Lockdown

Positive

PARI POV 

While he got his phone fixed, I walked up to a medical store and slipped in a pregnancy test up my pockets. I know. It wasn't a good move at all. I should have told him but now, as I stood in front of the sink and looked at the positive test in my hands, all I could to was cry softly. I was pregnant. My fear came true... I had been joking around about getting pregnant and having a kid but let's be honest. Even if I love that man, I have only known him for 4 weeks and he has already made it clear that he doesn't want to have a baby as of yet. Would he leave me and go somewhere else!? Or would he ask me to get the kid killed? I didn't know. I didn't even know if I really wanted to have the kid anymore. It was just a joke all this while and I don't understand what I am supposed to do now that I really am in this situation.

" Pari?!"
" Coming!" I shoved the test in my pockets washed my hands quickly, wiped my tears and quickly got out of the washroom to find Sohit's body right over mine. It's like he had been waiting for me to come out...
" What were doing?"
" Thinking,"
" Thinking what?"
" New Story idea! I have a course starting in 2 days and I need to be prepared..."
" Accha. Ok. Listen. Your brother called,"
" Huh? Pranav? Why?"
" I dunno... He would not speak to me," he passed my phone towards me and I slowly got out of the washroom, letting him go in and do his job.

" Pranav?"
" Finally I hear some voice other than that monkey's!"
" Aye. Speak properly. He's elder to you,"
" Yeah so what?" While the washroom door remained shut, I quickly placed the test inside it in a hurry and walked out of the room, acting as if nothing happened and just sat on one of the dining table chairs.
" So what. So what ha? He'll be your jiju one fine day. You better behave well with him. Besides, what is your reason of calling me, Maharaj?"
" Don't tell me that you are serious about that boring IIT guy,"
" Well... With my humongous personality... I need someone boring only. So, yes. I'm serious. Besides, aren't we here to talk about you and why you have called,"
" Ah! Yes. I need your help,"
" In?"
" Organizing an online wedding..."
" Online wedding?" Now, I got curious... A lot.
" Arre... I told mumma papa about Maya,"
" Even the baby?"
" Even the baby. They agreed to get us married. Yesterday only they met her parents and her on zoom meeting... We have applied for an online marriage certificate already... But dadi wanted to host a big wedding so... Online wedding,"

" PARI! WHERE IS MY BLUE HOODIE!?" His voice cut through my phone call so, I kept my phone down just to answer to him
" In my cupboard! I told you yesterday that it's mine now, didn't I?!"
" You girls and your habit of stealing clothes!"
" Pch... Anyways. Pranav. You still there? Hello?"

" If your chat with your boyfriend is done, your 25 year old twin brother who has stayed with you for longer needs some time of yours please madam," I began laughing when he said that in that tone. He even damned used British accent!
" Of..." but my laughter came to an end when I saw my boyfriend walk up to me. He wasn't wearing a shirt but there wasn't any lust in his eyes. All I could see was anger in his eyes... Anger as he walked to me with something in his hands that I really wanted to hide. And then, he even slammed it on the table making me flinch I fear

" I'll call you back later,"
" No. What happened?! Hey!?" But I was much more scared of those green eyes that were glaring at me than I was of cutting the call on my brother's face.

" WHAT IS THIS!?"
" Listen to me. I was going to tell you,"
" When!? No. I don't understand. You lied to me that it wasn't your ovulation day so that you could get pregnant behind my back. Right?! I don't understand why! I think I made it clear to you! I DON'T WANT KIDS! How hard is it to understand that small thing!?"
" It's not like that. Sohit!" I caught his hand before he walked away, " It wasn't my ovulation day. I swear to God. Please. Listen to me. I just found out two minutes ago. I wanted to tell you but I didn't know how... I... I'm not ready for a kid either. Please... I was just joking about all that having a kid thing," I held him back strongly as I feared getting slapped by his hands. He just looked so goddamn angry... I remembered my mom and all those bad old days of my childhood. The anger that he had in his eyes... He took me back to the days that I remembered being beaten till I couldn't even stay conscious. It just brought back tears into my eyes, so, I eventually let go of his hand and took a step back as I shook my head

" Don't hit me. Please. I haven't done anything wrong..."
" Why would I hit you!?" He held my hands and when he shook me, I finally came out of the nightmare. It felt nice that someone could bring me out of that horrible place... But he still was angry
" I'm not going to hit you. But whatever you do. I don't want a kid at all," he said that softly and I nodded my head as I hung it low. I didn't want to say ehat I did say the next
" I'll just get it terminated..." silence, " I want the kid," I looked up into his eyes, " but how much ever I think about it. I'm not ready for that kind of a responsibility and it is not ideal... That's the best option we have,"