PART 337: Padma: Kya? Ridhimaa looked up. Evidently everyone present had heard her. Ridhimaa: Nahi... kuch nahi... Anjali: Ridz kya hua? Tamanna: Ammy ne kuch kaha kya? Ridhimaa: Nahi... wo... kuch nahi... Shashank: Ridhimaa... Ridhimaa: (in a fix) Papa wo... Armaan: Shh... Shashank: Armaan... tumne kya kaha Ridhimaa se jo wo itna baukhla gayi? Armaan: Maine? Kuch bhi to nahi... Nani: Armaan... Armaan: Maine... maine bas ussey... bas date par jaane ke liye poochha tha. Shashank: Date? Armaan: Yes sir... no sir... wo sir... Matthew: To Ridhimaa... tumne answer nahi kiya? Ridhimaa: Main abhi aati hoon... She tried to get up. Tamanna: Bata to do Ammy ko ki tum uske saath date par jaogi ya nahi? Armaan: (muttering to himself) Shit! Akele me poochhna chahiye tha... tum sabke saamne to kabhi haan nahi kahegi. Atul: To jao... jaakar akele me pooch lo... Armaan: Shut up! Rahul: Waise Armaan... mujhe tujhse ye ummeed nahi thi. Mard bankar sabke saamne poochhna chahiye tha... aise chhup-chhupa kar... Armaan: (standing up and facing Ridhimaa) Ridhimaa... tum parson mere saath date par chalogi? Ridhimaa: (baffled at this unexpected question) Wo main... Then she looked at Armaan and his determined face. Ridhimaa: (taking a deep breath) Haan chalungi... lekin pehle... Armaan: (before she could complete) Sir... kya main Ridhimaa ko parson date par le ja sakta hoon? Shashank: (smiling) Le jao. Armaan: (to Ridhimaa) Ab chalogi? Ridhimaa: Haan theek hai. Armaan: (sitting down as before and looking at Rahul, Anjali, Atul, Muskaan, Tamanna and Matthew) Happy? All: Very happy! Next day, at the Nurse Station. Kirti was assigning the duties to the interns. Kirti: Dr.Muskaan ICU. Dr.Rahul OPD. Dr.Anjali Special Ward. Dr.Atul Childrens ward. Dr.Ridhimaa Path Lab. Now get back to work. As Kirti turned to put her file on the counter, Anjali spoke. Anjali: Ridz... Armaan ne tumhe call kiya tha aaj? Ridhimaa: Nahi... aur na hi wo aaj basketball court me gaya tha. Atul: Aur aaj to wo Sanjeevani bhi nahi aaya. Rahul: Kisine Armaan ka mobile try kiya? Shaayad koi problem ho... Muskaan: Haan... aise to Armaan bimaari me bhi kabhi chhutti nahi karta. Kirti: (revolving back on the interns) Interns... aapne suna nahi? Aap logon ko apni duties par report karna hai... agle paanch minute ke andar... Ridhimaa: Mam... wo... Armaan nahi aaya? Kirti: Dr.Ridhimaa... ghar par wo aapke liye Armaan honge, lekin yahaan wo Dr.Armaan hain... aur wo aaj subah saat baje hi aa gaye the. Now please... She marched off. Atul: Lekin mam... But Kirti had already went away. Rahul: Gabbar ne ye to bataaya nahi ki Armaan ki duty kahaan hai. They all also go away to report at their respective duties, wondering where Armaan would be. In the lunch break, all the interns were sitting in the canteen except Armaan. Kirti and Shubhankar also came and joined the interns. A little while later, Shashank also came there and was beckoned by Anjali. Anjali: Dr.Shashank... Shashank came there. Shashank: Yes Dr.Anjali... Anjali: Sir... if you would please care to join us. Shashank: Of course! Shashank sat down beside Anjali. Ridhimaas gaze was fixed at the canteen door. There was no sign of Armaan. Ridhimaa: (out of anguish) Armaan aakhir kar kya raha hai? They all looked at her, smiling, but she was still watching the door for an answer. Kirti: Dr.Armaan apni duty kar rahe hain Dr.Ridhimaa aur abhi thodi der me aate hi honge... Atul, Ridhimaa: (together) Lunch time me duty? Just then, Armaan came there, looking haggard. He dropped himself ungraciously on the chair beside Ridhimaa. Armaan: (keeping his head down on the table, sighing) Hye basket... Muskaan: (whispering) Ab isey kya hua? Armaan: (without raising his head, in a tired voice) Waiter... The waiter came there. Waiter: Dr.Armaan aapke liye kya laaun? Armaan: Mera sir... Ridhimaa sent the waiter away. Then she put her hand on Armaans head. Ridhimaa: (softly) Armaan... Armaan did not raise his head even then. He only turned his head in the direction of the voice. Ridhimaas hair caressed his face. He felt nice and smiled. He touched her hair with his hand and kissed them. Armaan: (in a sleepy voice) Basket... tum... main... yeaaaaahhh... Ridhimaa: (a little louder) Armaan... Armaan did not stir. Ridhimaa: (clapping his shoulder hard and shaking him) Armaan... Armaan woke up and sat up straight, rubbing his eyes. Armaan: (yawning) Good morning... Ridhimaa: (angrily) Armaan... tum yahaan so rahe ho? Armaan: (looking around, blinking stupidly) Nahi... nahi... main so kahaan raha hoon? Ridhimaa: Achha to abhi-abhi tum kya kar rahe the? Armaan: Main... main wo... Then he looked at his watch. Armaan: (exclaiming) Arrey... chaar baj gaye. Mujhe jaana hai... bye. He tried to get up but Ridhimaa held his hand and pulled him back down. Armaan: Kya hai? Ridhimaa: Tum ja kahaan rahe ho? Aur subah se tum kahaan the? Armaan: Main to Sanjeevani me hi tha... duty kar raha tha... General Ward me. Shashank: Lekin Dr.Armaan... itni subah- subah... Shubhankar: Sir aaj Dr.Armaan ko koi zaroori kaam tha isliye wo subah saat baje se duty kar rahe the. Uske baad unhone mujhe surgery me assist kiya... Atul: Lekin Armaan tune to lunch bhi nahi kiya... Armaan: Main baad me kar lunga... Rahul: Lunch kya shaam ko karega? Aur tu to breakfast bhi nahi karta hai... tujhe bhookh nahi lagi? Armaan: Main keh raha hoon na... mujhe ek bahut important kaam hai. Aur haan... main to bhool hi gaya tha. Ridhimaa: (again holding his hand) Armaan... tum kahin nahi ja rahe. Armaan: (smiling) Basket... mera haath chhodo... sab log dekh rahe hain. Ridhimaa left his hand. Armaan went away and came back after a moment, holding a packet in his hands. He took out something shiny from it and spread it out on the table. All fixed their eyes on the card kept on the table.
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