I Never Searched, But I Found You

Part 6

The next evening Iyers came home, they were by Vandu and Bala for dinner. The Bhalla's were also coming home from a restaurant. Raman was still downstairs talking on phone . Amma and Mrs.Bhalla introduced their families.

Raman came up the stairs and his mother said  "And this is our oldest son Raman, Raman these are our new neighbors Mr. and Mrs.Iyer and their daughters Ishita and Mihika.

Ishita stood there shocked, she had the feeling to faint . Raman looked at her then he saw her swollen stomach .
"NO, NO,NO...it raced through his thoughts, NO Please NO."

Ishita automatically puts a hand protectively on her stomach.

Mrs.Bhalla interrupted his thoughts "Puttar greet our new neighbors."
Oh sorry, Namaste Uncle, Namaste Aunty. "He said hello to Mihika then silence.

Mihika said "Hi, I'm Mihika and this is my sister Ishita." Ishita did not say a word, her whole body was shaking .

Raman felt he was in the middle of a nightmare. Mrs.Bhalla said, "Nice to meet you all. Mihika noticed Ishita's malaise.

"Come Akka, you should rest, you are very pale, don't you feel well ?"
Everyone said goodbye and went to their flat.

Bhalla's:
Mrs.Bhalla said, "I'm so sorry for Mrs.Iyer"s daughter. She will soon give birth to her child and her husband died in a car accident 1 month after the wedding."

Simmi said "Oh Yes,  that's bad "
Raman thought "husband ? Car accident ? No, this could not be.

She had been married when he met her? No, she had never slept with a man before. But what is his mother talking about" ? But maybe she got married after he met her." She is pregnant, visibly pregnant."

"Maa who told you that, I mean Mrs.Iyer's daughter that her husband died 1 month after the wedding ? Asked Raman.

"Mrs.Iyer told me, why are you asking Puttar."?
"Out of curiosity", Raman answered

He had to talk to her, he needed to know what was about the husband and the car accident .

The Iyer"s
Ishita could not believe it, she never expected ,to see him again. She had a stinging headache. She noticed how the nausea crept up in her. She ran into the bathroom and  trow up .

"To hell with you, Raman Bhalla!" She cried. ... Mihika knocking on the door "Akka, are you ok?"

Ishita came out of the bathroom, she looked terrible. She said "everything well, morning sickness in the evening. "
Mihika said "have you cried Akka. what is wrong .?

At that moment Amma came with a glass of juice. " Ishu drink your juice and lie down, you need rest and sleep."

Ishita took a sip of juice and went to bed.
She closed her eyes and everything in her head was spinning . Amma and Mihika went out to give Ishita's rest.

Ishita lay in her bed and cried, she stroked her stomach and was gifted with a kick.
She smiled, "Hello baby, sorry for the stress, but now we both rest and sleep, okay?" and the baby is kicking again. Ishita fell asleep totally exhausted.

Mihika lay in her bed, thinking." What's wrong with Akka ? Ok, i know that her morning sickness comes at any time of day or night and that already for months."

"But I noticed that it started at the very moment when Aunty's son came. Was that coincidence ? How they both stared at each other. I was the only one who noticed that ? " I'm sure Akka cried."

Mihika decided , to sleep and to ask Ishita tomorrow about it .

To be continued