Hi frenz'am posting the first part of the ff here..i hope you all like it'plzz gimme your views on this part'.with love 'sandy..
PART 1
"sir'" Prem opened his eyes hearing someone call him. He saw a hospital attendant calling him.
"sir.. You have to do the rest of the formalities.. at the counter.." saying this the attendant left.
Prem stretched himself and tried to remember all that happened. He looked at the watch and saw that it was 2:30 in the morning. He looked towards the operation theatre and saw that the red bulb was still on indicating that the doctors have not finished yet. He had dozed off while sitting there.
It was almost 2 hours they had taken Angad inside. Prem made a silent prayer for Angad. Though he could have left for home prem didn't feel like leaving that 'ajnabee' there in the hospital. He felt some bond with the person who was fighting with his life inside.
Prem slowly raised from his seat and walked towards the bill payment counter. He completed all the formalities that was to be done. He was given a form to be filled. Prem took the driving licence of Angad from his pocket and started filling the details.
Then he came upto the column : 'Your relation with the patient? : ' Prem didn't know what to fill there. That person was neither his blood relation nor his friend. He didn't even know the guy. Prem thought for a second. Then his hands steadily wrote "BROTHER"..
After filling up the rest of the form and making the payments required he went and thanked the officials there who made it easy when Angad was brought to the hospital without creating any fuss. Prem knew how difficult it was for dealing with such cases.
Prem again went back to his seat in front of the operation theatre. He sat there and waited for the door to open. Though a doctor himself and even after seeing many patients a day Prem still felt a fear inside. He prayed to god for everything to go fine. Like said 'only 50% of the patients life is in doctors hands. The rest is in gods hands'. Prem strongly believed this.
After another half an hour that went like many years for prem , the door opened. Preet and two other doctors came outside. Prem was at their side in seconds.
"Doctor, how is he now?" Prem asked a doctor who looked like the main doctor.
"you are?.." doctor seemed confused.
Preet who was at the back quickly came to their side and introduced Prem to other two doctors.
"Dr. Verma.. this is Dr. Prem Juneja.. he brought the patient here.. he works in life care hospital..and prem this is Dr. verma and this is Dr. Ajay." Preet pointed towards the other doctor.
"Dr.juneja.. are you the new doctor in the life care hospital?" Dr.Verma asked.
"yes Dr.." Prem replied.
"oh..nice to meet you.." Dr. Verma continued. "the patient is fine now.. the poison was very strong and with that he was drunk too.. at first I thought I wont be able to save him.. thanks to god.. and Dr. Ajay and Dr. Preet.. both helped me a lot.."
Dr. verma and Dr. ajay then went towards their rooms leaving behind Prem and preet.
Preet looked at Prem and saw that happiness in his eyes hearing the news that the patient was saved. But what Preet didn't know was who this person was to prem.
Prem had just told him that he was bringing in a patient in a critical stage and wanted help as soon as possible.
"prem ..who is this person?" Preet asked.
"patha nahi.." Prem said.
"what ?!!.." Preet didn't get what prem was talking. "you don't know who this person is?"
"haan..you come with me ..i will tell you everything.."
Prem then took Preet with him to the cafeteria in the hospital compound. They took a corner seat. It was a cafeteria for the patient by-standees and doctors and other people working there. It was a cafeteria that was opened 24/7. Prem took two cup of coffee and sat opposite Preet.
Prem explained to Preet all that happened in the beach. How he saw the person unconscious on the beach benches, how there were blood all around him alarming him to take the guy to the hospital soon, how he decided to take the patient to the near by hospital and how it happened to be the hospital where preet was working.
Preet silently sat there listening to Prems story. 'god..this guy never changes..' Preet thought. Prem was always like this. From their childhood times Prem lived for others happiness. He never knew to hurt anyone or could see anyone in pain.
"you are impossible Prem. do you what all problems you would have jumped into had this guy not lived?" Preet scolded prem.
