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Intro. Married to a rising political figure, she had lived three years in the shadow of expectations that belonged more to the public than to their home. Her husband, respected and ambitious, dreamed of extending his legacy through fatherhood. Hospitals were visited discreetly, consultations held in secrecy, and nearly three crores spent on fertility procedures that never bore results. All the while, she carried a private truth: she had been preventing pregnancy out of emotional unreadiness, swallowing pills quietly after every moment of intimacy. Bound by fear of disappointing him and overwhelmed by the pressure of becoming a mother in an already strained marriage, she hid her choice—until one night, when her husband awoke, saw the pill in her hand, and the calm of their carefully maintained façade collapsed.

Aryan Oberoi

@RITU