Part(4)

It was almost 6.30 when we reached our station. I saw two guys in the uniform coming towards us saying’ Ram Ram saab’ to husband and saying ‘Namaste Memsab’ to me. My life as an army officer’s wife started right there I guess. They took our bags and took us to the shining army jeep parked outside the station. I loved the jeep. On our way to our quarters both the guys were asking my husband if I understand Hindi at all. I told them I do understand very well and also how to talk. Sometimes it might sound like how Mohan lal said in Gandhinagar Second Street movie, but that’s my secret.


We reached our room. Since the only two houses was not available, as one was occupied by the CO and the other was kept vacant just in case of an emergency visit from some VIP’s we were given a single room accommodation. The room is really spacious. Then I saw this young man standing inside the room. He was our ‘Sahayak’ I was told. I need anything just tell him. A modern day Aladdin with some restrictions:), my civilian mind said. Or a male version of our Vimalachechy back home. I was told there is a Deepawali party the next day and I am also invited. After dinner we went to bed early.
 The next day I got up with a slight head ache. Then I received  for the first time in my life a gift packet for Deepavali, from the Commanding officer and on the behalf of the entire unit. It was full of different kinds of nuts, like cashews, Brazilian, pistachios etc! Later on while watching TV I fell asleep. When I woke up I had a not so good headache again so I took a tablet. And lied down again. After lunch the head ache got worse and worse and I took a total of 3 tablets and it didn’t help. I felt like getting out of the bed and running around, head felt like it was splitting in to two. Then husband came and saw my state and immediately called the resident nursing assistant who was known as ‘Savior’:). Who came immediately and gave me a tablet. I told him last year when I had such a pain the doctor gave me injection and only then it went off. He said ‘No need for that Maam you will be fine as soon as you drink this’.  He gave some medicine dissolved in water, as soon as I took that water I threw up. Thank God I was able to make it to the bathroom. A couple of times like that and the guy was convinced that I was not going to get well with just tablets. He said he will be right back. I was counting the seconds to hear his motorbike’s sound. He gave me 2 injections and within minutes I felt better, meanwhile husband made some phone calls and got us excused from attending the party. I felt sorry; we both are basically not party people but this one I looked forward to, for all the right reasons.
 I had a good sleep that night.