THE OTHER WAY ROUND(1)Cont'd

Sasha: Why didn't you tell me about its gender? Why did you wait till the nurses brought it here? You have always been incompetent! You can't do anything right! What are we supposed to do with another boy?
Tom: What do you want from me? I have tried to give you a girl but its not working! What do you want from me?
Sasha: Listen man! You know that the society we live in doesn't favour male children, you know it! What is your problem? Why must you fill me with incompetent male eggs eh? You are a disgrace. Real men bring forth female children.
Tom: But  I'm....
Sasha: Enough! That's all I want to hear on this.
      He turned to face the window again and shame, like the cloud of a thousand chariots filled his heart. "Why is the society this way? Can't all children be treated alike? What's the difference between a boy and a girl? ... Society just must have it this way..."
In the outer room, the nurses giggled when they heard Sasha shut her husband up. It wasn't wrong, men ought to keep quiet when their wives speak. Society will have it this way, it keeps the centre holding.