Vikram POV
The past running in front of my eyes like a screenplay of a movie. I smiled recollecting them and relished the experience all together. The past did not let me sleep, in fact it just made me awake. I gotta sleep because I have a craniotomy next morning. I walked to the kitchen and made myself a glass of hot almond milk with valerian root.
I enjoyed the natural music of the splatter when I heard a scream. It was Yashna's. I ran to her room and saw her holding her head with pain trying to take deep breathes. I shook her shoulders for attention.
Me: Yashna, are you okay ?
Yashna: I cannot stop it .. I ..
Me: Yashna, explain to me. What is happening ?
Yashna: My head is paining, I see flashes ...Aghh....
Me: What do you see ??
Yashna: I dont know its all going so fast
Me: Calm down, it could be nighmares. Did you have these before?
Yashna: Yes, right after the accident
Me: Okay
Yashna: My tablets, I need them
Me: What are those called ?
She told me the name and I sent my servant who lives in quarters to fetch the medicine from the pharmacy. Once I got that I gave her the tablet as well as the almond milk I made for myself. I ran a cold water towel on her forehead, until she found some comfort.
She slowly opened her eyes and looked at me like she is looking at me as if it was the first time
Me: How do you feel now?
I moved her hair away from her forehead slightly massaging her temples
Yashna: I can be better
Me: You will be, this tablet and that milk will help okay ?
Yashna: I ...
Me: Hmm ?
Yashna: I feel sleepy
Me: You should be feeling sleepy
Me: Good night
I was about to get away when she held my hand in her's and my heart beat rapidly. It has really been so long since a women held my hand. I looked back towards her to see her look at me with sleepy eyes
Yashna: You are a good doctor
Me: You are a good patient
She smiled and snuggled into her pillow and slept off while I looked at her, memorizing her innocent features before I leave. I went to my room had a shower and crashed on the bed, sleep slowly greeting me.
Next Day
Yashna has not yet woken up. The intensity of her head ache still scares me, she has slept through the night because of her tablet and the warm milk but I did not want to leave her side today.
I went ahead and finished the early morning operation while keeping my maid by her side until I came back. When I came in she was still sleeping and to my horror the maid reported that she had high fever.
I thought I could swap between the hospital and the home to take care of my emergent surgeries and Yashna too but I cannot do that any longer. I handed the important emergency cases to my superiors and peers who were experienced in this and as they were cool procedures they owe me even though they are doing me a favor.
I chuckled at my smartness and sat beside Yashna. I took a wet towel and massaged her forehead, her hands and her neck. I kept doing that every now and then taking her temperature after that. She woke up after 2 hours but she was weak and tired, she could not even move a few steps.
She can be very stuborn even then because madam wanted to go have a shower. I called my maid again to help her but madam wanted to be independent. So, I sent her away, filled the hot water in the bucket, got her clothes ready so that she would not be alone in the washroom for long
I asked her to keep talking to me while she was bathing, but because she did not have nothing much to speak about she started humming her favorite tune from her favorite movie. Although with her fever she has a very sweet voice and I stood outside the door listening to her hum with a smile.
She came out wearing her clothes and I served her some hot idlis with pepper rasam because she would like the salty, sour taste in the mouth during this time. Once she had her food I took her temperature and gave her tablets. She had it and I insited her to sleep while she refused and wanted to do something else.
I took a leave because I wanted to take care of her while this women wanted to jump around and eat my brain. Finally, she made a choice. She wanted to go watch the new Vikram movie in theatres.
This was Dhruvanachitram and it was a long awaited movie in our city. When she gave her puppy eyes with a pout asking me if I wont fulfill her desire, I had to go ahead and book the tickets at nearest mall.
She had her fun, admiring the hero, enjoying the songs and fight sequences while I looked at her face which depicted how happy she was. I remembered one such moment with her, my Ira
Past
Ira: Vikram, I am so damn angry. I am so furious I could pull your hair out
Me: Iru, I am sorry. There was a last minute procedure
Ira: I understand your timings Vikram and I want to support you damnit but today was our anniversary. It has been 2 years since we both met for the first time. You missed the party which I planned from so many days
Me: I know Iru, but it was a little boy who got ran over by drunk driver. He was a poor guy and other doctors were hesitant to do probono. I did a pro bono objecting the medical systems way of stiching a person up and leaving them on roads. But this little guy was so strong, he promised me will work under us from now on to compensate for my gesture
Leaving out for her anger she became her caring, compassionate persona again
Ira: But he gotta study Vikram
Me: I know, he said he will study and then work part time with us. I told him its his age to study, play and enjoy his childhood and once he starts earning he can pay us
Ira: He is one tough nut
Me: Yes, so I was wrong, how can I get you to forgive me
Ira: Vikram, do you know why I love you? Its because of your kindness even with all the external arrogance and god complex. I wanna go on a long drive right now and I wanna watch a movie
Me: At this time?
Ira: Yes
Me: Ok done
I took her to a movie on the other side of the city which fulfilled her wish of the long drive. We reached the hall after half of the movie was over and she glared at me
Me: You said you wanted a long drive, so check. You said you wanted to watch a movie, which you are. You never specified if it was a full movie or a 20 minute movie
She glared and punched my shoulder and finally hugged me floored by my wit
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