There are no if's and but's in one's life. Either you do it with whole heart or don't do it at all. If you think I have lost it then I surely did.

I am forced. No! Sweet talked into joining this college for my Post Graduation ( Pediatric Department) . Currently, in 2nd yr of my course. Staying with my parents has proved to be extremely beneficial as I don't have to cook and be a baby at home but then I have to now encounter certain someone in my college cum hospital.

"Hi kasturb!." I chimed as mom packed my lunch and stuffed it in my bag giving me instructions to eat before I evaporate into thin air. I heard my friend laugh at me while our other friend snickered into the phone.

"You will be late for Dr Upadhyay class! You were supposed to call us!." Jaidev shouted. I laughed evilly stuffing parathas. Running on to the road, I caught hold of share auto and prayed to God that my other two friends should be late too. Even though they stay in hostel, those idiots never cared to attend anything on time except exams.

I raced from main gate to lecture hall with my bag and few books in hand. Just then I saw him entering the lecture hall. We three silently walked behind him while other department students laughed at us. Before he can suspect we managed to grab seats wherever possible to avoid confrontation.

"I am glad you three managed to secure a seat. Next time, be punctual. Your timing saves the patient. " Dr Amogh spoke looking at me particularly. I scoffed and turned around to find my friends hiding their smile.

"He has eyes everywhere on his scalp. " I mumbled which caused few students to laugh. His senses picked up our movements but he ignored as usual.

"Time. People say we have to race against time. But I question you for what? Don't we all want to be on time? Get things done on time??." He spoke looking at me. I squirmed in my seat feeling uncomfortable as hell.

Does he need to point out so many times?

"I say we make friends with time. Understand the hands of the clock, the sound they make. Appreciate their work coz without them, us especially me won't be successful and standing before you to teach my experiences." He continued.

"Precision and calculations are next two important things for a successful surgeon and to be a good doctor, you need to be precise with your diagnosis,  calculate the outcomes before you explain treatment to the patient. " Dr Amogh spoke looking at everyone.

"I can dive into series of cases I did to make you understand but these will be learned by you practically on your own for which Dr Sanjay will join me during your postings in general ward. " He said.

After going through few basic things which are to be read by us in detail. He took our attendance but did not call my name. Feeling extremely angry, I walked to him. He looked at me emotionless waiting  for me to say something.

"Sir my attendance?." I asked him while students were leaving.

"Marked. " with bored expression he left me. What does he mean by marked? Absent or present?

"Woooh! He acts like Korean drama hero right?." I heard kasturb . Turning around I hit him with my books. Jaidev laughed at my antics but they knew I have intense anger towards this human for reasons they have no idea about.

"Anagha! Let's go! Our seniors are going to kick us out. " Jaidev spoke while I nodded my head in affirmation. I do seem like expressive one but me and my friends who are also my batchmates are extremely calm . We might joke among ourselves but it takes lots of courage for us to share things,  talk our heart out. Psychiatry department pgs name us the typical introverts but we are fine with our individual personalities. 

"Anagha! You ! Go assist your senior!." My professor Dr Bansal shouted as soon as I entered our department.  I scrubbed in standing beside my senior who was helping gynec pg post delivery. After stressful ot duty, I came back to sit but Jaidev paged me to join for rounds as there are many kids in ward.

Yep we three use pagers, it's better than checking our phones and getting distracted by other apps. Running to him we both weighed babies and gave immunity shots. Suddenly whole ward became very silent. Kasturb along with Dr Sanjay and Dr Amogh entered. Kids started crying looking at them and women moved back.

Don't they have minimum knowledge to be less scary in our dept?

"2nd years gather around. " I heard him call us.  We walked to him silently holding our clipboards while our junior joined our places.

"Its not easy to be a doctor especially Pediatrician. You need to understand if kids are well or they are acting. Every pain is not indicating some disease nor every word said by parents is truth. Mostly kids and parents have different versions . Let's go. " Dr Amogh spoke. Being only women among these men they asked me to go first and examine a child who was referred from out patient ward.

I found him looking at me but my duty is important than him.  After 10 minutes, he came with my professor.
"Good,  you have observed well. You will handle this case alone. Your batchmates can assist you. " Dr Amogh said walking away.  That's it? What about time, precision, calculations,  blah blah..

"Wow, yet you don't like him. " Jaidev said making me look at him.

"Listen I never said I dont like him.  He's extremely lost in his own world that's what annoys me. " I said concentrating one the patient who had neurological disorder since birth.

"But we are too. You shouldn't judge him. "He commented helping me. I stayed silent because I know what makes me like him a bit less.

" Duty before dudes." I remind him and cut my conversation off. The more we discuss,  the more I will spill beans I am not supposed to. 

An order given by him.

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