The Binding String

N I N T Y - S I X

"Potty." Her response made them laugh, Ishita held her tighter and leaned on her husband shoulder continued to laugh louder.

"Don't worry Roo chitti will allow you to use her washroom." Ishita replied in between her laughter, Raman took Roohi in his arms and cuddled with her making her giggle harder. "Let's go to dadi now and then we will take breakfast." He kissed her cheeks and the three joined everyone for breakfast.

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"So Mira, have you prepared seperate space in your room?"

"For what aunt?" Mira looked at Ishita with questioning eyes.

"For your new sibling. He or she going to share room with you."

"Kahan beta! Hum toh keh keh ke thak gaye hai ye karti hi nahi hai but don't worry about hum log aa gaye hai toh milke kar lenge aur agar ladka hua toh to room ka paint and decor dono change karenge." Mihika mother in law chimed happily but the family of three doesn't reflect the same.

"No. No No!!!! Main apna saaman kisi ko nahi doongi, I hate that baby." Mira screamed on her parents and ran inside leaving everyone amused. All the people's present there were knew Mira as a calm and soft spoken girl infact when Roohi was born, Mira was happiest and used to stay at Bhalla house to play with her.

"What happened to her miku?"

"Don't ask yaar. From the last few weeks they're ranting about boy child and it's making her feel neglected. We are trying to make her understand but she is afraid that the baby will snatch her parents from her.

We shouldn't have planned second child."

Mihika sighed looking at Ishita, she straightened the back worried for her daughter.

"Chitti!" Their attention diverted towards Roohi who came running towards them after finishing her meal.

"Can't we ask the fairy to give us the baby later?" Roohi danced her eyebrows looking at her mother and aunt critically.

"It cannot happen Roo." Ishita explained her daughter softly.

"But that tiny baby is troubling my didi." Roohi reasoned making her mother chuckle. "That baby is going to be cute like you, didi and rohit."

"Didi wouldn't cried if that baby is cute." Roohi made animated face climbing on her mother lap. She pressed her mother cheeks and pressed her lips to give her sloppy kiss. "Accha vaise ye batao ye baby exactly aate kahan se hai?" Roohi rested her hands on her hips looking at her mother and aunt.

"Umm....bhagwan ke yahan se." Ishita scratched her head looking at her daughter, taken aback from her question.

"Bhagwan ke yahan se? Bhagwan ji toh temple mein rehte hai. Is temple mein baby kaise aayega." Roohi wiggled her eyebrows eyeing at the wall mounted temple at Mihir Mihika place. The interesting conversation taking place between mother daughter attracted everyone attention and the people's present there were curious to know where this is going to head.

"Dekho! Bhagwan Ji baby bhejne se pehle mummy papa ko hint de dete hai ki baby kahan pe milega, bas Mumma Papa jaake baby ko le aate hai."

Waah! Kya kahaniya banati hai ye madrasan! Fantasy novel likhwani chahiye isse toh. Raman murmured to himself, thankful of God for not sending Roohi to him with such awkward question.

"Toh aap log mujhe kahan se laaye the?" This time Roohi elbowed her father making him take aback. He face palmed himself definitely not ready to answer this question.