The Desert Lily

Chapter 1:Blissful lives

I have made some changes in the previous update. Naveen is an orthopaedist and Ayush is an oncologist. So they studied together for medicine. This change may make the story a bit more interesting as there will be some flashbacks and all. So yeah....
Here's the first chapter!!!!

Samaira started pacing back and forth, tension rose in her mind. Naveen had gone for a conference which he never fails to attend every month. It was half past eleven and he still didn't return. It had been two days since he left and he hadn't even messaged her. All her phone calls and texts went unanswered.
She was hell worried for him as he always call her numerous times whenever he is away. Moreover, today was their third wedding anniversary and he had promised to return early.

She started to think about all negative things that could happen to him. She sat on the bed beside her. Her one year old son was sleeping peacefully on the bed and suddenly he started crying, breaking her trance.
She took him in her arms and cooed his cheeks. She held him close to her heart and lulled him to sleep.

She put him down safely and wrapped him in his small blanket.
She had a night duty the previous day and was not able to sleep even for an hour.Her eyes were heavy and head was aching. Still, she denied herself from getting some sleep and walked to the balcony of the room.
She stared at the open gate of her house, hoping his black Jaguar car would enter the premises anytime.

Samaira picked up her ringing phone from her pant's pocket to see Praniti's
name flashing on it.
She received the call and pressed it to her ear.
"Hello Sam. "

"Hello Niti,what's it? "

"Didn't Naveen return yet? "

"No.. I'm getting scared. Something bad has definitely happened to him. He wouldn't do this unless he is in some trouble."

"Don't worry Sam. He may have lost his phone or something.If he doesn't come today, I'll ask Ayush to enquire in the hotel he stayed. Okay? Now you get some sleep. You must be tired. "

"Hm."

Samaira cut the call.Praniti and she were still in touch.

Praniti lived in the same place where Naveen's conference is held.

She pressed her temples and leaned on the wall,remembering their first meet, the beginning of everything.

Flashback
Samaira slowly walked in through the humongous gate of the medical college. It was her very first day there.
She was sweating and her hands were ice cold.She have heard that this college has the cruellest professors and seniors. She entered the compound and saw a bunch of men and women sitting on a bench. They seemed to be seniors. She decided to ignore them and slowly walked past them.
"Hey girl. "

She stopped in her tracks and turned around slowly.

"Come here. "a girl wearing excess make up said. She looked as if she had dipped her face in a bucket full of white paint.

Samaira slowly walked to them.

"Have some respect for your seniors. "

"Sorry. "

"Didn't I just say to respect us? You have to call us sir and ma'am. Understand? "

"Yes Sir. Sorry sir. "

"Hmm. Do one thing write 'I will respect my seniors' thousand times and show us before leaving.Okay?"

"Thousand times? Sir... "

"Wanna make it two thousand? "

"No sir. I'll write sir. "

'Isn't ragging banned? 'she thought to herself.