Chapter 21: Chapter 21

Its  been two weeks since Ava had started her school and as expected Ava is becoming more active nowadays

She is expressing more ,be it happiness sadness or anger

Which reminded Janani about the incident which happened a week ago

Armaan was sitting in the living room floor playing with Ava and Advi and set of building blocks

Armaan being the number one in construction field was making a perfect house with that

Ava pulled out blocks from the already made house making Armaan frown and started joining the pieces randomly according to her wish

"Ava ,baby ,that's not how it is done" he said taking it back from her to place it back where it was previously set

Ava did not like it and pushed the entire house done making Armaan stunned at her reaction

"Ava?? Why did you do that??" He asked still stunned at the way Ava behaved

Because if it was Advi he wouldn't be surprised

But Ava was always calm

Ava started crying loudly thinking that Armaan was scolding her making him tensed

"Ava...baby don't cry" he said pulling her into his lap only for her to push him away

Armaan looked helplessly at Janani who was watching the scene

"Ava..." Armaan called again and Ava picked up a block and threw it at him wailing loudly

"Ava...that's not how you behave with your dada" Janani said sternly holding Ava's both hands in hers

"Ava ,look at me" she looked up with big fat tears rolling down her cheeks

Janani is a well trained nursery teacher and she knows when a child is crying what is the feeling behind it

And Janani could clearly see Ava is not crying because she is sad.

Ava is crying because she is angry for some reason, probably because her father was making the house instead of letting her do that

"Ava ,say sorry to dada" Janani said sternly

"No ,that's okay. There is no need to say sorry. I'm her father after all" Armaan quipped in not wanting to make his daughter sad anymore that she already is

Janani sighed

"It is needed Armaan.We should teach them right from childhood what is right and what is wrong. Ava should know what she did now is wrong and she should learn to apologise when she does something wrong" Janani said making Armaan frown

He didn't understand why Janani is making a big deal out of this

All that mattered to him is that his daughter is sad and she was crying and he doesn't want to add to that hurt

"Ava ,say sorry" Janani prompted making Ava look up at Armaan

"Sorry dada" she said softly and Armaan smiled and picked her in his arms and gave her a big kiss on her cheeks

That night once the babies were down for night Janani was so happy and Armaan didn't understand it

His daughter was sad and she was crying and Janani is happy

"Why are you so happy??" Armaan asked

"Didn't you see what Ava did today??" She asked excitedly

"She was sad and she was crying .Why would you be so happy at that??" He asked

"She wasn't sad Armaan. She was angry. And she wasn't crying because she was sad. She was throwing a tantrum. One week at school and she has started expressing her feelings " Janani said happily

Tantrum??

That was a temper tantrum??

How could he not understand??

Will she do it again since Janani scolded her??

"You made her say sorry. That would stop her from expressing again" Armaan said frowning

Janani rolled her eyes

"Once a child start throwing tantrums nothing would stop them. They will continue to do so whenever they are angry or upset. The only thing we could do is control their behaviour to an extent" she said and Armaan looked at her in wonder

"How do you know so much about children??" He asked

"I'm a trained teacher Armaan. I'm trained in everything related to a child. Child psychology was one of my subjects and that helps me understand their moods and behaviour" Janani said

"What else did you learn about children??" He asked simply making conversations

"Oh anything and everything about children. About medical emergencies in case something happens to the child while at school and we are trained to give first aid" she said

"Janani?? Where are you lost??" She came back from her thoughts when Aadesh called out for her

"Oh I was just thinking about Ava" Janani said

"She has changed a lot in the last two weeks" Aadesh mused

"Interraction with other children helps" Janani said picking up the seeds she has brought from the agricultural office last day

Ava and Advi are having their afternoon nap and this would be perfect time for her to tend to the kitchen garden she started making here

"Going somewhere??" Aadesh asked seeing the things in Janani's hand

"Backyard..Aadesh, just check in on Ava and Advi in between okay. Call me if necessary" she said walking out to the backyard

"I will.Maan would be returning today. I called him in the morning." Aadesh said and Janani's ears perked up hearing his name

He has been out of station for the last week. Some emergency in their Delhi branch needed his attention. He calls every night to talk to Ava and Advi and she would be a peripheral presence which leads to a light conversation between them

Though she is happy that he is away and she didn't have to worry about the doubts he raised that day ,a small part of her missed having him around

An hour later

"Look who is here" she looked up from her position to see Aadesh walking towards her with Ava in his arms

"Ava baby is up??" Janani stood up at the same time Aadesh placed her on the ground

Ava came running towards Janani and threw herself at Janani

She heard Aadesh's phone ringing and he excused himself and walked aside to take up the call

"Jaan doing what??" Ava asked

"Jaan is gardening. Ava wants to do??" Janani asked to which Ava nodded excitedly

Janani made Ava squat in front of a pit she had already dug for planting the seeds

Holding Ava's hands she made her do everything

Once done she cleaned Ava's hands and legs off the mud and turned around to clean herself

"Aahhh" Janani turned around as she heard Ava screaming

She looked down to see Ava crying and rubbing a spot on her arms furiously

"Ava,baby, what happened??" She asked scared to hell

"Hurting" Ava pointed at a spot on her hands where it appeared to be stung

Suddenly Ava started developing rashes on her skin and Janani's heart rate picked up

"Aadesh....Aadesh..." Janani screamed for help and saw both Aadesh and Armaan running towards her

"What happened to her??" Armaan asked frantically

Janani felt the heaving weight of Ava on her arms and realized that she is losing consciousness

And she is not breathing properly

"Ava...baby wake up" she tried patting Ava's cheeks

"What is wrong?? What happened??" Came the question again

"Call the paramedics...immediately "

Janani with all her will power remembered all the things she learned during her college and realised Ava is having an allergic reaction

Most probably a bee sting allergy and she is going into an anaphylactic shock

She laid Ava down on the ground on her sides to clear her airway

"Armaan, please get Ava's medical reports ready!!" Janani asked in between

"Why?? What happened??"

"Do as I say Armaan,please "

"She doesn't have one. She was perfectly alright until now" he said helplessly

"Was Ava's mother allergic to anything??" She asked elevating Ava's legs a bit as she remembered learning something like that

They heard the sound of the ambulance and the paramedics came running

"What do we have here??"

"Bee stung allergy I think" Janani said

She saw them giving Ava a shot of adrenaline immediately after checking for symptoms and making sure Janani's diagnosis is right

"We need to take her to the hospital " the paramedics informed

"Ofcourse " she said as they placed Ava on a stretcher and took her to the ambulance

Janani and Armaan followed them not before Armaan asked his brother to collect the medical history

"Aadesh,contact Ishana's sister and ask her to come to the hospital immediately"