Chapter 5

• Vikram's POV
• The interns had already joined and as per the rules, the interns were allotted the doctors they would assist. I had just performed surgery and was going to enter my cabin when I heard someone laughing. I saw a very beautiful girl and 2 young handsome boys were talking.
• " Where do you think you all are? " I said loudly, they all stopped laughing once they heard me.
• They all stood up like kids. Just 2 minutes back this room was bursting with laughter and now there was a pin drop silence.
• I entered the room and all of them greeted me. The girl was staring at me as if she saw a ghost and froze.
• The doctors gave their introduction but the girl seemed to be somewhere else mentally.
• Well, it does happen with girls when they look at me. But this case seemed different. She seemed to shrink away from me.
• " Hello, Ms. ....? " But she didn't react. She was looking at me with a shocked expression. I looked at the doctors and one of them supplied her name, Sandhya. A beautiful name for a beautiful girl. Don't start.
• " Hello !! Are you in this room Ms... ? I have been talking to you and you are lost somewhere." I was glaring at her now.
• " I am sorry sir."
• " You better be. You are not some silly students who fool around in their college. You all are at the hospital. "
• " Yes sir, we are sorry." Dr Chirag said and I glared at him.
• " Now please take your seats. " I said
• " I want you to know, that I don't accept tardiness. You need to be on time. Have to follow your schedule. You will take your work very seriously. I want your daily reports. You will take your rounds and make notes and show them to me. Is that ok with all of you? "
• " Yes sir. "
• I introduced them to all the nurses, ward boys etc. And also gave them their duty timings, schedule and exchanged our phone numbers.
• I looked at her and again she was lost in her thoughts.
• " Miss Sandhya ??? Are you on the earth? Stop your mind from wandering around. I want your full attention here on me. Understand???"
• She just nodded.
• Just then my fellow doctor came and asked me to go for lunch.. but I didn't want to go with her so I said that I am busy with Gautam. She left.
• " So you all may leave, just meet me here after about an hour. Don't be late." I instructed them and they nodded.
• We took rounds and they took notes. Sandhya talked to the little boy who was to be operated after 2 days. She whispered something near his ear and he was all smiling. This girl was beautiful and sweet. But somehow she was not comfortable around me.
• I had to do a surgery so I went to Operation theatre. The operation could not be done as his vitals were not stable, so I changed into my clothes and came to have a coffee. I took it and turned to see her sitting there with her notes. She was gathering them. I went to her.
• " What are you doing here. Your duty is over. " I asked her.
• " Yes sir, I was going. I wanted to finish my work as I was free. It is finished now so I was leaving as you entered. May I take your leave now?"
• " Yes, of course, You may. " I said sipping my coffee.
• " Thank you, sir. " She left the table and started walking towards the door. I was still looking at her. There was something strange about her.
• Just then I saw a good looking man came and smiled at her and she smiled back.
• He asked something to her enthusiastically. She replied with a smile. He said something and was dragging her towards the cafeteria.
• " I just had a coffee, It was good." He asked her what would she eat.
• " I am not hungry. Please let's just go and you should not eat all that ."
• " Oh, it doesn't matter... Chill yaar. "
• He bought a plate of pasta and two coffees. " What will you have?" He asked her.
• " Nothing, You know that. "
• "Ok, have at least one spoonful." He said and she ate it. I know she was looking at me. from the corner of her eyes.
• I somehow didn't like the way they were together. Who was he to her? Boyfriend? Fiance ? she went with him, It didn't feel very good.
• Gautam was also free by now he came to meet me and went to take a coffee. I was still thinking about her, but why?
• " Hey, Vikram !! What are you doing sitting here and lost somewhere else?? Don't tell me you are thinking about Aditi. " He winked at me and I glared at him. He knows so well that she irritates both of us.
• " So what is the matter? Why are you tensed? " I asked him.
• " Yaar it gets awkward, every time I meet, Mehul and Megha. You know that I almost proposed her. Mehul gets tensed whenever we both are there. I can't avoid them forever. Tell me what to do? " He looked embarrassed.
• " Yes, I felt that too. Come on Gautam, Turn on your charm and just sweep a girl off her feet. Or another option... Don't you have some friend, whom you can introduce as your girlfriend in front of them? Then this awkwardness would go."
• He thought for a minute or two and said, " Maybe you are right. But whom can I introduce as my girlfriend? "
• " How about Aditi? " I winked at him and he showed me a punch. I laughed.
• We both got up and went home.
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• Next day, I reached the hospital and went to my cabin. Again the three interns were standing near my cabin and as a usual doctor, Chirag was cracking some jokes and Dr Ajay and Sandhya laughing at his jokes.
• She looked so beautiful smiling and laughing. Her big beautiful eyes started shining when she smiled. She was very beautiful and had a very nice, toned body with that. Her smile could bring anything to life.
• I was standing there looking at her when all of a sudden my phone started ringing. Everyone turned to look at me. I went into the cabin and they all followed.
• I asked them many questions regarding the patients whom they met the day before. Dr Chirag and Dr Ajay were very proficient and answered correctly. Then I asked
• Ms Sandhya and she gave me a diet chart for every single patient, according to their food preferences, diseases, allergies and their requirements.
• Impressive... Interesting... Beautiful...
• The young boy was denying to eat the porridge that was given to him for breakfast. She went to him and asked, " What happened little young man? " He smiled faintly and said, "This is very boring, I don't want to eat this. "
• " But this is very good for you... You want to grow into a strong handsome man. Right? Then you need to get operated. You'll have to eat healthy food."
• " But I can't even think of eating it. It is tasteless. Moreover, I hate it. You try and taste it. I don't want to eat anything at all. "
• She took a spare spoon and tasted it and whispered something near his ear. He picked up the spoon and started eating it. She smiled and ruffled his hair a bit and said, " Good boy... I mean young man." He smiled and whispered something. She nodded. What promise???
• She must have forgotten that I was standing right behind her. She turned and saw me and then ignored me and walked to the next patient.
• Seriously???