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Hey Sagi..this one is for you!!
Geeta Dutt's mellifluous voice was like a balm to his weary spirits at the end of a long day. After a protracted surgery, Dr Rajeev had come back home to an argument.
"He is not a good guy...just forget him...he is not worth it!"
"No...I won't ...I will marry him and only him...I am sure even Pappa will say yes...he can't say no to me!"
Dr Rajeev was aghast. The girl was all of ten. What was she talking about?
"Yeh Kya baatein ho rahi hai?"
Two little faces turned towards with almost identical expressions of guilt.
"Pappa...she wants to marry Ranbir Kapoor!"
"Pappa...I love him I am going to marry him only!"
Dr Rajeev couldn't help the smile that curved his lips.
"yeh kuch zyada nahi hogaya...Matlab you are just a kid...abhi se shaadi ki baat!"
"Pappa...don't be silly...abhi nahi...jab main badi hojaangi tab...!"
Ten year old Nikki was quick to assure him.
Sagi, in all her wisdom of fifteen years, was quick to butt in.
"He won't wait till you grow up...he will marry someone else before then...!"
Nikki's face crumpled.
"Pappa..he won't na...say he won't"
Before she could start a bawling session, Dr Rajeev quickly intervened and hugged them both to his sides.
"Teekh hai...teekh hai...ab yeh batao...aap donon ne homework kiye ki nahin?"
"Pappa...mera koi homework nahin...par Sagi ka hain...but she is busy chatting with Suja aunty...she is not doing her HW"
Nikki was not going to miss a chance to get her back on Sagi.
"Nahi Pappa...main aunty se madad le rahi ti...school project...yeh Nikki humesha chugli karti hain...usko daantiye Pappa..!"
"Pappa...Sagi me mujhe pinch kiya...abi abi...aapke aane se pehle...!"
"Pappa...Woh mujhe tang karti rehti hai...bolti hain ki uske grades mere se acche hain..!"
"okay girls...ab bas...Nikki...tu ne abhi tak dress change nahi ki...jaake muh haath dhoke dinner ke liye taiyyar hoja...aur Sagi...tu jaake apni homework kar...aur Sujatha aunty ko zyada tang mat karna...teekh hai?"
"Pappa...Sujatha aunty ne aaj ek mast joke Sunaya!"
"Haan...pata hain...tum aur teri Sujatha aunty...donon first class namune ho...!"
Namune nahi nagine..aunty bolti hain hum nagine hain..
Dr Rajeev freshened up and thought to relax a bit before dinner. Who better than Geeta Dutt to relax him after a tiring day!
"Yeh Mohabbat hai Bhole Bhale, Kar na Dil ko Ghamon ke hawaale
Kaam Ulfat ka Naazuk bahut hai, aake Hoton pe Tootenge Pyaale..!"
"Balan pichkari jo tu ne mujhe maari
Toh bole re zamaana kharabi hogayi...!"
He got up with the start. Poor Geeta Dutt did not have a chance against the raucous singing of Vishal Dadlani and company.
With a sigh, he turned off the song and walked out of his room.
Dinner was ready. He called out to the girls.
They were almost done with dinner when a thought struck him.
"Accha Sagi...what were you asking Sujatha aunty...you have a problem with any of your subjects?"
"Haan Pappa...yeh science project na...thoda difficult hai...!"
"Science is very easy, Sagi,.,Aisa kyun keh rahi ho!"
"Pappa...aap toh doctor ho...aap ke liye difficult nahi...par Sagi aap ke jitna smart nahi hai na...!"
"Shut up Nikki!"
"Sagi...tumhe science pe thoda aur concentrate Karna chahiye...Bas teen saal mei pre meds dene hain tumhe!"
"Nahin Pappa...mujhe doctor nahin banna hai...I want to be a writer...main kahani likhoongi!"
"Sagi...tum Ranbir pe ek kahani likhna...!"
"Haan...Haan..,aur Katrina ko heroine banaoongi!"
"Nahin...!"
Dr Rajeev knew that he had better intervene because the Mahabarat would never end otherwise.
"Accha Accha...Woh sab Chodo...kal hamare hospital mei Open day...Matlab people can visit the hospital and see how it functions..aur saare doctors apne families ko le aaraha hai...aap donon bhi aaoge na...?"
The girls looked at each other and then smiled brightly at him.
"Haan Pappa...bilkul...school se chutti lena padega na?"
So the minxes thought this was an excuse to bunk classes!
"Waah beta...idea Accha hai...but iski koi zaroorat nahi...this is only in the afternoon...aap log school se Waapis aake, dress change karke aajana!"
The girls' faces fell just a bit before they nodded their assent.
Next day at the hospital
"Nikki...it's boring yaar!"
"Haan Sagi...isse Accha ki Ghar mei baite Yeh Jawaani dekhte!"
"Paagal!"
"Hello girls!"
The two girls turned at the sound of their father's voice.
" Dr Ashutosh...yeh meri betiyan hai...yeh Sagi hai...aur yeh Nikki!"
"Hello girls...how smart both of you look...really Dr Rajeev...you are lucky to have such beautiful daughters!"
Nikki giggled at that but Sagi stood mesmerised.
"So Sagi...which class are you in?"
Sagi blushed a fiery red but was too tongue tied to respond.
"Yeh tenth class mei hain...Pappa kehte hain ki Sagi ko doctor banna hai...par usko nahi banna...usko science pasand nahi hai na...she wants to be a writer!"
Nikki piped only to be elbowed hard by Sagi for her troubles.
"Shut up Nikki...tumhe kuch nahi pata!"
Sagi whispered furiously before turning her adoring eyes to Ashtuosh.
"Kyun Sagi...aap ko hum doctors boring lagte hain Kya...?"
Sagi blushed hard again before shaking her head furiously.
"Good...I am glad...waise you have a very beautiful name...Sagi...I really like it...!"
Sagi was in seventh heaven by now and the evening passed in a daze.
Finally, Dr Rajeev was done with work and they were driving back home.
"Pappa...premeds ke liye kaise prepare karni hai...aap please mujhe Woh books lake dijiye!"
Dr Rajeev looked at Sagi in pleasant surprise.
"wow Sagi! ek din mei tumhe interest aagayi...zaroor laake doonga...!"
"Pappa...Maine decide kar li...mujhe neurosurgeon banna hai!"
"wow...specialisation bhi abi se chunli...superb!"
"Just one condition!"
"Kya?"
"Internship KGH Lucknow mei hi karoongi!"
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