D for Daddy

Kian was taken back to the night he spent in Shimla a few months ago.
The dark cold night in the tent alongside a warm beauty had turned everything upside down. Naina was bearing the consequences of the same night. He could not let her suffer alone, when he was the equal contributer.

He was brought out of his reverie when the car stopped again in the darkness of the night. He blinked and looked out. He then quickly unstrapped himself and stepped down the car. A fury ran through him when he realised that there was no hospital around. But he still looked around to check if he was missing on something.

"Where are we? Why did you stop the car here? Is this a joke to you?" Kian snapped as Kartik walked towards him, after closing the door of the driver's seat.

"I told you I wanted to tell you something, but you were in no mood to listen." Kartik replied equally frustrated.

"What is so important that we cant go to the hospital?" Kian raised his voice.

"That we can't go to the hospital." Kartik immediately replied and Kian blinked at him.

"Kian, you are not allowed near her, remember?" He added and Kian clenched his jaw. He was holding himself from beating Kartik to pulp.

Kartik shook his head and leaned leasirly on the car. His gaze was focused on the faraway road.
"Rohit called me sometime ago." He said and Kian blinked at him.

Kian had heard about Rohit from Naina, but never had a chance to meet him. He did not know why Kartik was contacted by Rohit and what Rohit wanted from Kartik. Then it occured to him that he never thought how Kartik was the one to inform about Naina's pregnancy. His head was reeling and there was much more to take than he wanted to imagine.

"Ha asked me to wait here, if at all, you want to see the baby." Kartik added and Kian had the floor snatched beneath his feet.

"Baby? What are you saying? Its just been seven months?" Kian asked recovering from the initial shock and Kartik widened his eyes. He was not aware of this detail.

Kian wanted to ask so much, but words failed him. He was lost in the whirlwind of emotions. While he was yet to make peace with the news of Naina being pregnant, he had a hunch that Kartik was holding somthing really imporatnt and he himself was unprepared for that. He was overwhelmed with worry for wellbeing of Naina and he suddenly had his heart sinking that he was about to be a father.

Kian gulped audibly and leaned on the car with a heavy and ragged breath. This was something he never thought of, not even as a joke. What had he put himself into. He could not imagine what it would be like to have a baby in his life.

He still did not know why he was waiting at the lonely parking, surrounded by not so tall buildings.

He looked up when a bright light of car headlights slowly grew brighter and more prominent. Kartik straigtnend up and Kian had an ill-feeling enveloping him. The car stopped and the back door opened in urgency.

Kian sucked in a deep shaky breath when a young boy stepped out of the car, holding on to a bundle tightly to his chest.

"Kartik?" The boy asked looking at kartik who was nearest to him.

Kian rushed to him and peeped through the windows, His voice broke when he asked, "Where is Naina?"

"Are you Kian?" The boy asked and Kian nodded with parted lips.

"Here, Its a boy." Rohit spoke and Kian widened his eyes. He was truly unprepared for this.

His reluctance was misunderstood by Rohit. He waited for Kian to react, but Kian just kept on looking at the bundle as  if it would burn him.