Ch 2: The patient is me

Nikhil sat next to Yajna "Why are you crying?"

Yajna said "I am gonna die soon. I am a brain dead person"

Nikhil scratched his head and mumbled "Looks like your brain is dead"

"Haaan?"

"Nothing, you continue… I am leaving" Nikhil got up from the bench to leave.

Yajna asked "Why are you here?"

"Me, I came to meet my friend"

"I am asking What happened to you?" She scanned him from top to bottom "You are soldier"

He looked at his military pant "Yes, I am"

"You should be so proud. You gave your life to this country."

Nikhil smiled and said "I need to go. You are alright now" Yajna nods her head. Nikhil took a few steps and turned back to look at her.

A 5 year old kid came to Yajna and said "Sister, only you can see me or hear me. Doctors are doing an operation on me. I felt so scared. I feel like I am gonna die"

Yajna said "I will come with you. I saw your report, very small surgery, no need to be afraid. There is one more uncle like us."

Nikhil saw Yajna talking to the wind and thinks "Definitely she should be admitted to mental hospital"

A moment ago, Other people in the hospital thought "Poor boy (Nikhil), should be admitted to a mental hospital. He is talking to himself"

Yajna turned to Nikhil but he left already and thinks "He is too young. Poor like me"

Yajna stayed with the kid in the surgery room after doctors performed the operation. The kid's soul disappeared. Doctors came out of the operation room and said "Operation is successful"

After an hour later, the kid opened his eyes. But he couldn't see the Yajna nor remember about her.

Yajna is happy for the kid and leaves that place and goes to her room where her body is placed.

Nikhil went to his house. Nikhil's mom asked "Where did you go? Get ready, we should go to see the girl's family for matchmaking."

Nikhil's mother Archana rushed Nikhil to get ready and visited the girl's family. The girl came with coffee. She looks beautiful. Girl's father said "Nikhil might want to talk to my daughter Ishita"

Ishita takes Nikhil to the garden. Nikhil asked "What are you doing?"

Ishita said "I am a Fashion designer. I like to design clothes. "

Nikhil smiled. Ishita asked "So, how was the weather in Kashmir?"

Nikhil replied "It will be around 7- 9 degree"

Ishita asked "You have a girlfriend. I mean like ex"

Nikhil said "I love only my country apart from my parents. I never thought of marrying. Because of my mom's compulsion. I came here. I really don't want to marry you. Anything can happen when I am on duty. I don't want you to take responsibility for me"

Ishita replied "I have patriotism. That's why I asked my father to look for soldier"

Nikhil smiled. Ishita asked "Don't you ask me about my past?"

Nikhil said "I don't want to know about it"

Ishita said "I had a boyfriend in my college days"

A little girl came and interrupted them. "Sister, Your Dad called you both"

Nikhil and Ishita liked each other. They fixed the matchmaking for each other. On the way home, Nikhil asked his father Surya to drop him in the Apollo hospital.

Surya asked "What happened?"

"Ankur is admitted to the hospital. I need to visit him"

Archana asked "What happened to Ankur?"

"He met with an accident last night. His leg is broken. He can't walk for 2 months and should be in bedrest for at least month"

Surya dropped Nikhil at the hospital. Nikhil got down from the car and said "I may not come tonight"

Archana said "No problem, stay here with your friend and take care of him"

Nikhil nodded his head "Okay Mom, Dad bye"

Nikhil enquired about the girl who met with an accident with Ankur. Nikhil walked to Yajna's room. Yajna came out for a moment and smiled after seeing Nikhil.

Yajna rushed to him "Are you looking for me?"

Nikhil said "No, I came to see the patient"

"Exactly, what I am saying? You don't find anyone to talk to. So, you looking for me"

"Are you crazy? I came to see the patient inside the 506" Nikhil replied

"That patient is me. Wait, how did you change your clothes? I wanted to change mine too. Do you know some kind of magic to change clothes?"

Nikhil looked confused "I am struck with this crazy girl" and he opened the door

Yajna was too surprised "How are you able to touch the door?"

Nikhil saw Yajna's body in the room. Nikhil asked "Who is she? Is she your twin?"

Yajna said "It's me"

Nikhil got a phone call from Ankur. He picked up the call and said "I will call you later"

Yajna asked "Whom did you talk to? You change your clothes and you can touch objects and you can talk to people" Her eyes widened "Are you a grim reaper? You came here to take my life"

Nikhil chuckled "Grim Reaper? Me? What are you talking about?"

Yajna said "Earlier, I saw when the patient died, the grim reaper took the soul from the body. You came here to pursuing me to go with you"

Nikhil asked "What rubbish are you talking about?"

Nurse entered the room and asked Nikhil "What is your relationship with the patient?"

"I don't know her. We don't have any relationship"

Nurse asked "Why are you here?"

"My friend caused the accident. I wanted to know if she is doing well?"

Yajna's eyes widened in anger "You caused me to die. I am here like this because of you"

Nikhil said "Will you please stop talking for a moment, miss?"

Nurse asked, "Whom are you talking to?"

"The patient's twin sister"

Yajna started smiling. Nurse said "There is no one here and the patient has one younger brother. I never heard she is having a twin sister"

Nikhil pointed out Yajna's soul "Don't you see her?"

Nurse looked at the window "Who is there? I think you are hallucinating. I will call the doctor"

Yajna laughed out loud. Nikhil came to her and tried to touch her cheeks. He didn't feel the touch. Yajna said "Nurse thinks You are a mad guy"

Nikhil said "You thought of me as a spirit like you."

"I thought you are grim reaper"

"Sorry, Grim Reaper. But why I see you while others can't"

Yajna turned to him and said "I don't know"

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