The Girl Next Door

CHAPTER 1

A new day, new morning.
' I have worked so hard for this college, and I am finally here!'

 This is all I could think of while getting ready for the day. First day in Oberoi Hospitals as a surgical resident. I did my puja, talked to mom dad and head out for the hospital. While waiting for the Cab I realize that it is really hard to get a cab in Mumbai, just as they show in movies.

 "Oh God, I am going to be late on my very first day itself", I guess I cried this out loud because I heard a little chuckle behind me.

" Whats so funny Rishab?"

 "You are ! " and he started laughing. "Don't worry I will ask my driver to drop you wherever you have to go, do you at least have the correct address?" . He did not change a bit, still the kind of condescending jerk he was when we were kids and used to play badminton. "Earth to Pia! Go, the car is ready. "

 "Thank you so much Rishab!" I say and rush before he can say anything mean again.

When I came back after my jog, I saw Pia walking up and down the road waiting for a cab. "She is ready so early, cons of being a doctor I must say" my sister Ananya says after she sees Pia, "Lets help her, why don't you go and drop her?"

I laughed at her and told her that the most I could do for her was lend her my driver and I went ahead to talk to her.
Even though I was helping her, she was looking at me with those big eyes and rushed as soon as the car was ready. '
'Really Amusing' this girl is really something else' A small laugh left my mouth as I remembered her antics.

"What happened? Why are you laughing?"

"Can I not laugh? Why does everyone keep asking me this?" I asked as my sister arranged breakfast for me. 

"Do you remember when she was here we used to play a lot. Badminton tournaments were the best"... I laughed remembering all these memories my sister was reliving. It was really a fun time until we all got busy with studies.

"Ananya I remember everything..".. I told her as I got up to leave..

 EVENING-

It was a very long day for Pia. 'I had no idea they will make me work this much on the first day itself', Pia thought to herself while cooking dinner.

 As she started to eat, she thought about this morning,
 'Rishab's personality may have not changed but he definitely is much more hot than he was before.'
She remembered how he used to dominate while they used to play, always became the leader of the teams, shouting and beating the other kids, how scared she was of him back then.

'This is going to be a fun ride' Pia thought as she went to sleep.