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Lima and all my other sweeties, Iâm sorry but it doesnât have a happy ending so asking apologies beforehand. But I request just give it a try once!!!you will not regreat, i promise!!!đ
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Our unfinished tale- Ek adhoori kahaani
Doctor Shaurya Veer Khanna, fondly called as Doctor Veer by his Colleagues was a famous cardiologist And Head of the department of Cardiac department in AIIMs, Delhi. The early years of his practice were from London.But due to his mother insistence they came back last year to India and were continuing his practice from here.
He is an arrogant, rude and selfish doctor and is very proud of his achievements, undoubtedly he deserve to feel proud of himself, after all the accolades and achievements he accomplished proved it for him. There was not a single case in his last four and half years of practice he treated has not got the boon of life. He never attaches himself with his patients as he believes it only makes you weak and if he feel their emotions he will not able to treat them.
Emotions........ Love, Care, Concern, Sacrifice,fear and Pity.....these are the few emotions he despised off...... it doesnât exist in the diary of Dr. Veer.
Until ....until, she came like a storm and break the walls of his heart. She was the one who give new meaning to his life. She was the reason of his happiness but she was the reason of his sorrow too.
The first day of their meet is still vivid in his memories.Being the best in his department, he was assigned to take the complicated case of Miss Mehak Sharma.
As soon as he entered her cabin, he watched a girl in her early twenties was sitting over the bed dangling her feet and humming a romantic song. Never ever in his entire his practice he was some patient be so calm and relaxed despite being n such critical condition. As soon as her eyes fall on him, she gave him a look and literally checked him out. She had a different spark in her eyes. Shaurya feel himself getting flushed for some odd reason.
Before Shaurya could spoke.She said, ââHello handsome!! Single ho naa?? ââ
ââWhat??ââ, Shaurya didnât get her.
ââI know itni hot ladki dekhi nhi naa phele?? See papa,kitni demand mein hu mein , head khud chalkar aaya hai mujhse milne.ââ
ââShut up, tum Pagal ho?ââ,Shaurya was shocked.
ââ Phele toh nhi thi, lekin jabse tumhe dekha hai naa sab kuch badla badla sa hai janemaanââ, she winked.
Never been in his whole life any girl will ever give a flirteous look to him, may be the girls do but he was too arrogant to even gavea second look to them. And those girls who ever tried to talk will only gave some dreaded looks like watching a horror movie.
But this obnoxious girl somewhere from the face of earth is openly flirting with him that too unashamedly.
Shaurya was getting angrier now and he left her room with rage but Mr. Sharma quickly follows him and apologised for his daughter wanton behaviour.
ââI âm very sorry Dr. Khanna but my daughter is not like this, she is very shy but after the detection of her recent medical condition,she is being too outspoken sometimes but I want to tell you that this is all just a drama she didnât want to get herself operated so she is just creating this nuisance. Iâm very sorry. Please donât leave her, I beg you.ââ
The distress and despair was clearly visible in the eyes of that helpless father.
ââDonât worry Mr. Sharma, I know how to handle my patientsââ, he assured him.
Mehak âs treatment started. Mehak is still flirting with him whenever possible and Shaurya keep on avoiding her and getting irritated.
''Aaj itni late kyun ho??'',she asked him making a cute pout.
ââRiya se milne gya thaââ, he replied with a straight face.
Shaurya was checking her reports when she out of nowhere asked him.
''Is she very beautiful??''
Shaurya gave her a confused look.
''What??who is very beautiful??'',he sound very innocent despiteknowing what she is talking about.
''Wahi..... Riya ,is that that beautiful mujhse bhi sundar......,haina???'',she was not sure about being the most beautiful in his eyes.
ââOfcourse she is the most beautiful girl I have ever met,tumhe aisa kyun lagta hai tum bahut sundar ho??ââ, he replied annoyed. Her eyes were brimming with some unshed tears. Her tears somehow made him feel distressed .he sighed.
