The next day Aditya woke up excited after so many days or to say years. He was excited to meet Zoya. He took a look shower which freshened him up. He decided to wear a white shirt with blue jeans. He set his hair. After a last glance in the mirror, he went off to the hospital.
Coming to the hospital, gave him flashbacks of that day when he met new and lost old. He thought to himself that this is what destiny wanted and this is now happening so he gathered all the courage and went inside.
He went straight to the department where they kept Pooja last time. He asked over the nurse station to tell where Zoya nurse is. They said they have no idea about it. He tried asking more people. Some said, she is on the other shift, some said other departments and some just said they don’t know about it. He was going to exit the department when he knows those eyes again staring directly at him with as such deepness as it was before. Her picture was on the notice board under the heading, best medical employee of the year. He was staring at her. He saw her picture on the other notice board under the heading, nominated for the country’s prestige medical employee award. She had that nervous yet confident at the same time smile. He was smiling at her so he didn’t realize when a doctor approached him.
Doctor: Excuse me. Are you Aditya Hooda?
Adi: Yeah… Oh hi, doctor.
Doctor: Hi. I am so sorry for your loss. I was Pooja’s doctor that day.
Adi: It is fine.
Doctor: Aaj aap yahan kaise.
Adi: Actually mai kissi ko dhondne aaya tha. Zoya. I mean Nurse Zoya. uss din wohh wahan thi with me toh I wanted to thank her.
Doctor: Aap Zoya se milne aai hain? Are tou serious?
Adi: Kya matlab hai aapka.
Doctor: Zoya ki wajah se hi aapki wife.
Adi: Uski wajah se nahi.Woh meri
Doctor: Aditya aap samjte nahi hai aisi inefficient logon ko. Aap blame mat lijiye. She is the one who should be blamed for unethical behavior and that is what happened.
Adi: What exactly happened?
Doctor: Aapki wife ke death ke baad, a meeting was called and decide hua that it was her fault. Zoya ne bhi kuch nahi kaha and aapke ilawa koi eye witness nahi tha.
Adi: Mai hu na eye witness. I can say.
Doctor: ab toh der hogai Aditya
Adi: der kis baat ki. I was not in that frame of mind. Abhi mai likh ke de sakta hu keh iss mai Zoya ki koi galati nahi
Doctor: aab iska koi faida nahi hai. Her practice license has been suspended for 1 year so she left the hospital.
He was shocked to hear that. Why did it happen to her? Why did she interject their decision as it was not her fault? Is she guilty of doing nothing? What will she do? He had millions of unanswered questions in his mind.
Adi: Mai kahan mil sakta hu Zoya se?
Doctor: Aapko milna hi kyun hai aisi inefficient nurse se.
Adi: Wohh inefficient nahi hai. Yeh dekh rahe hain. Notice board. Zoya got the award for being the best and country’s prestige award bhi milne wala hai uska.
The doctor took out her photo from both the notice boards.
Doctor: Unfortunately, Zoya ka title is lost and jahan tak mai jaanta hu yeh award bhi usse nahi mile ga.
He was about to tear the photo when Adi grabbed it from his hands.
Adi: Yeh aap mujhe de dijye. She doesn’t deserve this punishment.
Doctor: dekhiye mai kuch nahi kar sakta.
Adi: aap mujhe uska address ya contact details de sakte hain.
Doctor: sorry Aditya. Mai toh usse nahi jaanta itni ache se keh I have her details. But maybe I can help you. I can get her details from the HR department agar uski file hui toh.
Adi: oh thank you so much.
Doctor: but aapko kal ana hoga. Abhi I have patients and then HR department will be closed. Aap subah 10 am tak ajai ga. I will try to take the details but again I don’t promise.
Adi: Thank you so much. Mai subah ajau ga. Aapka name?
Doctor: I am Dr. Atul.
Adi: nice to meet you dr. atul.
Aditya took her photographs with her to the car. He was just starring at her precious smile as if it was meant for him. He was smiling unconsciously. He got a video call from Arjun.
Arjun: Bhai. aap smile kar rahe ho.Mile zoya se?
Aditya: Nahi. Usse hospital se nikal dia kyunke unhe lagta hai Pooja ki death Zoya ki wjaah se hui.
