Bumping Into A 'Superhero' (BIAS)

Chapter 01 : Decisive Decision

"This shouldn't be so hard right ?", I asked Pranav sir.
"Just keep calm doc. And start with the incision", he reassured.

"Hehe he", I tried to ease things up as I positioned my scalpel. Easy. It's just the way it's written in the textbook.. cool down Sejal.

Wondering what I'm doing?

I'm at the OT. Operation Theatre. Doing my first surgery. Under the supervision of.. my mother? No, guess what she just abandoned me for some VIP. Sorry VVIP that just flew in.

"Sejal? We don't have all day !", Pranav sir brought me back to my senses. I quickly took an incision. An oblique one. Shit.

"No. That's not how it's done !", he panicked. "Let me do it !"
"No. No. I can handle it", I hissed. I couldn't mess up. "I'm the daughter of Dr. Arjun Gaikwad."

I took a deep breath as we started the procedure. Here we go.

[ After a few hours ]

"I can't believe we pulled it off", Pranav sir said as we washed our hands.

"My mom's gonna kill me..", I smiled as we exited.
"If she finds out", he corrected.

"Sejal !! Sejal !", I heard someone scream. I turned to Pranav sir as he panicked. "Alright, I'mma head out", he said as he quickened to his heels.

"Sejal ?! What the fuck is wrong with you ?", my mom entered as she kicked the door. "Do you have any idea how much your stupid heroism has cost us ?!"
"Mother and her baby are alive right ?", I said but she continued to stare at me. "..right ?!"

"The baby died due to DIC and the mother is blaming you for the loss", she said.
"What ?! But I did it perfectly..", I defended myself.
"I told you it's not about you. It's about the whole case", she said as she shook me by my arm. "I had warned you not to take the case because.."

But she was interrupted as we heard noises from the main gate. "Oh shit !", She gasped as she pulled out her phone. "Hello, call the police quickly. And get all the security to the front gate."
"What's happening ?", I asked as we ran down the hallway.
"Sejal, I want you to be safe. Get inside the COVID ward. They won't find you there", she said as she left me alone.

I called up Pranav sir as I tried to get a glimpse of what ruckus I had caused. "Hello, sir? What's happening ?"
"It seems that the patient we operated on has some crazy relatives with strong political relations. They're crazy and they're here..", I couldn't hear the rest of it as I peeped out through the corridor window.

4 trucks full of people entered the REDZ campus. I recalled Mom's words - Sejal, I want you to be safe. Get inside the COVID ward. They won't find you there.

I tried to run away but I couldn't. This isn't me, I thought. I turned back and decided to face it. It wasn't anyone's fault. If I wouldn't have operated on her, she and the baby both would've died.

I rushed towards the main gate, disobeying my mother's orders. Yet again. That's when I saw a man with a mustache walking towards mom with all his goons thrashing our security guards. Several reporters flooded the scene. No police were seen.

"REDZ Vashi, infamous for the several events of medical negligence is finally being brought to justice by these poor people who have lost an innocent soul due to the recklessness of the doctors" - I overheard a reporter.

My mom was trying her best to calm down everyone as she explained how there were already some complications before the patient was admitted. But the man with the mustache continued to abuse her. The media called him the savior of the poor patients. And my mom was being called the rich devil-doctor.

There was so much crowd I could barely understand what was actually going around. That's when I saw something that made my blood boil - the man clutched my mom by the collar and thrashed her onto the ground. I pushed everyone aside and ran towards her. I even pushed the mustache guy on my way, but he was least affected.

"Mom !!!", I cried as I saw her torn apron. Blood came out from her nose as everyone celebrated the heroic deed of the guy that abused my mom.
"How dare you ?!", I said as I turned towards him.

"She was my wife. It was my son who you killed! My sister told me you didn't know how to do surgery! You are just a kid! You aren't even a doctor !", he screamed.
"You thrashed your pregnant wife! When she came here she was bleeding from everywhere! She came in WITH COMPLICATIONS - BOTH LEGAL AND MEDICAL !!", I too joined the scream-game.

A new chatter started between the bystanders. "YOU ARE LYING! YOU KILLED MY BABY BECAUSE I DIDN'T SIGN THE FORM AND GIVE YOU MONEY !", he roared. "AND NOW I'LL KILL YOU TOO !"

He ran towards me with his men. I covered my unconscious mom as I prepared for a fight. I knew I couldn't win but at least I could defend my mom. For the next 2-3 seconds I expected to see lots of punches, kicks being hurled at me, and finally my own blood.

But...

All I could see was lightning.

ZWOOOPP!!!!! ZWAPPP!!! ZOOPPPPP!!!

Suddenly, the area was clear with no one in the sight. Just a man in yellow suit standing before me, he was panting. I scanned my surroundings - the empty trucks were now filled with the men that had attacked earlier but their hands and feet were tied. The reporters were back in their cars. The security guards were sitting at their places.

What? How's this possible..

"Hi, Sejal.. I mean Dr.Sejal", the suit guy said as he walked towards me slowly, trying his best not to freak me out.

Some reporters tried to barge in again but I saw lightning again as they were back in their cars. I noticed the automatic door close on its own again. Did he just put the reporters back in their place..

"What are you ? Magician ??", I tried to ask but my legs gave up all of a sudden. Again lightning.. but this time I actually saw him run towards me and catch me.

Fast. Fast. And fast. - the only magical 3 words I could mutter as I saw him so close. His aura, his power. It was beyond everything I've ever seen. His chiseled muscles that stood out from his tight spandex suit...

What the fuck are you staring at Sejal? - I reminded myself as I quickly got out of his firm hold.

"Hi. I'm Satvar. And I really need your help to stop him, or else we all die in this timeline", he said.
"Stop whom ?", I squeaked.

"Me..", he said as he unmasked himself. "..Me from the future. My future self is hunting me and you. And you're the only one I remember."

Ok.. I tried to analyze the situation...
But I couldn't.

Instead, I did the weirdest thing to do in front of a superhero,

I fainted.