Chapter 12
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Nupur was as usual in hospital, after examining patients in general ward she was checking on prescriptions and according to their recovery changing few if needed when a nurse came to her, "doctor, some patients are waiting for regular check" told nurse to Nupur. Turning to face her, checked the time on her wrist watch and politely replied "yeah I was just coming" after assigning her some work she went upto her office.
After checking some patients she was waiting for a patient whom she had given the time to came, holding her file of tests she was reading it again and again when there was knock at door
"come in" she spoke out without lifting her face and with hand gestured him to sit. "I was going through your file, Mrs sinha, There is some compli....." her toung was tied as she saw the person standing before her, She instantly got up startled. Mayank was standing before her with his one hand in pocket while in other he was holding a packet and was looking at Nupur intently. Nupur was shocked looking Mayank standing there, and smiling at her which she wasn't liking at all.
"Kya hoa? Doctor Nupur!" Mayank asked making an innocent face smiling secretly as he could easily imagine through which Nupur was going then.
"Well its your office I know, but still I am asking can I sit Doctor Nupur, with your permission only?" Again spoke bringing Nupur back to reality but was not successful in doing so.
Nupur was completely shocked with Mayank's coming there in her baba's hospital, 'baba, oh god, what if baba saw him here, that too in my office' Nupur thought still her eyes wide open. Mayank was even shocked with her not even answering, so he himself sat there while Nupur was still standing there looking at him as if trying to believe that was he really there, actually he wasn't expecting him at all. 'How he found I work here, stop it Nupur, if he can come to my home, hospital is not a big deal' she thought.
"yeh aap ka hi office hai Doctor Nupur, aap beth sakti hain, I won't mind at all" Mayank saw looking at her while putting packet on table.
"han?" finally Nupur spoke.
"thank god" Mayank let out listen her say something to which Nupur asked with questioning look "thank god?"
Mayank smiled heartly as for the first time Nupur asked her or said something after that kidnapping or marriage incident.
"nahi kuch nahi, maine just kaha its your office, you can also sit, I seriously won't mind at all" he finished showing her his dimples.
Nupur looked around confusingly trying to behave normaly and moved towards the rack of books, holding a medical book she turned to Mayank and replied "main just yeh book lene k liye uthi thi, aur kisi wajeh se nahi" she tried to justify her act of staring at him with her eyes open for which she may be was feeling embarrassed.
"No problem I can understand" Mayank replied smilingly who was noticing her moves sitting there on chair. "please" gesturing her with hand to sit, Nupur cursing him in her heart for acting so smart sit there collapsing book on table with loud voice.
"Aap yahan? Umm kuch kaam tha kya? Finally she asked feeling his stare on her, feeling uncomfortable under his constant gaze she asked.
"kyon apni wife se milney k liye koi kaam hona zarori hai kya" Mayank quickly replied.
Nupur startled at word wife, it seems so wierd being called someone's wife that too this way. Being called as someone's wife was obviously a different feeling but it was even more strange one for Nupur, may be she wasn't used to of it rather was something else. She even forgot about it for sometime. "nahi, mera matlab '.wo 'I mean main wo" Nupur was fumbling with words looking down as she was playing with her hands nervously.
"relax Nupur, I was just kidding" Mayank replied politely which made Nupur look towards him. She hadn't seen him polite with her usually. His image in her heart was of angry young man not a concerned, helpful, protective Mayank, actually she still was unaware of real Mayank.
"I just came to give you this" he said handing her packet.
Looking at packet then him "mujhy koi gift nahi chahiye" she quickly replied.
"well, I knew it, issi liye koi gift nahi layaa, its just your hand bag which you forgot that day in taxi" he retorted hiding his smile.
Now even she remembered that she was searching for this but didn't remember that she forgot it in taxi. 'kya zaroar thi jaldi se kuch bi bolne ki, poch to leti yeh kya hai, mujhy gift nahi chahiye, had karti ho tum bi Nupur' she chidded herself as she took that packet from his hands.
Again silence filled the air, Nupur was looking around, sometimes open file or book which she took from the rack in order to justify her stupid act of staring like owls. While Mayank with his one hand below his chin was intently noticing her, her nervousness, her way of holding her strand of hair and twirling it around her index finger.Finally broking ice she spoke
"Aap ko ghar jana ho ga na" she indirectly was saying him to go now.
Smiling at this, replied cheekily " don't worry Nupur, I know tum thori dair baad coffee order karney wali thi, don't worry main coffee pi kar hi jaon ga"
Nupur now rememmbered she haven't even asked for coffer, tea, some cold drink etc. "nahi, wo, I mean main order karney hi wali thi. Aik minute" closing her eyes tight once again for behaving so stupidly she held receiver and ordered one coffee and one orange juice.
"main just coffee hi pion ga, juice kiss liye" Mayank asked smiling mischiviously.
