Devakshi FF: Reaching Out

Chapter 4

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This time Sonakshi woke up even before her alarm rang. She had set the alarm for 5:30 am, but she was up and about at 5:15 itself. She had almost been late on her first day. She didn't want to risk it this time. Her mind was alert and hence she woke up before she needed to. But that just made things easier for her. She took her time to get ready and at around 6:30 she made her way to the kitchen to make breakfast. Keeping her bag on the couch she headed towards the kitchen.

But before she got there her eyes fell on her note lying on the table and she was surprised to see the food gone. As she neared the table she noticed that on her note, there were some extra lines of writing. Upon closer speculation she realised that Mr. Dixit had answered her note. She smiled and picked it up to read it. He had mentioned about meeting her in the morning. So she decided to make him some breakfast as well. This was a habit Sonakshi had. At home she would always make breakfast, lunch or dinner for her family or anyone else when she was cooking. It didn't matter when they ate. She would leave it there for them to eat it at their convenience.

Here also she did exactly that. She cooked for him because it was a habit for her to do so with everyone and to some extent it was also to show a sense of gratitude for letting her rent this apartment at such a low price. She really was astonished when Tina agreed at Rs. 15000. This penthouse was way beyond that. So she couldn't be more grateful. Sonakshi folded the note and left it on the table. She then went on to make two omelets and toasted four pieces of bread. She put one omelet and two pieces of bread in a plate and covered it with a lid. Taking it to the table she left it there and finished her own breakfast as she waited for Dev to appear.

But as the clock struck seven Sonakshi grew restless. She would have to leave in the next five minutes. The apartment was not that far from the hospital. It would take her just fifteen to twenty minutes to reach. So she could afford to wait another ten minutes at the most and she did. But when the clock struck 7:15 and he still hadn't come down, she couldn't wait any further. She took out her post it pad, and wrote, "Sorry I had to leave for work. Will meet you when I get back. Have a great day Mr. Dixit" and she left it with a smiley at the end. She didn't think it was necessary to sign her name because he surely knew who she was.

So with a final look towards the staircase she took her keys and left. It took her exactly fifteen minutes to reach the Hospital. She stepped out of the cab thinking about the fact that Mr. Dixit had eaten the food she left for him. Food that had been cooked by a stranger. Maybe it was weird to think of it this way, but the fact that he had eaten the food showed her that he had a sense of trust in her, without even having met her. And this was a characteristic trait of people who had a simple mind. Someone who was a good soul. "Mr. Dixit ek achhey insaan hai" she mused to herself as she entered the building. "Achhey insaan nahin hote toh itna hardwork bhi nahin kar patey" she concluded, referring to what she had read about him. This in turn made her trust him a bit.

As she stepped into the elevator, wrapped in thoughts, she heard someone say, "Good morning Dr. Sonakshi." Snapping out of her thoughts, Sonakshi turned to her right and found Dr. Neha smiling at her. She quickly returned the smile and said, "Good Morning Dr. Neha! Sorry main kuch sochte sochte andaar ayi so I didn't notice my surroundings" she said embarrassed. Neha laughed lightly and said, "Koi baat nahin. Hota hai aisa. Aap soch rahi hongi ki patients ko kaise tackle karna hai, aur unhey zyada se zyada help kaise karna hai, right?" Sonakshi joined into the laughter. She didn't want to talk about what she was really thinking so she agreed and said, " Haan. Yahi soch rahi thi. You caught me." The elevator stopped on the second floor and both Neha and Sonakshi got off. As they walked towards their respective cabins, that were not very far away from each other, Neha spoke up, "Waise maine aapke baarey me bohot suna hai. Jab aapka naam final hua, I was there in the meeting. You seem to be very dedicated to your work."