THE IDEA
Naina , 27 years, quite an ambitious doctor who is currently pursuing her first year of post
graduation in General Surgery . The story
progresses through her life , her concepts and the whirl pool of tangles she is
drowning in . Being a doctor at the prime age of her life is one of the best accomplishments
one could dream of . Yet, there was
something more she was bound to do as a human being . To get married . The inevitable
duty of a girl past 20 yrs, according to the society . How does Abhay fit into
the whole scenario. Is he her fiancée ? Her lover ? . The essence of the story isn’t
complete without him . Yes , ‘ Bound By
Duty ‘ is a love story which is woven with the intricacies of present day world told
through the life of the main protagonist Naina . While the subtleties of the life of a medical
student comes to life in the pages of this story , Abhay comes in and out of
the storyline to end up playing a major
part towards the second half .
WHAT MAKES THIS STORY REAL
I believe fiction takes origin from real life . Imagination
can run wild , but still the basic essence of any work of fiction is life as we
see before us . In that context , this story is adapted from the life of a young female doctor who is struggling with
a choice of marriage when there was chunks of things still left for her to gain
from the institution of medical studies .
EXTRACT
She prayed , “ God , let it not be any RTA ( Road Traffic
Accident ) case “ .
Just as she was hurrying
to the casualty room , a rather aggressive mob welcomed her. Before she could
take charge of the situation , Akshay , her unit House surgeon called out to
her .
“ Naina madam , that is not our case . It seems that the patient is a local
political personality or something . A case of MI ( Myocardiac Infarction ) . They
carried him to our casualty unknowingly . I have guided them back to the
Medicine casualty “.
“ Sorry for having disturbed your sleep if you could manage
any “ . He added sheepishly.
Naina smiled . “ No problem, Akash “ .
Naina checked her watch and was relieved to notice that it
was already half past six . Just enough time to rush to her room , change her
soiled clothes and return to the ward for her morning pre rounds at 7 . She
grabbed her stethoscope from the table and was about to leave when her eyes
fell on a familiar figure waiting outide the medical ICU , a sullen expression
on his face . Wasn’t that Abhay ? . She stopped on her track .
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