Happiness Matters

Hello Maa. Hello bol kmn achs? Valo aci. Tomar bazar esce to online theke? Ha esece. Tor baba ki krche? Ei to ekanei ace. Phone speaker ace kotha bolo. Hago tumi keyecho? Ha keyechi. Tumi ekn bazar dorona jeno. Na dorini. Dorjar kache roeche. Ha ekn thak 24 ghonta. Kal nun jole dubie rode sukie tule reko. Achha sei valo. Tumi mone kore tomar osud gulo kheo. Ha khabo. Ei deko Bouma ki bolbe. Ha Bouma bolo. Maa, bolcilm je tomar hater muri ghonto ta ki sundor hoe, tomar chele khabe bolcilo. Lockdown kobe je kulbe. Tumi barite eka atke porle ar amra sobai ekane. Sei to. Amaro ki mon ta kharap lagche Babu. Kobe je toder dekte pabo. Tomake bollm video call ta sikie dicchi phone, tumito bolle parbena. Ami ki osob pari re, sekele manus. Oto bujte parbona. Achha Maa recipie ta patio to muri ghontor. Ha patachhi. Amr diary te lekha ache. Chobi tule patachhi phone ta reke. Ok. Sabdane theko. Dorkar lagle phone koro. Ha re Babu. Torao valo thakis. Keye nis time moton. Phone ta reke ekta sostir ni...

Dear Diary, This is Dec 2019. Just now I saw my anomaly scan report. I not only have completed 20weeks of pregnancy but also have a good news, the anomaly report looks fine. Never have I ever waited so eagerly for the result of my medical reports. Exactly 1 year before I lost my first baby. On Dec 2018 I had miscarriage. The reason - the foetus stopped growing, only the sac inside which the foetus stays was growing. This is what medical report says. But for a mother that was not just a foetus but her child. When doctor showed me my child on the screen while conducting the anomaly scan my eyes became wet. Each time my usg happened and I saw my baby growing inside me tears used to come out- tears of happiness. Now I realise why mothers are so sensitive towards their children and from where do their tears come. A baby is not only the dearest one for a mother but the baby is a part of her body. For the ones who do not know, anomaly scan is done at 20th week of pregnancy to check if there i...