At night Sana reached Bangalore. The flat owner was waiting for her outside the flat.

As soon as Sana reached there, the flat owner gave her the keys. Sana took the keys and signed on some contracts. Then the flat owner left and Sana entered there.

It was a fully-furnished 1 bhk flat, so there was all the necessary things she needed. Sana kept her luggage in the room. Suddenly her phone started ringing. It was a group video call.

Sana took out her phone and accepted the video call.

"Hiii!" Her friends screamed. Rita Ji and her parents were also there in the video conference.

Sana waved them hi.

"Puttar tu safely pohuch gayi na? Flight mein zyada takleef toh nahi hui?" Parminder Ji asked.

"Nahi Mummy main pohuch gayi hoon. Abhi flat mein hoon." Sana said.

"Sana tu humein apna flat nahi dikhayegi?" Shivangi said.

"Haan Baba dikha rahi hoon."

Sana started showing them her flat.

Living area 👇

Kitchen 👇👇

Bedroom 👇👇

At last Sana came to the balcony and showed them the view.

"Accha hai na flat?" Sana asked.

"Bohut hi accha hai. Chalo ab meri tension thodi si dur hui. Tu waha acche se reh payegi." Parminder Ji said.

"Waise acchi baat toh yeh hai ki flat 1 bhk hai lekin bada hai. Hum sab kabhi bhi aa kar aram se party kar sakte hai." Kushal said.

Sana laughed hearing that and said, "Aa jaana tum sab. Saath mein enjoy karenge."

They all did chit-chat for sometime.

Then Sana said, "Accha bye haan? Main rakhti hoon. Kaal subah subah hospital join karna hai."

"Haan Beta. Tu abhi rest kar. Good night." Rita Ji said.

Everyone left the video conference one by one. Rita Ji also left Sid's room. Now there was only Sid and Sana left in the video call. He was not ending the call.

"Tu call end nahi karega?" Sana asked.

"Pehle jee bhar ke tujhe dekhlu, uske baad." Sid said making Sana smile.

"Accha Ji? Abhi se itna miss karenge toh kaise chalega?"

"Tu nahi kar rahi mujhe miss?"

Sana nodded in no.

"Chal jhuti!" Sid said.

Sana sighed and said, "Haan yeh jhut tha. Asal mein toh main tujhe bohut zyada miss kar rahi hoon. Tu zaldi se yaaha aa jaa."

Sid's face grew serious hearing that. He remembered the conversation with her father.

Sana noticed it and asked, "Kya hua Sid? Tu thoda stressed lag raha hai. Is everything okay?"

Sid smiled forcefully and said, "Yeah yeah. I'm good."

"Accha sun na. Mujhe bohut neend aa rahi hai. Good night." He said further.

"Tujhe really neend aa rahi hai? Kyu ki aaj raat ko mujhe toh thik se neend nahi aane wali. Tujhse dur rehne ki adat jo nahi hai." Sana said sadly.

"Woh toh mujhe bhi nahi hai. Lekin mere paas ek chiz hai jo mujhe sula dega."

"Aisa kya hai tere paas?"

"Wait!"

Saying that Sid went and took out Sana's dupatta. Then he showed it to her.

"Yeh tere paas kaise aayi?" Sana asked with wide eyes.

"Jab tu packing kar rahi thi tab maine chura liya tha. Ab isse seene se laga ke main aram se so jaunga. Aisa lagega jaise tu mere paas hai."

Sana smiled and said, "Good night!"

"Yeah. And all the best for tomorrow."

Sana smiled. Then she cut the video call.

Sana then went inside her room and slept hugging her teddy bear.

On the other hand, Sid took his laptop and started finding a suitable job for himself. Santokh Ji's words were roaming around his head.

"Agar 6 mahine ke andar mujhe job nahi mili toh kya main humesha ke liye apni Sana ko kho dunga?" He asked in his mind and the next moment cursed himself for letting this negative thought come into his mind.

"Nahi nahi. Aisa kabhi nahi ho sakta. Main kisi bhi haalat mein apne liye job dhund ke rahunga."
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Next morning...

Sana reached the hospital by a cab. She paid the driver and came out of the cab.

As soon as she looked at the hospital, she felt goosebumps. All the dreams she had seen since her childhood were now fulfilled. From now her journey started as Dr. Shehnaaz Gill.

"Waheguru, iss hospital mein aaj mera pehla din hai. Bas sab kuch aacha ho." She prayed before entering the hospital.

She was walking, suddenly she got Sid's call. She picked it up.

At that very moment, a big car stopped near the hospital and a tall and handsome man came out of the car.

"Haan Sid, main hospital mein pohuch chuki hoon. Apna cabin dhoond rahi hoon." She said on phone.

"I hope tu nervous nahi hai." Sid said.

"Yaar nervous toh main bohut hoon. Itne bade surgeon ke under kaam karungi. Mujhe bohut darr lag raha hai. Paata nahi woh kaise honge."

