THE PREGNANCY

CHARACTERS

KRISHNA- ELDER BROTHER

KARTHIK- YOUNGER TWIN BROTHER

AMRUTHA- FIRST BORN AND ELDER SISTER

ANJALI- KRISHNA’S LOVER

RAMESH & KAVERI- ANJALI’S PARENTS AJAY- ANJALI’S YOUNGER BROTHER

PRIYA AND YASH- KRISHNA’S FRIENDS ABHAY- AMRUTHA’S SON

VENKATESH & KAMALA- PARENTS OF THE THREE SIBLINGS.

It will be 7 in the evening and it was winter. The sky is

cloudy and the weather was so cool so that even though it is winter it is looking

in a way that it is going to rain. A perfect evening for the lovers of the nature.

Yash, Krishna and PRIYA sit in the playground. No one will be there in the

ground except for those three people.

Yash: - God!! The weather is so good. I guess it will rain.

Krishna: - So, you are saying that it is perfect to have a cigarette.

Krishna takes a cigarette and lights it. He will have two puffs and passes it to

Yash and as Krishna was releasing the smoke, the smoke looks so denser due to

the cool climate.

PRIYA: - Can’t you guys sit quiet and enjoy the nature? How can you even

smoke when the cigarette smells so bad? You guys are hopeless.

Yash: - Shut up PRIYA. You know what a cigarette smells exactly like?

PRIYA: - What?

Krishna: - It smells and feels like heaven.

PRIYA: - You guys are a pair of a lunatics.

Krishna gets a call from his sister Amrutha.

Krishna: - Sister you are not serious. Are you? For heaven’s sake why always

me? Akka do not worry stay calm and manage the situation in the house I am

coming immediately.

PRIYA: - What happened?

Krishna: - I will explain everything on the way just drop me at the home as fast

as possible.

Yash: - Sure.

Three of them gets in the car and starts to go to Krishna’s home while Krishna

started to explain the situation. Krishna has a twin brother who is 7 minutes

younger than him and they both have an elder sister Amrutha. He has a lover

whose name is Anjali. The thing is Krishna got Anjali pregnant and both of the

families got to know this thing. Everyone is gathered in Krishna’s house.

Krishna: - The fate would not even let me smoke in peace. Both of you wait in

the veranda I will go inside and handle the situation.

Ramesh and Kaveri will sit in the living room and yelling at Anjali, while

everyone is there.

Kamala: - Krishna!! Look what you did to our family.

Kamala comes crying towards Krishna as Krishna was trying to pacify her.

Ramesh: - So, Mr. Venkatesh what do you say? Shall we proceed as I said.

Venkatesh: - Yes, Mr. Ramesh other than what you said we too do not have

anything to do.

Kaveri: - But...

Ramesh: - Shut up Kaveri. We do not have anything left to do other than what I

said and have some shame for raising such shameless daughter.

Krishna: - What do you mean by that? What have you decided?

Venkatesh: - We decided to abort the child and we will get them married as

soon as possible. Stay out of it and let me take care of the mess you made.

Krishna: - What do you mean by abortion? Are you guys in senses? Have you

gone mad?

Venkatesh: - Krishna, Please do not interfere in this matter let us handle this.

Krishna: - What is the meaning of that Nanna? Am I not a part of the family.

Please hear me out for a minute and even after that you guys are not

convinced, You can do as you please.

Ajay: - Oh, Shut up man. What do you even talk about when your parents raise

your brother to be a jerk.

Ajay is 16 years old and such attitude Krishna gets angry and lights a cigarette.

Krishna: - Abhay, What are you doing here? Go inside and play. Akka what is he

doing here? He is a kid can’t you keep him inside?

Ajay: - Oi I am talking to you. Are you deaf?

Krishna: - There, There boy. You see that man over there, The one with a face

that looks like me. He is my twin brother Karthik and unlike all the other

siblings we shared the womb of my mother at the same time. Even though we

share a strong bond I nearly killed that moron by crushing his skull when I was

your age. So, if you do not tune your tone, I will not hesitate to put a knife in

your fucking throat. So be a good lad and stay out of this.

Krishna drops the cigarette and walks towards Anjali.

Krishna: - Anjali, look at me, look me in the eyes. Stop crying darling. I request

please do not cry. Widen your ears and hear me clearly. Did we make love? Or

did we sleep together? Answer me darling? If it is the second option, I will take

you to the hospital and we will have the abortion. Because I did not do this out

of some hormonal rage. I did this with love. So, answer me darling.

Anjali: - We made love. I loved you. But if we listen to them, they will get us

married. I cannot leave my parents.

Krishna: - Fine, Let us get married. OK. But after the marriage I do not want any

kids.

Kamala: - Son, What are you saying?

Krishna: - Amma, Please stay calm and let me finish. Anjali this came out of love

and rather considering this (points her belly)as a mistake, I would consider it as

a surprise. People will change according to the time. I might change after our

marriage, Who knows? Even the if I change, My love towards you will never

change. So, if some kind of yellow thread around your neck will change the

perception of my love towards you, I do not want to provide that love to you

darling. You got three options. Come with me at this instant or have an

abortion and will get married and stay without the kids or just get out of here

and never comeback to me.

Darling, do you really want an abortion?

Anjali cries and hugs him.

Krishna: - It is okay do not cry. Let us do one thing, Ask our fathers whether no

single person do not have an illegal affair in their family in the previous 7

generations. If they say yes, I will obey them and I will marry and have kids.

Anjali looks at them and no one will answer.

Krishna: - See, Did you observe the nasty looks they gave us until now? They

saw us like we are having an affair or something. Do you really think that if you

do as they say, They will change. Those looks will not change for the rest of the

lives. So come with me.

Ramesh: - Anjali, go marry him kanna. I do not have any problem and Mr.

Venkatesh even though your boy is looking like a rebel, You raised him well.

Krishna, I do not have any problem. I guess even though your family objects,

You will marry my daughter, Won’t you?

Venkatesh: - I too do not have any objections.

Kaveri sighs in relief and Anjali hugs her parents as Krishna walks into the

veranda. Amrutha says that she is proud of him while Karthik places his hand

on Krishna’s back. After hearing the whole thing Yash and PRIYA sighs in relief.

Krishna: - God, I need a cigarette.

Abhay: - Mavayya…

Krishna: - Abhay, You will have a cousin to play with you soon. Now be a good

lad and go inside. Because I want to smoke.

Priya: - You should control that because now you are going to be a father.

Krishna: - I know….

Krishna smokes in peace by looking towards the moon.

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