MAHATAB

Beginning

Yuvika's POV

"It's a beautiful day to save lives." , says Derek clad in his blue scrubs and ferry boat scrub cap holding the scalpel in his hand as he begins the procedure .
Suddenly everyone in the room disappears and It's only me and Mcdreamy there , he looks at me with his million dollar smile and comes near me and grabs me by my waist , Just as he is about to kiss me , I hear a loud thud and I get up with a jolt and look around, only to realize that it was just a dream and I am at my home(idk if I can call it that ).
I feel something wet against my foot and look down to see Coco(my baby)
nudging me with his nose, signaling me to wake up and play .

Sometimes I wonder how is he even 10 years old , he surely doesn't look like it and his antics are definitely not that of a senior dog .
I pat his head and he jumps right on my bed to get his morning cuddles and kisses .
I play with Coco for a while and then he runs back to his bed ,
looking at the alarm clock on my bed side table I see the time and a gasp leaves my mouth.
It's 10 30 am already and i am supposed to leave for Mumbai at 12 00 pm , I hurriedly get out of my bed and dash towards my ensuite bathroom .

Coming out of my bathroom all dressed up , i check my list of things that are to be taken back with me to Mumbai and quickly pack my carry on and double check everything and rush downstairs to the kitchen and make my breakfast .
I sit at the dining table , looking for something to watch while eating because no one is at home as usual .
A part of me is happy but i am also sad that both of my parents are least bothered about me. Do they even know that i am going back ?
I've honestly stopped expecting my mother to show up or stand up for me but there's a tiny bit of hope from Papa that atleast he must have remembered.

Right on cue the main door opens and in walks my Papa with his arms full of groceries , he greets me at the dining table and sits beside me and tells me

"aaj tu vapis jaa rahi hai toh isiliye main Teri favorite cheesein laya hoon, inhe saath le jaa."

{"Since you're leaving for your hostel today so I got your favorite snacks , take them with you." }

I nod at him and finish my breakfast and rush upstairs to pack the snacks that Papa got me . As I am packing my stuff I see Coco looking at me with a sad face , I pat his head and say to him

"Haan Haan Pata hai mujhe ki tujhe Pata hai ki aaj jaa rahe hain hum yahan se , toh aise shakal na Bana, tujhe to Pata hai yahan humein koi nahi chahta, toh isliye sad mat ho."

("I know we're leaving today , so don't be sad , you know no one here cares about us , so there's no point in being sad.")

Saying this to him , I make him put his leash on and tell him to wait for me downstairs, I take my luggage and go downstairs, Papa is still sitting at the dining table, seeing me he gets up and pats my head and gives me 1000 rupees cash and says
"10000 transfer kar diye hai maine tere account main , aur Chaiiye Honge to Bata dena ."

("I have transferred 10000 rupees in your account , if you need more don't hesitate to ask.")

I don't say anything and look down, he says :"I know you've been financially independent since you were 14 but please don't refuse this."

I nod and pick up my luggage and leave, Papa says "let me drop you to the train station."

I say :"Papa the cab has arrived."

He doesn't say anything and picks up my luggage and loads it in the car .

A part of me does feel bad for pushing him away, but then the child in me remembers that he has lost his rights as a father many years ago.
I make Coco sit in the cab and myself get in. Without giving a second glance to my father , I ask the cab driver to drive.

The traffic in Delhi is horrible , thank God I planned to leave early , still I got stuck in traffic , I don't know when I drift off to sleep thinking about when was the last time I was hugged and kissed goodbye by my mother.
I am woken up by the loud voice of the taxi driver announcing that we have arrived.
I get out of the car, take Coco with me along with luggage , pay the cab driver and enter the station.

Traveling with a pet is not an easy task for some people , but for me it is the easiest thing in the world. I can't even remember the number of times Coco and I have traveled together , he is the closest thing to a family that I'll ever have .

After all the necessary check ins we reach the platform and thank God the train is on platform 1 and has arrived .
I hold Coco in one hand and my luggage in the other and walk towards my train.
Coco boards the train first and without any hassle , I follow behind .

Making your own money is a blessing , I don't have to depend on anyone and can travel and do things to my convenience, Now I am used to traveling in first AC with Coco , even he knows the drill, we find our compartment and settle in.

After 20 minutes the train starts to move and Sir Coco is happily sitting on his seat and munching on his bone .
He's content.
I look at the time and text Rohan (he insisted on letting him know , when I'll be reaching as he wants to pick me up )
Rohan is my best friend , He is the only one who knows the real me and treats me as his own.
Closing my phone , I take out my I pad and start watching an episode of Grey's Anantomy.

Phew! The first chapter is officially out , First of all I'd like to thank you all for reading this chapter till the end.
Secondly , you must have guessed by now that yuvika is a Grey's anatomy and Mcdreamy fan.Derek is her bazpan ka pyaar , her one true love.
So to all my Grey's anatomy fans out there stay tuned for many more Grey's mentions.
Do let me know your thoughts on this and don't forget to vote .
Until next time
Ni🖤