Write Club Bangalore is on fire with increased number of publications. The May edition of the Write Club Magazine on Amazon Kindle is out with a total of ten stories from different authors. I am glad to be a part of this group where I have learnt a lot about writing and heard from some great writers. I have been out of touch with the club, but I make it a point to read their pieces and learn something from every writer.
Here, is my story “Diary of womb” which has been published in the magazine for the May month. I have no clue about the concept which I used to plot this piece of work. I was too tired of writing romance, maybe. I have been always into romance, this was the way out to explore something new in the writing world. In this plot, I wanted to connect the problems of a girl child and the evil happenings in the society. I couldn’t do justice to the plot in my head, I would say.
So go ahead and read my story along with the nine other amazing stories. If you like or dislike anything in particular, do leave a review or a comment. I am glad you stopped by and read this post of mine. 🙂
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Second Month: First Trimester
“It has been quite some time now, mom dad know of my existence. I am happy here in this place which is referred to as ‘womb’ by my mom’s doctor… Oh wait! They call her a gynea…” the voice said. “Yes, a gynaecologist,” corrected the other one floating in the womb. “Ever since mom broke the news to dad about the existence of life inside her, he has been a changed person. He gets up early to make breakfast whereas it is a difficult morning for mom dealing with morning sickness. We are so sorry for this, Mom,” the first voice said.
“Don’t be sorry,” she won’t like it said the boy in formation.
“You seem quite insensitive,” replied the girl in formation.
“Can we continue our fight when we are out of this ocean?!” ‘He’ exclaimed.
“Yes, here we have to be partners together and even outside we have to back each other,” said ‘She’.
“Do you think Dad knows about both of us?” ‘She’ added.
“No, I don’t think so. We are still in formation, as the doctor told Mom during her previous visit,” ‘He’ replied.
“He would be so happy when he comes to know about us, both of us,”
“I guess.”
“Why do you guess?”
“Maybe coz we both are different. You are a girl and I am a boy. I think they wanted two boys,” ‘He’ laughed .
“Well, I heard Dad saying that he wants a girl.”
“Well! Don’t be so confident, Miss…”
“We will see,” and ‘She’ slept.
They lay protected in the womb of Divya, who was in her first trimester. Divya and Harsh were married for quite some time. Now, they were expecting their first baby or rather babies. Her gynaecologist, Varsha, hadn’t disclosed the existence of twins in Divya’s womb. She was waiting for the first trimester to end successfully.
Fourth Month: Beginning of Second Trimester
“We are getting late for the doctor’s appointment. Honey, can you finish your calls later?” Divya called out to Harsh.
“Yes, I am almost done,” Harsh walked out of the study.
“You can be on time for this at least Harsh,” Divya said angrily, while Harsh smiled.
“Dad is just five minutes late, why is mom shouting?” ‘He’ asked.
“We have to be on time always,” ‘She’ replied.
“Whatever…”
“You are a brat already!”
“Women always have to exaggerate the situation,” ‘He’ mocked.
“Men always have to contradict women, even when they are right,” ‘She’ said angrily.
“You don’t argue with me, I will strangle you with this tube,” ‘He’ said, holding the placenta tube tight in his fist.
Divya felt pain inside and groaned.
“You are stupid, don’t fight like this. It is hurting mom,” ‘She’ said, worried.
“Oh, Sorry! But that sorry was for troubling Mom and not you,” ‘He’ looked away and calmed down.
“Behave yourself till the time we are trapped in this ocean,”
“Yes, I know. I will see you outside this crazy small world,”
“I am going to beat you to death for this. You just wait until we climb into the outside world,” ‘She’ said angrily.
“And you think I will spare you?” ‘He’ mocked.
“Well, you will have to…coz I am going to be the favourite one.”
“We will see, you idiot.”
Divya and Harsh reached Doctor Varsha’s clinic in about 15 minutes, where the nurse signalled them to wait for a while. Harsh took the files and bag from Divya, signalling her to sit in the queue waiting outside the room. In about 20 minutes, they were inside the doctor’s chamber. Varsha examined Divya and smiled a bit. Divya and Harsh both looked confused seeing that smile on Varsha’s face.
“I have good news for you,” Varsha said.
“You are going to be parents,” she paused for a while…
“We know that Doctor,” Divya confusingly looked at Harsh.
“It’s twins,” Varsha said.
“You have to be more cautious about your eating habits and don’t worry if you feel kicks, these two might be a trouble inside,” laughed the doctor.
Tears welled from Harsh’s eyes as he held Divya’s hand. The doctor explained to them the condition of the babies inside the womb. They returned home with the reports and decided not to disclose this news to anyone for few more months.
Every two weeks, the couple made it a point to pay a visit to the doctor. This was just to keep a track on the well-being of the babies. At the end of the second trimester, Varsha disclosed the different sexes of the twin babies.
“How are they doing doctor?” asked Harsh.
“Well, both of them are doing well. But I am worried about the position they are in inside,” Varsha said.
“They trouble me a lot doctor,” complained Divya, on which both Harsh and Varsha laughed.
“Well, we can’t control them or scold them now Divya. So, have some patience. It’s just a matter of a few months,” Doctor Varsha said.
Last month: Third Trimester
The news was official about the twins Harsh and Divya were expecting. They swam in the womb healthily. Divya experienced trouble at night when these naughty souls remained awake.
“You look pretty,” ‘He’ complimented.
“Thank you… Urgh! ‘And so do you’. I wish I could say that,” ‘She’ laughed.
“You think the world is beautiful outside this ocean?” ‘She’ asked.
“Well, the world is cruel outside this massive ocean, you know. I am more worried about you. Yesterday, mom was watching something where they shouted about a thing called ‘rape’. She cried after that, thinking about you,” ‘He’ replied.
“Why didn’t I notice this?” ‘She’ wondered.
“You slept early yesterday after our fight. Remember?”
“I think the world is biased and unsafe for girls. Mom & dad were worried when the doctor told them about us. I think it was because of you” ‘He’ said.
“You are so mean!” ‘She’ cried.
“Hey! I am not mean. I am telling you about it. I promise to protect you, don’t worry,” ‘He’ tried to console her.
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