“Sister Renu, can you please send someone to sponge the patient” I told Sister Renu, who had come to keep the new stock of medicines for him.

She gave me a weird look and left. I am used to these looks from the staff. They even keep murmuring something behind me. I can't even blame them. I have been behaving suspiciously for the last 10 days.

It's been 10 days since his surgery. We had to perform 2 more surgeries after that. He just had 20 percent of survival chances and we still don't know if we have succeeded as he is in a coma. The moment my eyes land on his face, tears start brimming in my eyes. I can't see him like this, all helpless attached with cords and lifeless lying on the bed. A man as fierce as him doesn't deserve this.

It has become my routine, after my work ends, I come to his room, hold his hand and cry. I don't know why I am crying for the person who is no one to me. It's been 5 years since I last saw him. Why I am so scared to lose him, when he was never mine. Initially I was so scared to touch his hand. I thought if I touched him he will wake up and lash at me, but after two day when he still showed no movement I took hold of his hand ready to bear the outcome. It didn't help.

There was a knock on the door breaking my thoughts. Yash came in with a ward boy.

“Dr Nandini can I have a word.” He asked politely. I had been waiting for this. For ten days he didn't ask me anything but now I guess he has had enough. I gave him a small nod and went outside, while the ward boy sponged him.

“Look, I can explain,” I said as soon as we were face to face in the corridor. But he sighed and looked outside the window.

“Someone came looking for him” He pointed towards the room we just came out from.

“Oh” was all I was able to say. I didn't expect Yash would say this. I never informed about his identity to anyone as I knew someone would come for him and till then I wanted to be beside him.

“W..Who?”

“Some man came looking for his boss who has been missing for 10 days and his description matches with your…. your patient” Yash said with flat tone

Some man…looking for his boss? Is it Sajid? His assistant back then?. If it's Sajid he will recognise me..ab kya karu? Yash ko batadu

“Yash..he is” Yash didn't let me finish my sentence and showed his hand.

“Muje nahi jan na woh kon hai. For me he is patient no. 134 and let's just keep it that way.” I nodded at his decision. 

“Dr Nandini, inko pateint no 134 dikhado.” Sister Renu interrupted us. I still wanted to explain Yash about the situation but maybe later.

I glanced at the man standing beside Sister Renu and was relieved to see he was not Sajid. The man was quite young and tall. Whereas Sajid was a middle aged and short person. I released the breath, I was holding

“Hello, I am Raghav Malhotra, can I see my bos…um…the patient please.” I saw he was quite restless and worried, maybe he was searching for his boss for a long time. Sleeplessness and tiredness was evident on his face.

“Please come” Yash took the initiative and took him inside. I was standing there like a dumb person getting agitated. Is he going to take him away…did his wife send Raghav here?...I have to look at him last time. I clenched my court and went inside.

Raghav was standing just beside his bed and my heart was thumping loudly matching the beeping sound of the EKG monitor  attached to him.

“Oh my god what happened to him?” Raghav exclaimed loudly. He was genuinely worried.

“Do you know him?” Yash asked, getting near the bed.

“Yes, he is my boss. Mr Arvind Singhania”