"I get up early morning and its going to be a great day. You never know when it is going to be over, so I refuse to have a bad day."
                             ~ Paul Henderson

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Triiinnngg!

Ignored.

Triiiiinnnnnnnggggg!

Aahhhhh! Leave it. Ignored.

Trrrrrrriiiiiiiiiiiinnnnnnnnnngggg!

Aaaaaahhhhhhhhh! What the hell!

Where's this damn alarm? I will just kill it. Can't it stop its torture early morning?

Ok calm down girl. You can't kill an alarm clock. Its non living.

Moving my hand to the side I finally find it and switch it off, or better say bang it off. Ughhh! Forget it.

"Come on girl, open your eyes now baby. See its morning already. The sun is rising. Its time to rise and shine. Wakey wakey. "

No no no no don't think its my Amma waking me up. Its me only. You know a bit of motivation is required to do the toughest job in this whole world. Opening your eyes in the morning. Oh, I so wish I could sleep more. But no.

Okay enough of my early morning nonsense. I have to wake up now.

Finally mission accomplished. I open my eyes and sit up on my bed stretching my arms. Hmmmm! So lazzyyyyy!

I look at myself in the mirror just placed in front.

Oh my my!

What a beauty!

Miss India 2050!

Just look at that Barbie,

I totally look like a zombie!

Hehehe.....

I know its stupid. But..........forget it.

Okay, okay baby, its time to remember your bestest friend. Hmm come on. Fold your hands and close your eyes.

Aiyappa. Thank you for another beautiful day. Please make this day beautiful for everyone. Please give the world's happiness to all my friends and family. Aur haan! Please be with me in all my steps in life. Waise bolne ki zarurat nahin hai. Coz I know you will be with me always. I'm toh your favourite and you are toh my bestest friend. Hai na! Okay need to go. I'll talk to you sometime later okay? Bye.

Where's my phone now?

I pick up my phone and check the time. Hmm. Its 5. Good. Lets finish my jobs.
I was about to get up when my phone rang. Who the hell calls so early in the morning.

I accept the call without even seeing the id.

" Hello!" ,I am irritated. Yah!

"Hello! Dr. Nandini."

Okay did I forget to introduce myself?
Myself Dr. Nandini Murthy. I am 29. And I am a Surgeon.

" Hello? Dr. Nandini you there?"

Okay I think I need to reply. Its my junior. Well an intern.

" Yes yes. I'm there. Tell me Aman. Whats it so early in the morning? Its 5 only. ", I say, moving my hands on my face, trying hard not to show my irritation. For God's sake, I slept at 2 last night. I'm ought to be sleepy now.

"I'm so sorry ma'am. Its just that I need to remind you about Mr. Anand's operation today. It starts at 8:30 as scheduled by you. So..."

Okay its duty calls now.

" Ya. I remember Aman. I'll be there on time. Ask them to get the OT ready on time. ", I replied calmly getting back to my proffessional attitude.

" Ok ma'am."

I cut the call and rush to the washroom to complete my morning bussiness.

               (Nandini's room)

Exactly after 20 minutes I am back and now I'm searching a good outfit to wear. Finally settling on a white long kurti with jeans and blue stole, I tie my hair in a bun, wear my favourite light earrings and my fav watch and head out of my room with my apron and bag.

Okay so its time for cleaning the house. Come on lets get to work.

Well, you must be wondering why I have to do all this. Why can't I appoint a maid for it?
Well, the answer is simple, I don't want anyone to invade my privacy other than my friends and family. Nothing else.

I clean the house and do the Puja. Am

ma says that every morning we should do Puja in the house to keep the good vibes intact. And you know na, mothers are always right.

Well thinking of Amma, I remember,
THEY ARE COMING TODAY!

Yes! yes! yes!

Amma, Appa and Rishu are coming here today. Well I live here in Mumbai and they live in Mangalore where Appa works. They are coming here for Rishu's admission. He's gonna join the same college as mine. I'm so proud of him!

Well its already 6 now so I have to fasten my pace. Lets move to the kitchen.

I have to prepare breakfast as well as lunch.
Well.....Breakfast for myself.......and...lunch for....

" Baby Calling! Baby Calling!"

this girl.(sighing)

Picking up the phone, I keep it on speaker and continue my work.

" Jinu!" Here comes my sweet Baby.

" Hi Baby. You back home now?", Well she lives in the same apartment complex, in the G wing. I live in C wing which is exactly opposite to hers.

" Ya finally. You know, Lady Mogambo literally drained my brain whole night. I mean, she is so irritating yaar!" Well thats true. Dr.Avantika Thappar is really very irritating.

