Just like a normal day, Maris woke up, drank some lemonade, and started to write her everyday journal so that the future baby could know what the mother was feeling. Although she didn't write every day, but still captured her thoughts and special events, today she wrote.
" Hey, football lover, guess you are too tired from the last game played yesterday. It must have been a great match for you, but not for mama, you better come out faster,, mama has waited too long for you. Let me tell you a secret as you have grown up so much. You know you had an older brother once. He used to play just like you. All day kicking. I even thought of admitting him to a club right after the birth. I was making so many clothes with my hand, almost like 15. I thought I would name him Vale as it will make our family sound perfect together. We all would be named after the ocean, just like our nature we will always stay together. Although your brother couldn't make it to the world,, I hope you will be a tough fighter. Don't give up unless life gives up upon you, which I will make sure to never let happen even if I am alive or not. So just stay cozy and comfy with mama, okay??
Ohh, i forgot to mention i already have made so many dresses for you that i think you can pass your childhood on those, some of them were made 2 years ago. So I have to go and wash them before you come. So byeeee,, tata …
30 November, 2005 "
Uhh,,, finally i wrote that secret. I was so worried. Thank goodness I didn't have to tell my baby personally. Maris looked at her belly and softly rubbed it with her hand while her face was showing a little downward smile showcasing the fact that she is nervous.
Cealum shouted from another room saying, " I am going to the supermarket, you want something?" Maris just replied, " Yeah, can you bring me some strawberries and blueberries?" Cealum looked at her with full confidence and asked, " Are you sure you don't want anything else?"
Maris said, " Yes ofcourse. I just want these. Nothing else."
Cealum just giggled a little and left the house, saying " I am off then, don't miss me ok?"
Maris looked a little frustrated and said to herself, " What is wrong with him this time, why would I miss him". She just shook her head and went to do the laundry.
On the other side, Cealum went to the market and found all the things he needed to buy. Then on one product he just looked and laughed to himself saying, " by now, she must have remembered. Anyways as a proudly survived husband and dad during her pregnancy, I am quite experienced. Let me pick these and then prank her. " Meanwhile, the lady beside him was thinking why is this weird person staring at the carrots.
While hanging the clothes Maris remembered and screamed, " oh, shoot. I forgot to tell him to bring me carrots. What happened to me , why am I forgetting everything. Noo..hmm..mnoo. Well it's not my fault, it's his fault. He knew I would've forgotten but he could've clarified too. I mean, he did clarify, but he should've asked me thrice. Yeah, it's his fault. "
Cealum opened the door and shouted, i am home,,
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No response,, he again looked for her everywhere ,, but found no trace he got scared. He shouted her name repeatedly until found her body laying on the floor. He rushed toward her only to find her motionless. He broke out for a split second until he noticed that the toe fingers were scratching, he joined the prank and overacted. Not like too much reacting, but like not reacting at all. He said
" ohh,no,, my wife is dead, what should i do . hmmm.. I know what I should do. I should probably eat some carrots," Then he sat on the sofa observing how long will her wife would stay like this. It took only 50 seconds before devouring the carrots.
Maris put her head on Cealum's shoulder while munching the carrots. Suddenly she felt like peeing. She nervously called Cealum's name. But he was like, I am not participating in the joke again. But he understood the assignment right after some headbump given by Maris. He rushed and took all the packed luggages. Then he drove to the hospital. Maris was still munching those carrots while complaining about the pain. He even scolded her belly saying, " Enough, behave. I am your mother. You don't get to hurt me until you are a teenager. Also, lock it up in your mind that you are not going to have any more siblings from me, it's my last duty. "
In the hospital, everyone was witnessing a crazy couple, one mumbling some senseless talks, and the other nervously biting the nails. The doctor took Maris to the operation room, he tried to calm her down before giving the anaesthesia. He asked why she was still eating those carrots, she answered saying the baby likes carrots. Then he asked how do you know? She answered that it would stop kicking me in the past if I ate carrots. The doctor laughed then asked, is it working? She answered, definitely not right now.
It was taking much more time than expected.
The doctor called him inside to hold his baby. He saw it and knew it was the best gift he has ever gotten from her. Both looked at each other with a satisfactory smile, the baby wasn't crying, it was quite calm. They both whispered into his ear and said, " Welcome to our world, cute Rabbit. "