Part 2
"Achcha baba..chalti hoon..ab monday dopahar ko miloongi..pranam kaka"!baba smiled as kaka gave nidhi dahi cheeni and Dr Ashutosh who folded his paperb got up to pick the suitcase commented"monday dopahar kaise??hospital nahi aaogi kya?shaam ko aana ghar.."n baba laughed as nidhi smiled n reminded"jee nahi..pehle ghar aake baba ko mishti dahi doongi ..tab kgh..waise bhi airport se pehle to ghar hi aataa hai na"??And Ashutosh seemed to give up..as the two left..with nidhi reminding kaka"kska plz zara dekhiyega inhe.."!and Ashutosh pulling her by the elbow.."chalo ab..itta bada hospital chalaata hoon..kya apni wardrobe nahi manage ker sakta"??Nidhi smiled with that twonkle of naughtiness "ker to sakte hain...per...kahin kgh mei wardrobe malfunction na ho jaaye"!!😉😆😉!!Ashutosh smirked"very funny..ab jaaiye apne wards mrin..i have a v busy day..aur haan meeting se pehle mil lena..then its the no entry light..Rohan drop ker ayega tumhe"!Nidhi gaped at him n then her jaw dropped"matlab aap nahi aayenge mujhe see off karne..."??Ashutosh did not respond but said"kal Rohan se baat ho gayi thi meri..woh free hai..you see i am very busy.."and nidhi curbed her wish to cry as she said"haan..time to hai nahi aapke paas ..mere liye..jaaiye kariye apni meeting.."and she was gone as Ashutosh stood there smiling and shaking his head...as his peon came to take his bag n stetho...
Nidhi had a busy time in the wards as she checked the kids,made the notings n explained things to Dr Neha..her intern. It was at 11.50 that as she came to hr cabin..she was almost blinded by the collision with her head hitting the familiar chest..n those strong arm steadying her...sainyaan...
"Tumhare paas hi aa raha tha..chalo .."and he took her into the cabin..holding her elbow wwith the head nurse who passed by giving a loving smile to nidhi. ..
"Lo have a sandwich.."he gave her one from the tray of snacks in his cabin n then passed the cup of tea.."lo..aur theek se rehna..be thorough with ur paper presentation. .KGH should be proud of you..you have indeed chosen a good topic..bcoz this generation doesnt know much of kalazar though its still a deadly infection..."Nidhi smiled n opened her mouth to say"aap bhi aate to..."Dr Ashutosh interrupted "tum janti ho..you have yo understand how busy i am..chaah ke bhi possible nahi ho paata...bye then..go n do me proud"!!and nidhi nodded like a high school girl before the principal...thats how it seemed..except that her dean was also the man she loved...with whom she shared her bed...who knew all about her mind body n soul...Ashutosh patted her..n just as she was going to hug him ...there was a knock..n Ashutosh sighed"drs...there is a meeting"and tapped her cheek as Nidhi walked out..waving to him..with a lump in her throat...!
"Ab nidhiji..aisa bhi koi aap south pole pe nahi jaa rahi..calcutta hi to hai..aur dr Ashutosh koi unemplyed aashiq to hain nahi ki chale aayenge gaate hue ...SAAT SAMUNDAR PAAR MAIN TERE PEECHE PEECHE AA GAYA be practical"!and Nidhi made a face "Rohan tim unke wakil ho ya mere dost..yeh decide ker lo"!and Rohan quipped"pata hai na kya nidhiji..aap laskiyon ko..dukhi rehne ke bahaane chahiye..woh Anjiji isliye dukhi rehti hain ki dr Ranganath unhe akele kahi jaane nahi dete..aap isliye roti ho kyunki aapko dr Ashutosh akele confer ence ko bhej rahe hain...aur yeh bhi to socho..aapke bina woh bhi to lonely honge..kaunsa woh kisi pole dance party mein jaayenge.."!Nidhi looked wide eyed..trying to imagine a suited booted dr Hardstone in a polee dance party..being wooed by a skimpily clad dancer...as Rohan teased"waise come to think of it..idea bura nahi hai..weekend bhi hai..biwi bhi nahi hai..woh kya kehte hain..MAUQUA BHI HAI ..DASTOOR BHI HAI..."and as Nidhi pouted..Rohan mocked"ohhho nidhiji kabhi to joke samjha karoye..dr Ashutosh jaayenge night club..to dancer ko brain haemorrhage ho jayega"!!and ginally the rwo friendslaughed as nidhi waved n moved to the security check...As Rohan whassaped dr Ashutosh "nidhiji gone safely"!and as Ashutosh heard his cell beep..he halted for a fraction n read..smiled n replied"thanks"!and proceeded with the meeting...
The plane ran on the runway..as nidhi closed her eyes missing dr Ashutosh like never before..her instincts telling her to run n hug him...but she sighed n sat on...her heart thirsting for him..her eyes yearning to have a look of those deep brooding eyes n her skin scorching for that touch...
Nidhi sighed as she settled to the thought of four days without dr Ashutosh! !
Part 3 at night.