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Part 27
There were couple of more who had been giving Kirti a little hard time and so it was apt time to deal with all.
Everyone assembled for the briefing wondering what had happened. The thought of management meeting spelling more disaster loomed large.
Riddhima nervously shifted as armaan purposefully came and stood right next to her. Slowly she distanced herself and armaan tried to move more closer.
They both were jolted back with Sid's loud voice.
Dr Kirti offended by Sid's behavior kept herself behind with the other senior doctors away from Sid's sight.
'Dr Kirti if you are here can you step up please?'
Reluctantly she joined Sid.
Sid gave her reassuring nod and started. 'I will conduct this briefing but I need you here.'
'Doctor and Interns present There seems some disconnect as some do not know the changes, some know yet choose to ignore and cause some do not want to accept So let me start with a small introduction I am Dr Siddhant Modi your new DO and the doctor that stands next to me Dr Kirti is the executive DO who in my presence and absence will be responsible for any and all responsibilities of a DO like she has been doing in the past. This means that her word is an order and her decision is final which has needs to be abided by. There is no requirement to escalate matters especially as trivial as whether to have a rose day or not.'
'But ..' interrupted an intern and armaan
'I have not finished yet.'
'In case you do feel the need to escalate it needs to done in writing. If the cause is valid due action will be taken. If not then it shall go into your file as a reason to create trouble.'
'But Sid' interrupted armaan
'Dr Siddhant' roared Sid
Dumbstruck armaan could not find his voice and his protest went unvoiced.
'I do not want see any further instances of Dr Kirti's orders challenged on lame grounds and I assure you of serious consequences if any one question her authority and position. Am I understood?'
Everyone nodded in affirmation.
'So now the first question can come if anyone has to ask?'
All the trouble makers stood quietly.
Sid still wanted to impress Dr Kirti authority of armaan knowing his stubborn unruly nature.
'Dr Kirti someone had asked you a question in the cafe some time back.'
Kirti nodded. 'Dr armaan you had a question for me?'
'No ...Ma'am .. actually .. I wanted to know if we could have a .. rose .. day tomorrow'
But I guess Sid I mean Dr Siddhant have answered .. I mean his explanation suffices.'
Sid raised his eyebrows warningly at armaan.
'I mean you had answered my question earlier Ma'am'
'Good. Are there any more questions for Dr Kirti?' asked Sid satisfied having driven his point through the biggest trouble maker.
That took care of armaan for the time being but both Sid and Kirti knew that armaan was not to be trusted. To keep him check they needed someone whom he close to. Riddhima was one option but being a peer and love interest they did not expect much from her. After all, his antics were to impress her. The next best candidate was Subhankar, his possible accomplice in crime.
Sid informed him of his duty. Being Kirti's husband also Sid did not involve Kirti not wanting to create a possible rift in case of non compliance.
Sonia had kept aloof the whole day. The management meeting also did not give them a chance to work on the project. The previous evening's behavior was bothering Sid. He wanted to apologize and caught up with her just when she was leaving.
'Dr Sonia.'
'Yes Dr Siddhant?' she acknowledged coldly
'I just wanted to say sorry. I was a little harsh yesterday.'
'You are harsh every day. Nothing new.'
'May be ..actually yes but I genuinely don't like anyone butting into my personal space.'
'So I have not today. I hope you are happy.'
'Yes but I genuinely did not mean any harm.'
'Well but ok but even I did not anyways I have to get somewhere.' said she hoping that Sid would stop her and ask where she was off to all dressed up. It pinched her that he did even give her a second glance. But Sid did not do either. He just bid her goodbye and went his way.
Riddhima had finished earlier. Fearing armaan will try to catch up with her since Kirti and Sid were due to leave in some time she exited earlier.
Another person she feared was her father who had given a sound warning for not coming home for two nights.
She settled in the lounge waiting for Sid.
armaan after getting off work promptly made an appearance at the Gupta house. armaan's belief that everything was slipping from his hands strengthened with Riddhima's absence.
Here another wasted effort to get Sid to stop drinking landed in another trip to the pent house and a morning with the same routine. Sid was sick and tired with Riddhima following him and taking him back to the penthouse.
First he was not going to return to that lounge. Secondly, he needed to take away her keys hoping that this shall drive the point through to her.
Armaan refused to let go such aloofness easily. So what he could not have a rose day. He planned to make it special only for his Riddhima.
Riddhima's office was plastered with photographs of their courting day. Her duty was in the children's ward and each child patient she checked gifted her with a rose.
Riddhima's frustration knew no bounds but she ignored each attempt. Seeing no response armaan finally confronted her.
Riddhima gasped as felt herself suddenly pulled into the fire escape.
This proximity was not unknown but the emotions connected felt so alien. She tried to break free from the tight embrace.
'Chodo mujhe armaan.'
'Problem kya hai Riddhima?'
'Kuch nahi hai'
'Kuch toh zaroor hai. Kya Sid..agar aisa hai toh mujhe batao.'
'Nahi.. Aur Sid se tum dur raho. Usse please aur stress mat do.'
'Toh phir kya baat hai. Jab se aaya hoon ek baar bhi tum milne nahi aayi. Maine aaj tumhare liye jo kiya uska jawab bhi nahi diya. Kab se tumhe apni bahon mein le kar tumhe tumhare pyaar mehsoos karna chahata hoon.' engulfing Riddhima in his tight embrace. Riddhima though wanted to scream out but that dangerous proximity was numbing her efforts from the fear that someone might see them such. She squirmed under his hold as armaan traced her lips with his thumb. 'Tumhara inn hoto se apna naam sunna chahata hoon.'
The fear was building with approaching sound of steps. 'armaan chodo mujhe koi aa raha hai.'
'Aane do.' denied armaan intoxicated on hearing his name from his lady love.
'armaan please.'
'Tum sirf meri ho aur aaj koi bhi aa jaye Sid bhi koi mujhe tumhe apne pyaar mein baha le jaane se nahi rok sakta' He angled his face eyeing her lips. 'Riddhima!!!'
The sound slowed down.
Riddhima stared back seeing the passion in armaan's eyes. It evoked only one emotion at that moment. Taking in every bit of it and strengthening it as armaan's warm breath started scorching her skin.
She blocked out ever other stimuli that her senses could feel to focus on that one emotion.
They both were lost in their own world that did not hear those footsteps stop at the mid level landing.
Those eyes had seen this sight before but seeing it now his body trembled in disgust and anger. 'How more shameless can anyone get?'
armaan was already reeling as the sweet moment of victory was near.
Riddhima closed her eyes garnering every last ounce of her will to strengthen that emotion.
'Enough.' the fire escape echoed.
Armaan almost lost his footing. It took good long moment for him to recover yet he could not understand what displaced him from his moment of victory.
How did he land so far from it? Was those echoing voices shattering his ear drums that pushed him back or was it ..?
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Edited by DJ.. - 14 years ago
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