Chapter 1

Moor278

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Disclaimer - I don't have knowledge of Medical field. This is just from what I saw in Medical Dramas.

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Part 1 - 'Phir le aaya dil'

Dr. Barve the senior Doctor has asked to be on rounds with him today.

Dr. Barve: As you are all aware, this is a teaching hospital and hence I have asked all of you to be with me today. You all are interested in pursuing different specializations but I want you to understand that we are doctors first of all, our patients' wellbeing is our priority and that means you need to keep your individual differences aside and work in tandem. Feel free to ask questions.

Sai nudges Aniket playfully - Get it.. You have to be nice to me.

Aniket - No, you have to be nice to me and winks at her.

The group moves to different patients with Dr. Barve. He asks one of them to give a status and then proceeds to ask questions and further line of treatment. All 6 of them vie for getting correct answers and the rounds are on in a timely manner.

Dr. Barve: This is a new patient that has been admitted recently. Dr. Mona if you can read the status.

Dr. Mona - Yes Sir. The patient was admitted 10 days back. Was in an accident caused due to an explosion. The injuries are healing but he has limited motor movement and has been in Coma since admission.

Dr. Barve: Yes, so Dr. Sai, further course of action?

Sai who is busy engrossed in checking the patient details, looks up at the patient and suddenly feels as if the floor under her feet has slipped. Aniket who is standing next to her manages to catch her before she falls down and looks at her face. It seems that the colour has drained from her face. And inspite of the mask and PPE that she is wearing, Aniket can sense the terror in her eyes.

Aniket - Sir, can I?

Dr. Barve - Sure.

Aniket - Sir, I think the patient should be monitored continuously for any signs of consciousness and movement. We need to ascertain the Coma scale and responsiveness before we can decide the further course of action. In such cases, it is helpful if loved ones are allowed to meet and talk to the patient if it can bring them back to consciousness.

Dr. Barve - Very well Dr. Aniket. I can see your interest in Neurology. Shall we move to the next one?

As all the doctors move to the next one, Aniket looks at Sai. She seems to be rooted at the spot, her face all white and eyes fixed only towards one direction. The patient. It is then that Aniket takes a good look at the patient and realises it's none other than Virat.

Aniket with his arm still around Sai quietly tells their colleagues to move ahead and makes Sai sit down on the nearby chair. He gently shakes her up to bring her out of her trance.

Sai who is still in shock looks at him with a blank expression unable to process what she just saw and heard. Aniket brings her a glass of water but the pain in her heart is threatening to burst out from her eyes. He gently pats her head and keeps his arm around her while she leans on him for support. A few minutes pass by until she calms down and the Doctor within her gains composure.

“It cannot be him na Aniket? There must have been a mistake.” - Sai says stoically

Aniket can only look at her and perceive the storm raging within her, betrayed slightly by the quiver in her voice and more by the dreary eyes. The Doctor in him is impressed at her calm voice but the friend in him knows the pain. He knows that Sai and Virat may have been living separately since the last five years but Sai has never stopped loving Virat and even after five years, while she may still laugh and pretend that all is well, he knows that there are times when he has seen her pensive and troubled at wondering what went wrong.