JaGan SS-The Ghosts that Haunt us Chapter 4 updtd - Page 3

CHAPTER 4

" Keep the dressing on that wound dry and you'll be out of here in no time" Ganga smiled warmly at the old man lying on the bed as she finished wrapping up the bandage around the long jagged wound on his foot. He smiled back bravely, his foot flinching and managed a Thank You

Ganga disposed of her gloves, rubbed her hands with the alcohol and then turned her patient over to his family. She walked back to the nurse's station in the wards, exchanging smiles with the patients and nurses on the way. It had been 2 weeks since she had joined and she had already become a firm favourite amongst them. As a patient had remarked to a young nursing student, the new doctor actually cared. It wasn't an act, neither did she treat them with indifference like so many of her colleagues, but she genuinely cared about them and their problems, even the ones that weren't related to their health

As the student had summed it up to the Head Nurse who had taken her to task for chatting it up with the patients about the doctors, Dr. Ganga wasn't a snooty bitch. The remark had earned her 3 nights of extra duty

Ganga finished the final touches on her patient's paper work and smiled contentedly. It was Saturday night and she was finally done with everything she was supposed to do-a rare feat. She could finally go back to her beloved room, take a long bath and then snuggle into her bed with some journals she had………………………………..

"Boom!" Ganga shrieked and fell back in her chair. She found herself flat on her back staring up at a mischievous face , the owner of which was currently shaking with suppressed laughter

" Naina!" Ganga exclaimed indignantly as she struggled to get up from her very undignified position on the floor. Naina laughed and swooped in, her lithe , surprisingly strong arms yanking Ganga up with enough force to nearly send her falling forwards

Regaining her balance Ganga stared at her friend balefully until the dancing expression in Naina's eyes proved too much for her and she too succumbed to a fit of giggles

"Every time I do that, I think-This is it. She is not going to react this time, but no, you fall for that every single time" Naina mocked her playfully

Ganga huffed back at her. When she had first hunted down Naina as part of her mission to discover her remaining 3 group mates, she had seen a tall, modelesque looking girl who had oozed Wall Street. Ganga had later found out that she was actually from New York and her father did work in Wall Street. Or rather he owned a small part of it

Naina however had turned out to be a tomboyish prankster much to Ganga's surprise and delight. Within 3 minutes of their meeting she had enlightened Ganga on her entire life story and within 10 was already making arrangements to move to a room next to Ganga because according to her they were now "besties" and "besties" needed to be close by in case of an emergency. Ganga wouldn't know. She had never had a real friend much less a best friend after all

"Helllooo? Anyone there" two fingers snapped in front of her bringing Ganga back from her world of unpleasant memories. She found herself staring into Naina's concerned face and with difficulty summoned up a smile

" I'm fine" she said , keeping her fake smile firmly plastered on

Naina looked unconvinced but 2 weeks of friendship had taught her not to pry. She swung herself on to the top of the counter closing off the station from the rest of the wards and smirked at Ganga

" So what are your plans?" she asked

"Plans?" Ganga asked absentmindedly, her attention still focused on the paperwork as she rechecked it, just to be sure she hadn't missed anything

" Plans-Yes! It's a Saturday night babe , what are we gonna dooo" Naina's voice rose in excitement and Ganga hushed her before the patients started complaining

" Sorry" said Naina, not in the least sorry

Ganga mock glared at her before saying

"All I'm going to do is go back to my room and read the latest BMJ….." Naina's horrified squeal cut her off before she could complete her sentence

" Naaaina!" Ganga hissed at her" Keep the noise down or we will both be reported"

Naina paid no attention to this and instead whispered disbelievingly

" You are seriously not going to go back home and read are you? On A SATURDAY NIGHT!"

Ganga sighed . Apparently there was no way she was going to get Naina to calm down

" All right, so what would you like us to do then?" she asked Naina

Naina sat up excited, the puppy dog expression she had been wearing dropping off like magic

" Well there is this music festival taking place at the IIC tonight…Oh Come on it'll be fun" she said encouragingly as Ganga fell back in her seat with a groan

" Well it will be but Ganga will have to cancel" a new voice interrupted their conversation, a deeper male voice

" Oh and why is that Bose?" Naina asked hotly ,twisting around to face the new entry

" Because the bitch wants to see Ganga , Sharma" Rahul Bose drawled out before turning to face Ganga and saying

" I'm sorry Chipkali"

Rahul Bose was the 2^nd member of their group. Suave, sophisticated and charming he too came from a wealthy and privileged background but showed none of that in his behavior. He teased the girls, drove them crazy(especially Naina) and in general behaved like a normal elder brother. A very annoying one albeit. Ganga adored him just as much as she did Naina

With a sigh now, she rose to her feet and said" I better go and see what she wants"

" You wanted to see me mam?" Ganga asked, careful to keep her voice down

Gauri looked up and with calm decisiveness said

" Yes, I need to talk to you about something. Walk me out of the hospital will you?"

