Chenthil
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"You shouldn't have let this happen. Why did you not bring her for monthly check up?"
"No Doctor, last child was born ok, so we thought..."
"You people think you are doctors yourself. Do you know what has happened, this child is mongoloid. There are further complications. If checked before, we could have aborted it earlier. This kid has to be put in an institution. Now how are you going to manage... ". I didn't complete the sentence "with your clerks salary"
The only sound in the neonatal ICU was the whirring noise of the AC.
"Doctor..". It was the chief nurse. She pointed to the monitor. The ECG was erratic.
"Check the oxygen", I rushed to the kid. No use.
I turned and looked at him. There was a sigh of relief in his eyes before the tears came.
"You shouldn't have let this happen. Why did you not bring her for monthly check up?"
"No Doctor, last child was born ok, so we thought..."
"You people think you are doctors yourself. Do you know what has happened, this child is mongoloid. There are further complications. If checked before, we could have aborted it earlier. This kid has to be put in an institution. Now how are you going to manage... ". I didn't complete the sentence "with your clerks salary"
The only sound in the neonatal ICU was the whirring noise of the AC.
"Doctor..". It was the chief nurse. She pointed to the monitor. The ECG was erratic.
"Check the oxygen", I rushed to the kid. No use.
I turned and looked at him. There was a sigh of relief in his eyes before the tears came.
posted by ammani at 2:46 AM
4 Comments:
my vote for second prize...
This bags the first prize if you ask me.
i suppose i shouldnt vote :-))
Chenthil, I loved this story... Btw, some relation to Kenzaburo Oe's A personal Matter...
Thanks shoe fiend, deepa.
Aparna, gladiators shouldn't vote for each other :-). Haven't read Kenzaburo Oe, will check it out.
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