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"What's the presenting complaint of your patient?" Dr. Arabab asked Inara. He was taking his class on the bedside in the ward.
"Shortness of breath for 6 days. Fever for 5 days and cough for 3 days" She replied looking at her notes making sure she didn't skip anything.
"Good. Did you perform his respiratory examination?" He asked her further.
"Yes! I did" She nodded and explained the findings she got on the examination.
"What's your provisional diagnosis?" He questioned.
"Pneumonia" She answered confidently this time.
"Well done. Your history and examination was good" He acknowledged her efforts.
"Thank you Sir!" She was so happy to hear compliment from such a senior professor. She was confused at the start when he asked to present her history but then she did it anyways and it turned out to be good.
As the session with the professor ended and he left for his office the students scattered. Inara took out her cell phone that was constantly beeping in the class.
Dracula ð§ââï¸: When did you leave? Why haven't you woken me up. We could have traveled together.
Dracula ð§ââï¸: Anyways, are you done with your first class? I am at the hospital.
Dracula ð§ââï¸: Call me when you are free.
Toba hy inko to chain hi nahi a raha. She smiled to herself.
(He isn't at peace)
She dialed his number. He picked it on the second bell.
"Hello!" She heard his voice.
"Hi! I am free you asked me to tell you" She pressed her lips together in a thin line nervously.
"I am doing my round right now. I will call you in half an hour. Okay!" He said busily.
"Yeah sure" She hung up the call immediately as she knew he hated using cell phone during the rounds.
When he called her again, she was taking a lecture. The consultant was sitting in front of her she couldn't pick up the call nor use the phone to message him so she just pressed the home button to stop the ringing sound.
When the class ended, she called him but it was switched off. He only puts his cell phone on the switched off mode when he performs surgeries. She sighed heavily. The whole day went this way by calling each other when the other person was busy.
"Hy you! come here" A female HO called her.
"Yes"
"Take this file to the surgery ward and ask Dr. Haneef to come and examine the diabetic foot of this patient. If needed we will shit the patient to the surgery ward but right now he has uncontrollable diabetes" She explained to her what she had to do.
"Do this and report me back. I am in the HOs room" She told her tiredly.
Inara recalled what the HO asked her to do. When she entered the surgery ward she wasn't expecting to see her husband there.
"I asked you yesterday to send his blood for serum calcium levels. Why didn't you do that?" He was asking Dr. Haneef strictly.
"Sir! I forgot" Dr. Haneef had nothing else to say other than to accept his mistake.
"You forgot. Patient can be harmed by your carelessness. What is wrong with you? Do you want to do extra calls?" He was furious and Inara remembered those days when he used to scold her like that but these days he was nothing but sweet to him especially last night.
"Aslamo alaikum Sir!" She decided to intervene to save to poor HO from the wrath of her husband.
"Walekum salam" As expected, his eyes softened as he saw her face. He wasn't expecting to see her soon.
"Sir! Can I talk with Dr. Haneef. I have to discuss a diabetic foot patient with him" She explained.
"Sure ma'am!" He nodded and asked her to do that but he didn't move an inch from his place. Both Inara and Dr. Haneef wasn't expecting that.
"Hmm" Inara stared at him, eyed him to move away.
He just smiled in response.
"Yes! Ma'am what you wanted to discuss" Dr. Haneef wanted to get done with it as soon as possible.
"Sir! There is a patient wih diabetic foot in the medicine ward. He has uncontrollable diabetes which we are trying to manage but maybe his wound require debridement. Dr. Wafa wanted you to see that patient so we could shift the patient here if needed" She explained it in one breath.
Zulaid pressed his lips together to hide his smile. She was so affected by his presence.
"Give me the file. I will see the patient right now" He disappeared after taking the file.
Now they both were standing alone.
"Why didn't you wake me up?" He repeated his questions in low voice.
"You were tired yesterday night!" She replied.
"So? I eventually had to come to the hospital. We could have came together" He objected.
"We travel on our own separately" She reminded him.
"Not from now" He announced.
"But our timings are different" She reminded him.
"One hour of wait won't harm us both" He said adamantly.
Anyone watching them could only think that they are discussing something important but they were just an unannounced couple trying get hold of as little time as they could get with each other.
"Okay bye!" She smiled at him before leaving.
"Ruk jao abhi mat jao" He asked softly.
(Stop don't leave yet)
"Zoi! It's hospital" She smiled at him before leaving the ward finally. He kept looking at her back till she disappeared.
"Sir! Bed no. 9 patient's serum CEA levels are high" His PG, called him from behind. He was busy on his phone, unable to get his wife out of his mind at his workplace.
As she walked out of the surgery ward. Her cell phone beeped. She was sure Zulaid had sent her a message and she wasn't wrong it was indeed from him.
Dracula ð§ââï¸: You are looking beautiful but you look more beautiful in red lipstick.
Inara: Don't tease me.
Dracula ð§ââï¸: Stop me if you can.
She chuckled reading his message. He was playing with her standing in the ward between his patients. This man was getting shameless with each passing day.
After taking all her class she walked into his office.
"Come in!" He replied to the knock on the door.
Inara entered the room. He looked at her and smiled.
"You are finally free!" He said shutting down his laptop.
"Yes! I had a clinical examination class. It was useless though. What are you doing for the last one hour. You should have left for home. I could have come with the driver like usual" She sat on the chair in front of his.
"I was making exam papers for final year. I was busy so don't worry I wasn't wasting my time waiting for you and from now you will come with me and we will leave together" He said putting his laptop in the bag.
"Okay boss!" She settled down comfortably.
"I am really tired. I literally stood half of the day on my feet in the ward" She complained.
"You are getting trained for upcoming years" He chuckled.
"Bohat khi khi nikal rahi hy apki kal se" She said playfully.
(You are chuckling again and again from yesterday)
"Can't you see me happy?" He asked her to get up.
"The question is why are you so happy?" She walked beside him making a distance between them.
"I am happy because I am finally settling down in my life" He glanced her, said truthfully. He was indeed feeling a different kind of peace in himself from yesterday.
She blushed hearing his words. It was so different to be finally happy and accept the things as they were.
"I want to eat ice cream" She announced as they settled into the car.
"From which place?" He drove the car out of the hospital parking area.
He bought her an ice cream she wanted.
"It's my favorite ice cream. Me and Hamad often come here" She told him, taking the cup from his hands.
"Now you just need to ask me and I will get you anything you want" He made her heart fluttered.
"You didn't get for yourself" She mentioned.
"No, I don't like ice cream" He replied.
"Really. You miss out something so tasty" She said taking a spoon full of blue berry ice cream. Some of it covered the side of her lips.
Zulaid pressed his thumb to her lips and then sucked his thumb, with his eyes fixed at her who turned red in seconds.
"No doubt, it's very tasty" He said intensely gazing her.
"Ap bohat ashiq mizaj hain" She looked away to hide her smile.
(You are so amorist)
"What" He laughed harder.
She never heard his loud laughter before. He always remained composed in her presence but now everything was changing.
He was getting out of his hard shell.
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He can't stay away from her nowð
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