ââI have other patients too miss sharma, Riya is my 8 year old patient whom I operated yesterday.now will you please shut up??ââ,Shaurya chided her.
The smile was back in full force onto her beautiful face. She is everything he disliked But she has something that attract him towards her.She was the chirpy bird, she can talk nonstop for hours. Always too happy for herself and others. She want to live her life fully but only if she could have a life. Almighty was cruel enough to make her life tough but he can never saw her let down her spirits. She was always the happy types, spreading all the positive vibes.
ââShaurya,Toh kya marne ke khyal se jeena chod du?ââ, she often said. And he admires her determination. Her constant flirting was annoying but over the time he got used to it and now it annoys him more when she wonât show enough interest in him.
Shaurya didnât understand why he never said a thing to her when she was behaving like spoiled brat. He never take any nonsense of anyone but her, why is she so important? No, definitely not, she is not important his mind justifies but his heart knows it better. She is important....very important.
Nobody called him Shaurya but she does, only she does.Because he allowed her to. Except his mother, he only gave that right to her to call him Shaurya. Allowing her to enter his shell and to break the spell.
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Shaurya enter her cabin for the regular check up when he found her unusually quiet and cheerless unlike her regular stuff. He tried very hard to avoid her but he just canât take the ever chirpy bird go soundless.
ââAaj suraj kahin pachchim se tho nhi nikla?( does the sun rise in the west?) kyun Miss Sharma? Warna aap aur itna sanatta? (otherwise you and silence )Quite contrasting you knowââ, sarcasm and Dr. Shaurya Veer khanna was the best combination.
ââAaapko kya fark padhta hai koi khush ho yaa udaasââ( what difference it make if someone is happy or sad?)
''Fark padta hai'',(it do make a difference).
''Sacchiââ(trully),the excitement is back in her voice.
ââI mean, Iâm your Docter in charge so itâs my duty to take care of your physical health as well as make sure you are happy. Itâs my duty too to the care of your problems ,What is that bothering you?ââ.
ââChalo phir sab thik hai, pick me up at 7:00 in the eveningââ, Thinking about it for a minute.she replied victoriously.
ââWhat? Pick you up for...??ââ, Shaurya asked her still clueless.
ââTum kitne stupid ho, aur kis liye! for our first date ,you sillyââ, she said it like it was the most obvious thing.
ââAnd why do you think Iâm gonna take you on dateââ, Shaurya challenged her
ââAreey, who wouldnât want to go for a date with a hot babe like me! You should feel luckiest you knowââ, flashing her big smile she replied him.
ââYou planned all this, didnât you??ââ
''Yes, and you are taking me on my dream date......marne se phele bucket list mein kuch wishes toh poori ho?''
ââShut up Mehak ââ, Shaurya shushed her annoyed.
ââSorry....ââ and she kept her head low and sat down depressed.
Taking a deep breath Shaurya asked her, ''acha tell me what is your dream date be like??''
Being the enthusiastic as ever she flashed her world famous smile, ââA date on the beach at sunset, with no one around.....just the us thing,you know.ââRomantic music,a little dance and then lying down on the sand with our hands entwined, listening to the sound of waves.
Fulfilling every wish of her dream date Shaurya took her to the beach just about the time when the sun was setting filling the beautiful sky with all the colors of red, yellow and orange. There was a little table set for two, romantic music was playing at the other end.
Shaurya asked her for a dance like a gentleman. They dancedand after a while he or the first in a month f time he allow her to eat her favourite pizza and chocolate cake. She was beyond ecstatic.
She hurriedly eat them as if Shaurya gonna sue her anytime if she left any second. Shaurya chuckled seeing her state. When she finished it off, remaining pieces of cakes were sticking on the corner of her lips. Shaurya cleaned her lips. After then he take her near the seashore, they lie down on the sand with their hand entwined. The sounds of the waves sound so comforting.She share all her life she had lived till now with him and he just keep listening to her silently. she even shared her feeling for him, how her heart calm down every time she saw him near her, feel him near her.