Arjun: what?
Aditya: haan even I was shocked. What more shocking is that usne try bhi nahi kia khud ko bachane ka. Shaid wohh khud ko zimedaar tehra rahi hai.
Arjun: aap toh jaante ho na wahan uss waqt kya hua toh aap kuch bolo unhe.
Aditya: decision ho chuka hai. Mai late hogaya yaar. Mujhe usse baat karni hai.
Arjun: koi number ya address mila?
Aditya: kal mile ga.
Arjun: chalo kal mil jai ga na toh aap tension mai kyu ho
Aditya: mai already itna late hoagya ab aur late hua toh kuch ho na jai. Mujhe bas usse baat karni hai ek baar.
Arjun: bhai kal dekhna. Aap mil lo ge. Ek din hai tiyar hojao ache se.
Aditya: chal band kar aur kaam kar apna.
Aditya was just thinking about how to meet her and what all to ask and say.
Zoya was packing her stuff as tomorrow she had a flight. Part of her wanted to stay and contact Aditya. More than her talk, she wanted to apologize for whatever happened to Pooja. She kept on folding one piece of clothing which Noor noticed.
Noor: Api. Aap thek ho?
Zoya: Haan humein kya hona hai.
Noor: Baitho idhar appi.
Zoya: Noor aap toh baithi hai. Humein kaam karne de. Kal flight hai aur itna sab rehta hai pack karne ke liye.
Noor: Appi aap toh aisi pack kar rahi ho jaisi idhar wapis kabhi nahi aana.
She had tears in her eyes. This didn’t go unnoticed by Zoya. leaving the clothes behind, she came and sat with her.
Zoya: Noor aapke paas choice hai. Agar aapko yahan rehna hai. Ammi abu ke pass, apne dostoon ke pass toh yahan reh sakti hain. Koi zabardasti nahi hai. Hamara kuch pata nahi hai keh hum kab wapis aai aur aai ya nai.
Noor: Nahi appi. Aapko pata hai na mai aapke bagair nahi reh sakti. Mai aapke saath hi chalu gi. Bas hum chahte hain keh aap pehli jaisi ban jao aur sab pehle jaisa normal hojai.
Zoya: Humein kya hua.
She stood up and started packing. More like she was masking her feelings from her.
Noor: Hum behn hain aapki. Humein pata hai. Yeh sab aapko bahut affect kr raha hai. Aap sirf chupa rahi hain.
Zoya: aisa kuch bhi nahi hai.
Noor: phir meri aankhon mai dekh kar boliye keh yahan sab chor ke aapko oi farak nahi parta? Hospital chor ke, lucknow jana aapko sahi lagta hai? Aur Aditya…
Zoya: chup hojai noor. Ammi abu sunle ge toh kya soche ge.
Noor: appi aap kab tak dosro ke baare mai sochti raho gi kabhi wohh bhi karo jo aapka dil karta hai. Aap nurse bani kyunke abbu chahte the. Aap uss hospital mai kaam kar rahi, jo ammi chahti thi. Sirf kaam kaam kia aur jab aap pe ilzaam lagya gaya Pooja ka toh bhi aapne kuch nahi kaha bas chup chap sab chor ke jaa rahi ho.
Zoya: hum pe Ehsaan hai ammi abu ka. Aapko pata hai na hum adopted.
Noor: aapi kitni baar kaha hai yeh mujhse na bola karein
Zoya: sach toh sach hai na. ammi abu ne parhne ki ijazat di hamare liye wohh hi bahut hai. Ab uske liye hum itna toh kar sakte hain.
Noor: aur Aditya
Zoya: Hum maan lenge keh wohh Hamari manzil nahi the. Ab baatein khtam hogai toh hum kaam karle.
The next morning Zoya came to the hospital to gather her documents. She closed her files at the hospital when she heard her name from behind.
Zoya
She turned back and found Suhana just running at her.
Suhana: Zoya mujhse mile bagair jaa rahi ho tum
Zoya: Ohh sorry Suhana hum bilkul bhul hi gai the.
Suhana: yeh kya hai. Tum bhul gai. Maine bola bhi tha mujhse bagair nahi jana.
Zoya: sorry suhana itna kuch chal raha tha dimag nahi keh bhul gai.
