Will you be my Girlfriend - The Sequel

Chapter Twenty Eight

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Nandini's hand moved around the bed to hold Manik, but when she couldn't feel his presence, she opened her eyes to look for him. Frowning she realised that he was at the hospital, working. She looked at the clock, it was 4 AM, she groaned in annoyance. She had slept just an hour back. Getting irritated, she got up and walked to Mukti's room. Mukti was sleeping occupying her entire bed, chuckling she adjusted herself beside Mukti and snuggled close to her, wrapping her hands around Mukti. Mukti turned to Nandini, partly opening her eyes

"Not feeling sleepy kya" She asked hugging Nandini

"Hmm" Nandini said pouting.

"Koi nai, come here" Mukti said opening her arms, and Nandini happily snuggled close to Mukti.

"Sleep" Mukti said and in couple of minutes she dozed off. Sighing in relief Nandini also tried to sleep and was actually asleep within few minutes.

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Manik was drinking his 2nd cup of coffee, when there was rapid beeping in the machines, because of the fluctuations in vitals of the accident patient. The nurses rushed in to help Manik.

"His BP is fluctuating, he is hypertensive and tachycardic. Push two of epi. His breathing is laboured, increase the oxygen concentration." He instructed them.

"Doctor he is flat-lining" the nurse said and Manik nodded in acknowledgement.

"Okay, clear everything, get me the crash cart" he told them and within seconds the crash cart was next to him. Manik wore gloves; put the liquid on the defibrillator, rubbing them to spread it on the paddles.

"Okay clear everybody, charge to 250" he said.

"Charged" the nurse replied. He pressed the defibrillator, to the patients and waited for few moments. There was no response.

"Charge to 300" he said

"Charged"

"Clear everybody" he said after getting confirmation, he pressed the defibrillator again. There was no movement in the ECG.

"Okay charge to 330" he said again, muttering 'Wake up' almost like a prayer.

"Charged"

"Clear everybody" he said and pressed the defibrillator again. There was a slight movement in his heartbeat line, and few moments later, it was more prominent.

"He is coming back" he said turning to the nurse with a smile. She smiled back and said "Yes doctor, he is. Good work" she said and patted his shoulder. She was an elder lady in her mid-forties. Manik closed his eyes and sighed in relief.

"You need anything Doctor?" she asked and he nodded his head in a No.

"I'll finish my coffee. My girlfriend brought me protein bars" he said showing the one in his pocket making her smile.

"She is a smart girl I see" she said cleaning the equipment.

"She is, she is a doctor, I mean she will be soon. She loves me so much, and I do too. You know she is cute, but sometimes she is really annoying, lazy, irritating, but she loves me so much. You know we had a fight couple of years before..." he went on telling her about his love story. They both sat in next to the patient and were talking in hushed whispers for the next 45 minutes.

Manik yawned making the nurse smiled, "Take a nap doctor. The doctor from the next shift will be here in 2 hours" she said and Manik nodded his head in a No.

"No, I'll be fine. I just need to stretch my legs and get some air. Do you mind staying for 15 more minutes here. I will just be back" he said and she nodded her head in a Yes.

"Go on" she said and Manik walked out of the room and went to the terrace of the hospital. It was 4 in the morning and he loved the breeze. Walking around for 15 minutes, he walked back to the patients room and asked the nurse to leave.

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Manik walked into the house at 6:30AM and found Dj reading the newspaper and his Dadu taking his morning walk in the garden.

"Morning Dj" he said and kissed her cheek. Patting his cheek, she said in a loving tone

"Aa gaya puttar tu... go freshen up, I'll make some coffee and breakfast for you. eat that and sleep" she said and stood up to walk into the kitchen and Manik walked to his room to freshen up. Opening the door of his room, he expected to see Nandini there, but to his surprise, the room was empty. The sheets on the bed were crumpled and he saw the empty bowl on the side table of the bed and the laptop open, discharged.

"This girl" he said to himself shaking his head in disbelief. He didn't hear any sound from the washroom, he went in. taking a pair of his shorts and vest, he decided to take a long hot shower. 20 minutes later getting done with his morning business, he changed and went into Mukti's room, as he was sure Nandini is sleeping there. He smiled seeing her hugging Mukti and sleeping wearing his shirt. He walked to her and kissed Nandini and Mukti's forehead.

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"Thank you so much Dj" he said when she served him hot coffee and his favourite aloo paratha.

"Eat and sleep. No one will disturb you then" she said and walked to her room. Nyonika and Raj walked out of their room.

"Are Manik, when did you come" Nyonika asked caressing his head. "Just a while back Maa, dadi made this for me. I will eat and sleep. My senior said that I will have to go to hospital tomorrow morning, because I did two shifts back to back" he filled in her the information and she nodded.

"Take good rest today and you will be fine tomorrow. How was the patient?" she said sitting next to him.

"He was stable when I left, this morning. He should be fine I guess" he said finishing up his paratha.

"Take care beta" Raj said and walked out to join his father in the morning walk, ruffling Manik's hair and Manik nodded his head in a 'Yes'

"Maa, I'm going to my room. Please wake me up for lunch" he said and walked to his room, tired and exhausted. He first walked to Mukti's room and tried to pull Nandini from Mukti's death grip. Both of them groaned and again stuck to each other. Manik frowned and putting his one hand under Nandini's shoulder and the other one under her knees, he pulled her up with force making the duo startled.

"Mumma, I am getting kidnapped" Nandini started shouting trying to jump out of Manik's hold.

"Let me call papa" Mukti said half asleep sitting on the bed looking for her phone.

"Shut up" Manik said loudly finally gaining their attention.

"Bhai/Manik" they both said together surprised. Nandini hugged him tightly and Mukti gave them a bored look.

"Get out of my room both of you, let me sleep" she said and fell back on the bed. Manik carried Nandini to their room and gently made her lay on the bed. Locking both the doors, removing the laptop from the bed, he laid next to her, inhaling her scent and closed his eyes to get some sleep.

Nandini snuggled close to Manik and mumbled something, which Manik couldn't understand. He ignored it, as it was her habit to mumble in sleep. 

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