Anatomy of Love (Complete)

Chapter 16

Rishab stood there after Ryan left. Ryan knows him better than he himself. Whatever he said was the truth. He has feelings for Khushi and he has been running away from it. But it is making things only worse both for him and her. He must talk to her, give each other time to understand them.

His thoughts were broken with the ringing of the phone. He immediately left the room and went into the ER. He gathered the people at duty to inform them about the incoming trauma patients. A clash between two groups of students inside the college had left many injured. Some of them would be arriving their hospital in a matter of minutes.

As expected within a few minutes the first ambulance arrived the gates of the hospital. Soon a few more ambulances reached, carrying mostly mild to moderate injured and two seriously injured patients.

Rishab went into the trauma room along with the stretcher that carried a severely wounded young man. Shifting him to the bed, he got down to check him.
"Femur appears to be broken and probably tibia. Get me the ultrasound.. belly is full of blood, liver or spleen maybe lacerated.. ribs.. might be fractured .. Get x-rays to confirm. Type and cross blood. Start on IV and.." Rishab stopped talking when the patient was unable to breathe.
"His oxygen level is falling, bp 100 by 70 and decreasing, heart rate 145." Nurse informed.
Rishab instructed, "Get the crash cart ready, I need to incubate."

After the patient was stabilized, Rishab sent him for a CT. He came out and found a young guy standing by the wall.
Rishab came to him and asked, "Bunty, tu yahan kya kar raha hai? Are you alright?"
Bunny looked physical unhurt except for a few scratches.
"Rishab bhaiya, main thik hun.. Pinky.. woh college mein thi mere saath. She is hurt. Sarr pe chot lagi hai. You know her medical history. I am scared for her. Meri galti thi.. uska dhyan nahi rakh paya." Bunty replied almost in tears.

"Main dikhta hun. Don't worry. Kaka ko phone Kiya? Kar de. Let me check on Pinky."
Rishab went in and saw a young teenage girl lying on the bed with a bandage on her head. He went closer and checked her charts.
"Dr. Nisha!" He called.
Nisha immediately came and he asked, "What's her status?"
"We have given her initial first aid. She had an injury to her abdomen and head. I suspected spleen laceration. I ordered a CT to confirm."
"How serious!"
"It's grade 2 laceration. There aren't any fractures or any serious injuries.."

Rishab nodded, "Keep her under observation to ensure it doesn't get serious."
Nisha nodded and asked, "You know her. Was she your old patient?"
"Yes. She had a liver transplant 3 years ago. But I know her family well."

He glanced at Pinky and turned to her, "Are you.. I mean you 1st year residents are celebrating today at some club?"
"Yes Dr. Woh actually.. 1st semester ka exam finish huya hai na toh we all.." Before she could complete her sentence, nurse Priya came with the reports of the patient he was attending. Rishab immediately left.

The patient's CT showed TDI (Traumatic Diaphragmatic Injury) and he was shifted to OR for surgery. After operating on him, Rishab returned to check on Pinky. But he couldn't find her on the bed. He called Nisha and asked her about the patient. She lowered her head.
On being asked again, Nisha told her what happened after he left.

Raunak was talking to an employee when Rishab got in. Raunak looked up and said to him, "You should learn to knock before entering like this. I am busy. I can't talk to you right now. Leave."
"Do you think I care? You.." He pointed at the man standing beside Raunak, "Get out! Now!"
The man didn't wait for Raunak and immediately left, holding the files.
"Rishab, yeh hospital hai aur tu Doctor. Gunde jaisi harkat e band kar."
Rishab clenched his teeth, "Tere jaison ke saath aisi harkat karni padti hai."

"Rishab.."
Rishab moved towards Ranauk and he took steps back, hitting the wall. He said, "You look after the administration, I have nothing to say. But how dare you poke your nose into my ED. That place is mine, did you forget it?"
"I.. I look after everything. Meri zimmedari.."
"To f*** with your zimmedari! How dare you!.."
Ranauk was scared, "What did.. what did I do?"
"Pinky, she was driver Bhola Kara's daughter. I had kept her for observation. How dare you made Nisha discharge her?"