Inara was sitting at the reception chair with Dr. Hamza and a staff nurse. They both were talking, she was just looking at them but wasn't taking part in the conversation.
She just smiled here and there. She was thinking about Zulaid and his behavior, didn't like it a bit. He could have talked to her about it but it wasn't a way to punish her. He took advantage of his seniority but could she complain, definitely not as a doctor but as a wife and she wasn't going to spare her dear husband for messing with her.
"I had a plan with my fiancee for tonight" Hamza mumbled to her.
"And sadly you are stuck here" She chuckled lightly.
"All thanks to Zulaid sahab for his gracious punishments" He mocked. This guy had a huge dislike for Zulaid.
She wanted to see his face when he would know Inara is Zulaid's wife.
"Hello guys!" Dr. Azwa entered the ward to hand over to her fellow resident. Both Inara and Hamza took the rounds with them.
"Zulaid was in a very good mood today" Azwa stood next to her.
"Oh you mean Dr. Zulaid" She smirked at her.
"He is my friend. I can call him whatever I want" She smiled back at her.
"Oh really"
"Come on Inara! You knew how much he liked me. Don't think he forgot me after marrying you. He was forced by his family otherwise he wouldn't marry you ever. He never liked you, never talked good about you" Azwa patted her arm before leaving and Inara didn't know how to control her anger.
Her mouth turned sour.
Her gaze fell at a little patient who was already looking at her. She smiled at him and walked to his bed.
Zulaid's head hit the pillow. He opened his eyes and realized he had fallen asleep in the sitting position. He massaged his forehead. He was tired but had no intention to fall asleep. His neck was aching due to his posture.
By looking at the clock he realized how long he had slept. He checked his cell phone. There were no messages or calls from Inara. He dialed her number and rested his head on the bedpost.
She rejected his call.
Pick up my call.
He messaged her. She read it the next second but chose not to reply.
Come on Nara! I am sorry. I want to talk to you. Don't be angry.
He messaged again. She read it again but didn't reply.
He went to freshen up, took a warm shower, changed into comfy clothes and grabbed Inara's bag she used to carry to hospital on her call days. He looked into the bag. It had a lightweight blanket, a shawl and a small toiletries bag.
He went to Inara's bedside table and grabbed her antidepressants. After making sure he collected everything she needed. He went to the hospital. On his way, from a mart he grabbed some snacks she liked and her favourite pasta from an eatery.
Upon reaching the hospital he dialed her number and as expected she rejected his call.
I am at the hospital. Are you going to come to my office or am I coming to the ward? You have five minutes to decide.
Zulaid opened the door of his office and took his chair. After exactly three minutes, the door was opened and Inara walked inside slamming the door behind her. The corridor was empty and silent.
She rested her hands at the table and stared at him, waiting for him to speak as she herself wasn't going to say a single word to him.
"Hmm I can see someone is very angry" He smiled at her just to get a stern look in return.
"Darling! You look more sexy when you are angry" Placing his chin on his hand he once again uttered to get her attention.
Brushed creeped on her cheeks and she looked away, moved behind.
"Someone is blushing now" He smirked, rose up from his chair.
"Someone is going to kill you now" She clenched her teeth furiously, raising her index finger at him.
"Abhi maarne ki kasar reh gai hy. Tum bat na karo to wese bhi kuch acha nahi lagta mujhe" He wrapped his finger around her and pulled her closer.
(I don't like anything when you ignore me)
"Nahi karoon gi bat. Dekhain ab ap" She challenged him.
(I am not gonna talk to you and you will see it)
"Banda dilo jan se sorry hy madam. Gusse main dimagh kharab ho gaya tha bus" He looked at her with innocence in his eyes.
(I am truly sorry. It's just, anger had madenned me)
"What angered you? That I was talking with a male freely. What you were thinking, I was cheating on you. Never expected this of you" She told him frustratingly.
"No. No. I could never think like that. Never. I was just jealous" He take no time to accept it.
"Jealous of what?" She questioned.
"Of him. The way you were behaving with him in front of my eyes" His eyes bore into her with intensity.
"And you have already revenged me by talking to your ex sweetly. Saying that no surgeon in this world can be better than her. I am truly impressed with your knowledge" She mimicked his way of talking.
It was hard for Zulaid to not laugh.
"Hey! She isn't my ex how many times have I told you that?" He stopped laughing.
"She is technically and I see you are very sweet to her nowadays" She stared at him, arms crossed at chest.
"Sweet my foot. I talked to her like that just to jealous you. That's it" His mouth turned sour.
"A bad way of doing whatever you wanted to say" She objected.
"Inara! I want you to show that side of you to me only. I can't share it with anyone" Zulaid told her truly.
"You could have said that nicely" She narrowed her eyes at him.
"I am not a nice man. Remember!" He smiled.
"And I am not nice either. I can't forgive you for torturing me like that. I hate you for this Dr. Zulaid Afandi" She glared at him.
"What did you say? Say that again" He came closer to her.
"I hate you" She pushed him back.
"But I truly love you with all my heart" He pecked her lips.
"Still hate you" She murmured.
"That's fine" He laughed and made her sit on the chair and served her the take out.
"Eat" He sat next to her.
"It's not fresh anymore" She complained, making a face after he fed her first bite.
"You started arguing with me otherwise I brought it fresh to you" He shrugged his shoulders.
"You have argued with me" She slapped his thighs.
"Violent woman" He put a strand of hair behind her ear.
