The reason
Nadeem looked into her eyes. "Are you sure?", he asked with a glint in his eye. "Or are you trying to trick me?" "No, I am not kidding. Look at this strip." Banu offered the smudged test strip to her husband. Nadeem did not even have to strain his eyes to look at the two lines on the strip. The two dark blue lines were clearly visible. More than shock, he was utterly confused. "How can it happen?", he asked her. "We were super careful, isn't it?" "I don't know", her voice quivered. Five years ago, when Nadeem and Banu were getting married in a rather unconventional way at the marriage registration bureau, he had clearly told her that he did not want to have kids. He had warned her. Repeatedly. In no uncertain terms. He had explained his position as clearly as he could. And during every single intimate moment, they never forgot. "It was lucky you found me", Banu would say. "Even ...