Chapter 1. ~Until one day~

"One day this will be my once upon a time"

Some people see life as white and black, some grey and some colorful. So what actually it is? Grey? Colorful? Black? White?

For Manik it was Red, it has always been red. Life for him was like the colour red, the colour of blood and the colour of love both of which fascinated him since his childhood.

The sight and smell of blood didn't make him nauseous or nervous, he loved it not in a way some people love pain, but he was just always curious about it.

And love.... Was deeply rooted in every cell of his body which kept on radiating to everyone around him. Everyone loved and admired him and so did he

until one day..

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No one is perfect and neither is Nandini, she has her own set of flaws clung like the stars shining in darkness. Life for her was white because a tint of any colour added to the colour white can change it and changes can be beautiful.

Being one of the best medical students of her college she adds any colour to her white world, whichever damn colour she wants because it's her life and she has the command of her paintbrush.

Her big doe eyes radiated innocence and she has been said a lot that she was too innocent to be a cardiologist but she was innocently fierce. She was empathetic but not weak.

She was not perfect but her imperfections were beautiful, her smile made her surroundings happy.
She lost her parents at the age of 16 and since then kept shifting from grandparents house, to paternal uncle and to a few more places of her relatives until she turned 18 and since then she lived alone in a pg and then shifted to a flat.

She was one of a kind had everything planned, the internships, her future job everything...

But things does not always go as per the plan right?

As for now everything was going according to her

Until one day...

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Destination : New York
Date: 12th November 2018
Day : Monday
Place :New York Grace Hospital
Time : 16:23 (4:23)

"Manik say it, just please say it"

Manik - Good evening everyone, it's a beautiful day to save lives.

(yes I did quote Derek Shepherd :'))

Manik gave a beautiful smile to his fellow doctor Mukti who had asked him to say his quote which he always does before doing any surgery.

His smile radiating confidence and faith in himself that he could save the life in front of him. Wearing a mask, asking for a scalpel he started removing the butterfly tumour which in most cases was inoperable but here there was a chance, just 7% but enough for him to give it a try.

That's Manik for you, where there is hope there is Manik.

He was the most trusted one but he was no God . He loved what he did and there was no looking back once he decided something resulting in an average of 76% of him saving lives.

Saving lives for him was like breathing, it was in his skin, in his skillfull hands ,enchanting eyes and magical smile. He lived to make others live.

And that comes with its own set of baggage like for instance
1. Constant taunt of his parents to get settled :')
2. Being so involved in the life of his patients that it was always very hard for him to come out of it if the outcome was negative.

The first point was the source of entertainment for his parents for all the few hours he spent at home. They were not wrong exactly he is 28, soon to be 29 and he never had a girlfriend. He carried his heart in his sleeves but his sleeves were folded :') .
You cannot actually blame him can you? He spent 17-18 hours a day at the hospital, he had no time to date which does not mean he didn't get any proposals , he got a lot of proposals but he didn't find any of them right.

And second point was his weakness as well as his strength.
He never knew his ability /involvement will change his life forever

For good or for bad..
Nobody knows but something will change soon, very soon because this is the silence before the storm.

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Destination - Delhi -India
Date -12th November 2018
Time - 1:53 A.m.
Day - Wednesday
Place - Nandini's home

Opening the door of her home, keeping bag aside , rolling her hair and making it a bun she sat down of the couch with the glass of water and sighed.

It was a rough rough day.
She had to study for her upcoming exams and on top of that internships in hospitals were not an easy task, she accompanied her seniors in 3 back to back surgeries and cardiology was not easy heck it was tough but she lived every 'beat' of it.

Nandini loved the smell of hospitals, it was her home, her only permanent place but sometimes on days like this she needed a break, the piled up projects, notes everything added to her misery.

She was smart, born smart with an excellent memory but doing medical is never a bed of roses specially your training years, they test you at your worst, breaks you to mould you into the environment.

She lied back and closes her eyes for a while and didn't realised when sleep took over her only to get up with the constant ringing of her phone.

She opened her eyes and looked at the time, it was 3:10 a.m in the morning /night,she slept a little more than a hour which just made her more exhausted and she needed sleep badly.

Nevertheless she had to pick up the phone..

Nandini - hello

"Nandini, you need to come to the hospital, a bus coming to Delhi toppled and we have a lot of cases. I know you have worked continuously for many hours but you need to be here."

It was her senior and as much as she wanted to cry and be angry she found herself nodding exhausted..

Nandini - I'll be there in 30 mins.

Senior doctor - and Nandini we can't send the hospital cab, the driver is not well, can you manage.

She looked at the time again, it was unsafe being in Delhi since past 8 years she new that. Nevertheless a patients life comes first.

Nandini - yes, I'll manage. I'll be there .

Senior doctor - okay, thanks.

The day can't be worse she thought to herself..

Only if she knew..

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For her life was in white
For him it was in red
So what happens when his red meets her white?

And is his red the colour of love or the colour of blood?

"The endings won't end you"

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Published on -14th July 2020

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So.. What will happen when his red is mixed with her white?

And how will they meet?

What happens next any idea?

This sure is going to be one hell of a roller coaster ride, so buckle up your seat belts because the ride is just going to start.

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