63. Home and Names

                                    

                                          
Had I known travelling on a chariot was worse than the palki, I wouldn't have done it, when I was spiteful of my husband. 
I was regretting it now as each moment we encountered a bump, my body was jostled and it hurt so damn much. It didn't help that the discharge from post birth hadn't finished yet, even if it had now started to turn yellow in colour, from the vibrant red that it was. 
At my next wince, Yudhishthir who seemed to have been studying my face for signs of a reaction all this while as he rocked Gudu in his hands.
"Alright. That's it. Come here." He said sternly, as he shifted Gudu over to one arm.
"I'll be f-" 
"How many times must I repeat myself? Are you an idiot? " He gently pulled me towards himself, settling his other hand over my abdomen to hold me in place. 
"Stupid woman, anger doesn't mean you put yourself in harm. Idiot. " He muttered as  I settled next to him. 
We rode this way for nearly half a day more, with me and Gudu switching positions . 
It was nearly two weeks when we made it back to the forests. 
"Well, let's go. " I sighed as we entered the mayavan, tracing our paths back. 
It had now been neary a month to God's birth, we still had no name for her. 
"What do you think we should name her? " I asked as we walked side by side. 
"I am still confused.. Your mata had given me a wonderful idea, but I'm not sure you'll like it. " He answered. 
"Why, what is it? It isn't something weird and unusual is it? " 
" No, it's just, she called her smile sweet as honey. I've been trying to find names with that resemblance. " He answered as he kissed her forehead. 
Now that she was able to identify our eyes, she would give a big smile, or atleast her attempt at one, each time we were near her. 
" Haw! Look at you! You're so adorable. My sweet daughter.. Yes, everyone isnso right, such a sweet smile you have! " I cooed at her and Yudhishthir looked at me like I grew three heads. 
"What? " I asked, looking back at him and he held one of his hands against his mouth to, try and stop his laughter. 
"Why do you speak like that, use your original voice. " He stifled a laughter.
"I honestly don't know... It's just natural. " I said and he just laughed some more. 
Soon, we reached the cave from where we had to enter the rakshas kingdom and we stepped in. 
"Bhabhishree! Jyeshth! " I heard and was nearly barreled with the loud noises of my brothers in law. 
Ny dear sister Kaali walked in quietly, with a hand on her stomach, with a nearly five month pregnant baby it seemed. 
"How's this possible! I was only away for a month! " I exclaimed and all of them looked at me confused while Hidimba laughed, throwing her head back. 
" A rakshas pregnancy is different bahana, it's faster. I'll be having my child next month. " She said and I stared up at my husband, hitting his shoulder. 
"What! " He exclaimed and mata joined us, " You couldn't have been a rakshas! I wouldn't have had to walk around like a penguin for four months! "
Now the thing was, since I had very well ignored my brothers, they had yet again chosen to welcome us with their habitual hug. 
Which was more stimulation than our poor daughter could handle, from the noises to the smells. 
Her piercing cry broke out at the apex of our hug as everyone parted to see the baby.