Chapter
3
'Well, I don't know but we better start working before Dr. Mishra realizes that
we are not in our respective cabins,' said Kanan with her nose wrinkled in
distaste as she mentioned the name everyone hated. Dr. Mishra was a senior
doctor so to speak but was more of a spy than a doctor who would tell on any
doctor who was not busy with work. The faculty disliked that man a lot and the
board members were sick of the number of complaints he took to them. The board
members tried to discourage their acts at all costs but ensuring that the
couple did not find that out at the same time. The trustees were not so pleased
either. They couldn't say anything though because he was one of the trustee's
spouses. Mrs. Mishra was no better than her husband as she loved gossiping and
trying to create havoc in the doctor's lives. She hadn't succeeded in doing
anything drastic so far due to the unconditional support the doctors gave one
another in Sanjivani. That was one of the amazing things about Sanjivani that
other hospitals lacked; the unconditional support. The doctors knew how the
couple was and tried to stay as far away from them as possible. They were not
scared of the Mishra couple but they did not want any more drama in their lives
than they already had. The board members tried to discourage their acts at all
costs but ensuring that the couple did not find that out at the same time. The
trustees were not so pleased either.
They went to their cabins and started reviewing all the cases they had. They
had a couple of surgeries that day and it was one of the longest days they had.
They worked from 8am to 11pm non-stop and had early morning shifts the next
day. Nonetheless, they went to have dinner at Pizza Hut and enjoyed their meal.
Nishant and Prithvi were present there too.
'Nishant, all I need right now is bed. I am so sleepy! I hope no emergency
comes up tonight. I did not even manage to get three hours sleep last night. I
know it's the same for you but your sleep threshold is greater than mine. Oh
God, why did I become a surgeon? I wish I had a nine-to-five job. Life would be
so much easier!' Prithvi sat complaining on the round table as their pizzas had
not arrived yet. He looked very dashing at the age of twenty-nine. He still had
the fresh-out-of-college look and had girls around him like he was the honey
and the girls the bees. He was wearing a black sleeveless saying COOL in loud
and bold.
'Prithvi, you are always complaining. And if we ask you this question when you
are actually doing the surgery, you look at us as if we have gone mad. You are
just weird Prithvi. Plain weird,' Mishti sighed with amusement sparkling in her
eyes.
'Mishti is right, Prithvi. You can get really annoying outside the surgery but
inside the surgery, all you focus is on the person and the injury. No wonder
you're one of the best surgeons in Uttaranchal.' Nishant sat there insulting
and giving compliments to his younger brother at the same time. Nishant was
more serious than Prithvi but also as good looking and charming as his younger
brother. He, however, maintained his distance from girls, except for the three
special women in his life; Kripa, Kanan and Mishti.
'Nishant, don't you worry, you brothers are on the same spot when it comes to
how good of a surgeons you are and the most sought-out bachelors in
Uttaranchal. Kripa, just the other day I saw two girls following Prithvi and
Nishant to their cabins without them realizing. Actually, when I come to think
about it, I'm not too sure now whether they were unaware of the girls. Who
knows what they might have been doing in their cabins?' Kanan asked and
screamed as Prithvi brought up a dead spider towards Kanan.
At that the group, with Kanan as an exception, burst into hysterical laughters.
'You! I'll kill you!' She took her glass of water and was about to pour it on
Prithvi when accidentally Nishant came in the way and the water soaked his
white shirt and black pants. He looked at Kanan bewildered and she stood there
with an expression of pure shock. They heard their friends shriek in laughter
and came out of the trance. Now it was Nishant's turn. 'Prithvi, you're
definitely dead!'
'Hey dude, why you want to kill me when it was Kanan who poured the water on
your back?' asked Prithvi his mouth in the widest grin imaginable. Nishant ran
outside chasing Prithvi and started pretend-fighting with his beloved
brother.
Inside the three girls were just smiling at their foolishness. The huge window
enabled them to see their pretend fighting. At that moment, Kripa's eyes turned
distant.
********Flashback********
'I said I'm sorry! Are you going to kill me for that?' asked Kripa laughing her
head off. She was playing with the water pipe in the park that was watering the
plants and he came sneaking behind her when she whirled around and splashed
water all over him. His expression was priceless at that moment; the confusion
when it occurred and the mock anger in his eyes after a while.
'Kripa, I'm going to get you for that!' he ran behind her and chased her around
the park until he caught her. He held her waist and whirled her around. 'Got
ya!' he playfully nipped her ear and let her go. They walked hand in hand until
they got to her boarding place. She kissed him on his cheek and ran indoors
leaving a smiling man behind.
********End of flashback********
She came back to her senses when Nishant and Prithvi came back. They were all
giving her a look but did not say anything. They sensed her discomfort and got
engaged in a conversation regarding a complicated case in the hospital. When
they were done with dinner, they walked to the parking lot and sat in Nishant's
black Cherokee. They sat for a while in the car and drove to Kripa's
house.
They all went in and saw a sleepy looking Kunal coming down the stairs.
'Mama, where were you? Do you know what the time is?' asked Kunal in his
slumberous voice. As if on cue, the clock struck twelve.
'Happy birthday to you,
Happy birthday to you,
Happy birthday dear Kripa and Kunal,
Happy birthday to you!'
They all hugged one another and Kunal said with his eyes shining, 'Mom! I'm
finally ten!'
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