~ The Years Between Us~

~ The Years Between Us~
In the bustling corridors of Sanjeevani Hospital, Dr. Hridaya Kulkarni, a bright-eyed intern, finds herself navigating the challenging world of medicine. But it's not just long hours and complex cases that test her. There's the formidable Dr. Viraj Rao Bhosle, a man of stark contrasts—terrifyingly strict yet angelic with patients. As Hridaya grapples with her burgeoning feelings for a charming colleague and the unexpected rivalries within the hospital, she's about to discover that some lessons can't be learned from textbooks, and that the heart, much like life, has a way of defying all expectations. Will she find love, define her path, and survive the trials that await her?

The air in Sanjeevani Hospital, Mumbai, crackled with its usual controlled chaos. Patients hurried, relatives fretted, and staff moved with purposeful strides. But in Ward 142, an unusual stillness descended. Interns and resident doctors, who had been meticulously checking patient histories and reports, suddenly froze.

“Dr. Hridaya, bed no. 13’s CT scan report and bed no. 16’s urine test report?” Dr. Tarun’s voice, usually brisk, held a note of hushed anticipation.

“Yes sir. Bed 13’s report is in the file and bed 16’s is with the relative, since they did the test in a private clinic,” Hridaya replied, her voice soft, barely above a whisper.

Then, the silence deepened, becoming absolute. It was the kind of quiet that meant only one thing. The devil himself had arrived. Dr. Viraj Rao Bhosle, Senior Consultant and acting HOD of General Medicine, strode into the ward. He was a man in his late 30s, exuding an aura of terrifying perfection, his white coat impossibly crisp, his every movement radiating authority. Hridaya, peeking from behind a phalanx of resident doctors, felt a familiar shiver.