My Mother & Motherland

Big Responsibilities A Head

Hyderabad, on 11th Nov; 1998..!!!

Sruthi.. Sruthi.. screaming in joy Raj came in.

Hey..!! Raj I'm just awaiting you to come, Sruthi exclaimed in happiness. Ohoo..!! Really dear what's the matter, your mood is too good today. Did you dreamed our romantic nights again..? Asked Raj teasingly. Stop it Raj, Sruthi blushed. Both giggles. Fine, tell me reason behind your screaming, said Sruthi. No.. No.. Frist you tell me. No you frist.. No you.. You...( Both were having a sweet fight). Okay then will follow our elders saying ladies first. So you've to, said Raj. Sruthi was blusing. Ohoo dear..!!  You can blush on to night. Now please tell me. Sruthi gave a weired look and kept quite. Again Raj said okay baby I'm sorry please tell me. I'm very eager to hear you. Sruthi smiled and expressed about her pregnancy. Hurah.!!Raj shouted out in excitement. He then hugged her and said you doubled my happines. You know what, my years of dream came true today. I got a call letter from Indian Army.

Sruthi was saddened. At once her simle faded out. What happened Darls., are you not happy for me?Asked Raj. No.. No.. Not like that. I'm so happy, infact I'm proud of you but at this time I didn't expected so. I thought you would be  with me and we can share every single moment of our happiness through out my pregnancy. I planned many things.Sruthi conffesed.

Ohoo my dear.!! please don't worry. I'm with you always. Cuddling her back, Raj said. I'll come to you frequently and check up on you daily through telephone. We can share everything as you planned. Moreover, I've to join by January . So we've so much of time. And I promise all these days will be completely yours. Let's grab the moment and spend as you prefer . Sruthi smiled and hugged him thightly. Both spent together happily.

Finally the day arrived and Raj need to join his duty. All the arragements for his travel were done. Sruthi bade a mere sendoff eating her heart out. Raj hugged her soothingly and waved good bye.

When Sruthi returned home, huge bouquets of flowers were everywhere, but she had no idea how they got there. She found a small love note "Dear Sruthi, I'm with you always and will be forever. I'll call you as I reached there. Love you baby..Your's Raj".  Sruthi felt very happy and began to smile again. After 2days Sruthi got a call from Raj and said he was just reached and the conversation went on for a while.

There upon, it's became their daily habit. Talking over phone and sharing eachothers day routines before going to bed. As Raj said may be not frequently but visted home few times and both spent their time for the fullest. As days passed calls from Raj became shorter due to extremity in the border.

Subsequently the Kargil conflict was going on between India and Pakistan at Kargil district of Kashmir where Indian army amied at flusing out the troops of Pakistan from Kargil sector along with LOC under the operation "Vijay". The war took place for around 2.5 months during  may-july 1999. Many soldiers were killed and got wounded during the war. Finally with the coordination of IAF, Indian army  was successful in their opertaion "Safed Sagar"  to remove Pakistan troops from Kargil sector along with LOC on 26th july, which we now celebrate it as "Kargil Vijaya Diwas".

Meanwhile, Sruthi was getting prepared for her labor. When she flipped on the radio that night, she couldn’t believe the news she heard coming through the speakers.  She’d thought about this moment, imagined it before, but she’d never expected what had happened at that moment. Walking down  along the hallway Sruthi fell down and she’d been in labor for 48 hours and still no baby.  Sruthi was overwhelmed in sadnees and thought to give up her life. Then all of a sudden her water broke and gave birth to cute lil baby boy.

When Sruthi opened her eyes, she had no idea where she was and what had happened for a while. Then the nurse walked to her and giving Aryan to her wishpered "Congratulations, you're blessed with the baby boy". Taking Aryan into her arms, Sruthi forgot everything and caressed him with joy.

Later Sruthi decided to move away leaving everything and everyone behind. So that Aryan may not know the actual truth of Raj as she doesn't want to have any influence of army on her child.