Ragini tried her best to slice the chicken on her own but she was obviously struggling. She did it and took a bite but the process of her, feeding herself alone is quite long. An hour might pass and she wasn't even the half way done yet with her food.

Laksh was quietly giggling on the side. "I hope you know I'm here to help you eat. Eating with one arm is pretty hard. Especially if you haven't had solid foods for 2 days."

Ragini looked at him. She wasn't mad or anything but she has her serious face on. "Well, I hope you said that before I started to struggle here."

Laksh went closer to her and grabbed the knife and fork. He started slicing the chicken . "I would've voluntarily done it if you didn't get the knife first." He was about to feed her the chicken but she was just staring at him. "Open mouth?" He said and she did.

Ragini chewed on and she couldn't stop staring at him that it was starting to feel awkward. "Is there something on my face?" laksh asked smiling.

She realized that she was ogling at his face so she turned the other way. "I'm sorry. I... I'm still in shock from the accident. I've been staring a lot since I woke up." She lied. Good thing, she was a quick thinker.

"Oh... Well, most patients who came from intense accidents are like that. Still feeling surreal and all." laksh giggled as he gave ragini a bit of the salad.

Ragini just smiled at him. She continued taking a bite and was just watching the news. Laksh kept trying to open up a conversation.

"So, how's the food? Good?"

"I guess so. At least, better that the normal hospital food they give. Thanks for the special order." She giggled.

"Your parents paid for the VIP treatment. You food is 10 times better than those in the... un-VIP section." ragini laughed at his term. He didn't want to call them the poor ones so he just used whatever came in his mind. He smiled at her laughter. "That's good. You should laugh and smile more. It helps you get better."

Ragini smiled back at him and didn't speak anymore. She finished her food in no time then took some medicines. When laksh was about to leave, ragini had to thank him.

"Thanks for the lovely meal, mr maheshwari ." She said.

Ragini stopped, realizing she read his name plate on his uniform. He turned around and smiled at her. "My name is lucky . Maheshwari is my last name. And you're welcome."

Ragini smiled back. "Thanks, lucky ."

"Have a good night, Ragini ." laksh said as ragini rested the whole night. Even if she was asleep for 2 days, she still felt very tired.

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The next day, ragini's parents dropped by after hearing the news that their daughter was awake. They both explained as to why they can't be there to watch over her. They have to be in their office as they had an important proposal to continue working on. Ragini understood. She was so used to being alone since she was 12. 12 years later, her parents never changed. They're still the same old money focused parents. They left after an hour for an important meeting with some big bosses.

By lunchtime, a different nurse was assigned to ragini . A sweet looking girl named kavya. Like laksh , she helped ragini with everything she did. Ragini was kind of hoping for laksh to come in but she didn't mind it anymore. Maybe he was on for a night shift.

Evening came and still, another nurse came in. It was a different boy. He tried to feed her too but she rejected his help. She ate on her own but the nurse was there to assist her in everything she needs while eating.

Just before ending her meal time, ragini bravely asked.

"How many nurses are you in this floor?"

"10 nurses for this floor per shift, ma'am."

"Do you change shifts per day?"

"Yeah, well we get to have one day off then, 2 days for Morning, 2 days for Afternoon and 2 days for the evening shift."

She thought it was too much to ask for Laksh's schedule so she just smiled. "I just thought how stressing your job is."

"It becomes a lot easier when you get used to it." He giggled. After a while, he left to let ragini rest for the night.

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The next day, ragini had plans to try and figure out what Laksh's schedule is. She would buzz from time to time and just ask for random things until she gets the right nurse.

In the evening, ragini buzzed again which was like her 17th time of the day. A girl nurse went inside.

"Hey, ragini . Need more blankets?" She asked and ragini felt the sarcasm in her tone.

"Uh, no. I just want to ask if... What time will Dr. Kapoor drop by?" She tried to ask a more serious question.

"Dr. Manik kapoor won't come by till tomorrow. Time is still unsure but he'll be here tomorrow. Is that all?" The nurse smiled to still be respectful.

"Yes, thanks." ragini said and the nurse left. She decided to give up and let fate get in their way. Ragini just wanted to see him again. Something about him made her different after the accident.

The next morning, ragini didn't bother to expect to see her most awaited nurse anymore. Breakfast came and a girl nurse served her food.

"Good morning, Ms. Gadodiya . Breakfast is ready." The girl greeted, placing the food on the over bed table.

"What do you got for me?" She asked.

"Oatmeal. Yum!" This girl was so bubbly and all smiles that she's making her mood lighter. Ragini grabbed the spoon and ate the food herself. The nurse prepared her water and medicine while she ate. Ragini tried to open up a conversation. This girl looked like she could keep a secret. Why not go for it then?

"I'm sorry, what's your name again?"

"Swara. Swara bose." She turned to face her and smile then she went back to what she was doing.

"So you're on morning shift?"

"Only Wednesdays and Saturdays." She giggled.

"Do you..." She paused. She really wanted to know. "Do you know Lucky Maheshwari ?"

"Oh, yeah. Laksh. He's on Afternoon duty today. He'll be here by 2 in the afternoon." She smiled and felt something was up. Swara turned around and saw ragini smiling. "Someone seems to be having a crush on lucky ."

"Please. I'm too old for those crushes." ragini laughed. After a while, she asked again. "So, laksh is his real name?"

"We used to call him laksh but he thought it was too boring so we call him lucky now." She giggled and went closer to ragini's bed. "Have you met lucky before?"

"He was the first person I saw when I woke up." She smiled at her and her eyes were glowing. "Something about him...makes me want to be strong at the same to, I want to stay weak."

"What do you mean?" Swara sat down on the space on her bed as the conversation's getting interesting.

"He makes me want to fight and be better. To finally get out of this bed and be normal again. But then... I want to be weak. If I'm weak, I get to stay here longer...then I'd see him every day." She was smiling hard and cheeks were turning red.

Swara laughed hard at her little crush. "Tell you what. How about I will assign laksh as your personal nurse but it will be our little secret."

Ragini laughed. "I... I don't think that's a good idea. He might get sick of my face."

"Are you serious? You're gorgeous. Any guy would be honoured to see your face everyday." Swara teased her as she laughed again.

Are they seriously planning on this? Is she going to say yes?

"Come on. It will help you feel better. I mean, he's not yet even here but you're smiling like it's your last day on earth!" Swara joked as they both laughed.

"Alright, alright! Fine! But this is all your plan, okay? I don't have anything to do with this."

"No worries. I got your back." Swara said. Later on, she needed to leave the room and ragini felt really excited for the afternoon shift. She hopes she's not looking too obvious.

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