*Kartik*: No No…. Papa is here nah…. Please don’t cry….
And continues patting the small baby.
*Kartik*: Oh God… Idk how to stop her…. Please don’t cry…. Look! I am your Papa and you’re my princess!
And holds up the baby. The baby even starts to cry a lot louder.
He gets scared. He is just confused. Just then the other baby wakes up and starts to cry.
*Kartik*: Oh no!
He tries to pacify them over again and again.
*Kartik*: Baby girls, please stop crying. Your papa is tired.
But they continue to cry. Looks at Naira. She’s peacefully sleeping.
*Kartik*: At least she is in peace.
He gets both the babies to his arms and gets downstairs.
He happens to see Naksh too, downstairs with his baby.
*Kartik*: Naksh! You in here? That too at this time with the baby?
*Naksh*: I am capable of asking you the same questions.
And Kartik explains it all.
*Naksh*: OH! Surprising. To be honest, I did the same thing.
And laughs.
*Naksh*: I am sure I can manage with one. But it seems like the two you’re having will just be like my lil sister.
*Kartik*: Yeah surely.
Meanwhile the babies had stopped crying and it’s 9 past 5 in the morning.
*Naksh and Kartik*: We are sleep deprived now and we are having puja in sometime for the babies!!!!
*Kartik*: Oh My Goodness! I gotta rush before Naira comes here!
*Naksh*: Me too!
Kartik tries to make sure he gets fast to the bedroom. Just then…
*Naira*: KARTIK…. KARTIK!!! WHERE ARE YOU AND THE BABIES??????!!!!!! KARTIK!!!!! I AM GONNA KILL YOU!!!!!
Kartik gulps down.
*Kartik*: I am dead.
*Naira*: KARTIK!!! Where were you? (Takes one of the babies in her arms and trying to get another) What’s the thing you kept in my ears? I got scared when I saw the babies missing.
*Kartik*: Didn’t you miss me?
*Naira*: Absolutely not since you took out the babies in the middle of the night.
*Kartik*: Oh no Jaan! It was meant to help you. I didn’t want you to be awaken by the cries of the babies.
*Naira*: Wait! Did the babies cry?
*Kartik*: Yeah…so…
*Naira*: Oh my Goodness! They must have been hungry!!! You blo*dy hell Kartik! You should have made me wake up. But thanks for helping the other way. I’ll feed the babies and then get ready. You get ready too.
*Kartik*: Ok dear…
And she goes away.
*Swarna*: Why did you get scolded by your wife?
*Kartik*: Momma…..
And explains her.
*Swarna*: The babies must have been so hungry.
*Kartik*: I didn’t know that Momma. Give me some tips please.
*Swarna*: Yeah ok…
And gives him tips. He notes it down as if like he is in a class.
*Manish*: What you’re guys upto? And what’s my son doing as a new father?
And gives a hit on his back.
*Kartik*: Ouch papa!
*Manish*: Haha ok. How are my grand babies and the new grandma?
And puts a hand over Swarna.
*Swarna*: Shut Up!
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*Akshara*: Coffee Coffee. Please get your morning coffee from the kitchen. And here, I got you all three the coffee.
*Kartik*: Thanks Momma.
*Akshara*: You probably didn’t sleep the whole night, did you?
And laughs.
He is embarrassed because Naira had already said what had happened.
*LUV AND KUSH*: Clear off!!! Dadi asked you all to get ready!!!
*Kartik*: Ok Ok. I gotta leave.
Just then Gayu comes.
*Gayu*: Mami, the tailor did not get my dress stitched.
*Kartik*: So what? Maybe Naira can help you Gayu. Come along with me.
They go.
*Kartik*: Naira! You got any new dress for Gayu? Her dress is not stitched yet.
Naira is see dressing up the Babies like Barbies.
*Gayu*: Naira! Is that the dress I made ?
*Naira*: Yeah I got a few dresses and yes Gayu di. Doesn’t it look lovely?
*Gayu*: They look very lovely.
And goes near the babies.
*Gayu*: They are very cute too.
*Kartik*: I have to get ready and I guess your problem is solved Gayu.
*Gayu*: Yes it has Kartik. Thank you so very much!
*Kartik*: No problem! See you later.
And goes.
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Puja is on.
*Priest*: Now you shall proceed to name the babies.
And they four get up.
Kirti has their baby and Kaira has one each.
*Swarna*: Kirti beta…. You go ahead.
*Kirti*: We name our baby, (looks at Naksh)…….
“”KRISH””
Everyone clap.
*Dadi*: Kittu, it’s your turn now.
*Naira*: Actually we didn’t discuss any name. So it’s gonna be a surprise for us as well because we decided to name one each.
*Mishti*: It’s very exciting!!!
*Naira*: Yeah…. So I am naming my baby…….(looks at Kartik)
“””ARTI”””
[If you all remember well, it’s the name Kartik suggested as part of his name][Arti from K’arti’k]
He looks at Naira shockingly with teary eyes. He smiles.
*Manish*: And Kartik?
*Kartik*: I..I name her……
“””AIRA”””
[ Aira from N’aira’ ]
They both are overwhelmed.
Everyone clap.
Chukar Gayi for a while….
_The End_
Precap:Kartik experimenting as a new dad.