31.Cupid

As the time passes our pain heals but the memories doesn't fade away. Likewise, it's been three weeks and a few days since grandma had gone to her new home and I have been trying to cope with the loss of her but fell miserably. I have tried hard not to get depressed by that thought but somehow I still feel like to cry remembering her words. She was really close to my heart and it felt like some part of it is taken away from me. And Bell had been trying to cheer me up by keeping me busy with her chatting and shopping but somewhere I still mourn for her. "Doctor the patient has woken up." A nurse told me poking her head from the door of the cabinet of the hospital. "I will come right away." I said getting up from the chair and grabbed the stethoscope from the table while walking out to the patient's room. "His vitals are okay and Lia check his sugar level." I said while looking at the patient's eye. "It's stable and his blood pressure is normal." Lia said checking the machine at the side. "How are you feeling Dean? Dizzy?" I asked the patient who has just woken up after sleeping for 3 days. "Umm..little bit. My throat seems burning." He said while moving his hand towards his throat. "It's normal and you seems okay. There was no complications during the surgery but we need to do some tests before discharging you." I gave him a glass of water. "How many days he need to stay here? Is he alright?" A lady whom I assumed to be his wife asked me in a worried tone. "There is nothing to be worried of and it's just for the confirmation that he is stable after the surgery. Also, we will keep him under observation for five days." I said in my professional voice and with a small smile I turn around to leave. "Thank you doctor." The lady said with a pleased voice for which I said that it was my duty and exist the room. "Chocooo!" Bell voice came form the left and there I saw her striding towards me with a huge grin plastered on her pretty face. "Bell! Where have you been? You didn't call me yesterday and...." I spurted out my question non stop but she shut me up while placing her hand on my left arm. "Choco! Calm down and listen to me first. I'm so happy and I can't wait to tell you.." She said showing her bright white teeth while chuckling like a child. "Tell me. I'm listening." I said walking towards the way to my cabinet and Bell walked alongside me. "I met someone who was so damn hot that I couldn't stop thinking about him. He has got a perfect body that makes him look more handsome that Calvin Klein model and the way his hand were on my waist..." She said each and every details dramatically which made me to roll my eyes. "So you were with some guy that you forget about me and didn't even care to leave a message." I snapped at her while making an angry face. "Yeah. But no. He wasn't with me. It's just..." She trailed off and stopped on her track. "What are you saying woman? Elaborate more." I said sounding annoyed. "Actually, yesterday night I went to a club where I had a date but when he got an important call he left me at the bar and went to receive it. Then the guy, the hottie came towards me and offer to buy me a drink. He took my breath away at the first side and I gawk at him openly slightly partings my lips and he pinch my cheek to bring me back to the earth. His touch was..." I huffed listening to her and opened the cabinet door. "Choco! I wasn't finished." She whined like a child and took the sit on the chair in front of my desk. "I'm listening bff" I said in a mocking tone stretching the word bff. "Okay. Even though he was hottie he seems to be in pain. Not physically but emotionally. So I ask him about his issues but he just told me that heart fail him emotionally. I didn't understand what he meant but then I saw him staring at someone giving a longing look. Then to cheer him up and to lighten my mood I pull him to the dance floor and try to get his attention but his eyes were on someone. I then follow his line sight...You wouldn't believe whom I saw choco. I was stunned by the beauty my eyes get to greeted with." She said the last sentence loudly squealing like a child. "Who do you see Bell? Mona Lisa?" I said with an amusement and tucked my hair behind my ear. "She is the epitome of the beauty. It's Rachel Valentine, choco. The gorgeous model and the actor. She was more beautiful than the billboard of hers." She said giving me you-don't-believe-me- look and wait for my reply. "I believe you and she is indeed gorgeous. I ha-" I was cut off by Bell surprised look. "Really, choco! You have seen her." She yelped out loud. "I have met her once and had shared a bone crashing hug. She didn't have a bitchy attitude like other model and she is stunning in real person. I mean being a star some had so much ego but she seems to be down to earth person." I said while recalling the day I had met her for the first time. "How did you meet her? Was she in the hospital?" She asked with curiosity. "Shaub is close to her and I have meet her once. But we didn't get to talk much." That jerk didn't give us time to interact socially as he was in hurry to treat me as his foe. "Oh! Your hubby knows her. That means you have met other celebrities too." She wiggled her eyebrows at me. "Nope. Anyways, it's just for a year. And stop with hubby." I said with an irritated tone. "Even if it's for a year, you should try to enjoy the time you get to spend with him." She tried to reason out. "Why would I do that? He is a jerk who makes me lose my sanity." I said in a bitter tone. "How can you labelled him as a jerk when you haven't spend time with him? Or have you?" She looked with a questioning gaze. "Its enough to tolerate his presence for a few seconds rather than spending time with him." I said with a huff while looking at my schedule. "See. You don't know much about him and you judge him..." She stopped to look at me as I was boring holes in her head and she continued. "I know he is a womanizer but he mightn't be like that to every woman. Have he ever try to force you? Have he ever insult you?" She again stopped to look at me but I stay silent giving blank look. "You know sometimes people don't want to show their true facade that they used their false personality so that they wouldn't get judge. And I don't know if he had some problems or if he is really bipolar as you say but sometimes I think that there's something off with him and now unfortunately you're involved with him. So, I think you should be in good terms with him." I just stare at her blankly as I didn't understand what was she trying to say. "I'm not worried about him but you. It's just that I think he push your buttons to the extreme that you forgot who you are and it might affect you. What I'm trying to saying is that you should try to know him? Maybe as a friend. I know that you dislike his filthy mouth and you can't stand the presence of men." I closed the side drawer loudly when I heard her say the last line. "What do you mean by saying that I cannot stand the presence of men?" I yelled out loud at her and shoot daggers at her. "Choco. You have never stay an hour with your date when you went out on date. You would always complain that the guys aren't up to your standards. And I don't doubt you as a lesbian so don't shoot draggers your bff and listen with cool mind." I frowned at her but kept my mouth shut. "Before you lash out at me, you need to think logically of what I'm about to say next. So I think that you should try to know more about Shaub as why he is bipolar towards you. The other day when he had called me, I was with the patient so I decline his call which was from your phone but then he called the front desk and asked for me to receive the call immediately otherwise I will be sorry afterwards. And I panickily received the call as you might be in some problem but then his question made me to laugh like a maniac in front of the patient that I need to take a few minutes break. And you know he sounded dead serious and listened to me attentively without interrupting and he promise me to keep you safe with pure determination." She sounded like a actress in some soap opera. "Are you playing Cupid here? My bff has gotten bored being a sexy doctor that she is turning into a matchmaker." I chuckled seeing her deadpan expression. "I'm serious choco. I don't know whether you two will meet in future or hell I don't know about future but I suggest you to live your present happily. Try to clear your differences and even for some months live life to fullest....Oh! Damn choco I'm sounding like a real matchmaker." She groaned while shaking her head. "It's nice talking to you bff but we shouldn't forget our duty as a doctor. Hurry up. We had a conference in five minutes." I get up from my seat taking the tablet and strode out of the room with Bell running to get her tablet from her cabinet. My bff can turn into a Cupid! Should I worry or be grateful?