The Healers

8. Hometown

Ian's POV:-

It's been six years since I left new york and came to London.
I have settled well here, completed my sub speciality training in pediatric surgery, built a home here and finally when I started feeling used to this city and forgetting about new york. I got a call from the Dean of National hospital new york and they offered me position of Head of pediatrics department.

It'd be a huge progress in my career if I take this job. But do I really want to go back to that city where I found a family and then lost it. Lost it to an anonymous girl who came between me and my father, who took away my trust. I don't want to go back where I'll remember all those loving memories of my father and the girl who destroyed everything. I hate that girl. I have never hated anyone like I have hated her.

I got up frustrated and went to the park for jogging. For the past few days all these memories have been haunting me. I'm unable to take my decision. I came home after a while and called Max.

"Hello" I said once he picked up.

"Who is it?" He said answering.

"Stop it drama queen. I want to talk about something important" I said .

"Its been 2 months since you last called me and when I called you, you ignored it. Now you have something important to talk you've called me but I'm not talking to you" He said grumpily.

"Fine I'm not coming back then" I said

"Wait wait wait... you are coming back?" He said shocked.

"I'm thinking about it" I said

"I've been trying to convince you for so long and you never listened. Now How did that happen?" He said dramatically.

"Well I got a call from National hospital NYC and they have offered me the post of Head of pediatrics department. I'm thinking about it" I said.

"What are you thinking about you dumb a**hole. It's once in a lifetime opportunity and you are having it at the age of 35. I still can't dream of getting this post even for the next 15 years or maybe never" he said screaming through the phone.

"I don't know if I'm ready to come back..." I said.

"I know how hard it is for you Ian, but you can't live in the foreign city forever. I know London is great but new york is your hometown, all your friends are here, you have a special bond with this city which you can't deny and you can't let go of the opportunity to be my boss" he said and chuckled.

"I'll think about it max" I said and cut the call.

After talking to max I think I have made my decision.

......

Next day I woke up and went to the hospital to give my resignation letter and finish off the paper work.

I booked a flight to New York which is in three days. I started packing everything. This is the second time I'm packing my stuff and leaving a house but this time I'm not hurt and sad like last time.

Three days later i reached the new york airport at 4 pm. I was looking around for Max who was coming to pick me up from the airport but I was looking around for the past 10 minutes and he is not here yet. Suddenly someone hugged me from behind.

"Okay Max you can leave me now, people are staring" I said embarrassed.

"Its been a long time since I've seen this handsome face of yours" he said pinching my cheek.

"Okay stop it drama queen STOP IT" I said sternly.

"Oh my God! What happened to my best friend Ian. Because the Ian I know would have said something even more silly and embarrassed me much more" he said shocked.

"Well I'm not that Ian anymore" I said and started walking.

We sat in his car and the ride was quiet for 15 minutes when Max said.

"Sheila is also working as a consultant in pediatrics department at National hospital too" he said.

"Good" I said.

Me Sheila and Max were best friends in medical University but I lost touch with Sheila when I moved to London. I haven't been in contact with anyone from new york except Max in past 6 years.

"She was very happy when I told her that you are coming back and you are her boss now" he added.

"Hmm" I said

We reached the hotel that I had booked to stay until I find a house to buy.

"It'd have been better if you stayed with me" max said.

"I'll be fine" I said and went inside.

I went to my room and laid on bed. When I moved to London and settled there. I never thought about coming back and here I am. Now I'm here I desperately want to go to that house that once was mine where I had family, memories. It was the only family only home I had ever in my life. These thoughts again started to haunt me. So I got up and went to the real estate office to look for houses. He showed me several homes, apartments and penthouse apartments too. I liked a penthouse apartment and made my deal.

Next day I shifted to that house. I called an interior designer firm to decorate this house. Sometime later they arrived with their team. I went to open the door.

"Hello Mr Ramsey. I'm lily Adams from Adam designing Co. "

"Hello" I said.

I held the door open to let them in.

"What is the theme in your mind sir? Here are some of the ideas that I'd like to share and then you can tell me what do you prefer" Ms Adams said.

"Do whatever you like" I said in a bored tone and started to move towards library.

"Wait, what?" Ms Adams mouth was hanging open.

"I said pick any theme and put some furniture in this house so I have something to sit on" I said emphasising every word.

"So I can do anything?" She said unbelievably.

"Do I have to right it down for you?" I said clearly annoyed.

"Well people a lot more enthusiastic when they design their million dollar penthouse" she muttered under her breath.

I stopped in my tracks and looked at her angrily.
Then something hit me. I think I have seen this girl somewhere. Pale skin tone, green eyes, a button nose with brown wavy hairs. I looked at her keenly but I don't remember where I've seenher. I tried to remember but she got a bit awkward and started instructing her team members. I looked and went in my library, brought out a book from my box of books and sat on the floor. I haven't been in this city for the last six years there's no way I could have met her. Maybe I have seen her on a billboard or something. I started reading my book

"Please tell me about the colour scheme sir?" One of the members of her team came and asked me.

"Grey" I said, she looked at me for a while and then went away.

They didn't disturb me for anything else then. They finished decorating and furnishing the house in a few days. They decorated it with grey and maroon scheme and did a pretty good job. After they left I looked around when I got the call from National hospital.

"Dr Ramsey, All your contracts and paperwork is done. You can join tomorrow" law faculty from Hospital informed me.

"Okay" i said and cut the call.

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