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PART- 1
It was 11:30 in the night. Ishita was sittin' beside a sleepin' Ruhi when her cell rang. It was her senior, Dr.Sharma's call who requested Ishita to attend her patient as she is out of station and it's an emergency. Ishita couldn't say no to her senior n moreover it was an emergency so she shifted Ruhi to Mr. & Mrs.Bhalla's room n quickly made her way out towards her destination.
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On enterin' Dr.Sharma's clinic, Ishita found someone lyin' on the sofa outside the doctor's chamber. She couldn't see his face as he had his back towards her.
"Excuse Me.." Ishita spoke softly n when the guy turned to face her, she was amazed to find Raman n he was equally amazed to find Ishita.
"Tum? Tum yahan qa kar rahi ho?" Raman asked with his left palm pressed lightly against his left cheek.
Ishita was about to snap back but on noticin' his bleedin' gums, words refused to come outa her mouth. She held his hand, made him stand n dragged him inside the chamber.
"Pagal ho gayi ho qa? Leave me.." Raman pulled his hand back with a jerk.
"Itna khoon nikal raha hai.. dard ho raha hai.. par tum chup nai baith sakte na?" Ishita replied in an irritated voice n added "Din bhar patar patar karte ho.. kam se kam abhi toh chup baitho.."
"Agar mujhe pata hota ki Dr.Sharma tumhe bhej rahi hai toh mai yahan aata hi nai.." He snapped n made his way towards the door but couldn't open it as Ishita held him by his arm n made him sit on the chair.
"Enough! Right now, you're my patient and I'm your doctor. You'll do exactly as I say n will start from here.." Ishita stated n next moment she injected him with local anesthesia.
The effect of anesthesia could be seen after few minutes as Raman was quietly sittin' while Ishita was doin' the treatment.
"Tumhe ye gums mein itna deep cut laga kaise?" Ishita asked with concern visible in her voice n face as well.
She knew Raman can't speak but her questions continued.
"It's really a deep cut! How can you be so careless Raman?"
"Waise tum the'y kahan? Aaj toh office bhi band tha.."
"Listen, I've to give you a tetanus injection as well coz I can't take any risk.." She said while puttin' off gloves from her hand n added "We don't have it here so I'll buy it on the way back.."
Raman could only listen to her as an euipment was still in his mouth. After Ishita was done with the treatment, she removed the euipment n got bz with cleanin' the euipments n other stuff as she couldn't leave it like that in her senior's clinic.
"Aur haan.. zyaada bolna mat warna aur dard hoga.." Ishita turned to face Raman only to see his tears stained face.
Initially she thought it's coz of the pain in his mouth but then she realized that he can't feel the pain under the effect of anesthesia. She immediately washed her hands n the next minute, she was standin' beside him wipin' his tears while tryin' to figure out the reason behind it.
"Adi.. Adi ne mera naam bhi hata diya.." came Raman's gruff voice with fresh tears rollin' down his cheeks. "Woh mujhse itni nafrat qu karta hai?" he continued.
"Ruhi bhi chali jayegi.." Raman mumbled n added "Mere jeene ki wajah chali jayegi.. Meri Ruhi.."
Ishita tried her best to control herself but on hearin' Ruhi's name n pain in his voice, she couldn't control her tears anymore.
"Ruhi kahan chali jayegi?" Ishita whispered with tears makin' their way out of her eyes.
"Mujhse door chali jayegi.." Raman sobbed n continued "Aur.. aur jaana bhi chahiye.. Afterall I'm not her Papa.."
Ishita was shocked to hear that. She couldn't believe her ears so she asked "Ye qa bakwaas kar rahe ho?"
"Bakwaas nai hai.. sacch hai.." Raman let out a teary helpless small laugh n added "Woh meri beti nai hai.. woh uss Ashok ki beti hai.."
It didn't took Ishita too long to add two plus two n she understood that Ashok has played a very dirty game with Raman.
"I'm Sorry.. I misunderstood you!" She whispered n added "I won't let Ashok play with your emotions anymore.. It's affectin' my Ruhi as well.." while wipin' her tears.
She cleaned up the stuff n glanced at the clock. It was 1:15am. Raman wasn't asleep completely. He was mumblin' the same again n again.
She made him stand by takin' his whole weight on her n moved out of the clinic with a dizzy Raman. On reachin' the parkin' lot, she noticed Raman's car with the driver. She called him out n the driver immediately came to help her.
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"Madam, chemist ki shop aa gayi.." Driver spoke, snappin' Ishita out of her thoughts.
She looked around n then looked at Raman. His head was restin' on her shoulder. She gently moved his head n asked the driver to take care of him.
Within a few minutes, she was back with a tetanus injection but two syringe.
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PS- Part 2 is jz below!
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