A Short Story - Part Five

It was raining heavily from afternoon.. Vasuki was on bed in the maternity ward in birth pains, attended by a lone nurse with a wet towel in one hand and hot water tub in another.. on the other side of the room was Kokila, expecting her first child with her husband Veeran and her mother Chandramma... Outside the maternity ward was Vasuki's mom.. Kokila and Vasuki hailed from the same village, Mannur.. Vasuki's mom,  Kanakkamma, the milkwomen, served milk to many families in the locality including Chandramma's..