Prajna

As entered in the chamber of famous gynaecologist of the city, we were more into flux what to do and what not. We had enjoyed a great life till now but now we need to think about this. When entered it was empty and what we saw was the photo of gynace with different degrees, she was a gold medallist in the field of family planning, that’s the reason we are here. My husband wanted to have the best and why wouldn’t he? He was a very rich guy with always getting what he wanted. We were nervously waiting for the doctor, when nurse told us about her arrival.

There entered a doctor in her late 20s, she looked at ease even in the green operation coat, entering she said us to sit down and while washing her hands, she asked us to wait in the counselling room, and a sister was helping her with removal of coat.

We sat there and waited for her , the room was painted in light green colour and there were photos of many happy couples with the kids but the photo which was most beautiful was a photo of a man similar of their age holding a new born baby and was about to cry. His face had so many expressions, I was lost in the photo, I wished even my khadoos husband takes our kid the same way in photo.

That moment only she entered in pink blossom chiffon saree and taking up a single seat with notepad and pen as we sat in a sofa facing her and said “Feel relaxed, we will have a long session, first I will talk to both of you and then the lady alone. Don’t take me wrong I need to be corfirmed that you both are mentally and without any pressures are ready for this step. If a not wrong you both have being married for 3 years and when you married you were 27 and 18 respectively. In the first year only you adopted a boy child of 6-7 years. And now you are planning to have your own child. By going through records you may have to patient because sometimes it takes time in first attempt. But don’t worry if we follow the precautions properly you both will soon hear baby cries.”

As winding up the session, the gynace said “I must say I am impressed with both of you, and I assure you of certain good news in near future.”

Just then the lady said “Doctor, you were saying that we can meet any of the parents whose photos are there in this room but I would really like to meet the guy in the photo.” signalling the photo she was earlier admiring. The doctor smilingly said “You may not get to meet him because he is not one of my clients. Actually it’s the photo of Dr. Dasgupta”  

"Ok! But thanks Dr. Durga for having our case" said my husband as we left

“Hey! Doctor Dasgupta how was your day?” asked my husband. “Nothing much. Had 3 deliveries and few constants but sometimes I wish I could spend more time at home with Prajna. She will be 5 months now and except a few weekends I never seem to have time.” She said lying down in bed caressing the baby girl sleeping while her husband was busy playing with her hairs. It was rarity in doctor’s profession to have such beautiful curly hair which she always kept tied in a tight braid. But now they were freed from braid and his caressing was making her relaxed

“But Prajna gets enough of my attention plus you always are there. We both knew that your line of choice had uncertain working hours and I am always there.” Said Aadya  

“That’s the point Aadi, you know you yourself being such a huge name in psychologist but here you are sacrificing your career for this child, but isn’t it is a mothers duty to see that the baby is well nurtured whereas I am the mother who is out of house for most of the day.” Said Durga sadly. Aadya knew she was going through a stroke of self-scolding who better than him could understand that. Their was not a conventional wedding, Durga was in same hospital as him, she was a young junior doctor when he met her 5 years back, he was till then had established in his career. Slowly they became friends and the whole hospital knew about them as Aadya was very possessive of his things, so he and Durga were seen together most of the times. But it was when Durga had an major accident 4 years back, it was then when he decided that he needed to take things to different dimension.

He still remembers the day as if its just yesterday, he was out of country for a seminar and it was his arrival day, as they were talking on phone, he suddenly had her some commotion and the next thing was phone going dead. That 6 hour flight from Zurich to Kolkata was the longest hours of his life.

When he came back, he came to know that she had a hit and run case as some car in hospital struck her, she had major blood loss and was in weak status but alive and conscious. It was the first time, he saw her parents, she was from a very traditional family which was forcing her to return with them after this accident and wanted her to get married. But the way she looked at him, it was the moment he knew that she also loved him. Just then he took a pinch of vermillion from hospital temple and filled her maang. And that’s how 24 year Durga married 31 year Aadya and became Dr. Durga Dasgupta. Though their love story was talk of the hospital corridors so he quitted his job only a month later and started counselling from their home.

Aadya had an typical ancestral Bengali home, where he converted few rooms as his personal counselling session and she completed her post graduation after 6 months where she started to practise as gynaecologist and in few years she had settled place for herself and now run a hospital with him whereas they made the top floor of their house as their residence. It was this year after so much time he saw her in despair, earler this year, she gave him the biggest achievement of their life, Prajna, their daughter but it was first time he saw that she looks guilty for not giving their daughter enough attention to their daughter.

But what Aadya always realised that Prajna was best thing that happened in their life after years she Aadya felt smiling till the eyes, he had left his habit of years to smoke as he knew how bad is that for his angel, and she also got the gift of happiness and patience because she was that kind of person who use ring bell continuously for minutes till the gate was opened or the nurse came hurriedly, now learned to keep her every action as quiet as possible.

While he was thinking all this, he saw that Durga has unceremonisly slept on the bed. It has being very tiring on her with the fact that Prajna kept her on her toes plus after resuming her consultations, the unpredictable delivery times makes her tired.

As that night he was tucking his wife to bed after making his angel sleep in bassinet, he found that people are not wrong when they say that a child changes you….it as being years when for the first time he felt love for a girl and now when Prajna was born , he was scared will he be able to love her the same way but as he looked at Prajna, the first he saw was dark blue ocean like eyes, the replica of her mother and now he has learnt to love the baby infront of him……….