" Dr. Navya Naveli. You know na, you have to bear her for getting a good CCr?" . Well, she is the one who'll give her the Character Certificate.

" Ya, I know. Thats the only reason I am tolerating her. Warna toh I would have punched her the moment she called me a 'New Generation Freak'. " she says fully irritated, while I just laugh.

" Okay so now tell me. When is Amma Appa's flight landing today? I can't wait to meet them. Especially their reaction when they see the house. ", she chirps excitedly.

Well, I am also very excited. They haven't visited here for 2 years now. So they actually don't know that I have bought an apartment. With my own money and a small loan from the bank. For them. Its been 7 months I have been living here. And I have taken my time in decorating it, just the way Amma would have done.

Actually I want to gift them this. The house they live in, in Mangalore is a rented one. Appa's salary is not too much. We belonged to the Lower middle class. All that he earned, most of them he used on mine and Rishu's studies. Its because of his and Amma's sacrifice only, that I am what I am now. This house is the least I can do in return of what they have done for me.

I so want them to come here and live with me. But alas, they can't because of Appa's job.

But still, now Rishu will be living here with me. I'm so happy for that. I have decided to take charges of Rishu's education now and lift the burden off Appa's shoulders.

" Jinu? You still there?", Navya's voice pulls me out of my thoughts.

" Ya. Ya I'm there. Ya so what were you asking? Ya their flight's gonna land at 12 here. Tera Pati ja raha hai unhe lene." I know she's gonna be furious listening to his name, but still I love irritating her.

" Jinu! How many times have I told you not to take his name in front of me?"  As expected. Sigh.

" For how long are you gonna ignore him now Baby? He is head over heals for you. Even your family wants you both to be together. "

" I don't care! And I can't believe this. All this matters to you now more than me?", she says making me sigh.

" All this doesn't at all matter to me. But what matters to me is.....You have feelings for him. ", I say softly. When Madhubala is on fire, I have to act as calm as water.

There is silence for several seconds. She doesn't say anything. I know she can't deny that she does still love him. I know she does. But a mistake made by him 10 years ago forces her to still despise him.

Finally after some time she says, " I don't want to talk about it now. " and I sigh sadly. This girl seriously needs a lecture which I will surely give her...but now is definitely not the perfect time. I'm getting late, and she has to sleep.

We bid bye to each other and she cuts the call. I'm done with preparing lunch for her and then I quickly prepare a chapati for myself and take out the sprouts I had soaked last night. Taking a small bowl of curd, I plate all in a tray and walk with it to the balcony. Sitting on the swing, I have my breakfast, enjoying the fresh morning air.

Well, this is the only time you can enjoy this freshness in Mumbai air and the peace. Then the whole day and even the whole night, its only the honks of vehicles and smokes from the engines. Huh!

Life has brought me so far now. Looking back, I can't imagine that I was once that Nandini Murthy in Mangalore who would lower her head down to avoid seeing a car, knowing that her father can't afford it. But now see, I have my own car. Although I'm still repaying the loan in monthly installments, but the satisfaction is there that I have done what my father wanted me to. 'Being Independent.'

I still remember the day when I got a scolarship under Oberoi Brightstar Scholarship Foundation, for my MBBS in Institute Of Medical Sciences and Research under SPACE University. I had really worked hard for it coz I knew that even if I got into any fully government medical college, my fees will be a burden on Appa with Rishu entering his High School. But then, when I became one among the three in the whole country , getting the scholarship, I remember Appa's face. He was delighted. He was.....mad with happiness it seemed. He went to every person in our neighbourhood, happily telling them about my achievement.

That happiness on his face, that wide smile on Amma's lips, and that shine of admiration in my little brother's eyes, it all gave me immense satisfaction.

Then I came to Mumbai. New city. Bigger and busier than Mangalore those days. I was scared of how will I accomodate myself here. But Aiyappa was always with me. He gave me such amazing people here. My seven best friends. And especially my two lifelines. My Amigos.
Then came Senior Malhotra, Neyo Maa, Pops and........and......Vandana Ma'am.

My life went ahead and now I'm here. Working in Narayan Healthcare Hospitals, as a General Surgeon, alongside doing my Mch in Neurosurgery under Dr. Abhay Deshmukh....ummm....My Pops.

Tringgggggg

Ugh! Again this alarm!

Oh shit! Its 7! I have to reach hospital by 8! And in Mumbai's traffic! Holy Shit!

I need to hurry now. Bubye! I'll talk to you all later.

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