Cradle of Joy

False labour

Long post alert!...3000 words....
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"are anubhav bhaiya app" KS smiled.
"Jai hind" everyone saluted
"Jai hind..jai hind"...he smiled
"App iss waqt yaha thane me" KS questioned.
"Han bas ... voh aaj thoda work load kam tha...tho socha Aakar app sab k sath milkar bhojan kia jaye ....Haseena ko bhi acha lagega" he smiled
"Acha kia ...hum log bhi bas lunch karne baithne wLe thae" KS smiled.
"App log bhaithye phir...hum haseena ko lekar hi ate hai cabin se " he smiled
He moved towards her cabin.
"Dekha dekha...kuch shikye apne bhaiya se...bilkul bhi akela nai chodte MS ko...aur ek app hai....jo humare lalla ko dhyan hi nai deti...humare lalla k tho bhag hi phut gae" PS started cribbing.
"Amma bhak...matlab kuch bhi chalra ho iss duniya app ghum phir kar hum par aur lalla par kyu aajati hai...." She said annoyed.
"Kyu app unki Bahu ho...aur sas k lie bahu ki burai karne k  alwa aur hot topic hota hi kaha hai..."Santu said in her masumiyat.
"Uff yeh " he stopped receiving a deadful glare from KS.
"tum log chalo table pe lunch karne....aur Pushpa ji app.. kahe bar bar bhaiyya aur bhabi k tane deti rehti hai app hume...Maddam sir pregnant hai...aur anu bhaiya ka farz hai na unka dyan rakna..." She huffed
"Tho app bhi hume kushkabar de dijiye na....kab se keh rahe hai ek trip pe jayiye humare lalla k sath...app hai ki manti nai...." She said with hopeful eyes.
"Dekhiye pushpaji ...app ache se janti hai ki iss waqt MS pregnant hai...aur aise me hum Thane se nai  nikla sakte ...chutti tho bilkul possible nai hai..." KS declared.
"Par..."
"Bat khatam..chaliye khana khane"
Haseena and anubhav overheard their conversation and looked at each other.
"Haseena ...." He sighed.
"Hum bat karege karishma se ...app chinta mat kijiye" she smiled.
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"Are wah...chole...chaliye ..aaj hume pushpa ji k hath k chole kahne milege..." he smiled.
"Are MS apki plate kaha hai" Santu asked.
"Nai humare lie ek hi plate kafi hai....hum aur Anubhav share karege" she smiled.
"How cute"
"humara hriday trupth ho jayega Aaj ...Pushpa ki hath m chole aur chawal...wah...." Anubhav said smiling.
"Jab baba itne chatore hai tho Baby kitna chatora hoga ..." Hasena said feeding him .
"Han tho koi tho hona bhi chiye na...jo hume bina Dante gol gappe khane me company de ...kyu baby" he said touching her tummy.
And the baby kicked.
"Ouchh."  She said feeling the kick and everyone laughed.
"Yeh galat bat hai....sirif baba aur bua ki bato pr hi jyada tar react karte ho app baby..aur ammi Jo apse din bhar bate karti hai...ek bar bi ammi ko kick nai karte tabi " haseena said cutely.
While Anubhav recieved a call suddenly, his expressions changed from smile to worry which was not unnoticed by haseena...
He excused himself.
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On call
"Jai hind sir"
"Jai hind Anubhav! Jaisa ki tum jante ho...voh mission jis ki hum kafi time se tayari kare thae usko execute karne ka waqt abb agaya hi...yeh mission 10 din ka hoga...lekin iss mission se wapas lautne k chance sirf 2% hai" The officer
Said....
"Hum ready hai sir" he said confidentiality.
"Soch lo anubhav ...hum jante hai tumari wife pregnant hai...shayd tum apne bache ko kabi na dek sako...." He warned.
"  Voh humare wapas lautne ki vajah banege sir...huamra shishu aur humari patni....inn dono k lie hum waps ayege sir..." He smiled
"Good! Details tumhe bej dege hum kuch der mae...aur tumhe kal nikalana hoga...All the. Best anubhav"
"Dhanyawaad sir."
Haseena was standing frozen !...she had overheard their conversation.
She accidentally dropped the vase beside the swing which captured Anubhav attention.
Anubhav was shocked seeing haseena! Haseenas expression gave him clarity that Haseena had overheard their conversation.
"Haseena" he sighed.
She said nothing and just went dug her face in his chest.
Tears rushed her eyes. She had clutched his shirt so tightly.
He just rubbed her back to sooth her. After a while when her breath got normal he cupped her face.
"Priye hum apse aur apne shishu se wada karte hai ki hum

Jaldi lautenge...kuch nai hoga hume" he smiled.
She just nodded teary eyed.
"Apko hum par bharosa hai...."
"Khud se bhi jayda" she said
"Tho bas phir...app huamri aur baby humari takat baniye...hume aur kuch nai chiye" he smiled.
"We are proud of you Anubhav" she said keeping  his hand on her tummy and baby kicked...they both laughed teary eyed.
He kissed her bump and baby kicked again.
Being a cop these she was strong enough to handle such departures of him going to mission...but being a mother of an unborn child...His departure sacred her...and that too when her delivery was so near!
She was not sacred for her husband going to mission..she was sacred for her baby's father going to mission..!
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"Kya bat hai Bhabhi...apko nind nai ara hai kya" Ks said concerned as she saw HM flipping her sides.
Anubhav had left for the mission and Had asked Karishma to stay back with her as ammi and Maa had too were not at home.
"Nai Karishma ..bas aise hi " she smiled weakly.
"Anubhav bhaiya k bina nind bbi nai ati hai abb apko" she said teasing
"Sach kahe tho Haan....yeh sach hai...apke bhaiya ne itni adate bigad raki hai humari...kya bataye...aur pregnancy mae tho bahut jyada hi habitual hai hum ...jab tak voh hume sehlake nai nai sulaege tab tak nind nai ati" she smiled
The baby started kicking her...
"Ouch....aaj tho yeh bi humare anadar football khel raha hai....baba k bina inhe bhi kaha nind ati hai" she laughed.
Ks smiled and crassed her bump...
Haseena saw that how lovingly she was caressing her bump!.... somewhere she had that desire of motherhood...but there was something stopping her to take that decision!
"Karishma"
"Ji bhabhi"
"Ek bat puche...." She said holding her hand
"ji bilkul ..." Ks smiled
"Hum bahut dino se notice kare hai....apki ankho mae dikta Hai...ki kahi na kahi...jab bhi pushpa ji apko tane deti hai pote poti k....app bale hi unhe ignore kare...but kahi na kahi...app khud bhi maa bana chachti hai....par ek ajeeb sa dar hai...jo apko rok deta hai ...kya bat hai karishma....like agar app share kar sake tho hum hai..." She smiled.
Ks looked at her shocked....How well she knew her...how she had read her eyes....how she knew her deepest fears just by her expressions...she looked away...
Avoiding eye contact..
"Karishma...." She said her holding by her shoulders!
She gulped.
"Kya apko hum par bharosa hai ..."
"Khud se bi jyada " she smiled.
"Tho app humse share kar skati hai...hum apko judge nai karege ...app janti hai" .
"Han Bhabhi...yeh sach hai ki kahi na kahi..hum khud maa bana chachte hai....hum chachte hai...ki ..." She stopped...
Hm pressed her hand in assurance.
"Tho kya rok raha hai apko " she asked.
"Hume nai pata MS...ki hum