FIRST AND LAST LOVE

Part 17

FRIEND!! She really does know how to make me angry. Like hell I want to be just friends with her.
"FRIENDS!!"
"Yes mate we are friends. Best buddies. Well it took a while for you to realise that." Arjun mocked placing his hand on my shoulder.
"Shut up!!" I shouted and shrugged his hand off.
"I'm hurt mate." He faked heartache.
"Shut up. I'm already upset. Don't make me more." I said.
"Why what's the problem. This Arjun baba has solution for every problem. Just tell me." Arjun said making a saint posture.
"Do you think I'll take your advice after that kiss incident. I'm not mad to repeat the same mistakes." I said.
"You still are hooked up on that one. Wait if it's about that kiss incident than it means it's related to Naina." He said making a guess.
"Actually it has to be her. These days she is the only one in your head. Tell me what did you do now?" He asked smirking.
I looked at him angrily.
"Dude it's always your fault." He again said making me more angry.
"You just shut......."
"Doc Ashwath!! Weren't you suspended for a month from the theater than how dare you to go near it." I was interrupted by a loud shreik.
"Good evening sir." We both greeted the head of the department.
"Tell me what were you thinking?" The head asked me.
"I didn't enter the theater. Doctor Arjun here did the surgery." I replied.
"But weren't you trying to flaunt your talent around the theater. Giving instructions to the operating surgeon, it's not like Arjun can't do it. Are you saying that he is less knowledgable than you. Aren't you both from same year?" He said.
"Sir actually he was just helping me out. I asked him......" Arjun said.
"Don't speak in between. If you can't perform a surgery than you are unfit to be here." The head shouted at Arjun.
The whole ward was spectating the show going on right now.
It's not like I performed it, why the hell does he have to make a fuss about  it.

"Doctor Vishnu!! Boys are still young. You shouldn't be that strict to them. Cool down. Our hospitals main motto is saving people. The child is safe, what more do we want. Good job boys." Harsh sir came to our rescue.
"Sir!! As you say sir. What brings you here?" The head asked bowing his head.
Well that's the power, position and money has in life and I want it.
"I'm here to meet the governor. Come along." Harsh sir replied and left along with him not before giving me a smile.

"Nice timing. Thank God Harsh uncle came to our rescue otherwise." Arjun released a breathe he was holding.

I'm thankful that he likes and trust me enough but sometimes I feel am I really worth his trust. I might be having this feeling because I came a long way myself and than suddenly this favoritism is overpowering me. Each and every one in this hospital knows that he likes me and they think I misuse it by being a jerk which is not I'm jerk because they themself made me.

Coming to the favoritism Harsh sir always supported me, from my schooling years to my postgraduation days. He said it isn't because he and my dad are friends it's more because I have that spark. He says he sees himself in me. The more he says that the more I want to be like him. I always declined his helping hand respectfully. I wanted to be independent. I wanted to explore the life on my own. So he just guided me.

I accepted the engagement offer not because I wanted to be rich soon enough, but it's the first ever thing that Harsh sir ever asked me. He loves his daughter alot. He treasures her more than his wealth. He wants me to look after her, me whose mere salary must be his daughter's pocket money, that's the trust he has in me. That, I will treasure her the same. And he is right about it. I'm going to treasure her more than he did, not because she is his daughter but because she is that kind of person. I'm thankful to god that Harsh sir came into my life and brought along his bundle of joy, Naina.

"Sir you have been called to the VVIP room." Nurse informed me.
I left.

"Here he is." Harsh sir said.
I greeted them. The governor laying on his bed and Harsh sir sitting beside him, the head and that cop standing on a side.
"Ashwath, governor sir wants you to be his incharge doctor." Harsh sir informed me.
I looked at him confused.
"You see young man I heard a lot about you. And yesterday the way you handled that small child made me more drawn to you. I'm sorry but I collected info about you. And let me tell you I'm impressed with the info my man gave me." Governor said pointing at that Cop. What is his name  I don't remember. Rather i dont want to.