Cradle of Joy

Rataan Lambiyan

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"Ammi bas thodi der aur ..aise hi massage kariye na...bahut sukoon mil raha hai ..." She said closing her eyes lost in peace of magic ammis figures were doing on her forehead.
"Pregnancy me tho here bal aur bi ghane aur ache ho gae hai haseena " ammi smiled
"Haan ammi.....Anu bi keh rahe thae. ..uss din...jab rat ko hume massage kar rahe tahe" she smiled
"Acha tho Anubhav ko tu roj Kam pe laga ti hai...." Ammi saw her narrow eyed
"Nai ammi....Hum kyu pareshan apne pyare pati dev ko ...voh tho tab tak voh hume sehlake sulate nai .... pregnancy kae dauran hume nind nai ati .....yeh apka hone wala nati badmashiyan karta hai ..baba k bina sone nai deta hume..."she said innocently
"Humare nati. Ko bech mae mat la....yeh sab tere nakhre hai ..jo Anubhav ne tuje sar pe chadya hai" ammi chuckled.
"Ammi..." She huffed angrily....
"Kyu gussa kari hai ...hum majak kare tahe....tu jaa aram kar...."ammi smiled kissing her forehead.
"Isse kaha nind ayegi bhen ji .....Inke baby k
Baba jo Abbi bbi aye nai" Maa came smiling and handing over a glass of hot chocolate to her.
"Maa apko kaise pata hume iski craving hori thi" Haseena said innocently smiling.
"Jab Tera bacha tere god me hoga na.....tuje bbi sab samaj aa jayega...kab use nind ari hai...kab use bhook lagi  hai....sab kuch " Maa smiled.
Haseena smiled meekly touching her tummy.
"6th month tho start ho gaya ...abb bas 3 mahine aur..." She smiled...
Haseena was having her hot chocolate like a kid..
Ammi and maa smiled looking at her cute antics.
Her head was in Ammis lap...and maa took her legs in her lap....As maa had noticed her swollen legs
"Maa nai na pls....hume acha nai lagta ...app humare pairo ko chue..." Haseena said
"Haseena ....shshhh" maa said hushing her....Haseena gave up
"6th month chalu hai beta....dek...tere pairo me kitni Sujan hai .....pura din duty pe rehti hai....phir yoga pe jati hai....thak jati hogi ...taklif hai pairo me par bategi nai....." Maa said scolding her...
"Maa ....App bbi datoge abb" she said puppy eyes.
"Tu kam bbi aise karti hai na....Haseena" ammi said interupting...
Haseena sat with a sad puppy face...
Maa and ammi smiled....both gave her a forehead kiss......
She smiled cutely
"Maa peeth me bahut dard hai...." She said innocently...
"Han beta...tho hoga hi....aise me taklif hoti hai bahut....aur dard ho tho bataya kar....hum massage kar dege ...samji" Maa said.
Ammi took her for a soothing back massage.
"Are Wah...kya bat hai...aaj shayd apne beti ki khub sewa ki jari hai ..Kabi apne bete pe thodi urja dal dia kijiye dono mataye" Anubhav said entering tired.
"Aa gaye app" Haseena smiled....
"Ji...." He came and sat beside her kissing her forehead and kissing her
Baby bump.
"Ammi Maa ...hume bi thoda massage kar dijiye...bahut thak gae hai... hum bhi..." He said cutely...
"Aajo mere pass...mae kar deti hu ..." Ammi smiled.
It felt like perfect family time...A little imperfect evening with Giggles laughter's  teasing complaints compliments and care....
~~~
Later that night...
"Anubhav" she said making  circular patterns laying  on his bare chest.
"Boliye sona" He said looking her her tapping her...
"Kuch nai bas yu hi app kae pass rehna hai...," She hugged him more tightly blushing.
