The Chosen One

Anisha woke up breathing hard. She was sweating, while on the other hand, Aniket still had his legs curled under the cozy blanket. She checked the time it was 4 AM, "3 more hours to go", she thought to herself. She drank some water and tried to calm herself down. This was not for the first time she woke up so startled. She had been having such nightmares ever since she got to know that it was her last chance.

Anisha and Aniket were childhood sweethearts who got married 10 years back. For Anisha, it was a dream come true, to have a happy family with Aniket. Over the years they had been trying to complete their family, but life's plans were bit different than theirs. They tried everything possible they could do, of which IVF was their last resort. They had just enough savings to afford the procedure only once. They knew that the process is successful only 40% of the times. So they took every precaution and suggestion very seriously. Anisha even resigned from her job to keep herself away from stress. She did not want to be a part of the 60% of the population. Little did she know, how the law of attraction works.

No matter how much anxious Aniket was, he could never afford to sail the same boat with Anisha for this matter. He knew that it will only drown both of them. He always rescued Anisha from drowning and was mentally prepared for the worst this time as well.

The alarm beeped only once and it was shut. 7 AM it was, but today Anisha was about to end her nightmare. They got ready and rushed for their most beautiful dream to come true. Right before the paper-work, Anisha was taking a stroll in the babies ward, wondering how could someone abandon the best gift from God. Each beautiful face was either sound asleep or lost in its own world. With each step, her emotions were building up. Suddenly one of them started crying, Anisha looked around for help, but couldn't spot one. She began rocking baby's cradle and resisted the urge to hold the baby, but not too long. In the absence of help, she picked up the baby and tried to comfort it. When the nurse finally arrived, Anisha apologetically handed over the baby to her. Right before the transfer, the baby held Anisha's finger very firmly, where neither of them was willing to let go. Anisha's heartbeat rose, she almost skipped a beat when she heard her name being called out. It was Aniket calling her for the paper-work.

Anisha had made up her mind, she knew who will be her kid. When she returned home with the baby, she asked Aniket, "Do you know why all this happened to us? ". Somehow Aniket exactly knew what she was asking about, but was curious to know the answer from her, so he lovingly asked, "Why?". "Because I was the chosen one", she said while smiling at the baby.