Our Way Back

85. Pain and bliss

6 months later

"Advika you can't be serious right now!", Vishal shouted at me.

"There is nothing wrong in it okay and you don't teach me!", I shouted back.

"Oh god what happened now?", Mom came asking as we were sitting on the dining table fighting.

"Mom, she ate the whole tub of icecream in a night!", Vishal told her.

"Mom, there is nothing wrong with it and I had to eat for three people!", I argued.

Yes, after our fight about 6 months ago we had gone for the check up and sonography in which we found out that we were expecting twins!

I was terrified!

Terrified still doesn't express what I had felt when I realised I would have to push out two human babies from the small opening down there!

"Beta but what if you catch cold, or worse, what if you get fever, you can't even take medicines beta don't do such careless things!", mom too joined with Vishal.

"Fine now what are you going to do, I ate it already, it's done!", I said smirking.

"You're impossible! Handling your pregnant self is worse than handling the normal you!", Vishal said eating.

"Oh excuse me! It's your babies only that I am carrying!", I retorted.

"Yeah, they are not just mine! I swear the babies are going to be arguing with everyone since the second they are born!", Vishal said shaking his head sideways in defeat.

"Mumma isse bolo chup kare warna main maar dungi isko! (Tell him to shut up or I'll kill him!)", I said glaring at him and he zipped his mouth.

I have been a nuisance to handle since the past few months and I know it. Vishal has been a lot more patient and understanding during the times when I was on the edge even though he too was terrified with the news of having 2 babies together.

All my emotions were heightened. Even the smallest of things would make me cry.

The weird urges of driving rash or going hiking or playing, running, travelling were making me crazy. I used to be irritated for most of the times I remember.

I had gained a lot of weight with the two babies and the amount of food I needed to satisfy the three of us. Everyone has been very careful with me since the day we found out it was twins.

I had obviously stopped working and used to be at home most of the time except for when we went for walks or to some places outside.

Even though I hated being pregnant, I was loving all the attention I was getting from everyone.

Both of mine and Vishal's parents were very excited for the babies, I was changing places every few days. Some days I would stay at my parents place, some other days we would spend at the apartment which was once bought by Adnan, Rushi and Vishal together, for some days I was even at Mansi's place when we went maternity shopping.

When with Adnan, Rushi I would make them work for me knowing that they didn't have an option to deny me now! They even learnt cooking when I used to spend time with them while Vishal was away for shoots.

I envied my own husband for being able to go to shoots. I had even expressed it to him once when I felt tired, "You should have been the one pregnant! I would do everything for you!"

To which he had replied, "I couldn't bear all of this what you can! I am not capable of it!".

He didn't let go any moment to tell me how I was strong enough to handle the pregnancy.