36 Miscarriage (1/2)
A nurse walked up to Prakruth and said ”Doctor is calling you both inside, please go to room no. 18 on the left”.
”Ok...” he said.
Punya and Prakruth walked as per nurse's direction to room no. 18.
”May I come in doctor?” asked Prakruth.
A middle aged woman who was writing something on a report said ”Come in” without lifting her head.
”You called us?” he asked.
”Oh oh Prakruth, it's been so long since I saw you, you've grown so much.” Doctor got up from her seat excitedly and came to hug him. ”Whenever I ask Sarala she'll say something and hush me up. Roshni gives better updates than your mom. How is your college and life?” she asked still holding his hands.
”I'm Fine doctor, how are you?” he asked.
”See I'm fat and fine” she said laughing.
”You look chubby not fat doctor” said Prakruth.
”Doctor, that girl is from our college... Can you tell me what happened?” he asked.
”Oh I'm so sorry Prakruth, I totally forgot. She just had a miscarriage. Sleeping pills have killed the foetus. We couldn't save it, we had to abort it to save the patient” said the doctor.
”Good, if she was given option she wouldn't allow abortion... Thank God” said Punya from behind Prakruth.
”Who's this girl?” asked the doctor.
”Punya, my friend. Patient is her classmate” said Prakruth.
”So you came to help. Genes always express... helpful parents, helpful son” said the doctor.
He just chuckled softly.
The doctor's phone started ringing. ”Oh duty time, see you kids. Let that girl be here for a week, she'll get good care. Meanwhile for legality sake get her parents signature for some forms” she advised and left.
Prakruth turned towards Punya and said, ”Come we'll go out, I want to talk to you”
”How does doctor know Roshni?” she asked.
”Doctor is Roshni's maternal aunt.”
She silently followed him.
He bought one bottle of water and a juice. They walked to the lawn. He gave her the juice and made her sit on a bench in the lawn. It was private park attached to the hospital for patients to walk through.
He drank a full bottle of water and poured some on his face. ”Good, if she was given option she wouldn't allow abortion... Thank God” Punya's words bombarded in his ears... He was shocked by those words. The girl who nurses those animal pets is thanking God for killing a child, he was demented.
He took a deep look at her and asked ”So you knew she was pregnant?”
Punya said boldly ”Yes”
”What was your reaction? What did you tell her?”
”I scolded her nicely”
”So she tried killing herself?”
”No no no... Dikshith got scared by this news, he asked her to abort the kid, but she was rigid and they both fought. He came to me and pleaded to convince her”
”Convince her to end a life mercilessly? ” Prakruth raised his voice.
”Be practical Prakruth, how will Dikshith take care of her and baby so early in life? He said he won't ditch her but can't marry and take responsibility now at this age... So I wanted to convince this point to her” she said calmly.
”Is this age OK for making her pregnant for that rascal?” he scowled.
”This is not completely his mistake, even she should've thought before the act” Punya argued.