And then a kiss, a gentle one. Shaurya âs lips touched hers.The kiss is to show how much they feel for each other.
Shaurya take Mehak back to the hospital but deep down both Mehak and Shaurya wishes if this day could never ends.
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Mehak was not responding well to the treatment and Shaurya was getting worked up. He need to operate her asap.
ââMehak, we need to operate ASAP, be ready. Okay?ââ
ââI will, only if you will operate me?ââ, Mehak told her condition. And Shaurya Agreed.
Finally it was the day of Mehakâs surgery. Dr. Khanna never ever feared a single case be it a critical one or a mild surgery....until today,when he enters the OT a little unknown fear crept in his mind. But he composed himself and makes his mind to go ahead with the operation. Nurses were ready with the surgical setup, blades, scissors, scalpels, catheters, muscle retractors;tissue forceps, cotton rolls, bandages and sutures...all were neatly placed over the surgical tray.
But when he saw her unconscious self was over the stretcher due to anaesthetic effect, he stood froze.
The thought of giving an incision to her threaten him. In the history of his career, his hand trembles for the first time. The fear engulfed him in full swing, the fear of losing her. And he left.....he ran away from the minor possibility of losing her. What if he did something wrong and she died? No... No she canât die
. He better leaves rather than be the cause of something unwanted.
He was rebuked by his senior doctor for his carelessness. He was at fault, he knew it. But he canât let her die because of him. He felt helpless.
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Mehakâ conditions were getting worse. He study her latest reports and As a doctor he knows well that she is not going to make it. His mind was rebuking him but his heart was not ready to believe the reality. Days of fatigue, sleeplessness and hunger take a toll on his health and he had a nervous breakdown in the hospital. He was admitted immediately, Mehak was beside him all the time completely ignoring her own feeble state.
Five days later, Shaurya was discharged but his health was little weak. After feeding him and giving him his medicines, she sat beside him and was gently caressing his hairs. He fall in deep slumber in few minutes but she was there in his dreams too.
ââMehak...Mehak Please marry me, donât leave. I will not able to live without your presenceââ, He requested her in his sleep; maybe sedatives are showing the effect she thought. His pleading crush her heart into pieces But she knew they canât be together.
ââI canât Shaurya.....she whispered, gently kissing his forehead she kept the letter beside the pillow and with this she left.
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Dearest Shaurya and Papa,
I know you people wonât be able to watch me die. Iâm sorry Iâm leaving you two but remember I will always love you. And please promise me that you both will be together and be stronger, I want you two to move on with your life. And I want you both to remember me with happy faces not the precious tears in your eyes. Shaurya I know you will take the best care for Papa. Iâm more worried for you,so I want you to let yourself fall in love again, I know you will find someone*not as pretty as me*in your life who will love you. So when the time came donât hold up yourself. You should fall in love again, get married and lead a beautiful life but remember I will always be the one who love you the most.
Yours forever and ânot soâ happily ever after,
Mehak.
The letter fell off from his hand and he was sat there lifeless with the tears in his eyes and ache in his heart.
Love and Hugs,
Mishtiâ¤ď¸
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Though the story starts with Mehek pestering Shaurya with her single-mindedness and to overcome the grief overwhelming her. Her character takes a total turn over with her condition. Shaurya who shows indifference to her is bowled over by her chirpy, loving nature and her character strength too. Falls in love with this girl who has a beautiful soul but a weak heart. But, when the time comes to face reality, he loses his courage when he needs to operate her and put life into her. Ends up having a breakdown and turns to a patient himself. Mehek knows that this man, her man, a Doctor who has the capability to save lives of many people is shattered and turned weak coz of his love for her, she wants to be his strength and not his weakness. That's the reason for her to go away from his life and far from her father so that they can share her memories fondly and be there for each other. Seeing her die slowly in front of them, being helpless to do anything to save her would break them for sure. 
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