Your Arrival
It was a sunny day with sun shining at its best. It was hot outside but I was cold wondering if I will be alive tomorrow to witness the heat. I was shivering with fear, yet calm, thinking I had you beside me. It was June 13 th , 2005, 4 p.m. I was walking, in fact crawling as if I was carrying the baggage of the whole earth. I didn’t have anybody to assure me. Just me and myself. We reached the hospital around 6 pm. No, I was completely fine. It was just that I was expecting my first baby. But, I was not excited. I was only afraid, concerned about me, only myself. I was admitted in the hospital for the first time. I wanted to have my favorite dish for dinner, chola poori; one last time before I go for the test of my life. I was relaxed now having done with my dinner. People must have retired to bed after a tiring day yet the maternity ward was awake and full of activities. Activities? Ok, whatever. I was sitting there watching the women with wonder as to why they were sho...