Ganga mutely nodded

Gauri finished stacking a couple of files and turned to the terrified secretary who stood behind her

"Take these and lock it up in the hospital safe room. They contain my thesis proposal and if you lose it, you can forget about coming here the next day" she said, her voice quiet but with an undercurrent of steel in it

The meek little woman skittered off while Ganga gulped. Gauri looked up at her and said "Let's go"

They walked out of the hospital building together. The sun was going down royally today, the whole sky ablaze with colour. Ganga took a deep breath in and gazed lovingly at the scene around her. The whole campus was one big lawn of green grass crisscrossed with small lanes, big roads and huge buildings. But amidst all this the green still glowed . She could see people playing on it, lying down on it, reading on it. And right now all she wanted to do was go rolling on it. She repressed a smile at the thought of Dr. Gauri's face if she were to act on that impulse

" You must be wondering why I wanted to talk to you" the aforesaid person suddenly spoke up

Ganga wisely remained silent

" The Hospital board will be conducting its annual review of the postgraduates next week. Amidst other things they also take into consideration the …..interaction of PGs with their interns"

Ganga stared at her, starting to comprehend

" I have been acknowledged as the best student of my year ever since I joined this college for my undergraduate degree. Now, I haven't been able to pay you guys attention because I have been very busy with my work and my research project , a project which has incidentally been appreciated and accepted by the Mayo Clinic. I don't suppose I have to tell you what that means , do I?"

Ganga shook her head. Everyone knew that Dr. Gauri had been setting her sights on a position abroad and a job offer from the Mayo Clinic, one of USA's top research facilities would be like a dream come true for her. Clearly paying attention to the students allotted to her wasn't high on her list of priorities right now

" Now this review affects my grade. So I suggest all of you mention to the reviewers that I have been an extremely conscientious and exemplary guide and teacher. I hope that's clear?" Gauri asked

The wind suddenly blew hard ruffling up Ganga's hair and sweeping away the pins that had kept it in place. Ganga barely noticed. All she could do was stare at the calm, implacable woman standing in front of her a wave of active dislike overwhelming her

Did this woman know how hard it had been for them to work without guidance? Did this woman know how they had managed to learn the procedures she was supposed to be teaching them from the other students. Begging and bribing that's how. Did this woman even know of the countless hours they spent up in the library, researching to learn something which she could have taught them in a couple of hours? And now she was asking them to lie for her?

Something of this must have shown in Ganga's face because Gauri then opened her mouth and said

" My family pays for half the funds allocated by the college for scholarships. If I were to suggest that the college should cancel a couple of scholarships because we have a funding problem, I'm certain they will do so"

Ganga stared at her white faced

" Oh and I'm also pretty sure my word carries enough weight to get 4 interns expelled if I accuse them of unprofessional conduct" Gauri finished , the tone of her voice not changing in the least. It was as if they were discussing about the weather

Ganga highly doubted that seeing as how with the exception of herself, the remaining three were exceptionally well connected, but she nodded to show that the point was taken

Gauri gave a rare smile and said "Excellent, then I…………..Aaargh!"

Ganga screamed , echoing Gauri's scream and ran forward. A man on a bike had suddenly grabbed Dr. Gauri and taken off with her, his face covered with a helmet. Ganga lunged forward desperately and managed to catch the rear end of the motorbike. The bike slowed down enough for Ganga to move forward and desperately try to release Gauri who had been dumped unceremoniously in front of the rider in a face down position. The rider grasped Ganga's hands and gently pushed her away, even as he tried to control the spiraling bike. She being insane, then chose to yank the helmet's lid up exposing the face hidden behind it.

Two glorious dark eyes laughed at her. She stared at them for a second before the owner's lips suddenly grazed her cheek dangerously close to her mouth and whispered" Sweetheart, let go"

She stumbled back in shock. The rider took off, Dr Gauri still in his grip and screaming bloody murder. Ganga stared at them, dizzy and terrified. Only two thoughts were currently occupying her mind right now

One-Dr.Gauri had just been kidnapped

Two-She had just had her first kiss

Originally posted by: sidra08

Interesting story Nix ...keep writing more lets see you get prize next time ..😉😆

Originally posted by: KiranlovSriti

Story is going great..Gauri ke under Ganga omg dangerious situation hai.

Originally posted by: Libra123

Good writing dr.nix...Eagerly waiting for jagya entry like others here...

Originally posted by: ranitha

Ahem...No comment

Originally posted by: SwastikAshNi

The story is moving in subtle and steady way,liked the way Gauri has been introduced-selfish in high-ambition.But what's in last part-who kissed Ganga?Yeh haq to kisi aur ka tha!

Originally posted by: Dr.Nix

What prize?😲