After Dipika left Neha got up to clean the plates and cups….. Aryan finished his milk and put the cup on the table…. Then thinking of something he felt around his cheeks, his hair, looked at his nails and asked surprised…..
As Neha washed the cups Aryan asked…..
Aryan: Neha…. Main bed me do maheene se tha naa?
Neha looked around and saw him…. The previous night while dropping Neha at home Dipika had said to her that Aryan had guessed he had been in bed for two months…. Going back to the washing she answered….
Neha: Haan… Kyun?
Aryan: Are nai… Do maheene…. Matlab mere shaving, hair cut?!?!?
Coming back Neha placed the cups in the basket and straightened to have a good look at him…. She went and knelt beside him… Looking up she said fondly…..
Neha: Aryan…. Humne iskeliye arrange kiya tha….. Yahan aake do hafte tak you were alright... Lekin when you started to sport moustache and beard we couldn't see you like that…. Patient to tum the hi, lekin us tarah hum tumhe dekhna…. (Sighing) Isliye humne Dr.D'Souza se request ki ki tumhari regular grooming ki jaye….
Aryan looked back at her surprised…. He knew his friends adored him…. But to this extent he never knew…..
Aryan: I… Thank you…..
Neha: (Getting up) Thank you kis baat ka Aryan… (Joking) Anyways.… Isme humara bhi fayada tha… We couldn't tell people that we are here to look at a rogue looking patient…. Handsome banda ho to theek hai…. 😉 😃
Aryan grinned at her… But still he was confused….
Aryan: Lekin Neha… Doctor maan gaye? Usually…..
Neha: (Interrupting) Usual is never our case Aryan….. Waise bhi maante kaise nahi…. He is really fond of Dipika naa…. 😳
Aryan: Dipika?!?!? ❓
Neha: Oh…. Haan… Actually Dr.D'Souza Dipika ke bachpan ki dost Catherine D'Souza ke father-in-law hain…. Nasik me tumhari treatment Catherine ne ki thi…. Yahan aake Dr'D'Souza ne take over kar liya….
Aryan was just surprised at the news he was getting…. Seems so much had happened since the time he was shot…. But what? He wanted to know it all… But these guys were not ready to tell him… He decided to try a new approach….. Coming out of this thinking he saw Neha pick a small shoulder bag and go to the cupboard…..
Aryan: Neha ye bag? ❓
Neha: Hmm… Aryan isme tumhare kapade hain ek hafte ke liye…. Aur some other things you may need for your stay here….
Aryan: (Surprised) Mere kapade? Tum log ye bhi laye?
Neha: (Coming she sat next to him and said) Haan… Tum in kapadon me to nahi rehene waale naa....
Aryan looked at his clothes and thought "Of course not!"… He was wearing a single hospital gown and decided to change it immediately as soon as possible….. 😃
Neha: (Continuing )Actually kal raat ko hi yaad aaya…. Dipika ne yaad dilaya ki you my need your things today… Isliye aaj subah Boxer tumhare ghar jaake sab cheezein le aaya… Tumhare keys office me hi the naa…. We had it with us….
Aryan was becoming more and more surprised… Dipika… Dipika…. Dipika… He seemed to hear a lot about her from his friends and also they seemed to abide by her a lot…. Carefully Aryan raised the topic….
Aryan: Waise Neha… Maine suna hai, from Dipika, ki you guys did well with all the cases…. Bahut acchhi tarah se handle kiya hai…. Congratulations…. 👏
Neha looked at him stunned….. He knew??? How??? Dipika said??? But she hadn't mentioned this conversation yesterday…. Maybe they had today morning before they came? 🤔
Neha: Dipika ne bataya? Sab kuch ? 😲
Aryan wondering what it could be…. Giving it a shot he said…..
Aryan: Haan… Isme kya hai… I do know…. Even about…. 😔
Neha: (Slowly) Vi…..
Just then the door opened and Dipika entered with Dr.D'Souza and a nurse….. Aryan looked at her and felt frustrated….. 😔 He was close to getting some information from Neha atleast, but again….. 😕 Nevertheless he got up from the couch and went over to the bed…. He sat on it while the doctor started on his check ups…..
Dipika came in and placed the fruits on the table….. Then went up to the cupboard…..
Doctor: Good Morning Aryan….. How are you feeling now?
Checking his pulse….
Aryan: Very much fine doctor…. Thank you! 😊
The nurse checked his blood pressure while the doctor talked….
Doctor: Good… Good… I see that you had your breakfast…. Medicines? ❓
Dipika: Ye rahe uncle…. 😉
Doctor: Ah… Okay then give it to him….
Aryan looked at her and was surprised…. 😲 He didn't even realize that Dipika had gone to the cupboard and taken the medicines….
Dipika gave him the medicines and a glass of water…. He had them while the doctor checked his chart…. After a while……
Doctor: Good…. Good... You are fine… But still I want you under observation after your diet has started…. I take all precautions possible in stomach related cases… Aur to bullet hit bhi hai… Fine…. See you later…. 😛
The doctor nodded to him, Dipika and Neha and left the room….. Just before the nurse could leave Dipika called out to her….
Dipika: (Going to her) Sister…. (Indicating the table) Ye fruits rakhe hain…. Doctor ne diet pe Aryan ke liye mid-morning juice likha hai…. Please ise de dijiyega…. 😳
The nurse nodded and said….
Nurse: Ji… Main dekh loongi….
As she left Neha asked….
Neha: Dipika Boxer kahan hai? Tum fruits?!? ❓
Dipika: Neha office se phone aaya tha…. Er…. Vo…. Boxer ek investigation ke liye bulaya gaya hai….. Actually (Looking at her watch… It was nearing eight thirty) hume bhi office chalna hai… Us (Looking once at Aryan) case me kuch progress hua hai…. 😳
Neha nodded and went to collect the basket from the table…. Coming up to Aryan Dipika said…..
Dipika: Aryan hum chalte hain…. Aur please take complete rest…. Afternoon lunch main laa doongi…. Take care….. 😳
Neha: Bye Aryan… Take care… Please rest karna….Aur doctor jo kahe karna… Nurse aaye ya naa aaye juice pee lena... Juicer bhi rakha us package me.... Bye!
Aryan just nodded solemnly at all the bursts of advices he was getting….. 😕 He was not in a mood to argue to two women who had gone completely crazy with do's and don't's… He didn't want to risk more angry bursts of advice which he knew he would get if he opened his mouth for arguing…. 😉 😆
Saying this Neha and Dipika left the room leaving a deep thinking Aryan behind…..
Aryan: (Thinking) Case? Phone aaya? Bulaya gaya? Lekin kissne? Special Squad doesn't have an Chief Investigation Officer now…. Or does it???? 🤓 Dipika is with forensics not much into Investigations… Iska matlab someone must have promoted like the last time…. Ajay or Boxer?? Jab tak Special Squad ke Chief Investigator nahi hai there would be no one to guide them…. Which means they must have got a new Chief Investigating Officer?!?!?!? ❓ But then if they had been promoted they would have mentioned it to him happily…. Moreover his friends never even mentioned Special Squad in any of their conversations…. They had tactfully avoided his questioning too…. So something was different in the office….. Maybe some new Chief Investigating Officer appointee….. But who????? 🤔