Chapter 2
I was greatly pissed off by her behavior. I went upstairs and found the kitchen. The house was pretty huge and well decorated. Even the kitchen was very well equipped. I took out what I needed from a cabinet and made coffee, "I just can't believe what I am doing. This girl is just nuts. She will drive me crazy too!" I thought but the fact that she had only a few days to live made my heart drown. I prepared two mugs of coffee and went downstairs. "Ah…thanks! You make good coffee by the way!" she said taking a sip. I kept quiet. "And you know what, your wife would be very lucky!" she went on. "And how is that?" I asked as I was greatly shocked by the quite frank remark. "It's not that you are very handsome or anything, it's just that she would get good coffee every day. Are you married by the way?" she said in a mocking tone. "Look Miss. This is our first meeting. I don't think we should be talking about such things!" I said in a professional way. "Then what should we talk about? Should you be telling me that I have just a month or two to live or I should take care of myself?" she made me speechless.
To be honest, I was the kind of person who would really say such things to his patients, I was like that. I didn't really bother about the effect my words had on others but I couldn't bring myself to say any such thing to her. "It's not like that. Reports do say that but reports do not always tell the truth. Look at yourself. Does it seem to you that you would die that easily, huh?" I said. "! Isn't this our first meeting?" she asked with a meaningful smile. "Yeah I guess…but why does it matter?" I had no idea what she was thinking. "Then why do you seem so concerned about me?" she said with an unreadable expression on her face. "Why on earth would be I concerned about you? It's just that I am your doctor…" I said furiously but was interrupted by her "Then you don't have to give me false hopes…" she said and for the first time, the shine in her eyes was overshadowed by sadness. I don't know why but I wanted to say out loud and tell her that I would not let her die. I wanted to tell her that I would move heaven and earth to save her but I kept quiet. It was very unlike me. It was indeed very unlike me! "You should take some rest now…" was the only thing I managed to say. "Oh well yes, you are right. You are going then?" she said. I put the mug on the table. There was still coffee in it. "I can't stay here forever you know." I said getting up from the couch. I didn't know why I said that. "Fine, I will go get my wallet then." She said. "No need. I will receive payment when you recover." I said with a smile and it was the most genuine smile I had ever given to anyone. "I am not going to lose to death that easily and lucky for you, you will get all the credit." she said smirking. "And by the way, smile looks good on your face." She said and I couldn't help but blush. "See you then. Take medicine on time." I changed the track. "I am feeling okay today so you may come tomorrow. There is no need for a second visit today." She said and I nodded. "What's your first name by the way? Heyi didn't tell me and you can't expect me to call you by your second name !" she said in a mocking tone. "I am Ichigo!" I replied after some hesitation. I didn't like when people called me by my first name. "I am Rukia!" she said as we shook hands.
It was a very strange day. I had never felt extremely good and extremely bad at the same time like that. "Why good people have to leave the world so early! Why?" I said to myself that night.
Author's note "Do give your feed back which means a lot to me."
