Short Story

“Chocolate”
By: Mandu Kapur
The family then waits for the children to come. In
time it becomes evident that if they came at all it
would have to be through divine or medical
intervention.

• Tara started with the medical intervention front

first.

• “Maybe we should go and see a doctor?” she

suggested to her husband.

• “You go if you want to,” replied Abhay. “There is

nothing wrong with me”.
Explanation:
Abhay’s family was eagerly waiting for them to
have a child but had to wait too long before
agreeing that it will only happen with the help
of medical intervention. Tara was the one who
was sent to the doctor but her reports made it
clear that she was alright. Now it was Abhay’s
turn to visit a doctor but he straightly refused.
This reflects a certain mindset, a mindset
which is shared by the society at large, that the
cause of infertility is always the female and not
the male.