'of course apne liye, not for you' she said in heart with full anger which was visible on her face. Since so long he was trying to confuse her by his weird behaviour and stupid questions. "main order cancel kar deti hon, just coffee hi mangwa leti hun" she replied trying hard to behave calmly.
"no its ok, juice aap pi lijiye ga, right"
"hmm" she said nothing else then this.
Once again silence filled the air but Nupur was not daring to say anything, she wasn't good at all in starting any converstation, when someone asked anything she could happily answer him, but to start any converstation was most difficult task for her. But here matter was different, she didn't want to feel embarrassed once again because of his stupid querry or anything else. So finally Mayank initiated
"jab tak coffee or JUICE(stressing on juice) nahi aa jatey kyon na main apna regular check up karwa lon" he said getting up from chair, " nice idea na" quickly spoke before Nupur could say anything " I know, so come" gesturing her to come towards the streture bed which was at right corner of office. And himself went there, jumped up to sit on it as it was bit high from floor.
Nupur was looking him going there with her mouth open, he was absolutely fit and fine, what she would examine. She was still standing there looking Mayank sitting on strature bed. He raised his eye brows asking her what matter, although he knew what she was thinking.
"umm kuch nahi" she replied and held her stethoscope and paced towards Mayank who was smiling sitting there. Nupur went upto Mayank and stood there silently.
"Umm wo, k....kya check karon?" she asked innocently, Mayank wanted to chuckle at this but held somehow.
"kya check matlab, I am your patient, tum apne sab patients se yehi pochti ho kya?"
"nahi to, lekin"
"lekin kya?" he asked, even knowing the answer
"lekin unhe kuch na kuch hoa hota hai, you are absolutely fine" she replied looking down......
At the time Mayank wanted to take her in his arms, she was looking so beautiful in white doctor's coat, with stethoscope around her neck.
"meri condition buhat severe hai Nupur, only you have my cure" he said the somehow cheesy line in a low tone but hearable to Nupur. "I mean ckeck me na, aakhir problem kia hai mujhy, mujhy khud bi nahi pata" he pouted making an innocent face which definietly was not true.
'tumhien mental hospital jane ki zarorat hai, problem samajh aa jaye gi' she said to herself and realizing what she just said a smile crept on her face.
"kya hoa? " Mayank asked noticing her smile.
she simply shook her head in no and came farward to check. She was about to held his wrist but stopped midway looked at him nervously, she now remembered she was going to check Mayank, her husband, she quickly pulled her hand back, she was firstly alright but for the first time she was hesitating holding someone's wrist, it was her profession but she never felt it so difficult and weird holding someone wrist. It was Mayank infront of her smiling his dimple smile, 'behave like doctors Nupur' she tried to calm herself, closed her eyes and heaved a sigh. Mayank was noticing her hesitance since so long and was actually enjoying it, the way she moved her hand farward to feel his pulse and again pulled back looking around nervously, it was infact amusing him.
Nupur finally held his wrist to feel his pulse but right then what she was hearing was her own heart beat. Her heart was beating so fast that she was feeling as if she could hear her heart thumping against her chest. Controlling herself she tried to feel his pulse. While Mayank was just looking her so close to him, she was really beautiful, her eyes, her cheeks, when red crept on her cheeks, red...was she blushing? yes she was actually blushing, unknown to the fact that she was blushing, her full concentration was on feeling his pulse... but helplessly she looked at him in her deep hazel brown eyes...
"its useless" out of blue Mayank spoke
"han? Kya?" Nupur asked confused
Pointing with eyes at her hand on his vein " koi faida nahi"
"kya?" she still was confused
Mayank gasped loudly and, looked iinto her sparkling eyes, replied smiling his best smile "a gorgeous girl, wearing an angel whilte coat, holding my hand, looking into my eyes and still wants my pulse to be normal?"
Nupur instantly left his hand as he finished, looking around nervously, Nupur was looking down standing infront of him, not knowing what to say or what to do and her hair strand was coming on her face disturbing her, she was feeling irritation with this but was not removing it aside rather didn't noticed. Mayank's hand moved upto her face and brushed arcoss her face startling Nupur, she immediately looked at him and then to his hand moving strand behind her ear. Nupur eyes were wide open following his hand till he tucked strand behind her ear. She quickly moved few steps back startled, looking around feeling nervous. Mayank too jumped down from streture just then servant came with one coffe and a glass of orange juice.
Nupu silently headed towards her chair followed by Mayank. After having their drinks Mayank got up to go now, Nupur too got up looking him standing.
" I should go now, bye" Mayank said moving towards door...
" umm thanks" Nupur spoke ot from behind....
"hmm?"
" wo hand bag k liye thanks" She again said
"its alright, and take care, bye" mayank turned to go but turned again to face her "and yeah....I think I know my cure Mrs. Mayank Sharma" he smiled at her and went.