"App yu sharmaya mat kijiye jaana ..apka sharamana hume bahut utejit kRta hai app janti hai....phir hum khud par kabu nai kar paege..." He said huskily whispering in her ears making her cheeks red.
"Tho mat kijiye na kabu ..." She looked into his eyes ...It was clear that her eyes desired him today...
But he was concerned about her comfort and health.
"Par sona...." Before he could complete she started peppering his neck with open mouth kisses...
"Mat kijiyega
Jaan....hum khud pe kabu nai kar paege phir...." He fumbled....she had power to make him weak on his knees...
"Please Anubhav.....I need you ...," She said with pleading eyes ..
Kissing on his heart above his chest.
"Sona apko taklif hogi...." He said innocently...
But before he could say anything further....
She pressed her lips over his....
~~~
After a beautiful Night both were sleeping tired and peacefully ...
Without realising it was already 8 AM...
They shouldn't get late for work so Maa had come upstairs to awake them...
"Anubhav .... darwaza kholiye na....kab se koi knock kara hai shayd" Haseena said annoyed sleepy...
"Anubhavvv " she shouted as he was sleeping tirelessly after their love making session ..
"Sone dijiye na jaan...subh hi soye hai hum" he groaned.
"Darwazaaaa" she shouted again.
"Ja rahe hai " he said annoyed.
He was about to get up when he realised he hasnt worn his tshirt...
"Jaan tshirt to dijiye humari...." He said
"Anubhav apko dik raha hai na ...humne pehni
Hai....ek hi hai kya apke pass...dusri nikaiye na ...aur hume sone diiye" she said annoyed coveering her head with blanket.
He finally got wearing a pair of tshirt and opened the door....
"Itni der.... darwaza kholne mae...." Maa stuck in between seeing anubhav...
"Kya hua maa...app aise kyu....hume dek rahi hai..." Anu got startled looking at his mother staring at him blankly.
"Anu yeh tuje...." She noticed multiple ref Mark's on his face and neck...
"Yeh tuje......ek min tshirt utar beta ..." Maa said worried.
"Kya hua maa...app aise kyu puch rahi hai.
.kya hogaya...." Anubhav said getting awakward...
"Utar na tshirt ...." Maa shouted...
He removed his tshirt ...
Same red marks on his chest and all over...
" Hey bhagwan...Anu....yeh tho....bhen ji...." She said shouting calling ammi ....
Ammi came and noticed these marks...
Ammi and maa looked at each other worried...
"Kya hua maa ammi batayegi app...." Anubhav was getting worried and making vague assumption...
"Apko bbi yeh vai
Lagta hai...salma ji..." Maa said...
"Ji...." Both were worried..
"Kya hua hume koi batega .."
"Chicken pox" both said in unison...
Anubhav got shocked and went towards mirror...
He noticed multiple ref marks...
"Tabi hum soche hum kuch dino se kafi khujli hori thi gardan pe...chehrrepe ...bhi....kal tho bahut hi rahi thi... par hume dyan nai dia....kintu maa kal rat tak tho kuch nai tha..subh yu achanak...itne sare nishan...." He said ...
"Aise hi hota hai yeh beta ...achank hi ....hey bhagwan...bade logo tho aur bi peeda deta hai....Tuje bachpan me nai hua tha......bachapn me ho jata tho acha tha..." Maa said worried.
"Bhen ji...Haseena ko bbi nai hua hai...." Ammi said worried...
"Now both looked at each other even worried.....
"Kya ...Hey bhagwan....Anubhav beta ...phir abb tu Haseena k sath nai reh sakta ..tuje alag hi rehna hoga.....Haseena ko aise me ho gaya na...bahut dikkat ho jayegi....abb 7 din....bilkul uske ass lass bbi nai dikna chiye tu" maa said warning...
Anubhav turned blank....to fact that 7 days staying away from Haseena ... staying in same house ..yet aaway....and major fact that Haseenas sleep issues....she was facing during pregnancy..
She needed Anubhav around her....to have a sound sleep....
