Sana came out of the ICU. Everyone was watching her with disbelief. Because what she had done was near to impossible. Even she herself couldn't believe that she had saved a person who was declared dead that too with the help of music. She felt proud of herself.

"Ms. Gill!"

Sana's thought broke by Agastya's voice. She turned behind.

"Yes Sir." She replied.

"What happened in the ICU.... How did you do this? Because in my medical career, I have never seen something like this." Agastya said. He was beyond surprised.

Sana smiled and said, "As a doctor, sayad mujhe yeh nahi kehna chahiye but kuch chizo ka explanation medical science se nahi diya jaa sakta. Kabhi kabhi treatment se zyada humare prayers and beliefs asar kar jaate hai. Mujhe khud par vishwas tha ki main uss patient ko bacha lungi. Aur mere kisi bohut hi apne ne kaha hai ki music mein bohut zyada taqat hoti hai. Bas woh hi chiz mere dimaag mein aayi aur maine yeh kar diya."

"Well done!" Agastya said suddenly.

"Haan?" Sana asked as she thought she heard something wrong.

"I said well done. Aaj uss patient ko bacha ke tumne yeh prove kar diya ki you are not a bad doctor. Even you are a great doctor. Maybe humare tarike different ho sakte hai but at the end we both want the well being of every patients. So I'm taking back my words. Aaj se tum iss hospital waise hi kaam kar sakti ho jaise tum chahti ho. I won't stop you. From today your journey as Dr. Shehnaaz Gill actually begins."

Saying that Agastya gave a smile and left from there.

Sana eyes were open wide. For the first time she saw him smiling. Even he appreciated her. Sana gave a pinch on her hand.

"Ahhhh!"

She immediately rubbed her hand.

"So this is real! Agastya Raichand ne meri tarif kiyi. Mujhe well done kaha. He said that I'm a great doctor. I can't believe this!" She said in her mind being extremely excited.

She was on cloud nine. She got her appreciation for which she was craving. She felt like jumping but controlled herself as she was in the hospital.

Soon the news spread in the whole hospital. Everyone was amused and asking Sana how she did it. Till then only a few people knew her in the hospital. But after that incident everyone knew the name of Dr. Shehnaaz Gill.

Hearing her name everywhere, Sana was feeling like she was flying.

"Nahi. Itni khushi main akele handle nahi kar sakti. I have to share it with someone."

She thought and took her phone. And the first person she thought of calling was none other than Sid. She was about to call him but stopped herself.

"Iss waqt toh woh bacchon ko tution de raha hoga. I can't disturb him." She said in her mind making a sad face.

"Abhi agar main Mumbai mein hoti toh hum saare friends mil kar celebrate karte. Lekin koi naa, main akele toh celebrate kar hi sakti hoon."

After Sana's first shift was over, she went to the nearest cafe.

"One coffee please!" She said to the waiter.

The waiter took the order and left.

Sana was looking here and there, suddenly her eyes fell on a teen couple who were drinking coffee from the same cup.

Sana made an aww face looking at them. She remembered their school days when she and Sid used to do these types of things.

"Jo bhi kaho, school days ke pyaar ki baat hi kuch aur hoti hai." She thought and smiled.

After sometime a waiter served her coffee. Sana smiled seeing it.

Again she remembered Sid. How he used to make coffee for her.

"Ab yaaha world ki best coffee toh nahi mil sakti. Iss hi se kaam chala na padega." She said and took a sip.

At night...

"Aur phir paata hai kya hua? Uss patient ki heartbeat wapas aane lagi. Yeh dekh ke sabki aankhein khuli ki khuli reh gayi. Warna woh sab toh soch rahe the ki main pagal ho chuki hoon."

Sana kept saying. The whole day she was dying to share her happiness with Sid. As he was the only person with whom Sana wanted to share every single details of her life.

On the other hand, Sid was just hearing everything silently. He was happy for Sana but at the same time he badly wanted her to change the topic and talk about something else apart from what was happening in the hospital. He wanted her to talk about something related to them.

"Waise baad mein mujhe sabne appreciate kiya. Specially Agastya Sir ne. Can you believe it?" Sana said further.

Sid gave a slight smile and said, "That's great."

"Waise unhe kya paata iss appreciation ka asli haqdar toh tu hai. Aaj ICU mein na mere dimaag mein sirf teri kahi hui baatein ghum rahi thi. Thanks yaar. Aaj uss hospital mein meri thodi si bhi izzat badhi hai toh sirf teri wajah se. I'm so happy."

"Haan haan main samajh gaya ki tu abhi bohut khush hai. But Sana can we talk about something else?" Sid said finally getting bored.