"arre..nothing happened right.. he is out of danger now.." Prem gave his innocent smile.
"prem, why are you always like this.. why don't you understand what I'm saying.. you will land into some big trouble one day because of your this helping mentality..then don't say that 'preet ..why didn't you warn me man..'" preet was not in a mood to fall for Prems usual smile.
His friend need to learn about the world around him. Preet loved his friend very much. Prem was more than a friend for him. Prem was like his elder brother though they both were of same age.
"no yaar.. don't worry like this.. nothing will happen to me.. for those people who help others God will be there.." Prem tried to calm down Preet.
Prem knew Preet was upset. But he saw that this didn't cool preet.
"I'm sorry.. I will try to listen to you.. from now on.." Prem was feeling bad that his acts were worrying preet. He didn't want this.
"I'm really sorry preet.. but what can I do.. I couldn't leave him lying there in the beach like that..i'm a doctor.. will you be able to leave someone like that.." Prem saw that preet was slowly understanding what he was trying to explain. Prem continued, "don't you remember the oath we took Preet? That we will always try to save a human life..ryt? so how can you think I could just walk away leaving another human
being to die there?"
"haan Prem..i can understand you.. but I don't want to lose you once again.. after all that happened two years back.. I don't want something bad happen again in your life..that's why I shouted.. sorry yaar.." Preet apologised to Prem.
"no Preet.. no sorry yaar.." Prem got up and hugged Preet.
After having another cup of coffee prem and Preet went back to the ICU where Angad was moved to from the operation theatre.
"waise Prem..what is the name of that person?" Preet asked.
"Angad khanna.." Prem said. "I saw his driving licence.. there was his address in that. After reaching home we will search and find their phone number and inform his relatives.."
"hmmm.. why would that guy attempt suicide..?" Preet asked Prem.
"aah.. even I was wondering why.." Prem said.
He didn't understand why would a guy want to attempt suicide.. at such a young age.. he was dressed well and from his other looks and things it was definitely clear to prem that it was not any monetary problems. 'money problems' where the main reason for such incidents. Guyz nowadays were not devdas kind to suicide because of love failure. He looked like from a good family. Prem felt bad for Angad and family.
"so.. hum chalein?" Preet asked Prem.
"well..preet, I think I should stay back.. what if there is some emergency?" Prem was worried.
"prem.. you yourself is a doctor.. And though i never admits this you now patients better than me.." Preet winked. "so u know there is no emergency gonna come up till morning. What you need now is a good sleep.. and Angad is in ICU right now. According to Dr. Verma he will be the same for next forty eight hours."
"haan..lekin.." Prem was still not convinced.
"arre yaar.. I 've told the duty doctor and head nurse to take special care of him. You don't worry.." Preet finally took Prem with him.
The two of them lived in the same flat. Prems was on the eighth floor and Preet was on 7th floor. Preet never wanted prem to stay away from him. Prem was Preets fathers best friends son. Who lived with his family as his parents were dead in a car accident.
They both left for their house. On reaching the flat they parked the cars and reached for the escalator. Preet pressed 7 floor indicator and Prem went for 8th floor.
Prem saw preet searching for something in his pocket.
"kya hua preet?" Prem asked him.
"I was looking for the key.. meher will kill me if I wake her up at this time.." Preet said. He finally got the keys from his wallet. "oh thank god.. I got it.."
Prem smiled at preets reactions. The escalator reached 7th floor and Preet got out.
"good night yaar'well I think its good morning..itz already 5..anyways bye.." Preet walked towards his flat and Prem to his flat.
Prem unlocked the door and sat on the sofa in the sitting room. He was too tired to even go to his room. He just lay on the sofa and sleep quickly blessed him.
Prem slept peacefully without any worries' he was too tired to even think about anything..!! and for the first time in two years he had an uninterrupted sleep..!!!!!!
Edited by stunninstar - 16 years ago
