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The city hospital is London’s largest. Made up of glass, concrete and steel, the hospital looks no less than a grand hotel. Inside, moaning on a wheelchair in pain, is a man. A ward boy pushes his wheelchair towards the operation theatre. It is slightly inclined. With them walks the man’s wife, Eileen, in a white shirt and black mini skirt. She holds the man’s right hand as he squeezes it tight to have some support as he writhes in unbearable pain. Other patients and relatives sitting on the side benches look at him with pity as they rushed past. ‘Calm down, baby. Cool down. We are almost there. Just a little bit more… just a little bit.’‘Aargh! I will die in your bit. Sigh…Ufff, God save me! I won’t do it ever again!’‘Have patience, Toby! Look, we’ve reached.’ Toby let’s out a painful screech. Onlookers stare at him with sympathy. Eileen spots the doctor in front of the OT. ‘Doctor! Doctor, patient!’ calls the boy. ‘Yes, please come in. Put him on a stretcher.’ The doctor instructs him. To Eileen, he politely but firmly says, ‘You please wait here’. The ward boy helps Toby onto the stretcher. Two other staff boys and a nurse accompany him into the OT. His moaning can still be heard outside. Eileen waits outside. She is quite troubled, worrisome and uneasy. She paces from left to right outside the OT, when her parents walk in. ‘Where is Toby? ‘asks her father, his voice betraying his tension. ‘Toby is inside. I hope everything is fine. ‘Replies Eileen. ‘Everything is going to be okay, dear. It’s the first time. The first time is always tough. But I’m sure Toby will manage. You don’t worry.’‘I hope so, papa.’Almost an hour later -‘Congratulations! The father’s delivery went very well.’ Informs the nurse walking out of the OT. ‘Are the baby and daddy both alright?’‘Both are fine.’‘Can we see the baby?’‘Sure. But please go in one by one.’Eileen’s mother goes in first. A baby is lying on a steel tray. She smiles looking at the little human to know whether it’s a boy or a girl. She comes out of the room and announces happily, ‘It’s a girl!’Everyone is very happy to hear this. Eileen’s father goes in next. In the meantime, a nurse has switched the baby. His attention also goes on the baby’s genitals before the face. He comes out and announces, ‘No, it’s a boy.’‘Ooo…Aaan!’Hearing this their happiness changed into sorrow. ‘What exactly is it? A girl or a boy? ‘Eileen enquires. ‘I think it’s a boy.’‘I thought it’s a girl, ‘said Eileen’s mother. ‘Did either of you look at the baby’s face?’ Questions Eileen. Her parents’ expressions tell her that the answer is no. ‘It’s okay. What’s wrong with that? Making faces won’t help. What’s the problem with having a boy? He is your child.’ Said the father. ‘I know Pa. But if it had been a girl, things would have been so different. Anyway, it is what it is.’Now Eileen walks into the OT. Meanwhile the nurse walks in with another baby and places it right next to the one already cooing there. When Eileen walks in she sees two babies not one. She looks at their faces carefully and then looks down. She is relieved; one is a boy and the other a girl. The nurse declares. ‘You’ve got twins; a girl and a boy.’‘Thank you, nurse!’Eileen goes out and announces. ‘We’ve had twins; a girl and a boy! ! ‘Great! Free of all worries in one go. The family is complete! ‘says her father, feeling reassured. ‘Family complete…what does that mean?’ Eileen had her eyebrows raised. ‘I mean it’s the husband and wife and two kids, one boy, one girl. This completes the family.’ Right then the doctor comes out. ‘Doctor, can we meet the father of the babies?' asks Eileen. ‘Not right away. Let all the procedures get completed. You can see him in about 2 hours.’After 2 hours the entire family goes in the ward, where Toby has been shifted. They see the twins in the cradle. The family is elated to see the babies. Toby is lying in his hospital clothes, awake. He looks happy.