4 and a half years old
I moved stealthily into the kitchen to find my kitty bank and carefully removed a 5 rupee coin from the coin box, i then threw it in my mouth to hide it.
Dad who was busy reading 'The Hindu' dint notice me leaving home.
I rushed to a near by shop and asked the shop keeper for a chocolate- i said 'Dairy milkkkk!!!' Oh no! the coin instantly slipped into my throat...'ya i swallowed it'. I walked back home with my head down to the ground..as i reached i soon rushed to the kitchen and gulped in 2 glasses of water and then quietly back to the drawing room..i moved closer to my dad...i soon observed that my eyes were substituted to news paper. He asked me what i wanted...i put my hand on his shoulder and said 'Da..d! I.....swallowed a coin' Dad (confused)said 'just leavveeee!' i then repeated the same forcing my face to look more steady and serious...hoping that dad would believe me at least now. Oh ya it worked! he carried me and ran to his bike...making me sit in the front he rode to the hospital..i kept wondering why he had to CARRY ME...i dint hurt my leg swallowing a coin, did i? anyways may b he was just tensed...i convinced myself.
A nurse directed us to the Emergency hall where i sat down as still as a mouse having no clue of whats gonna happen. Dad took me out for an X ray... we waited for a several minutes to get the report, Taking the reports he ran to the doctor...i slowly went behind him.
Dr.Srinivas( i very well remember) asked me if i drank too much of water after i swallowed the coin(placing the x ray sheet on the holder).
I(amazed)- 'Oh ya doctor! magiccccc! how did you know?
Dr(tensed or angry?)- 'Not magic! but look here, can u see the water flowing like water falls above the coin?'
I-'ummmm ahhh yaaaa! looks beautiful... but how?
Dr-' the coin which u swallowed blocked the oesophagus and therefore it dint allow the water to go in
I( scratching head)
Doctor then spoke to dad about some treatment called endoscopy...
I(scratching head more vigorously) asked the doctor what endoscopy was?
The Doctor-'Endoscopy issszzzzz....(knock on the door)
He blessed me touching my head( i felt the warmth of his palm) and left the room along with dad leaving me alone.
A fat lady came in holding a tray.
She sat beside...held my hand and injected serum into my skin! ouchhhh! it hurt more than the injection which i took to shoo away my fever.
She then held my shoulder and made me lie on the bed.
Another calm looking doctor came in along with a nurse..they stood behind my head...asking me to open my mouth..i did...he told 'Wider' in a loud tone... i did.... he soon inserted a tube with some tool into my throat....deep in my throat i could feel it...it hurt and i couldn't cry too..horrible moment.
He successfully removed the coin out and showed it to me.
Dad and Dr.srinivas came in as this evil doctor walked out...i looked at Dr.srinivas with anger fuming with in which meant( why the hell dint u tell me endoscopy was this bad! else i would have ran away)
Anyways i told myself..'kay! shruthi, u can spare him'
My dad looked worried but he hid it within and pushed a smile out which looked terrible on his face.
4 hours later we left the hospital
on the way back, dad asked me what's the most expensive currency in the world.
I thought for a while and said 'ummm dad! may be pounds or something...'
Dad- 'NO'
I- 'then'?
Dad-'Its our indian currency...Rupees.
I- whattt? howww?i yelped like a fox
Dad-'did you know that u made me spend Rs.10000 just for this 5 rupee coin...don't u think its so bloody expensive'? and don't u think this coin is precious enough to be placed at the museum?
Me and dad broke into a laughing spree as we got back home.
Mom caught us laughing and gave a dirty look.
My dad decided to save that tiny precious coin so that he could show it to me whenever i asked him for chocolates
But that couldn't held me back from eating them.
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