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Arjun Malhotra Age: 30 CEO of Malhotra company. Parents: died when he was 20 Abhimanyu Malhotra Age: 25 Working as a doctor at Malhotra hospital Veer Malhotra Age: 18 A clg student studying in 2year Arya Malhotra Age: 14 A student studying in 8th class The next day... Arjun woke up early, completed his morning routine, and went straight to the kitchen to prepare breakfast. Soon, Abhi came downstairs. Abhi: Bhai, aaj busy ho kya? (Brother, are you busy today?) Arjun: Kyun Abhi? (Why, Abhi?) Abhi: Bhai, monthly check-up ka time ho gaya hai. (Brother, it's time for the monthly check-up.) Arjun: Hmm... thoda busy hoon aaj. Kal kar lete hain, Sunday bhi hai. (Hmm... I'm a bit busy today. Let's do it tomorrow, it's Sunday anyway.) Abhi: Theek hai fir. (Alright then.) Arjun: Chal, jaa upar. Un monkeys ko utha, school hai unka. (Go upstairs and wake those monkeys up, they have school today.) Abhi nodded and headed upstairs. As he reached the corridor, he saw Arya sitting near the wall, holding his bandaged hand tightly. Abhi (worrying): Arrey bachha, kya hua? (Hey little one, what happened?) Arya (with teary eyes): Dard ho raha hai... bohot zyada... (It's hurting... a lot...) Abhi (kneeling down): Haan haan... dikha mujhe... (Yes yes... show me...) He carefully held Arya's hand. It was slightly swollen. Abhi: Itna dard ho raha hai kya? (Is it hurting that much?) Arya (nodding): Haan... (Yes...) Abhi (softly): Theek hai, breakfast ke baad medicine de dunga. Chal, pehle face wash kar le. Fir mujhe uss ullu ko bhi uthana hai. (Alright, I'll give you medicine after breakfast. First, let's wash your face. Then I've got to wake that owl too.) Abhi helped Arya and took him to Veer's room. Abhi (knocking): Oye ullu ke pathe! Uth ja! (Hey you lazy owl! Wake up!) Arya (giggling): Haye colour pencil... uth ja na! (Hey colour pencil... wake up na!) Veer stirred in his blanket. Veer: Sone de yaar... (Let me sleep, man...) Arya (softly): Nahi... uth ja, mujhe bhook lagi hai... (No... wake up, I'm hungry...) Veer slowly opened his eyes and looked at Arya's face. Veer (rubbing his eyes): Tujhe kya ho gaya suddenly? (What happened to you suddenly?) Abhi (sighing): Uske haath mein dard ho raha hai phir se. Swelling bhi ho gaya hai. (His hand is hurting again. It's swollen too.) Veer (now serious): Arrey yaar... tu theek hai na Arya? (Oh man... are you okay, Arya?) Arya (nodding softly): Thoda sa pain ho raha hai... (It's just a little painful...) Veer immediately sat up, looked at his hand, and gently held it. Veer (concerned): Chal niche chalte hain... tu kuch mat kar, sirf baith jaa. (Come downstairs... don't do anything, just sit.) Arya gave a small smile, feeling comforted by both of them. ........ Arjun was setting the table when he noticed Arya's face looked pale. Arjun: Kya hua Arya? (What happened, Arya?) Arya (holding out his hand): Dard ho raha hai... (It hurts...) Arjun (turning to Abhi): Abhi, kya tu ise painkiller de sakta hai? (Abhi, can you give him a painkiller?) Abhi: Haan bhai, par pehle breakfast karne do. (Yes, Bhai, but let him have breakfast first.) Arjun nodded and gently picked Arya up, making him sit on his lap. He began feeding Arya with his own hands. While doing so, his eyes went to Veer, who was quietly separating vegetables from his plate. Arjun (strictly): Veer, sab kuch khana hai. Plate clean honi chahiye. (Veer, eat everything. Your plate should be clean.) Veer (reluctantly): Bhai- (Brother-) Abhi (firmly): Complete it. (Finish it.) Veer (softly): Haan... (Okay...) --- After breakfast... Arjun: Tu college jaa. Main Arya ko office le jaaunga aaj. (You go to college. I'll take Arya to the office today.) Veer: Agar aap allow karo toh main chhutti le leta hoon- (If you allow, I'll take a leave-) Arjun (cutting him off): Nahi. Tum already bohot leaves le chuke ho. Bas college jao. Abhi tumhe drop karega. (No. You've already taken too many leaves. Just go to college. Abhi will drop you.) Abhi: Haan. Aur agar painkiller kaam na kare toh direct hospital le aana. (Yes. And if the painkiller doesn't work, bring him straight to the hospital.) Arjun nodded in agreement. Arya (pouting): Office mein bore ho jaunga... ghar pe reh sakta hoon kya? (I'll get bored in the office... Can I stay home?) Arjun (firmly): Never. (Never.) Arya made a bigger pout. Veer (teasing): Tu akela kya karega? Darr jaayega toh? (What will you do alone? You'll get scared.) Arya (snapping): Main tum jaise nahi hoon, Mr. Colour