Kalam

Chapter 26

Pregnancy is a bitch.

Atleast that is was Meera thought as she puked her gut out. "Shouldn't this have stopped by now?" She questioned Ruhanika who was rubbing her back. "I won't say stop but it doesn't happen often. You only have the urge to throw up in like once a month now."

God I hate this. But I can't wait to meet my baby.

Meera got up with the support of the sink and Ruhanika. She washed her mouth, brushed her teeth and waddled back to her room. "I think I should go out sometime. I've been in this room for too long. It's boring."

"That's offending bhabi, I give you company." Ruhanika faked annoyance while Meera raised an eyebrow at her. Ruhanika has been there for Meera constantly over the course of the last five months. Meera is two weeks away from her actual due date and as much as she loves her child, she wants him/her out. She is always tired and walking is a task.

She has been home for the last month and Ruhanika offered to be with her when Advitya had to go on a very important business trip to Germany for a week leaving behind his heavily pregnant wife. Though Ruhanika stuck to her side even after Advitya came back. She only leaves when there is an emergency in the hospital.

Ayaan and Aryan have made a nursery themselves to welcome their niece or nephew. The elders are excited to meet their first grandchild. The first of a generation is always special. Though all the children are loved, the first has a special place in everyone's heart. Everyone comes to Meera the second they are back at home. Swadheenta runs to her every morning to say goodbye and comes back to her first when she returns. Her business has been flourishing and news of the impending arrival of her niece or nephew helped her overcome her grief alot. She sits with Meera and Ruhanika in the evening and talks to the baby. She claims to be the child's favorite aunt, though Ruhanika likes to differ. Meera simply enjoys their banter.

Advitya seems to suffer more. He doesn't want to change anything though. He deals with all of Meera's mood swings as she tries to hide them from everyone else and well, it has to come out someway. He consoles her when she starts crying after watching a carpet commercial. "They spilled juice on such a pretty carpet Adi. How could they?" That's what she was crying about yesterday.

He is also the one who gets up at two in the morning to go find Meera some donuts because that is all she has been eating. She liked donuts before but never this much. Seems like their child has a favorite food. She also gets angry that Advitya couldn't find the donuts she wanted at three in the morning and says he doesn't love her anymore. Her sex drive is crazy and Advitya is happy to comply every single time.

Meera is bored at home and she wants to go out. So the next day when Ruhanika is at work she decides to do grocery shopping. It's not like she is alone, she brought Daniel with her, who Advitya has now made her bodyguard.

Grocery shopping it is.

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Meera looked at her husband who just entered the store. He was looking around, for her. When he couldn't see her, a little frown made its way between his brows. But it melted as soon as he made eye contact with her. She was standing near the bread aisle holding the trolly with one hand while the other was waving at him.

He went closer to her and his frown reappeared. "Are you okay? Why did you call me here?"

Yep he is the man who has never stepped inside a Grocery store. Oh the rich.

"Hello Adi. I am doing good thanks for asking. I thought you'll be happy to see your very pregnant wife." Advitya's eyes softened and he smiled at her. "I am always happy to see you Meera. I just thought something happened, since you called me saying it was an 'emergency'. You pulled me out of an important meeting."