The Baby Shower

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Janhavi had called the priest who sat in the living room along with Col.Vijay and Zui.

Now time was nearing ,as they had only 4 months and their would be an addition to the family.

Usually the 7th or 8th month of pregnancy, a Pooja is held for both the Mother and the Child.

The dates were decided ,the auspicious date, was almost after 40 days.

The Pandit was telling about the items that would be needed and Janhavi was making a note of it.

Moran came down, holding each other's hands and Coco followed them .

Everyone sat and started discussing about all the functions and started making a guest list.

They had to even buy gifts for everyone whom they planned to invite.

Janhavi asked Monami, that for the time being she should take complete rest and avoid going to the hospital.

Monami agreed .

Moran were joined by SidSa and Koezi along with Barkha and Baby, Nikhil and Mr and Mrs Batra.

Everyone were excited to meet the newest member of the family.

Suddenly Monami winced in pain.
Karan who was sitting beside her noticed her flinch.

He quickly held her hand firmly and after sometime she was normal.

Karan was confused,he whispered in her ears,

Rani Sahiba , Kya hua ?
Kahi dard ho raha hain ?
Doctor ke paas jaana hain ?

Monami smiled and whispered back,

Khadoos Shergill, thoda dard hua lekin woh issliye kyunki,  hamari nanhi shaitaan ko football khelne ka mann kar raha thha.

Hearing this Karan's eyes widened in excitement.

He kept his hand over Monami's belly, and he suddenly felt some movements.

He smiled and kissed her belly.

As the discussion continued Monami got bored ,she got up and went to the kitchen.

In the Kitchen she saw brownies, chocolates and cookies kept nearby.

Happy seeing her favourite food, she pulled a chair inside and started munching in her favourites not bothered about anything else.

Karan who observed that Monami had not returned for a long time,was a little scared.

He went and stood aback seeing chocolate smeared on Monami's face.

She was eating everything like an excited and happy kid not bothered about anything or anyone.

He smiled from ear to ear and chuckled.
He silently clicked a picture of hers.

He then stepped inside slowly and avoided making any noise.

Monami was still unaffected and continued relishing her desserts unaware of someone's presence.

She was startled when Karan kissed on her cheeks.

She turned around and saw him grinning. She chuckled as She looked at him with all the love in her heart.

They both were lost in each other's eyes until they heard someone's footsteps that were loud indicating he/ she was coming to the kitchen.

Karan acted and went near the fridge and took out a bottle of cold water and was drinking it while Monami finished her desserts and cleaned herself.

It was Zui who had come to the kitchen as she noticed Monami's absence for a long time.

Zui: Monu baccha, kya hua?!
Tum yaha kyu aayi ho?
Tumhare liye kucch banadu kya?

Monami smiled .

Monami : Naani mujhe bhook lagi thhi aur main andar aagayi.

Maine yaha apne favourite chocolates, cake aur cookies dekha toh main yahi baithkar woh sab enjoyyyyyyyyyyyyy kar rahi thhi.

Zui chuckled at Monami's childish tone,she placed a kiss on her forehead and then went out.

Karan was enjoying the sight of his wife behaving exactly like a kid.

He then helped Monami get up and walked her way out to the hall.

The duo sat down and the discussion went on.

Days passed by and everyone was busy preparing for the Baby Shower and Srimanth except for Moran who were enjoying the pregnancy bliss.

Gifts were bought,guests were invited,  items for Pooja was bought , in short the entire world around Moran was in chaos while the duo were unaffected and were in their own world away from the chaos of life.

They were weaving a world for themselves and their little one .

The day finally arrived, Monami had woken up around 7.00 and was being dressed up by Barkha and Koel, along with Janhavi and Zui.

The males were busy in ensuring that the programme goes well and were seen instructing workers regarding the last minute touch ups in the decorations.

Karan was desperate to have a glance of Monami in the saree.

He kept looking at the watch every now and then ,finally Monami was brought down by the Ladies gang.

Karan kept looking at her without blinking his eyes .

He felt as if the world had stopped moving and his poor heart felt like someone had squeezed it too hard.

He couldn't believe, that he was blessed with the most beautiful wife and her pregnancy glow and Baby bump added on to her ethereal beauty.

Time stopped as they both came facing each other ,their eyes locked with each other that didn't want to break the contact.

Karan went ahead took Monami's hand in his and helped her move towards the area of veneration.

Karan sat down on the ground while Monami sat on the chair.

The Priest recited Mantras for the well being of the Mother and the Child.

Once the Pooja was completed everyone enjoyed a scrumptious lunch and bid farewell to the expecting couple.



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