Reality Ever After

Part 58. Baby Steps

Hi everyone,

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Love,
-SV

PS - I will update translations tomorrow. Too sleepy right now 😴😴😴
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Navya had done a lot of thinking throughout the night. She had spoken to Zoya all night long trying to understand her better. This time, she was genuinely thinking of the possibility of giving Abeer to them. And for the first time, Navya was able to picture Zoya as a mother. And a really good one at that. She had found out more about Arjun and her, her education, her job, Arjun's qualifications and his job, their family background and so on. Zoya even told her that both Arjun and her parents were onboard about the adoption and that he would be the apple of everyone's eyes since he would be the first grandchild in both their homes. Abeer had woken up crying a couple of times in the night and Zoya had taken care of him like her own both times. And by the time it was morning, she was almost sure that Zoya would be an amazing mother to Abeer. The only thing she needed to deal with now is her own guilty conscience. She didn't want to be the mother who ran away from her responsibilities. She somehow believed that it was her fault she got into Harshad's trap and she should pay the price of the consequence instead of running away from it. Also, Abeer had become a piece of her heart. He was her first-born. How could she say goodbye to him? She finally fell asleep sitting on the uncomfortable hospital bench in the early hours of dawn, finally understanding her confusions and her feelings. Now the only thing that remained was sorting out these issues and making a decision.

Nandini entered the hospital early in the morning on the next day. She saw Navya in Abeer's room staring at him with all the love and watching him sleep. She looked around to find Zoya but she wasn't around. She opened the door to Abeer's ward and stood next to Navya. She also saw Abeer sleeping so cutely with his hands near his ears and his legs spread out a little.

Navya - Hi. Tum kab aayi? Abhi toh sirf 7 baje hai.
(Hi. When did you come? It's only 7am right now)

Nandini - Abhi abhi aayi. Aur tumhe toh pata hai ki main jaldi uth jaati hoon. Waise main tumhare liye breakfast laayi hoon. Tum kuch kha kar thodi der ghar jaakar aaram kar lo. Main yahaan rukoongi Abeer ke liye.
(I just came. And you already know that I am an early riser. However, I've got you some breakfast. You should eat something and go home and rest for a while. I can wait here for Abeer)

Navya - Arrey, uski koi zaroorat nahi hai. Hum yahin hai.
(There's no need for that. I can wait here)

Nandini - Don't worry Navya. Main Abeer ka bohot acche se dhyaan rakhoongi. Promise.
(Don't worry Navya. I'll take good care of Abeer. Promise.)

Navya - Aisi koi baat nahi hai. Bas humaara Mann nahi maanega.
(That's not what I meant. I'll just be worried all the time)

Nandini - Accha pehle kuch kha lete hai? Uske baad baat karte hai. Mujhe bhi bohot bhookh lagi hai. Aur mujhe tumhare saath breakfast karna hai.
(Okay, let's eat something first? We can decide after. I'm very hungry too. And I want to have breakfast with you.)

Navya - Accha chalo.
(Okay. Let's go)

Nandini - Zoya nahi hai?
(Isn't Zoya around?)

Navya - Woh abhi thodi der pehle ghar gayi hai. Humne unhe bola ki woh thoda aaram kar ke aaye.
(She just left to go home a while back. I asked her to go home and rest for a while)