"Insaan hi honge. Tu zyada darr mat."

Meanwhile the man was coming from behind and Sana was walking forward.

"Accha main tujhse baad mein......."

Sana suddenly stopped as she came in front of a fan and her dupatta blew because of heavy wind. It went and fell over the man's head. He also stopped.

Sana turned behind. The man removed the dupatta from his head and Sana saw his face.

"Oo teri!" Sana uttered looking at him.

"Kya hua?" Sid asked.

"Sid tu yakeen nahi karega mere saamne kaun hai. The Agastya Raichand, jinke under main kaam karungi." She said excitedly.

Sid rolled his eyes and said, "Tu toh aise keh rahi hai jaise koi celebrity hai."

"Itne bade cardiac surgeon mere liye toh celebrity jaise hi hai." Sana said. "Accha main abhi rakhti hoon. Bye!"

Before Sid could say anything, Sana cut the call. Sid looked at his phone and nodded his head in disbelief.

"Jhalli!" He uttered and chuckled.

On the other hand, Sana went to Agastya and said pointing towards her dupatta, "Sir woh mera hai."

Agastya handed it to Sana and she wore it properly.

"Meri kismat kitni acchi hai ki hospital mein kadam rakhte hi aap se mulakat hogayi. Sir main baata nahi sakti aap ko dekh ke mera dil kitni zor se dhadak raha hai." She said excitedly.

"So you have a heart disease?" Agastya asked making Sana frown.

"Aap ke paas mera appointment hai? Agar nahi hai toh karwa li jiye. Phir aa ke mere cabin mein miliye." He said further.

Sana understood what he was saying and immediately said, "Sir main patient nahi hoon. I'm also a cardiologist. Aap hi ke under kaam kar rahi hoon. Dr. Shehnaaz Gill...."

"Meri team mein bohut saare doctors hai. Sabka naam yaad rakhna mere liye possible nahi hai." He said rudely.

"It's ok I understand. But mera naam aap ko apne aap yaad rahega. By the way I am very excited to work with you."

"Yaaha koi cricket match chal raha hai jo aap excited hai?" Agastya asked taunting her.

"What?" Sana asked being confused.

"Dekhiye Ms. Gill, mujhe unnecessary baat karne wale log pasand nahi hai. Mere saath kaam karna hai toh mere tarike se chalna hoga. Abhi aap apne cabin mein jaaiye."

Saying that Agastya told a staff to show Sana her cabin. Then he left from there.

"Oh God! He is so rude! Aaj tak kisi ne mere saath itna rudely baat nahi kiya. Maana accha doctor hai but itna ego kis baat ka? Aise hote hai kya doctors? Isse dekh kar toh patients darr ke maare aur zyada bimar ho jayenge. Inke tarike se toh main kabhi kaam nahi kar sakti. Main apne tarike se kaam karungi." She said in her mind.

The staff showed Sana her cabin.

Before entering Sana caressed the nameplate on the door. Then she entered the cabin, wore her uniform and sat on her chair.

As it was her first day, there was not much patients. She was getting a little bored.

But soon a staff entered there and said, "Dr. Agastya Raichand is calling you. You have to go for a round at ward no. 4,5 and 6."

Sana nodded and left her cabin wearing the stethoscope.

After sometime she joined Agastya and other colleagues.

"You are two minutes late." Agastya said sternly.

"Sir it's my first day na? So I got confused while finding this ward." Sana said.

"No excuse Ms. Gill. The patients won't wait for you. Now follow me."

Saying that Agastya left with others. Sana also started going after him. Her mood was little bit off because of his rude behaviour.

Suddenly someone whispered, "First day at work?"

Sana looked beside and saw a girl. She nodded in yes.

"Myself Riyanshi Iyer." She introduced herself.

"Shehnaaz Girl." Sana said with a smile.

"Don't worry. Our Sir is like this only. Everyone in this hospital is scared of him. I was also scared at my first day. But my first impression was good so I didn't have to face his anger."

"I don't think my first impression was good." Sana said sadly.

"Then you have to work hard to make your impression."

Sana nodded in yes.

They all started checking the patients. At first Sana was only observing everything and understanding the work. Then Agastya asked her to do some work. Sana did it so well that her colleagues became impressed.

After her work was done, they praised her except Agastya.

The whole day passed like this.

After her shift was over, Sana was leaving.

"Sir mera kaam toh thik tha na?" Sana asked Agastya before leaving. "Aap mujhse senior hai. Agar thoda guide kar dete toh accha hota."

"Kaam thik tha. But there is lack of professionalism. You have to work on it." Agastya said and left.

Sana made a sad face and left the hospital.

"What a start! Yeh Agastya Raichand itna ajeeb niklega maine kabhi socha nahi tha. Matlab inhe zara sa bhi acche se baat karna nahi aata. Pehle inke saath kaam karne ke liye excited thi, ab soch rahi hoon inke saath kaise kaam karu. Paata nahi aage kya hoga." She said in her mind.
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