~~~
"Kyaa.....7 din....Ammi...maa...nai....hum Anubhav...k bina...." She fumbled.
"Haa...7 din...dur matlab dur....ass pass bi nai ana hai anu k....samji tu...aur iss bar bat nai mani na...tuje bahut dantege hum....samaj rahi hai...." Ammi warned her...
Haseena was blank...
"Iss bar hum bbi nai bakshege Haseena... Aju baju diki tho tu anu k...." Maa said...
"Yeh galat hai... cheating hai..." She said annoyed ..
"Anubhav....." She huffed...
Anubhav was standing on stairs...
Looking at her helplessly...
Haseena was looking at his condition....he was having itching constantly and also pain had started around those red marks...
Chicken pox are difficult for elders...
She had tears in her eyes...
"Haseena...app roo kyu rahi hai....jaan...hum thik
Hai ...
" He said assuring her... smiling.
She was not allowed to go upstairs in her room....she was shifted down for next 7 days..
"Anubhav...app kitni taklif me. hai...aur hum apke pass aa bi nai sakte ..." She said teary eyed...
" Kisne kaha app humse dur hai....app tho yahi hai huamre pass .." he smiled ...
"Ammi ...pakka yad hai apko...hume nai hua tha....yad kijiye na...ammi...hume jane dijiye anunk apss ...kuch nai hoga .." she said forcing like babies...
"Bass..chup abb...Haseena ..chal tu room mae...beta ..samaj na...tu nai ja sakti...aise me agar tuje bbi ho gaya na....taklif nai seh paogi...bache k bare socho beta ....pls...chalo kamre mae jao tum...aur anu...beta tu bi jaa...rest kar...ame ati hu tere pass... upar" maa said...
Ammi took Haseena to her room
Both were restless all this while....
Maa had shifted with anubhav and ammi with Haseena downstairs...
Anubhav and haseena were flipping sides....unable to sleep...
"Kya hua beta...." Maa said crassing his hair and smiled
"kuch Nai maa...bas soch rahe hai .....jab se baba hume chod k chale gae thae....uske bad hum itne kathor ban gae thae...ki kisi k ane ya jane se...humne apne jindagi me koi ahem badlaw farak nai padne dia khud ko....humare lie ..bas huamra dimag sahi hua kar tatha....desh hi sab kuch tha aur abb bi hai...kintu Haseena jan se huamri jindagi me ayi hai maa...unhone huamre soye hue dil pe dastak di...tab se ...leke aaj tak...bass...unnse dur nai reh pate...chahe hum mission pe jaye...ya mushkil se mushkil halat me phas jaye...hume pata hai voh huamre dil me hai...hum aaj bi pata hai... par aisa phele kabi nai hua.... ki hum ek chat k niche reh kar bi ek dusre k lie tarse hai....maa...voh garba awstha mae hai...unhe humare bina nind bahut mushkil se ati hai...hum bas yahi soch rahe tahe....ki kaise huamri jindagiyan badal gai hai
...kaise....pyar sab kuch badal deta hai...aur abb tho huamre pyar ki nishani ...." He smiled...
Maa smiled and crassed his hair...
"Tum dono ki bebasi ache se
Samajte hai....par bat sirf sat dino ki hai...beta ...tuamri usi pyar ki nishani jo uske konk me pal rahi hai....usko saftey k lie....aur haseen ako takleef na ho...issyle tum dono ko yeh duriyan katni padegi bete" maa smiled and kissed his forehead...
He was in pain...it was itching him badly....
Maa took some antiseptic powder...and massaged him all over...he felt blessed to be pampered by his mom like a baby again after ages ..maa had spread neem leaves on bed all oveer...
He snuggled into his mother's lap and clutching her pallu he smiled and slipped into deep slumber.
Maa smiled and kissed his forehead...making him sleep properly.
Here Haseenas condition was no less...
She too was restless...
