Aditi Pov:
" Aditi, you know that medical is hard"
" I know amma"
"Sweetheart you know I will only look out for you right?"
" I know that i never doubted you,even for a second"
"That's why I am saying, be careful you can't -
" Why are discouraging her?"
"Appa it's okay, I can tell where she is coming from"
"No, just do what you feel like doing, all the paths are difficult baccha, it's your energy and dedication that matters, every path, every step in your life will test you, but you should always have your head up high"
" I know appa, I won't EVER let you down"
That's the promise I made to my appa, 10 years ago, right after i finished my 10th boards, and here I am.
After Finishing my med school, in a local hospital, tired, exhausted and drained
everything in my life has a plot twist, my dreams of med school? Crushed, my bestfriend? Don't have any anymore, boyfriend? Huh never going to happen, my first love?.....
My first love,
Flashback
I hear a sweet and polite voice
" Hi, would you mind me sitting here?"
" Y- ya sure"
" So how do you like it here"
" Huh?"
"You are new to the school right?"
"Ya"
" I am rishikesh, you can call me rishi"
" Hi Rishi, I am aditi"
" Nice to meet ya, so my question, do you like it here?"
" Ya, i guess, it's just new for me, I am from the south you know, i don't really know the culture and tradition here, nor the language"
"aahhh that's why you are so nervous "
"What do you mean, you can tell I am nervous?"
" No no no, you look- ahh that's not important, what's important is that you fit in here, not to scare you or anything but the people here a little bit judgemental, but that's okay, no fear when rishi is here"
And he laughed, and laughed and he kept laughing,and I kept getting those unwanted butterflies in my stomach.
"Aditi! There's a emergency!"
A loud scream snapped me out from my thoughts,
I went in the emergency room to check
The room feels too small, and every second ticks by too quickly. My hands tremble as I reach for the patient's chart, my mind racing through the possibilities. The beeping monitors only add to the chaos in my head. With each glance at the patient, my heart sinks deeper, fearing the worst while desperately trying to maintain composure.
And soon...
Darkness creeps into the edges of my vision, swallowing me whole as I collapse to the ground
" Addu, why are you doing this to yourself?"
Avantee asks
me fainting in the ward has become a normal occurrence now
"Vanu, you know, this is my job"
" But it's killing you addu, it's eating you , you need a break"
Avantee says with a tired and scared face
"What break? NO ABSOLUTELY NOT, DO YOU KNOW HOW MY PATIENTS I HAVE TO TAKE CARE OF, THEY NEED M-
" How will take care of your patients, if you don't care of yourself addu,and besides you need some male interaction, you can't be stuck on that random dude from school "
"Hey! Maarungi tujhe"
We both laugh
She is my safe place, my home, without her i won't have been able to survive this whole journey of ups and downs, she is the only one that has never left my side and know she never will, my vanu
(Hona megha chahiye but for the plot😔)
" Chal, I am ready to finally enjoy a little life"
Rishi Pov:
" Vishnu, how many more patients are remaining?"
"3 sir"
"Okay,"
When I was young, I saw one of my closest friends, nakul die due to untreated ocular melanoma, that incident changed me.
I did not want others to have the same fate as nakul, and that's when, 10 year old rishi decided to become an ophthalmologist
My father, A well known business tycoon, couldn't stand the fact that his son wanted to become a doctor instead of keeping the legacy
But my mother, always supported me in my every decision without her, i wouldn't have been here.
Even though she used to nag me to get married all the time, showing me multiple girls, and setting up dates for me, but....
Even she knew I would never marry anyone else but her
Flashback time hoes🎀
"That's why you look so nervous,"
I said laughing but I saw her face getting a little tense,
" What do you mean? You see that I am nervous?"
"Nono, that's not what I meant, you look-
you look beautiful.
"whatever,that's not important, what's important is that you fit in here, not to scare you or anything but the people here a little bit judgemental, but that's okay, no fear when rishi is here"
We laughed and she.....
She smiled.
and even after 8 years, I remember that smile, that moment, i remember her, everything we did together, everytime we time laughed, every time we studied, the butterflies i got every time I saw her smile because of me, the jealousy every time I saw her talk to someone else, and the time i said goodbye.
I try to forget it, I try to forget her but yet.
i can't
And it's too late now,
I have changed, I am not who I used to be, my happiness isn't here anymore.
She can't bring that rishi back.
Ever.
