Part 3
Here Dadi Bua was waiting desperately for Nidhi to come and was constantly praying for his safety... it was afternoon when a ward came up to her and asked her to meet the doctor ...she soon went with him and she met the doc. He told her that the condition of the patient was showing a deterioration and that he needs to be operated urgently...she became very tensed and tried calling Nidhi but her phone was constantly out of reach. Considering the gravity of the situation at present, she decided to go ahead and take a decision for the sake of Colonel Verma. She asked them to go ahead with the surgery but she would like to meet the surgeon before signing the consent forms. She was escorted to a cabin where she was to meet the neurosurgeon. She went inside and greeted the doc who had his back towards her.
He asked her to be seated and slowly he turned around once she was seated. She was surprised...rather shocked to see him...and instantly she spoke up...
DB: Tum...yahan...
Dr Ashutosh: jee haan main...inhone mujhe bulaya tha bcoz koi aur neurosurgeon available nahi tha...koi conference chal rahi hai to isliye... Aap ghabraiye nahi... Colonel Verma would be fine... unhe surgery ki zaroorat hai... jo immediately karni hogi...
DB: lekin tum...
Dr Ashutosh: main jaanta hu aapke mann mein is waqt kya sawaal hain... Aap ko darr hai ki main... ghabraiye nahi... Mera aur aapka jo bhi personal problems ho...but sabse pehle I'm a doctor and mere liye mere patients ki safety sabse important hai... jab hum apne profession mein aate hain...to hum apne aap se yeh promise karte hain ki kuchh bhi ho...hum sab se pehle apne patients ki safety ke baare mein sochenge... aur yahan main sirf apna farz poora karne ki koshish kar raha hu...
DB: par Nidhi...wo yeh sab kaise ...
Dr Ashutosh: wo sab hum baad mein soch sakte hain... Filhaal hume patient ke baare mein sochna chahiye...aap chinta mat kijiye... main uske liye bhi koi raasta nikall lunga... abhi ke liye aap mujhpe bharosa rakhiye... Main apna farz nibhaunga...
DB felt slightly relieved to hear his words and with no other option available and considering the deteriorating condition of Colonel Verma...she signed the consent forms and he was taken up to the OT for urgent surgery. DB was waiting outside the OT and was really anxious...one for Colonel Verma and more so for Nidhi... She would again be going through an emotional tumoil if she comes to know that he is the one who operated on her father. She was constantly pleading to the Almighty to save her from that and wishing that Colonel Verma is fine soon. Around 2 hours later, the surgery ended and Dr Ashutosh came out and informed DB that the surgery had been successful and that Colonel Verma has been shifted back to the ICU. He soon would be regaining his consciousness but he still needs to stay in the hospital for few more days till he recovers completely. DB was extremely thankful to her for saving him but was worried for Nidhi who would be there any time.
He told her not to worry and that he would be leaving the hospital then only and the doctors there would be in constant touch with him regarding his progress. He would try his best not to meet her as he too didn't want her to go through that emotional trauma. He soon left the hospital and while he was leaving Nidhi entered the hospital but couldn't see him...but she felt some unknown sensation which made her stop and look around...but as he had already left...she found no one... She was unable to decipher this feeling of hers and she moved towards the ICU. DB was waiting outside the ICU and she immediately ran upto her and embraced her. she had tears in her eyes out of worry for her father and she asked her about his condition. DB told her about the deterioration in his condition and that he had to be urgently operated...so she gave the consent and he had been operated... He was in ICU and his situation was keeping stable as of now. She wanted to see her father once and she went inside the ICU and saw her father with all the bandages and the monitors. She was very upset for him and she was barely managing to hold onto her tears seeing him like this.
She talked to the doctors there and they told her that his condition was stable and he would take few hours to regain his consciousness and they just need to wait for some time. There was nothing much to worry at this time and she was very relieved to know all this. She went outside and told DB about her conversation with the docs inside. She knew DB wouldn't have had anything since the time she came to the hospital owing to her anxiety...so like a responsible grand daughter...she insisted her to have something and then go back home to take some rest as she would be there overnight. DB resisted but later she agreed as Nidhi was very strict and no one could dare to disobey her. They both had some tea and snacks and then Nidhi arranged a cab for her to go back home. While leaving she was very worried for her as what would happen if she came to know about Ashutosh...but she knew he won't break his promise.
