Professor

44 | Anklet

~~~~~~~~~~Harini~~~~~~~~~~

The next day , post attending the function in my relative's house, we decided to go meet Neeraja manni in the hospital.

Upon reaching the hospital , we went to the ward with the information Vikram has already shared us.

We knocked on the door and went inside to see Vikram sir holding the baby in his arms and playing and talking with sweet words to the tiny little tot. His face was very bright with full of happiness.

In the room was Neerja manni , Vicky anna , Neeraja's mom along with Vikram. We greeted them all and spoke for few minutes with them.

"Hey Harini.. wanna hold her ?" Vikram asked me.

"no.. I am not good at holding . She is very very tiny" I said and stood little away and looked at the baby girl, who was looking at everyone with her small eyes.

My mom took her and cooed her for sometime.

"hey Harini. come on wash your hands with sanitizer . I will help you lift her" said Vikram sir , who was now holding the baby wrapped in a big towel.

I sat on the nearby cot and Neeraja's mom placed the tiny tot on my lap and I held it very carefully. Vikram sir sat beside me very close holding the baby very protectively.

"she is such a cutie la..." he spoke very close to me , almost leaning near my face that I could even feel his hot breath. we were sitting so close that my arm and elbows were touching his chest. His manly smell was intoxicating too much.

Does he even knew what kind of position we are now, amidst of everyone. I tried to move a little but at the same time afraid to make a move with the newborn in my hand.

The newborn made some noise starting to cry seeing so many foreign faces.

"sss. acchuchoo.. pattu kutty edhuku alardhu.. onum ila dhan thangam.. pasikardha pattuku"

(why is my darling crying? nothing dear.. nothing.. are you feeling hungry?)

Vikram sir spoke like a kid to the newborn and lifted her carefully from me. He gave her to Neeraja manni and we all came out for Neeraja manni to feed her.

With the way Vikram sir was behaving with the kid, I could easily see that he is more fond of kids. We all spoke for few minutes and Vikram sir took us to the nearby canteen to get something for us. Myself, my bro and Vikram and Vicky anna went.

While my bro and Vicky went walking in front of us, myself and Vikram were walking behind them slowly.

"so.. do you know what name they have decided for the child? or is it surprise ? " I queried enthusiastically.

"I am the one who decided the name. I am going to name her as Vipraja. Combiantion from Vignesh and Neerja" he answered me chirply.

"why? I mean the name is good. Still..why would not you allow the parents to choose the name?"

" the name 'Viren' was selected by them together. But I already told for the second child I am the one who will choose the name and selected it long time back as well"

"how come you know it would be a girl? what if it had been a boy? what you would have named him?"

"hmm. if it is girl ' Vipraja'. If it is boy 'Viraj' - both are combination of their names" he spoke while walking the ramp stylishly with face full of happiness, hands dipped in his pocket.

"one more thing.. for our kid they too have rights to name them. Just like how I did for them" he added.

I did not reply him anything. Why? I mean they too can name but it can be a secondary name or something like that.