The Only String Attached

11

Bela was covering Mahira with her saree drape. Maybe she was feeling cold. I decreased the ac temperature. Bela looked at me and gave me a smile.

We reached back home and Mahira was also wide awake now. Now the difficult part comes here. Mahira should eat her food and have her medications.

Bela was mixing her food and Mahira was playing with me. She was not active as she was feverish. It ached to see my baby like that.

"Mahiraaa....mum is ready to get into your tummy", telling that Bela came with her food bowl and Mahira started burying her face in my stomach.

"Mahira see mumma got food for you, if you eat now we will play on the swing", I said making her face towards Bela.

Mahira was sitting on me and Bela was sitting on the chair in front of us.

"Mahira say aaa...", Bela said .

Mahira is so stubborn just like me. 

"Say aaa...Mahira", I said and she did open her mouth.

"Ok so you are dadda's girl", telling that Bela shoved another spoonful of food in her mouth.

She had her food while playing on the swing and roaming around the whole house. She is really a brat. She was crawling so fast now. Her toys are scattered everywhere.

"Mahira you are so fast and you are becoming more stubborn these days", I said while Mahira was making us run around our house.

"Genes", Bela said giggling.

I gave her a sharp look and she was hiding her luagh.

"See Mahira your mumma is laughing on us. Don't be stubborn like me", I said and Bela started laughing out loud.

Mahira was enjoying while having her food today. Bela cleaned her mouth and wiped her face.

"Mahir just hold her, I will get her tonics", Bela said I nodded taking Mahira in my arms.

Bela came with the tonic bottle and sat beside me.

"Mahira say aaa...", Bela said while forwarding the tonic spoon near Mahira.

Mahira pushed it with her hand and the tonic fell down. She was whining alot.

"Mahira..that's wrong beta, you have to take the medicine", I said but no use.

It's really a task for every parent to give medicines to their brats. As there is no way now I and Bela looked at each other and hold Mahira tight so that she can't move.

I held Mahira tightly and Bela shoved the tonic in her mouth. I closed her nose for a second so that she can gulp it down. She started crying after drinking that.

Bela came back with a cookie in her hands for Mahira.

"Mahira see what I bought for you", Bela said gaining Mahira's attention.

She saw the cookie in Bela's hands and started jumping on me. Oh god my baby is jumping on an unexpected place and I started wincing in pain.

"Mahira baby slow down, don't you want siblings", I said wincing in pain.

Oh no. What did I say?

Bela looked at me shocked. Now I was embarrassed. 

Shit. Where are these thoughts coming from?

Mahira got down and started having her cookie. Bela was blushing. No she was trying to hide her blush.

Mahira had her cookie and came back to me. She was playing with me and Bela sat beside me playing with her.