Suhana: aisi nahi mane ge hum
Zoya: kya kare hum?
Suhana: coffee?
Zoya: abhi?
Suhana: toh phir kab? Flight ka bhai?
Zoya: abhi 4 hrs hain. Hum thodi der baith sakte hain aapke saath. Chalein phir cafetieria chalet hain aapko hum coffee pilai ge.
Suhana: cafeteria ki nahi. Bahar chalte hain. Hospital ke samne ek new amazing place hai. Coffee bhi pee lenge aur catch bhi karle ge.
Zoya: hamare pass zyada waqt nahi hai
Suhana: 1 hr sirf
Zoya: theek hai. Aapki posting khatam hogai?
Suhana: haan khatam hogai. Hum bas change karle phir chalte hain.
First, they went to the locker room where she changed then they went to the coffee shop. Suhana made her order as compensation for her forgetting to meet her.
Zoya: Chalo aapki coffee agai
Suhana: Hmmm I love coffee.
Zoya: hum bata sakte hain aapka chehra dekh ke.
Suhana: aur mai tumhare chehra dekh kar bata sakti hu.
Zoya: humein coffee itni nahi pasand
Suhana: mai coffee ki baat nai kar rahi
Zoya: please ab aap mat shoru hojai ga. Ghar pe Noor piche padi hai aur ab aap. Hum Aditya ke baare mai nahi soch rahe.
Suhana: Maine toh kuch kaha bhi nahi. Mai toh keh rahi thi keh tumhare chehra dekh kar lag raha hai keh tum soi nahi theek se kal raat ko.
Zoya: Ohh
She drank half of her coffee in one go in embarrassment.
Suhana: Toh batao gi Aditya ke baare mai.
Zoya: Hai hi nahi kuch batane ke liye.
Suhana: mujhse to jhoot bolo mat tum. Pata nahi next kab mile. At least akhri baar toh jhoot mat bolo. Neend bh nahi aai gi tumhe.
Zoya: sach mai humein nahi samjh araha keh kya hai. Humein Prem pasand tha jo sirf ek character hai aur yeh hum samjhte hain. Lekin jab se uss raat Aditya ko dekha humne, hamare dil mai kuch hone laga jo humein samjh hi nahi aaya. Humein maluum tha wohh married the aur Pooja pregnant thi. Phir bhi hum pata nahi kyun unke baare mai sochte rahe. Hum janna chahte the unhe. Hospital mai phir dosri baar unhe dekha toh phir se wohi ehsaas wapis aaya. Hum nahi jaante kyun humne itni baatein karli aur kab tak keh Pooja.
Suhana: Oh yess. Aditya bhi wahi tha na jab tum Pooja ko handle kar rahi thi. Wohh witness ban sakta hai aur tumhare license bach sakta hai aur tum phir idhar hi raho gi. I am so happy.
Zoya: Nahi Suhana. Yeh baat sach hai keh wohh witness the. Lekin unke pass hamara number tha. Agar wohh chahte toh ab tak contact kar lia hota. Unke lye toh hum sirf ek normal nurse the.
Suhana: agar normal nurse thi toh tumse itni baatein kyun ki. Iske do matlab ho sakte hain ya toh wohh ek number ka flirt hai ya phir wohh bhi tumhare baare mai waisa hi sochta hai jaisa keh tum
Zoya: Dono galat hai. Wohh flirt toh kissi angle se nahi hai aur hamare baare mai sochte toh ab tak baat kar chuke hote.
Suhana: Tumhe realize hua hai na uski wife and baby died in front of him. Usse thoda time chahiye hoga recover karne ke liye.
Zoya: Humne konsa roka hai. Time hi time hai unke pass. Hamare pass ab time nahi hai. Hamari flight ka time hogaya hai. Humein chalna chahiye.
They hugged and gave greetings. Zoya left the place. Suhana decided to eat something and then leave from there. She ordered her food and came back to the table. She saw a girl overly excited about going to a man and asking for a photo with him.
Suhana: These fangirls.
She shooked her head towards her when she heard that girl saying Aditya Hooda. She saw him taking a selfie with no so good smile. After that girl went, she approached him.
Suhana: Kya aap Aditya Hooda hain, Prem?
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