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joy. A sudden ache gave this moment a break. In no time, Vasudha was in such pain that she
could not even properly talk. The two young men rushed to call the nurse who appeared
almost instantly. The neighboring ladies quickly came and expelled the men out of the room
and took charge. Satya, though older than Vasudha, had absolutely no experience in dealing
with such situations. He almost started crying listening to his sister moan with labour pain.
After resisting this feeling, he was called in the room by one of the ladies, followed by
Sainath.

Satya quietly entered the room and stood with a dull face beside Vasudha, who was
unconscious. He got his nerves calmed down when the nurse said that she’s safe and this is
common. He was later given the newborn in his hand. He could not believe what he was
holding in his hand, got his life moments before and was as fresh as the book’s first chapter,
free from the thought of the story that book follows or its writer. That chapter was the one
whom the illiterate Satya could not read but could only feel through all his senses of
education and emotions.

To the newborn, Satya said: I wish I could stop you from moving to town leaving the village
aside. But, you are already born in town. You can feel your home and dream at the same
place. You are lucky!

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