Short Stories

APPA PART- 1

BIRTH OF THE HERO

Place: Coimbatore Government Hospital
Date: 7 May 1994

Dhananjay was pacing outside the labour ward. His face was tensed and was sweating profusely. He could hear his wife's scream from inside the ward which made his heart pound in fear as she was giving birth to their baby.

He sat at a nearby chair, joined his hands together, closed his eyes, and prayed to the god to bring back his his wife and baby safely.

Dhan: Kadavule please dheivasenji en pondatti-yum kozhandhaiyum-yum enkittaye bathram ah thirupi kuduthudunga.

As he was praying, he could hear a voice calling him him. So he opened his eyes to see the doctor standing before him. He immediately stood up.

Dhan: [tensed] Doctor, ennachu? Wdhadhu problem ah? En wife ku edhum aagala la?

Doc: Mr. Dhananjay ivlo padhata padra alavuku onnum illa. You wife is perfectly fine. And yeah Congratulations, ungalku paiyan porandhirkan. Both the mother and baby are doing good.

He felt very happy and relieved to here the news. He holded the hands of the doctor and thanked her with gratitude. She smiled at him and patted his shoulder.

Dhan: Thank you so much doctor.

Doc: It's ok Mr.Dhananjay. Neenga edhukum worry pannikqdhinga. Please wait here, the nurse will bring your baby.

Dhan: Doctor en wife ah epo paakalam?

Doc: Avangala normal shift ku mathunadhuku apram ah nurse vandhu inform pannuvanga. Adhuku apram neenga poi paakalam.

Dhan: Ok Doctor. Thank you so much once again.

She smiled at him and moved from there.

He sat on a chair and waited impatiently for the nurse to bring his baby.

Few minutes later, the nurse came carrying the baby. He stood up and got the baby with trembling hands. He held the baby close to him and looked.

His whole body shivered to hold the little bundle, 'his son' and his tear touched the baby's cheek to which he scrunched his face.

Dhan: En Raja va neenga. Inga paarunga appa va paarunga.

The baby slowly opened his eyes eyes, looked at his father with those beautiful brown eyes and yawned cutely, which made Dhananjay to adore him.

Dhan: Achoo en raja ku thookam varudha? Evlo azhaga apde unga amma maariye irrukinga.

He cooed the baby and kissed his forehead.

The nurse then got the baby and asked him to follow her as his wife was shifted to normal ward and asked him to visit her.

Both of them entered the ward and the nurse placed the baby in the cradle near the bed.

Nurse: Sir, naa velila dhan irrupen, neenga pesi mudichitu enna kupdunga.

Dhan: Haan ok sister.

The nurse left the ward giving privacy to them. Jay took slow steps and sat on the stool placed beside the bed in which his wife was sleeping.

He carrased her hair which made her stirr in her sleep and slowly opened her eyes. She looked at him and smiled a little.

Dhan: Ipo epdi irruku Shanthi?

Shanthi: Hmm ipo paravala nga. Vali kammiya dhan irruku.... namba paiyan enga?

Dhan: [smiles] Namba paiyan laa. [Both of them smiles] anga cradle la paduka vechirkanga.

Shanthi: Enga ennoda bed ah konjam thuki vidungalen.

Dhan: Haan seri ma.

Jay lifted the bed a little so she could see their baby properly. She tilted her head and looked at the other way to see their baby which the made out of love. Instantly her eyes filled with happy tears.

Looking at her tears Jay hugged her from behind and kissed her temple. The both stayed like that and admired their baby. The smiled and looked at eachother, smiled and again looked at their baby.

Both : Namba paiyan

Hearing his parents voice, the baby whined a little in his sleep, as though accepting what they said.

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