Ahana just kept looking down. Reyansh got up and stood in front of her.
"Tum pura 10 minutes late ho Ahana."
(You are 10 minutes late Ahana.)
She looked at him pouting.
"Sirf 10 minutes hi toh late hu."
(I am only 10 minutes late.)
She mumbled making him glare at her.
"Ahana behave. Ghar mai nhi ho tum."
(You are not at home.)
She look down with a sullen look on her face. He sighed and said.
"Hamara profession kya hai?"
(What is our profession?)
He asked her. She looked at him with confusion.
'Did he have a memory loss?'
"Umm- doctors?"
She said rather questioningly.
"Exactly. Aur hamare liye ek ek minute ki keemat bhut jyada hai. Aaj ka toh mai jaane du but socho if the situation were different and you were late for a surgery. It could have cost someone's life. Ek doctor ke liye punctuality is very important."
(Every minute is very valuable for us. I could let go of today but what if the situation were different and you were late for a surgery. Punctuality is very important for a doctor.)
She nodded her head. He was right. She was at fault and she had to learn a lot from him.
"Sorry. Dobara nhi hoga."
(It won't happen again.)
He hummed and looked at her. He checked his watch. It was almost lunch time.
"Abhi lunch ke liye jao. Aur haan kal you are assisting me in that boy's surgery."
(Go and have your lunch. And yes..)
She looked at him wide eyed.
"Mai? Par Ansh mujhe kuch bhi nhi pata. I mean pata hai but i have never attended a real surgery. What if i do something wrong?"
(Me? But Ansh i don't know anything. I mean i know..)
"Toh mai toh hu na. Agar attend nhi krogi toh seekhogi kaise?"
(I am there right. If you will not attend how will you learn?)
She nodded sceptically. Why was he always right? Or was she always wrong?
'I think the latter.'
And here comes she. She went to the canteen and saw her fellow interns there. They called her and she sat with them.
They were talking and laughing when she saw Reyansh sitting alone on a table.
"Hey. Doctor Reyansh akele baithe hai. I think we should go to him."
(Doctor Reyansh is sitting alone.)
"Jee nhi. Daant kr bhaga denge."
(No way. He would scold us away.)
Karan said.
"Nhi yaar. Itne bhi bure nhi hai."
(No. He is not that bad.)
'Ofcourse. Wo toh bhut pyaare hai.'
Ahana said defending him and her conscience quipped. They nodded reluctantly saying that if he shooes them away then Ahana would bear the scolding.
"Umm- doctor Reyansh? Do you mind if we join you?"
Kinjal asked cautiously. He looked at all of them looking scared. He nodded briefly and they sat down.
"How is it so far?"
He asked them and they all gave their reviews expect Ahana who was secretly transferring all the peas from her lunch to his plate.
He glared at her making her stop. She looked down and pouted. He knew she hated peas.
The rest of the interns finished their food and left for their work while Ahana had her lunch slowly sliding all the peas aside.
Reyansh sighed and took her lunch giving her his. She smiled widely seeing paneer parantha making him smile too.
The rest of the day went well. Ahana was calling Arnav to come and pick her up when Reyansh came to her.
"Come I'll drop you home."
"Mai Arnav ko bula rhi thi."
(I am calling Arnav.)
"Rehne do. Mai chhod dunga."
(Leave it. I'll drop you.)
She messaged Arnav that Reyansh was dropping her and sat inside the car.
They were driving in silence when Reyansh asked.
"Tum mujhe Ansh kyu bulati ho?"
(Why do you call me Ansh?)
Ahana looked at him.
"Umm chhoti thi na toh aapka naam bhut bada lagta tha. Isliye maine nickname de diya. Agar aapko nhi pasand toh mai nhi bulaungi."
(When i was young your name seemed too long. So i gave you a nickname. If you don't like it i won't call you.)
"Nhi. Its fine."
'Arre! Aise nhi bolte. Bolo. Nhi Ahana mujhe ye naam bhut pasand hai. Yahi bulaya karo.'
Can someone shut his conscience up.
'Why are you so obsessed with her?'
'I told you. She is the only girl you give attention to.'
'I give attention to my sisters too.'
'Is she your sister.'
He could feel his conscience wiggling his eyebrows. But he didn't notice that. He was thinking about what he said.
He looked at her who was looking out of the window with a smile on her face. He compared her with Arohi, Samaira and Nyra.
'Eww! No! She is not my sister.'
'Toh phir?'
His conscience smirked.
'She is my friend. Yeah. She is my friend.'
'Hmm hmm okay.'
He ignored his conscience and dropped her home. He reached his home and slept as soon as his head hit the pillow due to tiredness.
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The next day both of them woke up on time and reached the hospital almost at the same time.
Ahana smiled seeing him and he smiled back. He asked her to be present in the OT. She nodded and got ready for the surgery.
Ahana looked at the boy who was unconscious now. Reyansh entered the room and started doing his work. She observed him carefully.
He placed a cut on his chest and she felt something build up in her stomach. She kept a hand on her mouth and rushed out of the room and puked her guts out in the washroom.
Reyansh motioned another intern to go after her and continued with the surgery.
Ahana sat near the OT with a sullen mood. What would he think about her? She could not even do one thing right.
"Argh! Why am i so stupid?"
She mumbled hiding her face in her hands and sat like that. After about two hours he came out with the other doctors.
They shook hands and he looked at her sitting there. He motioned her to follow him and she did without speaking a word.
Ahana was very upset right now. Reyansh removed the gloves and washed his hands properly while she stood there with her head bowed down.
Wiping his hands he stood in front of her. Before he could say anything she mumbled.
"I am sorry. Pata nhi mujhe kya ho gaya tha. Dobara nhi hoga."
(I don't know what happened to me. It won't happen again.)
A tear leaked from her eye. He smiled and wiped her year with his thumb and cupped her face.
Stormy greys clashed with honey brown.
"Its ok. Pehli baar hota hai. Tumhe pata hai jab meri pehli surgery thi na mai faint ho gaya tha. Its a normal reaction. No one is perfect Ahana. Everyone learns from there mistake. Bas aap wahi galti dobara na karo ye zaruri hai."
(It happens the first time. You know I fainted in my first surgery. Just don't repeat the same mistake again.)
"Aap faint ho gye the?"
(You fainted?)
He looked at her amused. Ofcourse she caught that from his whole speech. He still nodded making her relaxed.
'Agar ye faint ho gye the toh mai kaunsa Jhansi ki Rani hu.' ************************************** How do you find both of them.
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