Next day, after finishing her shift, Priya left early in the morning. Before leaving, she visited Raj, just to find out how he was doing. He was still asleep.
She tried getting some sleep at home. But she couldn't. Simply, she couldn't sleep for no reason and in spite of tiring night shifts. She checked the time. It was closer to noon. She got ready to work. Her mom looked at her in disbelief. Still, she managed to convince her that it's way too boring to sit at him and that she likes day shifts, as it generally stays busy.
When she reached the hospital, her peers scrutinized her just like her mom. And she managed to answer them the way she tackled her mom.
She went to Raj’s room, to continue with her duty. She saw him awake and talking briskly with his Manager. 'Oh God! He must be a beast. Talking so loudly and energetically! Probably he mistook the fractures for scratches’, thought Priya.
“Excuse me! Please don't talk too much and strain yourself. You need lot of rest”, interrupted Priya.
Raj looked straight into her eyes. The room went dead silent. She instantly got frightened by his look and quietly walked out of his room.
'How rude!’, she thought.
After a couple of hours, he was moved to a special ward, still under the emergency wing. After the doctor's visit, Priya carried out her routine checks and observations.
“Sir, I need to wipe your body with warm water and get you changed. This is to purely avoid bed sore, that you might develop as a result of lying down continuously”, said Priya to Raj.
He looked at her in disbelief.
“Are you telling me that you are going to undress me?”, asked Raj plainly.
She never expected this question.
“Oh no no! I don't mean that way”, replied Priya. She was feeling restless about his question and was confused whether to feel shy or to be angry. She simply left the room, without saying a word more.
After few minutes, she came in and asked him, “Where is your attender by the way?”
“He already left”, replied Raj.
“Isn't there anybody from your family here yet?”
“Well, my dad might be here tomorrow. He couldn't come over because of the floods in the southern region. But, why?”
“Alright! Then please let me do my duty”
Priya fetched a tub of warm water and a soft white towel. Raj guessed what was about to happen.
“C'mon, you can't do this”
“Sir, this is my job”
“Listen you are too young and obviously unmarried. I can't take off my clothes”
This time she was determined to cut this conversation and finish off her work.
“It doesn't matter whether I am young or old. This is my job and I get paid for this. Also, I never bother whether my patient is a handsome young man or a wrinkle cuddling old man. It doesn't make any difference to me”, said Priya sternly.
She then started to untie the knots in his hospital pyjama and took it off. He was lying there half nude, feeling very shy and helpless.
She dipped the towel in the warm water, squeezed it and gently rubbed it all over his chest. Her tender fingers that caressed across his chest, sprouted some weird feelings in his heart. He couldn't comprehend that lovely warmth he is feeling, but certainly he never experienced it before. 
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