All I Can Wish For

Ch-30 Ahaana Awasthi

Anaya's POV

I sighed after finally sitting on our couch after spending days on the hospital bed. It wasn't uncomfortable but I felt homesick.

As we reached, Abhi and Aishu rushed in. Abhi returned with a thaali with the essentials of aarti whereas Aishu returned with a video camera we bought a few years ago. As Abhi performed our aarti, Aishu recorded every moment she could capture.

It was a blissful dream-come-true moment. I had everything I had ever wanted. A perfect family! A part of me felt the emptiness as my mind wandered to my parents and brother. But I was quick enough to shrug that off as I knew no one would appreciate my sad face.

I glanced at Abhi and saw him already looking at me with a knowing smile. He noticed. I smiled back at him and shook my head.

As long as I have the three of them, I won't let anything bother me.

I was in the hospital for three whole days and honestly, even after doing nothing, it was tiresome. Hospitals' atmosphere makes me sick. I don't really like them.

*****

Five days have already passed since the birth of our baby and tomorrow is her naamkaran ceremony. We are still contemplating a good name for her.

As our baby was napping in the crib we got as a gift on the day of godh bharai, I decided to take some rest too. But Abhi was quick enough to pull me back. I looked at him in confusion as he did the same.

"What are you doing?" He asked.

"I am going to take some rest." I replied as I still couldn't grasp the reason why he stopped me.

"Exactly! You need to rest." And with that, he picked me up in his arms and I gasped with a shriek.

My heart warmed as he chuckled at my reaction and carried me to our room. All I could do was stare at his face as he walked around with me in his arms too effortlessly. How is he-

Oh yeah! He began going to the gym after his bakery set off...

Of course a bakery owner has to look all good-ie good. For other girls to ogle at him...

My admiring expression changed as I plastered a frown on my face and looked away. He chuckled at my sudden change of mood as he put me down on the bed and sat beside me.

"Ab kya hua?" He asked as he too laid down next to me and caressed my hair. I sighed in contentment and snuggled closer to him as he chuckled a bit.

"Don't go to the gym!"

"Why?" He asked bewildered. "You don't want your husband to be fit or what?" He taunted playfully.

"But then other people will see you too na... Especially girls!" I said, slowly muttering the last part. But, he heard it and started laughing.

I pouted as I hit his chest and snuggled closer to him. "What do I do with you!" He exclaimed as he pecked my forehead.

*****

We were all ready for the naming ceremony of our little one. After asking Panditji, he suggested we name our baby from either 'A' or 'N'.

Ever since Aishu got to know it, she has been adamant to keep a name starting from 'A'. We haven't quite figured out the reason why but there's no harm in doing so as well.

After the Puja was done with, Kanika leaned down to whisper her name in her ears. Usually it is done by the Bua, but since there is none, her masi is doing it.