She put a spoon full of pasta in his mouth. It was still fresh unlike she complained. They shared the meal. After that Zulaid gave her medicines.
"I completely forget it" She slapped her forehead in disbelief.
"I know how careless you are for yourself but I am here to take care of you" He gave her a warm smile.
"Thank you" She nodded at him.
"Here your other stuff" He handed her the bag he brought from the home.
"I restocked your snacks" He told her who was looking into the bag.
"Na laate na" She muttered.
(You shouldn't have done it)
"Kese na laata. Tum idher bearam hoti to kiya main ghar aram se so sakta tha" He rested his both hands on her chair armrests, encaging her.
(How couldn't I. I wouldn't be able to sleep at home thinking about your discomfort)
"You made me uncomfortable in the first place" She complained once again.
"And I have already apologized for it sweetheart!" He leaned down at her face.
"Am I forgiven?" He asked.
"Yes" She muttered and covered his mouth with hers but instead of kissing, she bit his lower lip violently.
He winced in pain and moved behind.
"You are forgiven Sir!" She grabbed the bag and ran out of his office, laughing.
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"Put your hand inside. You will get it" Zulaid instructed her who was looking at him nervously.
"You will get it Dr. Inara! Put your hand inside" He instructed her more seriously this time.
Inara was performing her first ever appendectomy and Zulaid was supervising her. She was very nervous throughout the procedure. He tried his best to ease her, maintaining their professional boundaries in the operation theater.
Inara put her hand further inside the incision she made, and explored the abdomen. Zulaid held her hand and guided her hand inside. Inara took out the inflamed appendix through the incision.
"Perfect" Zulaid wasn't leaving a chance to appreciate her.
Inara incised the inflamed appendix, followed the procedure and closed the incision. Her gloves were covered with blood and eyes shining.
"Yayy! I have done my first appendectomy" She beamed in happiness.
"You have done a great job Dr. Inara! Well done!!" Zulaid started laughing watching her enthusiasm.
"Click my pictures" She asked her, more like, ordered her as a wife.
The staff was unknotting his gown. Firstly he removed his gloves, then the gown. He took her cell phone from another staff member.
"Remove my mask" She asked him.
Without thinking about anyone in the room, Zulaid pulled her mask down on her chin. She smiled at him.
She raised both of her gloved hands in the air. Her gloves are covered in blood. She made a victory sign with both hands, looked into the camera and smiled brightly.
"Now, I am also a surgeon Mr. Dracula!" She whispered to him when they both walked out of the OT room, together.
"If only becoming a surgeon was this easy" He joked.
"Blah. Blah. Meri khushi bardashat nahi hoti apse" She stared at him.
(You can't see my happiness)
"Silly girl" He wrapped his arms around her and gave her a warm hug, and appreciated her with his whole heart.
"Sweetheart! You have done a great job. I am impressed with you. You were perfect" He smiled at her.
"Thank you" She kissed his cheek.
"Get your hands off me before anyone can see us romancing in the surgeon's room" She whispered to him.
"I will announce my relationship with you soon!" He told her.
"Do anything you feel is right" She never refused to tell their relationship status.
"I will" He assured her.
"What will you tell them by the way?" She asked.
"I will tell them is larki ny mujhe pe jadoo kia hua hy" He laughed at his own words.
(This girl has cast spells on me)
"And I will them iss admi ny mujh py roab jamaya hua hy" She countered back.
(This man bosses me around)
"Don't forget. Only this man has every damn right on you" He smiled.
She pushed him away when they heard footsteps. Another Surgeon joined them into the room.
After a few days, it was Inara's convocation. Zulaid was sitting in the first row with other faculty members while Inara's parents were sitting in the rows confined for parents.
Zulaid's lips turned into a beautiful smile when Inara was called on the stage to collect her degree. She looked at the first row to find her husband. She was surprised to see him. He was holding her cell phone in the air, capturing her.
She smiled happily.
Outside the auditorium, Zulaid wrapped his arm around her waist who was dressed in black gown and cap, and held her degree in one hand. They both smiled into the camera.
They came in the view of everyone's eyes and Zulaid happily announced their relationship status to everyone.
"I am her proud husband" He gave her a side hug.
"Now that was a shock Dr. Zulaid. You never let anyone know" Dr. Mustafa congratulated them.
"Yes. It happened so quickly. I decided to wait till she is done with her surgery rotation" He explained.
"I am very interested to know how it happened Dr. Zulaid. You are definitely a chuppa rustum" The surgery HOD chuckled.
"Sir! We are first cousin's" Zulaid replied smilingly.
"That's nice. You got a wonderful lady. Congratulations to both of you"
Later in the evening, in the loneliness of their bedroom, Zulaid gave her a jewelry box. She opened it excitingly. Her eyes beamed in happiness when she looked at the six gold bangles.
She traced her finger tips on the pattern of bangles.
"Did you like your gift?" He asked when she didn't speak for some time.
"Yes, very much" She nodded with tears in her eyes.
"They are so pretty. Thank you so much" She was happy and it was written on her face.
He silently kissed her forehead.
"You have already given me a gift on my result. Why did you give it to me?" She asked.
"My everything is yours Inara!" He replied softly, patting her hands.
"Why are there tears in your eyes love?" He asked, carresed the back of her hand.
"I am just happy. I can't believe I have come so far in both my personal and professional life" She wiped her tears.
"Stop crying love! You have reached this spot after getting hurt and losing a lot. I am so proud of you" He assured her.
"I love you" She whispered to him.
"I love you too darling!" He leaned at her ear and whispered to her softly.
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