It happened in Bombay

THE DISTANCE

MISHTI

"Dr. Chatterjee kaha hai?" I asked a wardboy, I realised he left the room while I was busy talking to Ruhaan. I went to his home but it was locked. I asked parvez he told me that three of them were out for some shopping and asked him to stay back. He came back home leaving his duty to go shopping! I just don't understand!!

It's been three days now. He was still avoiding me, as per his schedule his duty hours were in the morning with me but he didn't come.

"Dr. Wo Sir ne to night shifts ke liye aa rahe hai 3 din se!" A nurse told me.

"Par list me to Dr Ajay ka naam hai." I asked her.

"Haa par unhone change kar li sir ke sath." She said and left.

He wasn't even attending the phone calls. Every time I call it's either Tara or Ma. And my sweetheart Tara is too innocent to lie "Baba ghar par hi hai Ma, bas kisi se baat nahi kar rahe hai. Kaha hai ke aapka phone bhi aye na tab bhi baat nahi karvaye!"

"Accha!! Dadi ko phone do!" I said smiling at my baby's innocence.

"Kya hua hai Mishti? Kuch jhagda hua beta? Hum to pareshan ho gaye hai 3 din se na baat karta hai na thik se khata hai. Us din hospital se jaldi aa gaya tha to maine shopping le kar gayi thi tumhare Aashirwad ke liye kapde lene, wahan bhi bas muh bana ke baitha raha." I chuckled at the last line, "mein baat karti hu Ma." I assured her.
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"Naraz ho?" I asked him the moment he entered his cabin. I came back to the hospital during his working hours so that I could talk to him.

"Tumne dara diya mujhe!" He said keeping his right hand on his chest.

"Daraya tumne hai mujhe! 3 din se baat nahi kar rahe ho, shift change karva ki, ghar par bhi phone par nahi aate! Mein kya karu? Meine kaise 3 din nikalne hai sirf mujhe pata hai!" I complained.

"Tumhe nahi pata hai!" He said sadly.

"Shift kyu change karva li tumne?" I asked not knowing what to answer to his previous statement.

"Kyu ruki hui ho Mishti! Ghar jao it's late. Mummy pareshan hongi." He said.

"Aur mein! Mein nahi ho rahi pareshan. 3 din hi gaye hai. Kya hua Rono?" I asked taking a few steps closer to him.

"Tumhe to pata bhi nahi kya hua! Mein kya bolu, kuch nahi hua Mishti! Jao please!" He said getting irritated.

"Mein tumhare liye aayi hu itni raat ko, aur tum mujhe bhagaye ja rahe ho!" I said trying to be cute!!

"Are you sure? Mere liye aayi ho?" He questioned.

"To aur kyu aaungi Rono? Kya hua hai? Ab tum mujhe irritate kar rahe ho." I said.

"Hmmm good for you! Aasani hogi.." he said walking away.

"Kis baat ke liye..! Kya bol rahe ho?" I said now I was getting worried.

"Ghar jao! Gadi yahi rehne do, Parvez drop kar dega tumhe, gadi mein subah bhijva dunga!" He said.

I tried hugging him "tum le jao gadi, ghar se mein pick kar lungi gadi!"

"Nahi ghar mat aana, gadi bhijva dunga." He said pushing me away.

"Mera ghar hai wo tumse puch kar aaungi!" I said smiling and again trying to hug him.

"Meine kaha na Mishti! Ghar mat aana " he again pushed me away and left the cabin, leaving me teary eyed.

I decided to talk to him in the morning again, before leaving I thought of seeing if Ruhaan was okay so I walked towards his room.

"Mishri!!! Mujhe neend hi nahi aati yaha, mujhe pata tha tum aaogi. Please it's been so long can you let me keep my head in your lap?" He asked.

It made me a little uncomfortable, I remember he use to do it whenever we meet before we got married "Nahi Ruhaan! Hospital hai! Aur please Dr ya Mishti bulao, mishri...." I shook my head 'no'.

"Are!! Biwi ho tum meri! Mein...." He was about to say something but I heard Rono's voice

"You should be sleeping sir! Nurse please see if he is okay and taken his medicines." He asked nurse and left without even looking at me, oh my heart hurts.

"Rono.... Suno to!" I almost ran behind him. "Mein sirf....."
"Tumne kaha tha tum mere liye aayi ho...." He sounds disappointed.

"Rono...." And I was hurt.

"Bas na Mishti, bas kar do yaar!! Ghar jao! Ya mat jao ruk jao uske pass I don't care!" He left again and I kept standing there trying to understand what just happened.
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RONOBEER

I don't know what hurts more, my heart because I have not seen Mish properly in 10 days or my head when I see him.

"Tum biwi ho meri" he called her Biwi the other day!! I wanted to kill him again.
Being doctor is the most difficult thing sometimes, though I want to buy can't kill him.

When she came closer to me and tried to hug me, I almost gave in. But suddenly I remembered his face, and I pushed my Mish away, she had big tears in those big eyes.

The other day when I was on round she went to visit him, I immediately followed Mish, and that.... Man called her Shona, SHONA!! I wanted to pull her into my arms grab her face and kiss her hard in front of him, but I can't!!
I will have to go away from all this for a few days, for my own sanity. More than myself I need to do this for Mish! She needs to understand what she want. I mean she wants to be with me because she loves me or is it because we recently had our Roka and now families are involved, may be she just doesn't want to hurt her mother again. Or is it because of the moral pressure of the night we.....

"Dr Paradhkar I want to volunteer for the medical camp" I said as I entered his cabin.

"Are you sure? Mishti ko is waqt tumhari zarurat hai." He said.

"Pata nahi sir, her thoughs might get clouded because of my presence." I said.

"May be! But... Accha ek Kam karte hai, don't go for the camp, take leave for 4-5 days atleast you will be around her if she needs you." He suggested and I agreed. It was anyways going to be hard to live without her for so many days maybe I will just come to the hospital and see her once.
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Hey Siri, play yeh duriya in the background. I know jyada lamba ho gaya na, but come on which couple don't fight, right?

I was not going to update this part today but then I thought why not!