Everyone turned around to see who the night intruder was….
Neha was seated beside Aryan's bed…. Ajay, Boxer and Zubin were at his other side… Shotgun behind Neha….
Dipika was seated by the couch beside his bed…. She was contended herself sitting there looking at Aryan smiling at the jokes Ajay was cracking… The glances she stole at Aryan were thousands…. But she didn't notice that the glances Aryan stole at her… Smiling one swift sweep with his eyes and Dipika would be in it… He wondered why? 😉
The intruder was the night duty nurse… She was around fort years of age… They all considered her as their elder…. As their mother… 😳 She was very caring….. Very sweet, helpful and bubbly…. They knew her very well for the past two months….. Everyone liked her very much…. She never got angry… So they were all surprised as to why she was like this… She was having a tray with a glass on it… 😳
Ajay coming to her and tried to put his hand around her shoulders….
Ajay: Are… Lovely ji…. Kya baat hai? Tusi…. 😃
Lovely nurse held a warning hand in front of her and with anger on her face said…. 😈
Nurse: Distance… Tu mujhse door hi raha kar…. 😆
Seeing Lovely's expression Neha got up from her place near Aryan and came up to her…. Looking suspiciously at Ajay she asked… 🤔
Neha: Kyun Lovely ji kya hua? Ajay ne kuch kiya? Waise aaj itna gussa kyun?
Lovely came into the room and and went upto Aryan… Aryan was watching all this with an amused look on his face… The nurse went upto Aryan and taking his wrist started to check his pulse… Then she said….
Nurse: Tum logon ko inse milne ka waqt nahi hai… Agreed….Doctor ne kaha hai... Agar visiting hours ke baad aaye to doctor ne milne ki ijaazat di hai…. (Putting down Aryan's wrist she went to the foot of the bed) Aaj pata chala visiting hourse se pehle aa gaye, (Studying the chart) phir visiting hours tak ruke… Ab visiting hours ke baad bhi… Patient ko rest chahiye nahi?! 😡
Saying this she went to the cupboard to take out medicines to give Aryan… Only then did the team look at their watches…. And they were shocked… It was nine'o clock… For the past three hours and more they had been there talking with Aryan…. 😲
They looked at each other sheepishly… After the doctor had gone…. They had only talked and talked…. Of course Aryan didn't get a chance to even open his mouth because the team was careful so as to avoid him asking him questions…. 👏
Ajay and Boxer did gimmicks with Zubin…. 😆 Making Aryan giggle…. Everyone forgot the turmoil they had undergone these two months…. 😊 It was a jolly evening for them…. 😛
Dipika: Lovely ji…. Sorry… Vo hume samay ka andaaza hi nahi raha….☺️
Lovely came back to the bed carrying the medicines…. She laid them on the tray and took the glass in her hands….
Lovely: Andaaza kaise rahega???? Do maheene main aapko dekh raheen hoon… Subah shaam yahan haazir jo ho jaate the…. (To Aryan) Lijiye….
Aryan looked at the glass weirdly and then up at the nurse… Seeing his looks the nurse chided him…. 😡
Nurse: Aise kya muh bana rahe ho? Dood hi hai… Pee lo….
Aryan: (Mumbled) Dood? 😒
The others looked at each other and suppressed their smiles…. They all knew…. Aryan hated milk…. Give him loads of coffee; he would drink without any complaint…. But for milk he would run thousand miles…. 😃
Dipika: Sister… Ye dood???
Nurse: Oh… Ye… Doctor ke orders hain… Kal inki regular diet shuru hone waali hai naa… Isliye aaj to inhe bhooka nahi rakh sakte… Isliye sirf dood hai aaj raat ke liye… Waise bhi do maheene se kuch khaya peeya nahi hai to inke digestive system ko normal me aane ke liye ye ek start hai… Lijiye….(Sternly)
Aryan still looked sorrily at the milk… No he didn't want it… 😭 😉 He looked at the others wondering if they would help… But no… 😕 They all stood away from him just watching…. With great effort he took the glass and gulped it down…. 😃
Nurse: Hai Nanak ji… Yahan ke bacchhe bhi is dood ko peene me itni pareshaan nahi karte….. 😉
Shaking her head she gave him the medicines… Aryan hated medicines too… More than milk… 🤢 With even more great effort he swallowed the medicines the nurse gave him…. Seeing his face expression the team was doing great efforts to suppress their laughter…. 😆
The nurse took the tray and started to leave the room… Before going she turned back and said….
Nurse: Now everybody out! 😳
Everyone solemnly nodded…. 😊