LIFE I CHOOSE

MY LIFE

5 months later
"So how did it go?, what did the doctor say?" Sophia asked, she also apologised to her for having left her alone at the hospital.  Preeta had started bleeding, so she rushed her to the near by hospital but nosooner had they reached, she received a very important phone and left immediately, leaving her alone. "The doctor said am fine, that it usually happens though mostly from the first trimester however she advised me to be careful because sometimes it leads to miscarriages" Preeta answered. "But aren't you past your first trimester?". "Yes am 20 weeks which is approximately 5months now and the as a doctor i know it does happen even in the second one; so I gotta be careful, am really looking forward to having my baby, I feel happy and blessed, you have no idea how excited I am" Preeta said smiling. "I know sweetie and I feel very proud that am gonna be part of this journey, am going to spoil her" Sophia muttered. "Her" Preeta asked to which Sophia answered that she feels its gonna be a girl. "Sorry to disappoint you but your gonna have a nephew; the doctor told me the sex of my child during the  check up " Preeta told her while touching tenderly on her stomach.

"Wow, Preeta that's good news, do you know how handsome and beautiful he's gonna look?, your beautiful and his dad am speechless. I can't believe your gonna have Karan Junior; Preeta we should celebrate" Sophia said happily. But Preeta who was smiling at her words became sad and Sophia asked if she had said anything wrongly. "No, you didn't say anything wrong, am just wondering what it could've been, I mean Karan and I , how could our lives have been, had it not been for all these stupid problems, would he have been happy,  loved our child?", she said sadly. " I confess that I think about him always, sometimes I can't sleep because it's too much but I also know that I shouldn't do so because he will never come back to me, he's married now and already moved on with his life; however sometimes I can't help it because I miss him, I miss my friend Sophia. I must come to terms with everything and put all my energy, love and focus on my son; it's just us and I have to accept it" she continued to say.
Sophia like a good friend she is, held and quizzed her hand I told her; it's not bad to love or even think about those we love even though, they  are not in our lives anymore however we just have to learn to live without them, it means we are human but with time we learn to move on. Time heals all wounds besides am not going anywhere so little Karan won't miss anything; we will do everything for him. Besides it's Karan's loss; he lost an incredible woman and will lose out on his son too so cheer up. They hugged each other with both of them crying.

They talked about a lot of stuff, from personal to non personal and by the end of the day; they decided when they will start shopping for Karan Junior. And decided to go after Preeta's exams. To say that they weren't excited would be an underestimate.
For Preeta, studying while pregnant hasn't been the best thing like she hopped it would. For start, she does miss class sometimes due to complications, secondly the way some fellow students look at her. It's like being pregnant while studying is the worst thing but she isn't  first and won't be the last. They judge her but she doesn't care because she didn't get pregnant out of wedlock but they don't need to know that. However, a lot of them admire her because of her bravely and also because she's smart in class and others like her tender and kind nature which drowns a lot of people into her life. She's grateful for the many friends she has made both from the hospital and university over the course of time she's been here.
Preeta is studying a master's degree in clinical medicine and its one of those hard courses at the University. But despite this, she's gives her all in whatever she does. Lectures, and even the doctors at Hopkins where she works admire how she does her work and are very proud. One doctor was heard praising her and telling his fellow doctors how they plan on retaining her for a full job after her studies and  this gave her courage as well to work hard for her and her son.

A week had passed since she had that bleeding scare and is now being careful. She took her medicine just on time and even though she had exams coming up, she still gave herself rest as the doctor had recommended. And also went to work but it was limited.
One day while at the hospital  she met an old woman who goes by the names Mrs. Annabel Johnson, she had a problem with her spinalcord and needed treatment there and then, she was in too much pain and since Preeta was an expert in physiology, she offered to help her and ease the pain; few doctors knew that she had knowledge about physiology so some were very surprised with her. One thing that made people like her was because she was full of surprises and very intelligent yet never bragged about it. Helping Mrs. Annabel was like a blessing in disguise because she offered her a lot of money to become her personal physiotherapist; at first she had declined the offer stating that she will do it for free but one doctor called Luke encouraged her to take it because she needed the money and besides everyone would jump to get that chance. Mrs. Annabel was a very wealthy woman but very lonely at the same time. She once had a child but died in a car accident at the age of 18. Now she lives with her house helpers, her driver and the lawyer usually comes when she has to sign some work related  documents.