Pencil! (I'm not like you, Mr. Colour Pencil!) Arjun (sternly): Arya, stop calling him that. He's older than you. (Arya, stop calling him that. He's older than you.) Veer smirked 😏 while Arya's pout grew even bigger. Arjun (warning tone): Aur Veer, tu bhi usse chhedna band kar. (And Veer, stop teasing him.) Arya gave a small smile, looking at Veer, who now had an irritated look on his face. --- --- At the hospital... Abhi arrived at the hospital and began checking on his patients like usual. After attending a few cases, he went for his regular rounds. Khushi - an intern working under Abhi - was walking behind him, carrying files. Everyone in the hospital knew she had a crush on Dr. Abhi, except Abhi himself. As Abhi was interacting with patients, he suddenly paused near an elderly woman. Grandma (rubbing her hand): Beta, injection ke baad se haath mein dard ho raha hai... (Son, my hand has been hurting since I got the injection...) Abhi (frowning): Aapko injection kisne diya Dadi? (Who gave you the injection, Grandma?) Grandma (pointing toward Khushi): Us ladki ne beta... (That girl did, son...) Abhi turned his head and saw Khushi cheerfully chatting with a couple of other patients, unaware of the situation. His expression changed. Anger clearly visible. Abhi (sharply): Miss Khushi! (Miss Khushi!) Khushi flinched hearing his sudden, stern voice and quickly turned. Khushi (nervously): Yes sir? She hurried over and stood in front of him, uneasy. Abhi (coldly): Tumne unhe kaunsa injection diya tha? (Which injection did you give her?) Khushi: Corticosteroid, sir... Abhi's eyes widened in shock. Abhi: Tumne yeh injection unke haath mein diya?! (You gave that injection in her hand?!) Khushi (nodding): Yes sir... Abhi (furious): What the heck, Khushi? Yeh back par diya jaata hai, haath mein nahi! Tum dumb ho gayi ho kya? Seriously, I didn't expect this from you! (What the heck, Khushi? That's supposed to be given in the back, not in the hand! Have you lost your mind? Seriously, I didn't expect this from you!) Khushi (stammering): Sir, I- Abhi (cutting her off, shouting): In my cabin. NOW! (In my cabin. NOW!) He stormed off, leaving a shocked and embarrassed Khushi standing behind. ---In Abhi's cabin... Khushi quietly entered, her head lowered, hands shaking slightly. She stood near the desk, eyes fixed on the floor. Abhi stormed in behind her and slammed the file on the table. Abhi (furious): Tum intern ho iska matlab yeh nahi ki tum kuch bhi karogi! (Just because you're an intern doesn't mean you'll do anything carelessly!) Khushi didn't say a word. Her lips trembled, but she stayed silent. Abhi (raising his voice): Tumhe basic bhi yaad nahi hai Khushi? Corticosteroid hand mein kaun deta hai?! (You don't even remember the basics, Khushi? Who gives corticosteroid in the hand?!) She blinked rapidly, trying not to cry. Abhi (angrily pointing): Ek patient ke haath mein pain ho raha hai because of YOUR carelessness! Agar kuch serious ho jata toh? (A patient is in pain because of YOUR carelessness! What if something serious had happened?!) Abhi (sarcastically): Wah! Mast patients se smile karke baat kar rahi thi wahan! Confidence toh full hai par knowledge zero? (Wow! You were happily chatting with patients there! Full confidence but zero knowledge?) Khushi stood frozen, still not speaking. Her face had turned pale. Abhi (firmly): Tum intern ho, seekhne aayi ho, galti hogi samajh sakta hoon - par careless hona main kabhi tolerate nahi karta. (You're an intern, you're here to learn - mistakes I can understand, but carelessness I will NEVER tolerate.) Abhi (cold voice): Kal se tum rounds ke liye mere saath nahi aaogi. Tum general ward handle karogi. Alone. Samjhi? (From tomorrow, you won't come for rounds with me. You'll handle the general ward. Alone. Understood?) Khushi nodded weakly, still without uttering a single word. Abhi (final glare): Get out. (Get out.) Khushi turned and walked out of the cabin - silent, humiliated, and holding back tears. Abhi sighed, frustration still evident on his face, but somewhere inside... a hint of regret flickered in his eyes. .... Outside Abhi's cabin... Khushi stepped out of the cabin, holding her breath. The hallway felt longer than usual. As soon as she turned into the empty corner near the storage room, she broke down. She leaned against the wall, her back sliding down slowly until she sat on the floor, hugging her knees, tears silently streaming down her face. She didn't make a sound. But someone saw her. Arya had just arrived