Ammi understood that her daughter needed some warmth....
She took her close to her chest and hugged her crassing bher hair...she lay her forehead on Ammis chest....ammi sang her favourite Lori.....which she loved in her childhood....She was lost in her memories of childhood....and dozed of to
Sleep....
~~~
6 days had already passed....each night had never been so long for both anuseena....it was last night that they had to stay away from each other....A last night that had to crave for each others warmth.
Ammi and Maa had been quiet strict with them on meeting each other....they hadn't seen each other properly from past 6 days ..
~~~
"Baby hum jante hai...app bi apne baba ko bahut miss kar rahe hai....Ammi bhi ..." She whispered softly as ammi was sleeping besides. Her...
Both were restless on either sides ....
Suddenly an idea stuck Haseenas mind....
She Took her phone...and dialled Anubhavs no. For a vedio calll....
Here Anubhavs phone vibrated and he woke up with a jerk....it seemed his heart skipped a beat as his own lady was calling him so late night....he secretly felt taht it been ages he has seen her...and nervousness before seeing your love for a long time...it was weird feeling they were going through...
He answered the call...
Both looked at each other for second

And smiled...
BGM:
"Teri meri gallan ho gai mashur...kar na kabi tu muje nazro se dur...kitthe chaliye tu kitthe chaliye tu kitthe chaliye....."

Both signalled each other to hushh....and looked at their respective mother's...and laughed silently...
BGM...
"Kattu kaise raatan....oh saware....jeeya nai jata......sun baware...."

Haseena was telling him in sign language
..
"I" pointing towards her self...
"❤️"..
"You" pointing towards him...and laughing silently...
He too resiprocated her actions...
BGM:
"Rattan lambiyan ... lambiyan we...
Kate tere sangiyan sangiyan....we...."

Anubhav gave her a flying kiss...
Here...she Seemed to catch that that kiss and brought her hand close to her heart...and closed her eyes...
And she too gave him a flying kiss..
Both laughed softly ...and then looked nervously at their mothers if they  are not awake...
He gestured her to sleep....she slept keeping phone on...Both dozedd of to sleep within minutes....holding a sweet smile on their face....
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"abb tho Anu ne neem k Patto se naha bi lia...aur apne room bi santise kia...abb tho jaye hum...anu k pass" Haseena said getting impatient....
"Haseena ruk beta ..kitni ghai hai tuje...bache ki maa bane wali par khud abi bi bachi hai...." Ammi scolded...
" Jaa ....jaa...terr anu k pass....abb tho doctor se bbi puch blia...abb infection ka koi khatra nainhai " maa said coming down....
" Sach..." She almost jumped in excitement...
She moved upstairs slowly....due to her bump...
Finally she came and saw...her Anubhav who was fidgeting on deciding with a t-shirt to wear....
She went and backhugged him.....
"Anu..." She smiled. The peace on her face defined everything.
He too closed his eyes to find his lost peace...
She cupped his face and peppered numerous kisses on his face...
"Bahut taklif hui na apko" she smiled teary eyed.
"Abb ho gai na sari taklif dur...." He took her for bone crushing hug...
"Yeh 7 raate humare jindagiii ki sabbse lambi rate lag rahi thi anu...." She said clutching

His t-shirt tightly...
"Lekin humne yeh rante bbi lat Lee...aur yeh intazar bi ...aur yeh duriyan bhi..." He smiled...
"Hmmm" she smiled...
"Abb hume huamra meetha dijiye....in duriyon ka inam sut samet..." ...he chuckled ..
Within no seconds they were kissing each other...thei lips moving in sync, compensating for every second of separation...
Pouring love...
"I missed you Sona"he murmured in between...
She didn't respond to his question verbally but bit his lower lip in answer...
"Apko nai lagta app bahut shaitan hoti jari hai...." He chuckled...
"Bilkul nai..." She laughed taking him for another long passionate kiss...