Washroom ke thande farsh par baithi Neha ko waqt ka andaza hi nahi raha. Tabhi darwaze par ek halki dastak hui. Wo Dr. Khanna ki awaaz thi, jo hospital ke sabse senior surgeon aur Neha ke mentor thay. Neha ne jaldi se apne aansu ponchhe aur khadi ho gayi, par uski aankhein laal thi.
"Doctor Neha, bahar sab tumhara intezar kar rahe hain," Dr. Khanna ne narm lehze mein kaha. Neha ne mud kar unhe dekha, "Sir, maine wada kiya tha... par main haar gayi. Main doctor kyun bani agar main ek bache ko nahi bacha sakti?"
Dr. Khanna ne uske kandhe par haath rakha aur use bahar corridor ki taraf le gaye. Wahan wahi maa baithi thi jiska bacha ab is duniya mein nahi tha. Neha ko laga wo aurat us par chillaegi, par usne ladkhadate kadmon se aakar Neha ke haath thaam liye. "Doctor sahiba, shukriya... aapne aakhri dum tak koshish ki. Mere bache ne kam se kam sukoon se aankhein band ki."
Neha sunn khadi rahi. Use ehsas hua ki doctor banna sirf jaan bachana nahi, balki us takleef ke waqt mein kisi ka saath dena bhi hai. Par uske dil ke kone mein ab bhi Golu ki wo siskiyan goonj rahi thi. Usne apna stethoscope utara aur locker mein rakh diya. Use laga jaise wo safed coat aaj use kaat raha ho.