She left and Nidhi went inside and waited in the waiting area... She had changed so much in these 6 months... she was no longer that chirpy, bubbly Nidhi...she smiled for everyone to see but inside...a deep darkness engrossed her thoroughly. After she separated from her love...her life...nothing was the same for her... she had become absolutely a quiet person who just talked as much needed while earlier her talks never stopped ... Entire house was full of her giggles and talks which was all silent now. She knew she had asked him to stay as he was with her...but she herself... She just couldn't get over this and she could never forgive herself for going away from him. She had promised him in front of Maa that she would do anything for her love and would never leave him...but when he needed her support...she left him ... Because her family didn't support her decision... what if he himself had asked her to do so...but still she felt guilty at heart and since that day she wasn't able to stay that Nidhi which she was earlier...it was as if she had turned into a completely different person altogether who didn't share her grief with anyone now...she was just going on with the path her destiny had chosen for her quietly. Anyone who saw her now was taken aback by the change in her.
She was recalling the day when she left the hospital and Ashu... She couldn't believe herself for many days that he was no longer with her now... gradually she tried to normalise herself and come to terms with the reality... She joined some other hospital and she kept herself busy in the care of her patients. But not a single day passed when she forgot the beautiful moments spent with him... whenever she crossed that hospital, her memories came back to her mind and she controlled her urge to go inside and meet him once atleast. But her promise to him stopped her from going inside and she went sadly from there everyday. Colonel Verma wanted her to go to some other city so that she forgets everything but they were scared of sending her away as she wont be able to manage everything alone...here atleast they were here with her so that they can help her come out of this.
She drifted into a light sleep remembering the moments with him when early morning a ward boy came up to her and woke her up. She got worried if her father's condition deteriorated but he told her that she had to get some medication for him and his condition was fine. She went towards the pharmacy and on her way she overheard two ward boys talking about her father only.
One person: arey tune dekha wo jo ICU mein bed no 1 pe patient hai...unki condition kitni serious thi kal...par ab wo bahut theek hain...
Second: haan honge kyun nahi...Lucknow ke sab se bade surgeon ne unka operation jo kiya hai...warna unka bachna mushkil tha...
First: haan theek keh raha hai... Dr Ashutosh jiska bhi operation karte hain... wo bahut jaldi theek ho jata hai...unke haathon mein jaadu hai...
Nidhi thought...Dr Ashutosh... Yahan...that name kept on echoing in her mind and she couldn't believe what she just heard...she called out to the ward boys and asked them who operated on her father and they told him that Dr Ashutosh was called to operate him. Her entire memories of him being the most responsible and disciplined doctor she knew came back to her...how would he have managed to do all this... he knew that he was operating on my father...still he didn't let me know anything...But definitely DB knew everything... But she too didn't tell me anything... Why ? how could she... She had tears drop down her eyes and for few minutes she stood there crying...trying to hold back her tears.
But soon she reconciled herself and got the medicines she was asked to get... but she wasn't able to come out of this shock that he was the one who saved her father...such a pure gentleman he is...her respect from him increased manifold today... she wanted to meet her... but how? How could she face him...and he had asked her to never meet him again... What shall she do? She was in a fix as she couldn't decide at this point... On one hand she had her promise and other hand was her gratitude... She decided that she would meet him... As she wanted to thank him for saving her father and as far as promise was concerned... She wasn't meeting her as his love...rather she was the daughter of the patient he saved at that moment...so she decided that she would meet him the next day when he comes. She came to know from the staff that he would be coming there to keep an update on the condition of her father. So she waited for him to come so that she could meet him... she had to meet him once atleast... That was very important for her to do that...otherwise she wont be able to forgive her.
Chahte the hum bahut door jisse jaana
Kyun hota hai kismat mein paas usi ke aana
Dil ka dard jo ab tak rakha tha chhupa kar kahin
Aa na jaye wo bahar unke hi saamne wahin
Edited by braveheartdoc - 6 years ago
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