A Loveless Arranged Marriage

Chapter 13. Double Surprise

Previously, we saw that Rishi presented Deepa with an admission form from Srikanth Academy for UPSC examination coaching as a birthday gift. Deepa initially tried to reject it, but later accepted it. The next day, Deepa resigned from her job and enrolled at Srikanth Academy for UPSC examination coaching. On March 31, she attended her first class at Srikanth Academy, where she befriended Christy. Some days later, at Arvind's house, Shahina was searching for a pregnancy kit. Let's see what happens next.

After Shahina found the pregnancy kit, she went to the bathroom. While she was in the bathroom, Arvind waited anxiously in the hall for the result. After 5 minutes, Shahina came out of the bathroom. When Arvind saw her, he asked, "Hey Shahina, what happened?" Shahina replied, "Hmm, how can I say this, Arvind?" He said, "Hey, don't make me nervous. Just tell me what the result is." She handed him the pregnancy kit and said, "You can see for yourself." When Arvind looked at the pregnancy kit, he saw two pink lines.

Seeing this, Arvind was overjoyed. Nervously, he asked, "Hey Shahina, does this mean you're..." Shahina nodded her head in confirmation. Arvind, filled with happiness, hugged her and kissed her forehead. Shahina then said, "I'm finally pregnant; we're going to become parents." Arvind pulled her away and said, "Let's go to the hospital right now." Shahina replied, "Yes, I was about to suggest that."

They headed to the hospital. On the way, Shahina informed her manager, "Hello, sir, I need a half-day leave. I'll be available in the office after lunchtime... I'm going for a check-up right now... Thank you, sir, goodbye." She ended the call. Arvind then asked her, "Hey Shahina, call Rishi and put the phone on speaker. I need to inform him about my half-day leave." Shahina called Rishi and put the phone on speaker. Rishi answered the call and asked, "Hey Shahina, what's going on?" Arvind replied, "Hey, it's me, Rishi." Rishi responded, "Hey Arvind, where are you?" Arvind said, "Hey Rishi, I need a half-day leave. I'll be back in the office after lunchtime." Rishi asked, "Can you tell me why?" Arvind replied, "I'm going to the hospital right now." Rishi, shocked, asked, "Hey, is everything okay?" Arvind said, "I'll explain later." Rishi responded, "Okay, fine. Try to get back to the office as soon as you can." With that, Rishi ended the call.

After that, they both reached the hospital. After waiting in the lobby for an hour, they entered the doctor's office. The doctor took both a urine and blood sample from Shahina. After the urine test, the doctor confirmed that Shahina was pregnant. She said, "Ok, Shahina, it may be your fourth or fifth week of pregnancy, so please be cautious." Shahina replied, "Sure, doctor." The doctor added, "You can collect your report in two days." Shahina responded, "Hmm, fine." After that, they both left the hospital and got into their car. While in the car, Arvind asked Shahina, "Hey Shahina, I want to celebrate this moment. Where should we go? I'll leave it up to you." Shahina replied, "Hmm, I'm feeling a bit hungry. Can we head to a restaurant?" Arvind smiled and said, "Ok, as you wish, Your Highness." They both headed to a nearby restaurant.

At the restaurant, Shahina ordered chocolate ice cream, a samosa, and pomegranate juice, while Arvind only ordered a lime juice. After finishing their meal, they left the restaurant. While walking to the car, Arvind asked her, "Are you satisfied now?" Shahina replied, "Hmm, it's okay, but I still feel like eating something sour." Arvind looked at her, and she said, "Don't look at me like that; it's just pregnancy cravings." Arvind laughed and said, "Ok, I'll buy something for you later." After that, they got into the car. On the way, Arvind stopped to buy some sweets. Afterward, they continued driving to Shahina's office.

When they arrived, Arvind dropped Shahina off. As she was leaving, Arvind said, "Hey Shahina, from now on, I'll pick you up and drop you off at the office." Shahina smiled and replied, "What sudden care!" Arvind said, "Sudden care? How many times have I offered to pick you up? You always said our office times are different." Shahina chuckled and said, "Hey, I was just kidding. Ok, bye," and she entered her office.