello to you too, Mumma" I said sarcastically.

"Ok, forget this. Pinki ji called to invite you at Oberoi Mansion, along with Shovan, Suman and  Samaira. So get ready. You have to go in evening at 7" she informed and I groaned.

"Mumma, I don't want to go. I am feeling so exhausted. I feel as if some energy magnet came and pulled all of my energy out of me. Head is also aching like someone is hitting it with a hammer" I whined.

"Oh god! Let's go to the doctor" she said and cut the call.

Really? As if I'm gonna go to the doctor's.

I pulled the cover over my head and tried to sleep.

Keyword: Tried.

"Kaira! Wake up! And go to the doctor's right now, else....." she trailed off.

"Else what? Huh?" I asked back.

"No Aloo Parathas for you and I will call Karan" she threatened and my eyes widen.

"Okay I'm going" I groaned and stood up.

After getting ready, I left for the clinic 10 minutes away from my residence.

"Hello. Do you have an appointment?" The receptionist asked.

"No, but can you fix me one right now?" I asked.

"Sure Mam. Which doctor and what time?" she asked.

"Any physician available right now" I replied.

"I guess Dr. Batra wouldn't mind" she said and called a number. After few minutes she turned to me.

"I have informed Dr. Shaheen Batra, she's available. Fourth floor" she informed me.

I followed her instructions and stood in front of a door. I knocked on it and entered after a "come in".

"Hello, I'm Dr. Batra. Please have a seat....?" she asked my name.

"Kaira. Kaira Singhania" I replied.

"Please have a seat Kaira"

I seated myself opposite to her.

"So, what happened, Kaira?" she asked.

"Actually since last week I'm feeling very exhausted. And I frequently have headaches" I replied.

"Okay. Did you feel cold at any point of time?"

"No"

"No fever. Okay. Vomitting?" she asked.

"Not vomitting but I feel my stomach bloated many a times" I replied.

"Nausea?"

"Twice"

"See, Kaira, I am not sure about my speculation but I will confirm if it is true or not through a blood test or not. Along with that, I will need your urine sample too" she politely explained.

"Okay" I replied with a small smile.

First she took my blood samples and then handed me a small plastic cylindrical container for urine samples. I followed her instructions and gave my urine sample.

After waiting for 15 minutes in the waiting room, she called for me again.

"Kaira, you might need to sit for this one" she said with a serious expression.

"Why, doctor? What happened? Am I a cancer patient?" My eyes swelled up with tears.

"No. Don't cry. You are not having cancer" she said and I heaved a sigh of relief.

"Okay, then, what happened to me?" I asked.

"First answer my questions. Are you married?" she asked.

"No" I replied.

"Any boyfriend?" she asked again.

"Um,yes" I answered, blushing while thinking about my boyfriend.

"Okay. Listen to me, Kaira. This will be a life changing thing. You are pregnant. 1 and a half weeks" she informed.

I was stunned. I couldn't utter a word. My mind was blank. I couldn't decipher these news.

"SAY WHAT?!" I yelled in surprise.

"You are pregnant, Kaira. Your symptoms were early symptoms of pregnancy. I speculated them, it was confirmed with the tests. Here are your tests" She said and handed me an envelope.

I simply accepted the envelope.

My hand automatically went to my stomach. A baby. A life is growing inside me. There's a heart other than mine beating inside me. I don't know what to do.

Dr. Batra explained to me the future symptoms like constant nausea, vomitting, dizziness and exhaustion might start from 4 week. I might have cravings a lot. And I have to take no stress for the baby's good health. After all the explanation, I thanked her and left.

I drove back to my house only to be welcomed by my angry mother.

"I don't know what your problem is! Why don't you carry your phone with you? Karan was constantly calling you! Dear child, he was tensed you weren't picking up. For now, I told him you went to eat out and forgot your phone, because I know if I told him you were in the hospital, he would have been running to you. He's coming tonight to pick you up" she informed me.

I just nodded and muttered a small Thankyou.

Karan.

What was I supposed to tell him?

Last time, when Nikki was premarital pregnant, he was so furious.

"Karan, say something" I requested him as he stood there in silence, frightening everyone.

"What is there to say? What do you want me to say? That I'm very happy that my sister is pregnant six months ago her wedding? Sorry Kaira, but I can't say so because I'm not" he said, surprising us.

I still remember the day. The day of doom of our relationship.

That's why I decided to keep the baby and stay in India. I will change his mentality about this.

I entered my room and moved towards the closet to put the envelope in.

"So you are going back to California without informing me, again?" a familiar low menacing voice asked.