Harman glared at Soumya who stood before him " Who the heck do you think you are?"
Soumya looked at him confused "Why?"
Harman stood up abruptly " Even in your sugar high state you answered my question about medication, but you failed to recognize that you are being given that drug why?"
Soumya looked at him confused at first but then her eyes widened for a while however she regained her confidence "I am sorry sir, but Dr. Kaur administered medication to me when I am asleep. So I doesn't exactly know which medication they are using on me."
Harman looked satisfied by that answer "You will take off today? then"
Sowmya shook her head violently "No, I will be on duty."
Harman looked at her for a while " You doesn't exactly like being a doctor do you?"
Soumya shrugged "Its just a profession for me."
Harman sighed " Come with me, today you will be working with me."
Soumya nodded and followed Harman wearing her Apron signifying that she is on duty .
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After few hours...
" Are you feeling tired." Harman asked Sowmya who is standing beside him out side the Operation room, they got a patient who needed emergency cardiac surgery, so they managed the patient and are waiting out side the OT room while the surgery is under progress it has been two hours since they are there.. Soumya shook her head "Why should we wait here? Anesthesia and Surgery department are seeming to do well"
"Its our responsibility to over see the patient safely passing through his treatment. Patient has a ruptured abscess ... complications may arise during surgery, when we know that we better wait here than go back and come again. "
Soumya looked at him surprised "You love being a doctor , I mean you like your profession."
Harman nodded "I am indeed passionate towards it, as should be every one who is in it. We doesn't work with machines which can be repaired if they are faulty, but with humans whose life will be costed if we made a mistake. We can't afford it Dr. Goyal"
Soumya nodded "But I never find that passion you seem to speak of.I doesn't know why. "
Harman looked at her "May be you didn't get a good teacher "
Soumya frowned "What does that has to do with it."
Harman laughed "It has a lot to do with it. So anyway what you want to take as your specialization."
Soumya spoke without hesitation "Gynecology"
Harman looked at her surprised "Why? I heard many a people saying Medicine or cardiology or surgery or radiology etc etc You are the first person ..."
Soumya looked at him square in eye " I doesn't want any woman to feel less of a woman because she is not fertile.I want to work on that."
Harman nodded "Thats impressive. Looks like Surgery is over, lets go in and assess his Neurological state there might be some post op complication."
Soumya nodded again commenting "You are paranoid , you know that?"
Harman looked at her " I has to be paranoid... its a persons life at risk."
Soumya laughed " You know what , you would make a perfect neurosurgeon."
Harman stopped walking and looked at her " May be I am but that doesn't mean it was meant to be"
Soumya looked at him crossing her arms "Dr.Singh. Our life is what we make of it. I believe that. Anyway when you don't even venture into it how will you know if you are meant to be or not."
Harman stared at her not that he can see much of her what with a surgical mask covering half of her face. However he smiled shook his head and followed her.She looked at him , " Do it Dr.Goyal. I want to see how much you learned today." Soumya nodded and did all the check up in a right way. But she frowned as she looked at sutures.. she turned to Harman " Every thing is okay as far as patients condition is concerned. But..."
Harman knows what she is speaking off "But?"
Soumya looked hesitant, Harman prodded her " Don't worry Dr. Goyal. You can ask your doubts none will beat you."
Soumya spoke hesitantly "Isn't the suture a bit off??"
Harman looked at her interesting... she did observe it, he asked her carefully "What you think is off?"
Soumya frowned "Won't suture slip away if its tied like that. There might be a chance of gaping wound."
Harman grinned and he looked at a near by nurse "Can you give me a Vicryl 1(suture material) please"
She gave it to him and he gave Soumyaa that along with two forceps.. now tie it that way around my hand.
Soumya nodded and tried to make knot the way they did but when she was about to make a loop Harman told her to do it with another twist and her eyes widened.. while the knot appears to be lose and slippery its indeed tight with out adding pressure on cut tissue ... she grinned at Harman, "I understood my answer . Thanks "
Harman smiled "You do have the skills to become a surgeon..."
Soumya looked at him smiling her eyes bright "Really... thanks" Harman took away by her enthusiastic reaction looked at her questioningly... she smiled at him wist fully "It feels good when some one speaks positively about me. " Harman looked perplexed by this remembering her dreams and all but stayed quite "Me too. Any way it seems every thing is fine here... lets go to ward." Soumya nodded and rushed to follow his fast pace " You are truly a good surgeon.. why don't you go to neuro surgery when you love it that much" As soon as she ended sentence she felt a slight tap on her head "Move on... no more discussions." Soumya pouted and followed him.
