Part 13
Sanjeevani β Terrace
Armaan was still comforting riddhima as she was crying non-stop
Arm β riddhi... riddhi.. hum doctors hai.. aise halaate humari zindagi mein aksar aayegi.. kyat um har wakt aise hi roti rahogi?
Ridz was sobbing
Arm β waise.. aise roti hue bahut innocent dikhti ho (riddhima gives a very short and little laugh at his remark) lekin phir bhi, tumhe aaj ke haadse ko apna inspiration banana chahiye... basket.. (lifting her head from his shoulder) you understand what im trying to say na?
Ridz stopped crying as armaan's words sank in her head β ya... (nodding weakly)
Arm smiled (showing his cute dimples) β that's my basket (hugging her again)
Riddhima was very happy although the incident because now she found out that armaan cared about her... armaan on the other hand was confused to why he was hugging her but his heart kept telling him that he should keep hugging her. Although he thought he was just friends with her, he could not see ridzy in pain.
Arm β now show me your colgate white teeth... Aaaaa
Rid β (playfully punched him on the shoulder)
Arm β (trying to cheer up the mood) ouch.. riddhima... what's your problem?
Rid β huh?? (confused)
Arm β ek to maine tumhari help ki aur tum mujhe hi maar rahi ho?
Rid β armaan!
Arm β haha (laughing) ab chalo.. I think humari night duty khatam ho gayi ho gi since the case is finished... (armaan started to leave)
Rid β armaan!
Armaan turned around.. β kya hua basket?
Rid β armaan.. woh,,, thanks (kind of blushing)
Arm β thanks kyu? Remember.. dosti mein no sorry, no thank you
Rid β I know.. lekin phir bhi
(both of their pager rings)
Arm β ab chalo.. dr.sashank ne hum dono ko unke cabin mein bulaaya hai
They leave for his cabin
Sashank's Cabin
Armaan knocks on the door
Sas β yes doctors come in
Arm β dr.sashank.. kya kuch kaam tha?
Sas β actually yes.., both of you sit down
Rid β kya baat hai pap.... I mean dr. Sashank?
Sas β actually humari sanjeevani hospital ko ek foreign company ne sponsor karna chahta hai isliye hume do candidate chahiye jo responsible ho and dedicated to their work.. dr. Modi and dr. Malhotra are also both eligible, lekin maine aap dono ko isliye select kiya kyunki I need the other two interns to go to the sanjeevani orphanage.
Arm β that's an honour for us dr.sashank
Rid β yes sir.. thank you for giving us the wonderful opportunity
Sas β don't you guys want to know where you will be going?
Arm β where sir?
Sas β Canada
Armaan and riddhima look at each other then both say in unison β CANADA?
Sas β yes.. woh foreign ki company Canada main operate karti hai.. isliye.. any problems?
Rid β umm.. dr.sashank (hesitating)
Sas β I can be your dad right now riddhi
Rid β papa.. woh Canada bahot duur hai..
Sas β I know riddhi.. lekin ab aap badi ho gayi hai.. right.. yu'll be fine.. aur dr.armaan bhi to hai tumhaare saath
Arm β yes sir.. don't worry.. I will take care of her
Riddhima was so delighted when she heard ammy say that and armaan for some reason felt excited to be alone with ridz.
Sas β k then.. you guys should pack tomorrow.. aap dono ki flight kal raat ko hai..
Rid β yes dad
Sas β you can leave dr.armaan
Arm β ridd..
Sas β its ok.. main abhi ghar hi jaa raha hu.. she can come with me
Arm β ok sir..
Rid β bye armaan
Arm β bye ridz
Armaan leaves and riddhima is just looking at some files lying on sashank's desk. Riddhima picks one up and reads it...
Rid β head nurse... padma bhushan...
Sashank was shocked β riddima!
Riddhima got scared and dropped the file β kya hua papa?
Sas- woh... file mujhe.. file mujeh de do
Rid β ok.. lekin kya hua?
Sas β woh .. kuch nahi..
Rid β lkein,
Sas β maine kaha na kuch nahi...
Rd β ok... anyways.. papa bahut der hogayi. Hume chalna chahiye
Sas β ya.. let's go
Ridz and sashank also leave
On the way
Rid β papa.. padma bhushan kaun hai?
Sas β woh... iss hospital ki nayi head nurse hone vaali hai
Rid β puraani waali nurse ko kya hua? Retirement le liya?
Sas β you mean mrs. Khanna ki?
Ridz nods
Sas β (cheering the mood up) unhe to kab ka retirement le lena chaye tha.. lekin abhi bhi woh yehi kehti hai.. main to abhi sirf 57 yrs old hu.. main abhi jawaan hu... mrs. Khanna bhi na
Rid β lekin woh bahot acchi thi na papa..
Sas β looking at rids β ya..
They go home and ridz starts packing and is wondering how she will manage in Canada. She was worried and nervous but then a picture of armaan came in her mind which brought a lovely smile on her face. She wanted to tell armaan how much she loved him but was afraid of his rejection. She went to sleep thinkin about armaan and how she found out that he cared about her.
Sanjeevani
The interns meet up at the nurse station
Abhi β hi armaan, hi ridz
Nikki β hii (giving ridz a hug)
Armaan β hi...
Ridz β hii
Armaan yawns
Nik β yu guys must be so tired. Night duty main maza aaya tha?
Rid β nikki, it was so tiring.. main itni thak gayi hu.. aur we have to tell you something about us
Abhi and nikki stare at each other in disbelief β US?? You mean.. tum dono ek duusre ko chahte ho?
Armaan was shocked and started laughing whereas ridz was kind of scared as she couldn't lie properly
Nikki and abhi were confused as to what they were hearing.. although abhi didn't notice ridz, nikki knew sumthing was wrong with ridz so she decided to change the topic..
Nik β anyways.. agar yeh nahi kehna hai to kya kehna hai?
Arm β tum log bhi na, yeh kaise soch liya ki main aur basket.. py... (bursts out laughing) hahaha
Rid β (she knew he was not being mean but she felt humiliated) umm guys.. mujhe kucch kaam hai
Nik β (understanding her feelings to why she would want to leave) armaan, we are so stupid.. humme samajhna chahiye ki riddhima ki choice itni bhi bhuri nahi hai.... (hi fiving abhi)
Armaan gave abhi the cold stare but abhi ignored it
Arm β anyways.. that's not the case... actually kal raat ko dr.sashank ne mujhe aur basket ko bataya ki hume Canada jaana hoga, kyunki ek company sanjeevani ko sponsor karna chahti hai.. aur hume unhe sab kuch information wagera de na hai
Nikki β that's awsum!
Abhi β that's kool dude... yur lucky.. mujhe bhi jaana hai
Nik β dun wry abhi, we'll go together
Abhi was flattered and he was so happy that it took dr.muskaan's loud scream to get him back on earth
Mus β doctors! Aap logo ka discussion khatam ho gaya ho to ab kaam kare?
Interns β yes ma'am.. (they get in a line)
Mus β now.. since dr.armaan and dr.riddhima will be gone to Canada for the next few weeks, dr.nikita and dr.abhimanyu, you both will go to the sanjeevani orphanage... from there you will set up various clinics around the villages to give the kids vaccinations and to help them if they are in need of something. Everyone will only have to do a half duty today because you are leaving.. so I will like dr. Riddhima and dr.nikita to work in the children's ward while dr.armaan you will work in the general ward and you, dr.abhimanyu, have to do rectal exams as you had asked me to give you. Any questions?
Interns nod a no
Mus β you may all disperse
Precap: Riddhima tells nikki about her loving armaan
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