What you r going by thuraiyooran

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What, you are going to be a mother ? ( Phone rings) Mala : Hello , good morning Geetha : Good morning Mala ,How are you ? I am Geetha from Colombo .

Mala : My God !.Geetha How are you ? After a very long time .Good , you thought of me.

Geetha : I am ok .I have been thinking of you but never had time to call you .I was busy with work and hospital .

Mala : Hospital why ? Any thing wrong with you or your husband ?

Geetha : We are ok by God’s grace ,but one good news .

Mala : What is the good news ,you got a promotion ?

Geetha : Are you mad ? Who will give promotion during this financial crisis .

Mala : Then what ? Come out with it, without further delay .

Geetha : You may be shocked to hear it.

Mala : Shocked, me ? Don’t worry tell me .

Geetha : I am going to be a mother .

Mala : What ? You are going to be a mother ? I can’t believe it .

Geetha : That is why I told you ,you will be shocked to hear it.

Mala : I am shocked and delighted to hear it .But -------------Geetha : I know your feelings now .You must be wondering how that is possible?

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Mala : Yes .You are correct .Becoming a mother is a normal matter with many of us. But in your case it is a mystery.

Geetha : Yes .It is a mystery and wonder .Having married for five years and with no children and now getting one is a wonder.

Mala : I remember the time and money you spent on consulting many gynecologists and even planning to go to Chennai for treatment.

Geetha : Yes you are right .

Mala : But I still remember that you told me sometime back, that you will not conceive since your husband’s sperm counts are very low.

Geetha : Yes you are correct.

Mala :But now, how is it possible for you to conceive a child.

Geetha : This is what is called God’s grace .

Mala : What ? Don’t be stupid .Tell me what happened ?

Geetha : Someone helped me .

Mala : What ,someone helped you to conceive a child ?

Geetha : Yes .You are right.

Mala : Do you mean to say your husband was aware of this .

Geetha : Not only he is aware, he helped me, because he likes children and was longing for one.

Mala : I know he likes children but I never thought that he will stoop to this level.

Geetha : Why, what is wrong ?

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Mala : You may think that there is nothing wrong in your action but what about our culture and tradition.

Geetha : Hell with our culture and tradition .I thought you are a progressive woman living in Toronto .But you are still clinging on to our archaic culture .

Mala : Geetha ,you are trying to justify your action of getting an unknown male, to help you to conceive a child. Our society will not accept this .We are brought up with high moral values and unlike the western society, we have to stick to our husband only.

Geetha :What the hell are you talking about our culture ,moral values and the nonsense .What have I done wrong .This is a practice done by many married ladies without children .

Mala : I can understand your frustration of trying for a child for more than five years .But resorting to such immoral act is unacceptable by our social standards.

Geetha : Mala you are sadly mistaken. You are talking off your hat. You have not got the point yet.

Mala : Don’t think I am stupid .I got the point but going with another unknown person is unimaginable.

Geetha : ( laughing loudly ) Mala I never thought that you will be such a stupid person with wild imagination .

Mala : What, you are laughing at your immoral action ?

Geetha : Sorry my friend you got the wrong point .Even though you are in an advanced country you are unaware of this procedure.

Mala : What procedure you are talking about ?

Geetha : Ask your husband ,he will tell you .will call you tomorrow .Bye. ================= Short Story by Thuraiyooraan