at the hospital with Arjun. While Arjun got a call started talking.arya knowing his brother cabin was about to enter but his eyes fall on Kushi As he turned the corner, he stopped. His eyes widened. Arya (softly): Didi? He knows Kushi because her sister is Arya classmet.she often come to drop her and give extra chocolate to share with him.. Khushi looked up, startled, quickly wiping her tears. Khushi (forcing a smile): Arya... tum yahan? (Arya... you here?) Arya (walking closer): Tum ro rahe ho? Kisne daanta? (You're crying? Who scolded you?) Khushi gave a half-laugh and shook her head. Khushi: Nahi... bas... thoda thak gayi hoon. (No... just... a little tired.) Arya (sitting beside her): Jhooth mat bolo. Mera bhai na? Gussa kiya na usne? (Don't lie. My brother, right? He scolded you?) Khushi bit her lip and stayed quiet. That was enough for Arya. Arya (folding arms): Abhi bhaiya jab gussa hote hain na, toh bura hi bol dete hain. Par wo dil se bura nahi hain. (When Abhi bhaiya gets angry, he says bad things, but he's not bad at heart.) Khushi (whispering): Par itna bura laga Arya... samajh nahi aaya main kya bolun... (But it hurt so much, Arya... I didn't know what to say...) Arya gently put his tiny hand on hers. Arya (innocently): Jab mujhe injection se darr lagta hai na, toh Abhi bhaiya daantte hain. Par raat ko mujhe gale laga ke sulate bhi hain. (When I'm scared of injections, Abhi bhaiya scolds me too. But at night, he hugs me to sleep.) Khushi let out a small teary laugh. Arya: Aap ache ho didi. Mistake hui, toh aap seekh jaoge. Par ro mat na... (You're a good person, didi. If it was a mistake, you'll learn. But don't cry...) Khushi looked at the little boy who was trying to cheer her up with so much purity - and her heart softened. At that moment, Abhi came walking around the corner, searching for Arya. He stopped as he saw them - Khushi sitting on the floor, Arya beside her, holding her hand. For a second, he looked guilty. Abhi (gently): Arya... yahan kya kar raha hai tu? (Arya... what are you doing here?) Arya (defiantly): Khushi didi ro rahi thi. Isliye baith gaya. (Khushi didi was crying. That's why I stayed here.) Abhi looked at Khushi, and their eyes met - her face still stained with tears. Guilt hit him hard but what she did was also not correct Abhi stood there, looking at Arya and Khushi on the floor. He expected Arya to run to him. But... Arya didn't even look at him. Abhi (softly): Arya... chal na, check-up bhi karna hai. (Arya... come on, we have to do your check-up too.) Arya (without turning): Mera haath theek hai. (My hand is fine.) Abhi blinked. Abhi: What? Arya (cold tone): Haan. Mujhe koi pain nahi ho raha. (Yes. I'm not in any pain.) Abhi: But Arjun bhai said- Arya (cutting him off): Arjun bhaiya mujhe force se laaye... office mein bore ho raha tha toh bas... (Arjun bhaiya brought me forcefully... I was bored in the office, that's all...) Khushi looked at Arya in surprise and gave a small smile. But Abhi... Abhi was speechless. Abhi (carefully): Arya, tu mujhse naraz hai kya? (Arya, are you upset with me?) Arya didn't answer. He simply stood up and held Khushi's hand. Arya (softly to Khushi): Chalo didi, canteen se chocolate milk leke aate hain. (Let's go, didi. We'll get chocolate milk from the canteen.) Khushi (hesitating): Par... Arya, tumhare bhai- Arya (ignoring Abhi completely): Mujhe bhook lagi hai. (I'm hungry.) Without looking at Abhi even once, Arya walked off with Khushi. Abhi (murmuring to himself): Wah... pehle patients ignore karte the, ab mera khud ka bhai... (Wow... earlier patients used to ignore me. Now even my own brother does...) Just then, Arjun appeared behind Abhi with a file in hand. Arjun (calmly): Don't take it personally. He saw Khushi crying and he got emotional. Abhi (exhaling): Haan... mujhe samajh aa gaya. (Yeah... I get it now.) Arjun (teasing): Btw, Arya ka haath bilkul fine hai. Office mein 5 minute bhi shaant nahi baitha. Files ko toy samajh ke ghooma raha tha. (By the way, Arya's hand is absolutely fine. He didn't sit quietly for even 5 minutes in the office. He was spinning files like toys.) Abhi (groaning): Toh tu mujhe panic mein kyun daala?! (Then why did you make me panic?!) Arjun (smirking): Tu serious ban jaa thoda. (You need to chill and act a little less serious.) Abhi shook his head and looked toward the hallway where Arya and Khushi had disappeared. Abhi (muttering): Looks like mujhe dono se maafi maangni padegi... (Looks like I'll have to apologise to both of them...) ---