"They're not just my people. They're the punchline to my disasters and the calm to my breakdowns."

FLASHBACK: Wedding Chaos

At a cousin's wedding a year ago...

Jyoti rushing into a hall, collides with Vijay carrying a plate of snacks.

Jyoti (shocked): "Aap?!"

Vijay (dryly): "Aap bhi. Aur plate bhi gayi."

Jyoti (annoyed): "Excuse me, aap dekh ke nahi chal sakte kya?"

Vijay (mocking): "Main soch raha tha aap udh kar hi aayengi."

Jyoti (muttering): "Logon ko tameez bhi nahi rehti..."

Vijay (smirking): "Tameez kaafi delicate hoti hai. Jaise samose."

They walked away with equally offended auras.

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Back to Present

Unnati (screaming): "Wait wait wait! You're telling me you hated each other back then too?! This is fate-level plotting!"

Jyoti (shaking her head): "Mujhe laga tha bas ek awkward stranger hai. Kya pata tha ki woh hi mera mentor niklega... aur tumhara bestie bhi!"

Atharav: "Iss kahaani mein twist zyada hai. Tu toh heroine hai full-on. Grumpy doctor + chaos intern = blockbuster."

Unnati (laughing): "Aur Jay? Woh bhi toh hamaare building mein rehta hai. Matlab tu Vijay r Jay ke beech mein training le rahi hai. Tu toh VIP intern hai!"

Jyoti (groaning): "Bas ab bata do ki main kisi horror film ki lead hoon!"

Atharav: "Nahi. Comedy horror. Tumhara sneeze stunt ab viral ho gaya hoga interns mein."

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Vijay's POV

Patna Neurosciences Department - Morning Rounds

Vijay adjusted his wristwatch as he entered the OT wing. Time mattered to him. Clean cuts, clean records, clean discipline.

Vijay (thinking):

Interns aaj bhi late aaye toh OT ka gate hi band karwa dunga. Har saal aate hi drama shuru...

Then she walked in. Dr. Jyoti Thakur. His new PG student. Innocent-looking, eyes always wide like she was part of some medical documentary. And noisy. Even in silence.

Vijay (observing her):

Yeh wahi ladki hai?

That girl from last year. The one who had launched samosas into the air and my patience to hell.

She looked confused. Nervous. A little too curious. Her ID hung crooked. Stethoscope twisted. And she was talking to the tray like it was her best friend.

Vijay (to himself):

Toh yeh meri PG hai? Bhagwaan hi bachaaye patient ko.

Moments later... ACHHHOOO!

THUD!

The tray flew. Instruments scattered. One landed in the dustbin. A nurse gasped. He blinked once. Twice.

Vijay (dry tone): "Congratulations, Dr. Thakur. Aapne surgical tools ko orbit mein bhej diya hai. NASA ko CV bhejna mat bhoolna."

Jyoti (blushing, horrified): "S-Sorry sir..."

He looked at her. She looked like she'd cry any second. Then he sighed, softer than usual.

Vijay (thinking):

Overreaction se nahi, understanding se handle karna hoga. Warna yeh internship nahi, therapy lagegi isko.

He walked off but couldn't resist looking back once. She was collecting instruments... like a kid after a lego explosion.

(Note: I have skipped some scenes from his pov because it was mentioned in earlier chapters also did it because it could have made it boring hope you understand)

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Later, in the doctors' lounge...

Jay Raghuvanshi: "Suna teri PG ne sneeze se surgical rain karwa diya?"

Vijay (smirking): "Suna nahi. Experience kiya."

Jay (grinning): "Aur tu jinda hai? Impressed hoon!"

Vijay: "Woh irritating hai... but she's not careless. She's just... too much."

Jay: "Too much matlab?"

Vijay (long pause):

"She's loud. Talks a lot. Moves like chaos. Par uske haathon mein dare hai. Heart mein koi bharosa hai..."

Jay raised a brow.

Jay: "Tu pehli baar kisi intern ke 'dil' tak pohch gaya?"

Vijay (ignores him): "Bas. Coffee pila."

Jay: "Haan haan. Coffee pilaata hoon, heart-throb."

Suddenly Vijay's phone rings

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