The Desert Lily

Chapter 18

The sun rose, kissing the sand of Dubai, making it sparkle like precious golden specks.

Rays of the large star penetrated through the thick curtains of her bedroom.

Samaira stretched her body as she could feel the shine falling on her. She sat on the bed and folded her hands to pray.

"I thank you for giving me this day,dear god. "she said faintly and chanted Our Father and a prayer to the Virgin Mary.

She then gathered her unruly hair into a messy bun and stepped out of the bed. She looked at the bed so that she could give her daily morning kiss to her babies.But she found only Reyan,sucking his thumb and saliva drooling out of his mouth while sleeping.

That's when she remembered,Kevin had behaved all clingy to Ayush last night and slept with him in the other room. She smiled thinking about his antics and kissed Reyan on his forehead.

She further leaned to Prarthana who was in a cradle and plopped a kiss on her soft head.

She strided towards the kitchen and started preparing her regular coffee.She picked up a cup and poured the hot liquid into it. She heard faint voices from Ayush's room and it felt like Kevin's.

She decided to check him out and slowly opened the room's door. She saw Kevin muttering something cutely in his sleep while Ayush is staring at him with a warm smile.

She chuckled inwardly and left to the kitchen.

She began doing all her morning duties.

Finally it was time for her to go to hospital. Kevin was ready in uniform and Reyan, Prarthana ready to accompany their parents to the hospital.

Samaira opened the door to her car's driver seat while Ayush was at the backseat holding Reyan and Prarthana in each of his hands. Kevin sat like a king on the passenger seat and she patted his head.

They started off to his school. It was a five storeyed Indian school with a huge garden in the front area. Ayush breathed in a gush of fresh air as he accompanied Kevin till the building. He leaned down and plopped a kiss on the boy's cheek and Kevin reciprocated the same. He skipped away to his class while Ayush gazed at his retreating figure.

Samaira started the car again and headed to the hospital.

"How far is it? "asked Ayush as he balanced the babies on his lap.

"3kms. We'll reach soon. "she replied.

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"We're here. "she said as the car entered the massive hospital premises.

Ayush stared at the huge structure, it looked as if it touched the sky. Saliva drooled out of Prarthana's mouth as she gaped at the building like her father. Reyan was in a playful mood and kept pulling Ayush's hair.

She parked the car in the reserved slot and everyone got out.

Ayush was introduced to all his colleagues and given a lecture on the locations. He found it to be a comfortable space. He began his service.

Meanwhile, Samaira left Prarthana and Reyan with the other babies and entered the operation theatre to perform a surgery.

She put on her masks and gloves and the surgery gown. The cesarean lasted for two hours and she did it with utmost concentration.

She came out after the cesarean.She had a sitting to do in the outpatient ward. She walked to the ward slowly.

'You were after Kevin and your career. I can't hide my relationship with her anymore.'