"Haan main toh puchna bhul hi gayi. Kushal aur Shivangi ka kya chal raha hai?" She asked.

Sid sighed and said, "In process."

"Chalo atleast process mein toh hai. I just hope dono zaldi se ek ho jaaye."

"Sana tujhe aur kuch nahi puchna?..."

"Aur kuch kya...... Oh Shit! Meri night shift ka time ho raha hai. Mujhe abhi hospital jaana hoga. Bye! love you!"

Saying that Sana hanged up.

"I thought tu puchegi ki main kab Bangalore aaunga, tere paas." He said in his mind.

Hanging the call Sana made a sad face.

"Mera toh tujhse bas ek hi sawal hai ki tu kab mere paas aa raha hai? Kab mujhe wapas mauka milega tujhe touch karne ka, tujhe jee bhar ke pyaar karne ka? But tujhse yeh sab puch ke main tujhe aur pressurise nahi kar sakti. Paata nahi hum kab ek dusre se mil payenge. Aur kitne din chalega yeh long distance relationship? Ab yeh duri sahi nahi jaati aur paas hum ho nahi sakte." She said and wiped the corner of her eyes.

Then she left for the hospital.

Meanwhile Sid went to the kitchen and started making noodles while thinking about something else.

Being lost somewhere, Sid was adding too much spices to the noodles which Rita Ji noticed and stopped him.

"Yeh kya kar raha hai? Itne masale koi daalta hai?" She said.

Sid realised what he did and bit his tongue.

"Tu hat. Mujhe karne de."

Sid moved aside and Rita Ji started cooking.

"Jo aata nahi hai woh karta kyu hai?" She asked after sometime.

"Mujhe bhukh lagi thi." Sid replied.

"Main noodles bana ne ki baat nahi kar rahi hoon. Sana se gussa rehne ki baat kar rahi hoon."

"Aap se kisne kaha main Sana se gussa hoon? Kuch bhi kehte ho."

"Koi toh baat hai. Warna tu aise akele noodles bana ne nahi lag jaata. Mujhse kehta ki Mom mujhe bhukh lagi hai. Ab baata, phir se jhagra kiya kya Sana se?"

Sid nodded in no.

"Toh phir?"

"Bas aaj kaal Sana kuch badal gayi hai. Jab bhi call karta hoon sirf ek hi topic pe discussion hoti hai. Uske hospital mein kya ho raha hai, Agastya Sir ne usse kya kaha bas yeh hi sab. Zyada se zyada puch leti hai ki yaaha sab thik hai yaa nahi. Aisa lag raha hai jaise usse padhi hi nahi hai ki meri life mein kya ho raha hai. That's why I am upset."

Rita Maa nodded her head in disbelief.

"Sid uski nayi nayi job lagi hai. Yeh sab uske liye naya hai. Of course woh abhi uss hi ko le kar discuss karegi. Tu soch, jab tu football tournaments se laut ta tha, pure ek hafte tak humein yeh suna kar paka ta tha ki match mein kya kya hua hai. Tab kabhi Sana ne tujhse kaha ki tujhe uski nahi padhi hai?" She said making him understand.

"I know but... Usse toh paata hai na main usse kitna miss kar raha hoon. At least kabhi kabhi puch toh le ki main thik hoon ya nahi. Yaa woh itni busy hogayi hai ki yeh puchne ka bhi waqt nahi hai uske paas?"

"Aksar aisa hota hai Sid, hum paas reh kar samajh nahi paate ki dusre insaan ke dil mein kya chal raha hai. Dur reh kar iss baat ko samajhna aur bhi zyada muskil hai. Sayad uska apna koi reason hoga. Usse thoda waqt de Sid. Aur agar koi problem hai toh saaf saaf bol ke clear kar le. Phir dekhna sab kuch apne aap sort out ho jayega."

Sid smiled sarcastically and said, "Agar sort out karna itna easy hota toh aap aur Dad kabhi alag nahi hote...."

Rita Ji's expression changed hearing that. Sid also realised what he said and cursed himself.

"Jo galti maine aur tere Dad ne kiyi hai woh tum dono bhi karo, yeh main nahi chahti." She said with teary eyes.

"Mom I'm sorry...."

"Tere noodles ban chuke hai. Khaa lena."

Saying that Rita Ji left from there wiping her tears.

Sid felt bad.

"Iss hi liye main Sana ko kuch clearly nahi bol raha. Kya paata mere muh se kuch ulta seedha nikal jaaye and I end up hurting her. Better I should stop thinking too much. Warna yeh long distance relationship kahi sach mein humare rishte mein doori na paida kar de." He said in his mind.

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