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Essay / Unexpectedly Blue - 1968
Divya was sitting in the living room sorting through the baby gifts she had received at her baby shower, which had taken place two days ago, on the last day of her seventh month of pregnancy. Next to her, her son Vaishak, busy unpacking toys and hiding some of the ones he found interesting, under the sofa. Divya's mother, who had come to take care of her pregnant daughter, was preparing breakfast in the kitchen and Divya's husband had not yet returned from his morning walk. After putting away the gifts at the office, Divya prepared to visit her doctor for her regular monthly check-up. up. By then, Vaishak had finished his breakfast and was playing with his toys. He was an outdoorsman. He would like to stay outside for hours without getting tired. Every time he saw one of them go out, leaving him at home, he would start throwing tantrums until he got what he wanted. Knowing this, his grandmother took him to another room where he couldn't see his mother coming out but he didn't fall into that trap. When Divya was putting on her shoes, he hurriedly ran and chained her right leg with his small hands. “Mom, I want to come with you. » “I'm just going to see our neighbor. » "No, you are." layer. So why are you wearing this saree? We don't wear this kind of sari when we go to see our neighbor.''He was very talkative. He doesn't let something disappear easily. So Divya had to tell him the truth: she was going to see the doctor. She wanted to take him with her, but she didn't know how long it would take, sometimes it would take hours if the hospital was filled with more patients. “If you come with me, the doctor will give you an injection,” Divya said. "Um... No, this time the doctor will give you an injection,"...... middle of paper ......ef became intense. But she held back her tears and looked at him with blurred eyes. He asked his father to give him his laptop to play on. So his father sat down with them to make sure everything would go well. Gunda started playing on the computer. Suddenly he stopped and opened the photos of his school that his father had taken on the first day of school. He was at LKG. Then he looked at the mother and said, "Should I go with Dad and take my little sister home?" I'll take care of her. You don't need to worry.'' ``No, you have school tomorrow,'' his mother and father said simultaneously. He looked at the school photos again and did something. » He clapped, looking at the empty folder. Her words flowed from her mouth like the rays of the morning sun: “Mom, look, I cut school. There is no more school from now on. His half-smiling mother and smiling father kissed their son..