![]() ![]() ![]() He convinced them that they would be the most excellent architects of their child and the one that was to arrive. In the sixty minutes that followed, the physician with premature grays and the most ethereal of smiles talked them out of the folly. In the cold office that was occupied by the doctor overlooking the valley, opinions were conveyed. The same place the precious infant in his hand took shape. ‘Technically there is no life within you as yet,’ the man tried to make sense picturing what could be a mass of cells (blastula is the jargon used) within his lady’s belly. Hasty decisions were made as the dusk painted hues of crimson on the azure canvas. The presence of an incipient embryo in her womb was just confirmed. She was torn as guilt took over her mind. ![]() That evening, when the vast majority of the town settled for their afternoon tea, the woman wept, for the worst of her fears just came true. On a warm summer afternoon, when bougainvilleas lent their chromatic intensity to a quaint hill town, a young and intelligent couple visited the most sought after medical practitioner in their small town with their 9-month- old in tow.
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