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Surbhi is is bristling with anger in wards... Sourabh observed it "What happened?"
Surbhi scowled " Madam Goyal is getting special treatment.. I mean we graduated from this very medical college and we are familiar faces here, but Dr. Singh prefers her over us."
Sourabh who doesn't know about the on goings as he was out for much of the day asked her what happened.. " She assisted Dr.Singh through out the day.. She even got to go to Neuro surgery along with him, while I was stuck here doing these stitches.I am a gold medalist of my batch."
Sourabh chuckled " You are angry because you missed a case or you missed opportunity to spend time with Dr.Singh"
Surbhi glared at him "Why the hell will I want to spend time with that geek"
Sourabh laughed out right "Common.. its obvious the way you try to get his attention. He is not a geek, we both know it. He is selected as Mr.India for god sake. He is practically a celebrity out there. Every girl would love to get his attention. I will call you a lunatic if you don't like him."
Surbhi shrugged "You got me there... Thats true I mean he is one of the best doctors in our college despite being a Jr.Resident. Who wouldn't like him. I truly hate that Soumya." Sourabh signaled her to look back and she scowled much more when she saw Harman and Soumya coming inside with a deep discussion.. "Wonder what they might be chatting on." Surbhi looked at Sourabh on his comment and saw him looking to them interestingly as if he is watching some movie and she too looked there angrily. However she moved forward trying to break their convo " Harman sir.."
Harman looked at her curiously "Yes Dr.Kaur." Soumya also looked at her curiously, for first time Surbhi felt like she was disturbing some private moment, however she brushed it away "Sir this patient here has a cut on his hands , we cleaned it and sutured it. " Harman nodded " Thats fine .. keep him under observation for this night , check for any signs of sepsis and discharge him tomorrow if there's none. " He then continued to speak with Soumya, " I told you that MRI works fine in such cases." Soumya snorted "There's no difference in sensitivity and also it adds to the financial burden of patient. This is not US , its India.. we can't write every patient MRI as a prophylactic diagnosis.Harman shook his head " It might be, but when its affordable why avoid ?" Soumya shrugged "If its affordable who are denying its use? But what I am trying to tell is its not affordable always." Harman nodded "That I should agree." Soumya stopped and looked at him with narrowed eyes " Why it feels like we both are arguing same thing in a different way?"
Harman laughed "Its because we are doctor. Now go to work. " Soumya looked at him confused for a moment before she shrugged and went near Nurse Maria.. "Looks like they both are having good time Surbhi." Surbhi glared at Sourabh who just gave a chuckle and left from there.
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Soumya looked at Aishwarya "Some one did contact my cousin for your details... she told me."
Soumya nodded " Make sure this envelope reach to that guy."
Aishwarya looked at her shocked "You doesn't even want to know who the guy is??"
Soumya smiled "If that guy is worth knowing , i will know him after this envelope reaches him. if not we both won't meet and end of the story."
Aish shook her head " Let your self go for once Su... don't be so guarded always."
Soumya looked at her straight in eye , "I am letting my self go with this Aish. You won't understand."
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Harman fingered the envelope in his pocket ... He is excited but at same time he is confused too.. he loved that girl, but at same time he can't deny his feelings for his junior. There is some thing different about the girl he came to care for in past few days. But what he felt with the girl he met a few days back, how can he deny it. It felt like she is his life. What intrigued him even more was the girl gave him a message with out even knowing his name. He sighed to himself opening it... What he found inside shocked him , there was a photo of Soumya with a simple letter stating "I am a kinner... want explanation, read this report if u can" attached was a copy of some gynecological examination report. He felt shock course through his body... he didn't notice the letter slipping through his hand..
' " I doesn't want any woman to feel less of a woman because she is not fertile.I want to work on that."'
"Her father... he isn't exactly nice to her in her childhood."
"It feels good when some one speaks positively about me. "
Harman sat there going through every thing... he can understand how she feels... people calling her a kinner not understanding what she has was a medical condition... he looked at reports , she can never bear children... her uterine malfomations saw through it... He stared at her picture..he remembered the day he felt compelled to go to her as if there was some invisible force drawing him to her ... She was standing there speaking with her friend.. a child approached her.. she bent and asked him what was problem, the child said he was bored.. at that moment she smiled and asked him if he want to play..not even minding that she was in a party she took the basket ball from him and they went aside to play.. He smiled at that minute... he decided that girl was for him...He can't let her go.. When she was the very person he was getting attracted to , how can he let her go? Does her problem stop him?? should he think of it?? At that moment he decided he doesn't care about that.