Preeta passed her exams and emerged as the second best student in her class, Sophia was very happy for her and life become even better for her. As time passed, she and Mrs. Annabel become good friends, as  she used to go to her house often to either treat or keep her company, Mrs. Annabel admired Preeta's behaviours, she saw  a daughter in her  she had  lost, and one day she requested her to come live with her in her huge mansion, told her to bring her friend Sophia with her. Since she was treating her so well Preeta accepted her offer. But when she told Sophia, she wasn't happy about it but never stopped her from leaving either. However she declined from going with Preeta but  promised to visit her always and if she needs something she will be a phone call away.  Sophia decided to stay at their apartment besides she was seeing someone so it couldn't be appropriate to bring her  boyfriend in someone's house. Preeta understood Sophia and they promised to always check on each other from time to time.
Weeks past and everything was just fine, her pregnancy was in the last days before giving birth and Ms. Annabel ensured that she had everything she needed and was comfortable , her maids and workers were treating her as Annabel's daughter because that was what she told and wanted, Sophia also came time to time and always went with her on her check ups, at the hospital they had given her time off so she had stopped working and thank GOd this came after she had done her second semester exams, so she wasn't worried but was thankful that  everything came at the right time.

On 20th December, a cry was heard in room 206. "You hear that" Sophia asked happily. "Yes, she has finally given birth " Mrs. Annabel answered excitedly. "I feel so happy for her, am officially an auntie and I can't wait to see them " Sophia contined to say with tears of joy in her eyes. Preeta was crying when one of the doctors handled her her son to hold,  she couldn't believe that she was finally a mom,  she had tears of joy  in eyes and was constantly kissing him. "Congratulations Preeta, he's a health boy and very beautiful" one of the doctors told her. Mrs. Annabel and Sophia were invited in and were so happy, Sophia looked at her emotionally and congratulated her; then told her how he looks just like his dad. Ms. Annabel remembered what Preeta said about her in-laws, at the time she was angry and surprised that such people exist. And now looking at them she was happy and proud of Preeta's bravery. She promised herself to make sure that Preeta and her son never luck anything. Sophia saw Preeta looking at her son but it seems like she was in too much thoughts,  and when Sophia asked her what's the matter was,  she said she was thinking about Karan. "I am wondering if he would've loved and accepted my son" she said sadly. And Sophia told her to stop thinking about Karan but her son because now he's the most important right now.

"So what name are you giving him?", Ms. Annabel asked; "well, it's Karan after his dad", Sophia answered. They had discussed names but before they agreed on the names, Sophia had blackmailed and even had a bet about it in which Sophia won and hence she agreed on the name she had chosen. Deep down Preeta was happy with the name but  only pretended not to like it in front of Sophia.  She told Ms. Annabel that her son's names are Karan Junior Arora. After a few days Preeta was discharged and there was a welcoming  home party for her and her son. Sophia also moved in because she had broken up with her boyfriend and saw no reason staying at the apartment when her family is not there. They were a happy family but Preeta often thought about her family and felt sad. She feels guilty  for not keeping her promise to Shrishti. The last time she talked to her, she had promised to call back but never did till now. She told herself that she would call after she gets better.
Days passed and months passed too. Baby Karan was becoming bigger and bigger, for Ms. Annabel, she felt so happy and always spent her time with him. She had a daughter in Preeta she adored and a grandson too however Ms. Annabel had a heart attack and died shortly just after little Karan's first  birthday leaving all her fortune to Preeta and her son as per her Will and Testament and as read by her lawyer.

Note:
I have decided to have some leaps in between because I want this story to move fast.

Next: Its gonna be about Luthras, Aroras and of course our favourite villains.
Thanks for reading and comments are welcome.
Hope you like this chapter, I really enjoyed writing it.