Nupur heaved a sigh as he left but went upto door unconsciously, opened it and moving her head ahead looked him going through corridor. Unexpectedly Mayank stopped and turned to see only Nupur looking him with her head out from door. She quickly straightened as Mayank turned, feeling once again badly embarrassed she quickly shut the door, slapped slightly on her head for her stupidity while on other hand Mayank was smiling whole heartedly as he saw Nupur looking him going. He turned to go and finally left having spent most beautiful time with love of his life, his Nupur.
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Nupur after having a hectic day in hospital came home, as usual after hugging her mama who was in kitchen left to her room, it was her usual routine and after having shower she was drying her hair while remembring her day, Mayank's coming in her office, she glanced her bag on bed. Heaved a sigh and put the towel aside.
"a gorgeous girl, wearing an angel white coat, holding my hand, looking into my eyes, still wants my pulse to be normal?"
Mayank's words echoed in her mind and a subtle smile crept her face, she stopped brushing her hair as she noticed she was smiling remembring Mayank. She put the hair brush on dressing table, held hair catcher to bind her half hair and paced towards couch, sitting there peacefully, with her legs hugging against her chest, resting her head on its back, closed her eyes and Mayank's face again came infront of her eyes when he removed hair strand aside her face, she quickly opened her eyes, feeling some wierd tickling feeling in her stomach which she never ever felt before in her life. 'yeh kya ho raha hai, main deffinietly pagal hone wali hon' she mumbled to herself as the door of her room opened and servant came to call her down as her mama was calling her...
"main abi aati hun" she told him, tried to calm herself and went down to hall where her mum was calling her.
"ji mama" she spoke out as she her mama sitting with some guest.
"arey Nupur beta aa gayi tum, Piya kab se tumhara wait kar rahi thi" padma replied smiling pointing towwards Piya who got up to meet Nupur.
"Piya?" her eyes were wide open as she saw Piya there, Sameer's sister.
"hey Nupur bhabhi kaisi hain aap?" she said smiling at Nupur....
Nupur looked towards her mum and then to Piya, startled at word bhabhi, she wasn't liking it at all, " umm....i am fine....and you?"
she came farward and hugged Nupur "so bhabhi, jaldi se ready ho jaye, hamien shopping k liye chalna hai" Piya told Nupur....
"shopping?"
"han beta, wo kab se wait kar rahi thi, jao iss ke sath, tumhari bhi thori outing ho jaye gi" Padma said putting hand on her shoulder.
"han, main, wo ....main.... abi aati hun" She left to her room to change, she didn't want to go with Sameer sister, she had no relation with them now. She was married to Mayank now. Thinking all this lump formed in her throat as she blinked her eyes twice to not to let tears brimming out of her eyes, which were threatining to jerk out anytime. She actually had forgot about the fact that in other's view she was still enganged to Sameer as no one knows that she was now married and was Mayank's wife.
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"mama,i seriously don't wanna go for shopping, aap please usse mana kar dain na" Nupur said to her mum in pleading tone as she followed her mum who paced towards her cupboard to select some dress for Nupur.
"enough Nupur, thori dair ki to baat hai, ab main unhien mana karon gi to unhien bura lagey ga na, tum uss ghar ki hone wali baho ho, aur sameer ki maa ka bi phone aaya tha" Padma tried to convince her as she tried to find some clothes for Nupur in from her wardrobe.
Nupur closed her eyes tight 'main kaise bataon aap ko mama, kaise?' she said to herself. "mama, main aaj buhat thak gayi hon issliye, to...."
"dekho Nupur thori dair k liye hi to jana hai, now stop all this aur jaldi se tyar ho kar nichy aa jao, maine tumhare kapre nikal diye hain" Padma kissed her forehead and left.
Nupur wanted to yell out and tell everyone she can't do all this, she was feeling as if she was deceiving everyone, her mama, her baba, and sameer's family...
Reluctantly, as having no other option, after getting ready she came down where Piya was waiting for her. After bidding good bye to Padma, they both left for shopping. Nupur was very tensed, she wasn't saying much just listening to Piya's blabbering about her Bhaiya Sameer for which Nupur wasn't interested at all.
Then finally car stopped with jerk and Nupur and Piya came out of car. But Nupur stopped in midway
"Piya you said we are going for shopping but hotel? why?" Nupur was confused so asked out.
"Nupur bhabhi app ander to chaliye, mujhy buhat bhok lagi thi to socha pehle diner kar lain" she said holding Nupur's hand
"lekin...."
But Piya didn't listen her and holding her hand took her inside the hotel. Nupur eyes were wide open with shock as she saw Sameer there coming towards them, she looked Piya who smiled mischiviously. She again turned to face Sameer who was now standing right infront of her, she impulsivly moved two steps back..
"hey Nupur!!!!" Sameer spoke out looking at Nupur who wasn't at all looking him. She never ever thought that Piya was taking her with her at her brother's saying only but what to do now?
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