The Logical (Wo)Man

Inception

Sia’s Point Of View

As my eyelids fluttered, I saw an unknown ceiling with a dimmed spotlight right above my face. There was a continuous beep sound that came from an adjacent white machine which I still couldn’t figure out thanks to my blurred vision. Also, there was a strange smell of medicines mixed with a strong rose scented freshener that filled the room. It took me a good 20 minutes to figure out that I was in a hospital. The room seemed like a VIP one as everything looked pretty expensive except for the bed. There was wooden finished furniture, flower vases filled with carnations, a small counter top having a coffee maker and cup plates. I could also see another door which I presume was a partition to something like a living room.

“Great” I thought as I cursed myself for drinking out of my limits. Then I tilted my head to see a sleeping Shouryajit Dutta stretched out on the leather couch that sat right beside my bed.

I instantly smile as I saw his mouth half open just like a small baby. It reminded me of our first physical encounter when I woke up and closed his jaws with my fingers and he, as usual tugged me into a tight hug. But now, I felt so weak that I couldn’t lift my hands.

Everyone gets petrified by his mere presence except for me. Hence, I take pride in breaking the “Being Shouryajit Dutta” barrier which none I think could cross till date. We might have our own differences but yet I feel relieved whenever I am with this man. It feels like all my problems vanishes on its own whenever he steps in.

Suddenly I sense a feeling of throwing up and try to lift myself out of the bed. As I stir , the channel on the top of my palm start oozing blood. I squeal in pain and saw Shourya pop up like a spring from the couch and reach my bed in a flash of light speed. He quickly scanned my palm and pressed a button which I guessed was connected to the nurse station for emergency call.

“Mishti please stay calm, I have called the nurse and she’ll be here soon”.

After a minute, I saw the nurse coming in with a dressing kit in her hand.

“Mrs. Dutta, I see you are awake”

“Yes, and I am about to throw up” I say it before being all gagged.

She rushed inside the washroom and came back to me with a bowl like container, as I couldn’t hold longer. I cursed myself in my mind as my mouth felt like a hose pipe.

After the clean up, she wiped my face with a warm towel and dressed my channel , opening the needle and sealing it with a bandaid.

“She won’t be needing it as the doctor has suggested for discharge” she explained to Shourya and left.

As she closed the door, Shourya turned towards me and leaned over, planting a soft kiss on my forehead.

“And I thought I was in for a good bashing for being all drunk” I chuckled.

“So, you think that I should punish you for that?” he winked.

“Noooo” I pouted.

“Mishti..” he sounded calm.

I looked up at him as he sat beside me on the bed, his warm palm caressing my forehead.

“I have to tell you something.”

“Go ahead” I still couldn’t get his expression. Did he have a small tear drop in his eyes?

“We are going to have a baby”

“Sorry? What?”

“Mishti we are pregnant..”

I still couldn’t process the words that came out of his mouth.

“I know its sudden and we are unprepared, but I won’t force you.  You will decide if you want to keep it or not”

Tears started filling in making my vision all the more blurred. All my life I have been thinking of this day and it has finally come. Although I envisioned it with someone else(which thank God, will never happen)and I hope things are way better now. I recollected Joey saying “ Wow so you’ll be the mother of baby dinos one day” and we laughed on this joke for over a week, after I accepted that a**’s proposal.

But this was different. I know I am falling for Shourya chronologically(sounds so like him :P) but was I in for this? not sure. Although nothing would be forced on me but somewhere deep inside I wanted it. He was .. well an egotist, chauvinist, unromantic, dominating brute but he loved me, with all his heart, and my mind knew that he was changing, slowly, like a melting iceberg.

“Sweetheart please don’t cry” he hugged me tight and his scent felt so tantalizing.

I looked at his face which had a mixed expression of tension and tiredness, his baggy eyes almost filled with tears, his lips pursed. I could tell that he had been up all night and didn’t leave my side even for a second. I couldn’t deny him or my feeling anymore.

“I want to have our baby” I wept while my burying my face into his strong chest.

Then I looked up to see him shedding a few drops.

“Okay , and I thought you’re devoid of all emotions” I tried to smile.

“I am, except when I am around you. It’s like my defense system stops working you know” he smiled as he wiped out my tears.

“Come here” I dragged his face towards me and kissed him. It was deep and meaningful.

“Okay , you are still smelling like vodka” he teased.

“Good for you” I gave it back.

“Mishti, I still can’t believe all of this”

“Me too honey. It seems like a dream.”

We were interrupted by the knock on the door and I could see the doctor stepping in , with a warm smile. She was short, beautiful, and wore a white coat with a stethoscope in her hand.

“Hey, I see you are in good shape now!” she chirped approaching me.

“Good morning Doctor!” Shourya greeted her.

“Morning Mr. Datta!” then turning towards me “Dr. Selena McCarthy, your gynecologist”

“Hello Doctor” I greeted her with a smile.

“I have checked your reports, and the vitals look good. Well I wanted to keep you here for another day, but your husband insists on taking you home.”

As I turned to look at Shourya, he gave me an babyishly innocent smile, making me chuckle.

“Although I am sure Mr. Datta will take utmost care of you but I should remind you two of the regular checkups that are absolutely essential for the next nine months. My secretary will handover a calendar so that you can keep track of the dates”’

“Thank you so much doctor!” I took her palm and held it.

“You are a lucky woman Sia!” she chirped “Your husband was quite quick and adept as he carried you in his arms to the hospital. Also, he didn’t sleep even for a minute, ensuring your medications and tests happened on time.”

I couldn’t hold my tears anymore.

“I should remind you that these are the times when your emotions will surge hand in hand with your hormones. I am sure Mr. Datta will take good care of that” she said

“Doctor I will do my best, I promise.”

“Wonderful. Now I should take a leave” she nodded with a smile and left.

I turned towards Shourya , who was now looking at me with warmth. Then we kissed again before the nurse came in for dressing me up.

We came back home and I saw Shouranya pacing up and down in front of the house. As she saw our car approach, she ran towards it.

“Ohh my God! How are you? Are you ok? What did the doctor say?“ she was all jittery as she hugged me tight

“Sho she’s fine”

“Bhai I am so sorry, please forgive me. I shouldn’t have gotten so much wasted. I should have been with her”

“Come on darlo, please don’t blame yourself like this” I hugged her back.

She kissed my cheeks and said “ I am so glad to see you Sia. If anything would have happened to you, God forbid, I would have died out of guilt.”

As I was about to break the news of my pregnancy, Shourya gave me a small pinch on my arms and said :

“Sia is absolutely okay now baby sis. Don’t worry. Now let’s get inside, it’s pretty cold here”.

It felt a bit strange as he didn’t want me to break it to her. Why wouldn’t he say it to his own sister. What’s there to hide? May be it was too soon for his family to know, or may be there was some other reason..

“Oh God! I should stop overthinking” I rebuked myself as we stepped inside.

But somewhere inside me, the question marks still remained.

“What if…”