Parenthood - A Journey [COMPLETED]

25 : Delivery

"Control Murtasim", he reminded himself but couldn't control himself for a long time and started crying with her. He can't see her crying and feeling himself as the reason for her tears makes him feel like her culprit. He knows he should not have made her pregnant because she needs to beat the pain now. He stroked her hair softly assuring her everything would be fine when he is also scared of the outcome. His hands shivered when Khanna told them they reached. He ran inside and came with a stretcher and nurses

He wiped his tears but no use because fresh tears escaped from his eyes. Meerab held his hand and looked at him worried

"Agar tum na chale toh delivery nahi karvaungi. Stop crying. It's my delivery, not yours", Meerab shouted at him angrily seeing Murtasim crying. She felt irritated noticing him too weak at this moment. Right now she needed him the most and this guy handled her to the nurses. Why should she go with them? She needs her husband by her side, not anyone else

"I'm with you and why can't I cry? Y... You are in deep pain because of me. I'm sorry", Murtasim apologized while walking with Meerab and the nurses but he had no idea who was walking with him and where they were taking him as he was looking into Meerab's eyes. He was moving according to the stretcher forgetting the whole world. He wiped her tears when the stretcher stopped moving and he looked upwards to see the nurse opening one door and taking Meerab inside. Meerab didn't leave his hand and tightened her hold on his hand

"Murtasim", she looked at him pleading with him to come with her. She knows male doctors do delivery most of the time and she is feeling suffocated to think of letting another man see what is just Murtasim's right. She closed her eyes when the nurse tried to separate their hands as she couldn't afford to leave him. She can't trust anyone other than Murtasim

Her life taught her many lessons and the best lesson she got is never to trust anyone. That's the reason she wants Murtasim to support her because his presence will give her strength. She is scared, broken, and nervous about delivering a baby as she is the one who will decide the baby's life now.

"Wait outside", the doctor said after separating their hands but Murtasim shook his head staring at Meerab whose face was wet because of tears and sweat. How can he leave her like that? She needs him the most and he can't trust anyone. She is too fragile, what if doctors hurt her? Her tears are breaking his heart and making him helpless to leave her in this condition

"I can't. She is crying a lot. I might help you. Please let me stay?", Murtasim asked pleading with the doctor to let him stay with Meerab and looked at Meerab whose lips fumbled seeing him request to bend his head in front of someone again. She nodded telling him she needed him and he made the right decision by asking doctors.

"Wear this mask", the doctor said after forwarding one mask toward him which confused him. Why mask? This is just a delivery, not a pandemic then why? And how he will talk to her?

"How I will talk?", Murtasim asked

"Like you do every day. If you can't then go out", the doctor replied sarcastically

"I can't", Murtasim replied immediately

"Then listen to doctor stupid man. Wear it and come here. I can't handle this pain Murtasim. I will not let doctors start this treatment until you come ", Meerab shouted angrily wiping her tears as she realized she was not alone but between many doctors and nurses. She felt her body shivering looking at the surroundings

Murtasim nodded and walked towards Meerab. He held her hand and noticed the doctor covered Meerab with a bedsheet and then moved down and lifted the bedsheet. He pulled Meerab's dress down panicking Meerab. She looked at Murtasim telling him what the doctor was doing. She was about to move her leg when the doctor said