Dibrugarh, Assam
2005

I was 6 months pregnant. I was very happy. I was very excited about my child. My husband was happy too. We married the previous year and this was our first child. It was a completely new experience for me. My husband and mother-in-law took great care of me.

One day, my husband came to me and said, "I have some work. So, I need to go to Guwahati. I will return after 4 days. Take care of yourself." Then he kissed my forehead. I helped him to pack his clothes. Next morning, he left for Guwahati.

Everything seemed normal. My husband called me at night. I received his phone call.
"Hello"
"Hello Pushpa! Did you take your dinner?"
"Yes, I took it. Maa prepared Lau saag and fish curry. Did you eat anything?"
"No, I'll eat after some time."
"OK"
"Well, do you miss me?"
"Here you go again.... "
"Hey Pushpa! Come on, just answer me."
"Yeah" ( I blushed a little)
"Thank God you didn't forget me." ( He laughed)
"You are a silly person. Why will I forget you."
"I was joking dear."
"I won't even yawn at such a joke."
"Oh! Don't get angry dear. I was really joking. I like to annoy you and you know that, right?"
"Hmm"
"Ok, bye"
"Bye"

The call was disconnected.

That night I saw my husband in my dream.

Dream :
I was bathing. When I came out of the bathroom, I saw my husband staring at me. I said, "Why are you staring at me like this? " He said, "Everyone likes a beautiful flower. Any why won't I look at mine which is more beautiful than any other flower?" My face became red due to shyness. He pulled me closer and kissed me on my lips. He lifted me to the bed and took off my clothes one by one. Then we made love.

I woke up next morning to realise that it was just a dream. "A nice dream", I thought. That day passed normally. At night, I started feeling strange. I vomited. Then, I had a difficulty in sleeping. After some time I fell asleep. I had another dream.

Dream :
I was walking on a deserted road. It was a village road. I didn't know where I was going. I saw a huge banyan tree. I don't know what happened next but I found myself in a house. It looked like our house, but I was all alone in the house. I heard some footsteps. I went to the drawing room. Suddenly, my stomach started to ache. The next scene horrified me. A girl about 8 years of age came near me out of nowhere. She didn't say anything. She tore open my stomach and started eating flesh. I could see that she was eating little hands. I realised that she was eating my child from my womb. I couldn't move.

I woke up and started crying. I took a bath and called my mother and described everything. She was horrified. She said, "It can't be true. I saw exactly the same dream last night." Just then, I felt some wetness between my legs. I looked down and saw blood. I screamed. My family members rushed to my room. They took me to the hospital. I had lost my child.

I was crying bitterly. My husband was also very sad. But still, he kept his emotions aside and consoled me. I hugged him and cried. He couldn't stop his tears. He was crying too.

After 8 months, I got pregnant again. My mother-in-law made me wear many amulets this time. I never slept alone during that pregnancy. My husband also supported me. I gave birth to a cute son. We named him Debojit.

I still can't understand, "Was there any relationship between my dream and my miscarriage?"