002 Baby Guardian

Well, this is a bit embarrassing.

Do you know what's the most difficult thing about being a baby?

It's not breastfeeding or pooping as I thought earlier.

It's protecting my mom from my pervert dad.

Well... Some of you might not know this. But your parents have sex!!! Yes. They are doing it. It doesn't matter whether you like it or not. They don't give a rat's poop about your opinion in this case.

The trouble began yesterday evening.

Heavy rain with thunder and wind hit us. So we closed all the windows and doors. Once everything was locked, it felt nice. Being inside our home during the rain is a very pleasant feeling. We could occasionally hear the muffled thunders.

I liked it. But I kept crying so that someone would carry me. Don't judge me. Being in the arms of someone you are close to gives a warmth that you cannot explain with words.

My favourite is mom. She holds me the best. Being in her arms is very comfortable. Dad is also fine. But he is a bit skinny compared to mom. Anu is plump and softer than mom. But she is too small to carry me around. She occasionally hugs me when I'm laying on the bed. That feels really nice.

It was a very nice evening. In between, we lost electricity. Probably due to the wind.

I liked that too. To my surprise, dad decided to light candles instead of using the emergency lamps.

That's when I realized that I was not the only one who liked the situation.

My dad liked all of it even more.

The wind and rain. The dinner in candlelight.

At first, I failed to notice it.

But I slowly realized it as my mom kept on giggling like a shy teenager.

"I cannot believe this. If someone had told me ten years ago that I would the father of two kids, I would have laughed."

"If someone had told me that you would be the father of my kids, I would have laughed as well." Mom teased dad.

"If.. someone had told that I get you two as mom and dad, I... I..." Anu wanted to add something. But she couldn't find the words.

Dad and mom laughed.

"What do you have to say?" Mom asked me.

"Waaa... waa aahh..." I shared my wisdom and everyone laughed.

We finished the dinner and dad went to put Anu to sleep.

She is a courageous one. Just at the age of four, she started sleeping alone. But she needed someone to wait till she fell asleep. This day, dad was impatient and made her sleep ahead of her bedtime. Since there was no electricity, she too had no reason to stay awake.

Once Anu was asleep, he went to our bedroom and prepared my cradle.

I usually don't sleep in the cradle at night. I sleep in the middle of mom and dad. That is a lot warmer than the cradle. Mom got the cradle as a gift when I was born.

But today, dad was planning to get rid of me.

How can I let that happen!

To my horror, I soon realized that mom was also conspiring with him. She made me drink a full belly. I wasn't suspecting anything and I kept drinking until I was full. She also took me to the toilet and made sure that I emptied my bowel.

"Now that you are full, go to sleep, my baby...." Mom tickled me as she said that.

Only then I realized how she was also conspiring against me.

So I decided not to sleep and protect my innocent mom from the evil clutches of dad.

"He is not sleeping." Mom complained as she looked helplessly at dad.

Yes woman. I don't plan to sleep tonight. I suppressed my urge to reply.

"Give him to me. I can make him sleep." Dad snatched me from the arms of mom.

What a pervert! Usually, he runs away when mom asks him to take care of me. Today he wants to make me sleep as soon as possible. The things that men do...

Dad started telling stories.

Story of a kid that didn't like to eat. One day, when she was playing on the roadside, some bubbles came flying through the wind. The little girl got on the bubbles and flew away. Then she had a great adventure.[1] It was indeed a good story. But that wasn't enough to make me sleep.

"What are you looking at? Don't you want to sleep?"

"Waaa.." I rejected the offer.

Mom giggled at us.

"Sorry. I have to make you sleep. You see, don't you want a younger sister or younger brother?" He asked playfully.

"Waaaa..aaa...." I rejected again. Who is he trying to fool? I saw him taking out a small packet of condom. It is no way a step involved in making a baby.

Mom started laughing. She was truly enjoying it.

"Baby baby... my child... please go to sleep..." Dad started begging.

Nope.

I kept my eyes open like the eyes of a frog. I didn't want to sleep.

"I think he is doing this intentionally." Finally, he started feeling something wrong. He was getting desperate.

"Now you know how I feel sometimes." Mom giggled as she replied.

"Is it... okay for three months old kids to act like this?"

"This is a weird one." For the first time. Mom said it.

I felt betrayed. I was the perfect son she could ask for. But she called me weird.

"Hmmm... I totally agree." Dad grumped and nodded. He made me angry.

"Wreeeee......" I decided to stop playing nice and be aggressive. I cried at the top of my lungs.

"If you keep quiet, I will tell you the story about how I met your mother."

Just like turning off a switch, I stopped crying. This was new information. I never heard that story even in my previous life. So I decided to listen.

"Wow... You are indeed interested in gossip." Dad exclaimed.

"Tell him something else." Mom had an annoyed look on her face.

"Hahaha... I think he will like this story."

"Listen carefully son. Because not many knows this story... Long ago, your dad had a lover named Lakshmi. She is your doctor aunty. You have already met her."

Wow... This is an awesome scandal! I knew this doctor aunty. She is a psychiatrist.

"One day, I and she had a fight and decided not to speak. Right then, your mom, who was lurking in the darkness like a hyena, jumped in and stole me."

Huh?

"That's not true. Your father made me fall for him. All I did was confessing my feelings for him. Also, doctor aunty and your father didn't fight. They just ended their relationship because they couldn't move forward."

Wait a second! So it was mom who confessed?

Why? Of all the people on this earth, why would she pick this pervert? Even doctor aunty! She is a real beauty. Why would she ever pick someone like dad?

I looked at dad dazedly.

What did all these girls see in him?

I looked at him carefully. Then I realized that he looked quite handsome.

He had light brown skin and a thick black moustache. Neatly combed hair and black eyes. But the best thing about his face is the smile on his face. I don't ever remember seeing him angry or without that smile. He is always cool. Even politicians won't be able to copy his smile.

That is the last thing I remember.

When I woke up, I was in the kitchen in the cradle. Mom was leaning on the kitchen counter and sipping black coffee. She had taken bath and her hair was spread to dry. She was happily humming as drank the coffee. Dad was busy cooking something.

The rain was over. Frogs were crying outside. Probably they laid eggs. Small black eggs in the size of mustard encased in long transparent slimy tubes.[2] Everything about the morning felt nice. Even the air was really fresh.

I failed in my mission.

I knew why mom was so happy in the morning. These two had been married for over five years and they still act like it is their honeymoon.

I don't feel bad. After all, she is happy. Nothing else matters.

But at the same time, I realized another issue. Now onward, every time I hear mom humming in the morning, I am going to conclude that they did it.

This is bad.

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[1] A story I read when I was a child. It is about a little girl who didn't eat anything. She got stuck in bubbles and flew away. Later she had an adventurous journey. In the end, she returned to her home with the help of a butterfly and some other insects. I have been searching for that story for years. If anyone knows it, please comment.

[2] Toad eggs to be precise. Frog eggs are in slimy transparent spheres.