Chapter - 10 - Bodyguards

Zane didn't bother to sleep and replayed the CCTV clip more than twenty times to study Gianna's stunt moves and came to a conclusion that she was not using any normal self defense moves but definitely Jiu-jitsu. 'Woah!! She ain't a normal woman!!' thought Zane. Gianna also didn't sleep as she was working on her research journal and when her alarm went off at 6 am, she switched off the monitor and got up to get freshened up. The CCTV clip was leaked and was circulated among the doctors and nurses in every department within the morning. That night many didn't sleep and one among them was Dr.Jason, who was drooling over his lovely angel, Gianna in the video for the umpteenth time.

Everyone usually admired and respected her for her medical knowledge and skills but now they had another reason to admire and respect her even more. Even though fear lingered in their hearts, it never overshadowed their admiration towards her. Everyone started looking at her in a different light. Dr.G felt many gazes on her as she walked towards the staff station and she thought, 'That's weird! Why is everyone looking at me? Is there something on my face or the back of my dress?'

Alice saw Dr.G walking towards the station with a confused look on her face, so she asked, "Good morning Dr.G. Is there any problem? You look disturbed." It was ironic to ask that question to Dr.G because, what could happen to Dr.G! Everyone at the station turned to look at Dr.G and Gianna greeted everyone with an innocent smile. Out of nowhere, she started swirling around like a little girl and asked them, "Is there something on my face or back of my dress?" She looked at them with confusion. Alice found her action amusing and thought 'Is this the same Dr.G I saw fighting in the ER yesterday?'

"Yes Dr.G." said Ralph seriously. Dr.G immediately turned around to look for any stain on her back. "Beauty on your face and wings on your back." replied Ralph, smiling sheepishly like a child. Everyone was struck by his reply and looked at Dr.G for her reaction fearing she would do a Hulk smash on him. Instead, Gianna said with a straight face pointing at Ralph, " And I see a mind full of shit." Stanley couldn't hold his laughter and started laughing loudly and others also joined him. Ralph still stood there smiling sheepishly at her. Gianna stood there watching all of them teasing Ralph and laughing at him. Gianna knew Ralph was kidding and didn't take it seriously. Victor, Ralph and Stanley were like her younger brothers so she also liked teasing them back now and then.

She felt pity as she noticed dark circles on all of their pale skin. They were all working hard without a break so, she said with a smile, "Let's have breakfast after the rounds in the ICU." Their faces lit up at once hearing the word breakfast and immediately stopped doing everything and followed Dr.G to the ICU ward. They checked on the two patients who underwent surgery the previous night. Both patients showed no complications and the group left for the nearby restaurant to have breakfast. Finally, after four days they stepped out of the hospital and stood under the bright sun to absorb the Vitamin D as much as they could. They walked slowly towards the restaurant feeling the pleasant wind and the sunlight.

Stanley opened the door for them to enter but the residents were shocked out of their wits to witness a few men in which three had bandages, standing up on seeing Dr.G entering the restaurant. These men were the ones who tried to attack Dr.G and the patient. The residents thought they teamed up to attack Dr.G again for yesterday's incident and didn't know how much help they could be in protecting Dr.G. Instead, all the men sat as Dr.G signaled them to sit. Dr.G didn't have much reaction on her face and continued to walk towards the empty table inside the restaurant. The residents were stunned seeing what just happened before their eyes. Those men no longer looked like goons but Dr.G's bodyguards !!! They were confused how she controlled them so easily with just one fight !!! They didn't give much thought to it as they were famished.

All of them hurriedly took seats next to Dr.G and ordered as they saw Dr.G being calm and composed. She was their source of strength and felt relaxed knowing she was beside them. After so many days, finally they ate a scrumptious breakfast as they didn't know whether they would be able to eat for the rest of the day. They had pancakes, bacon, egg and cheese sandwiches, cereal, sausages, toast, muffins and coffee. Their morning was filled with joy for two reasons, firstly, they had a hearty breakfast and secondly, their kind hearted senior, Dr.G paid the bill. They exited the restaurant and the bodyguards were nowhere to be seen. They felt relaxed but were walking reluctantly towards the hospital. Gianna noticed this and knew how they felt returning to their usual crazy hectic schedule.

All of them let out a deep sigh as they reached the entrance of the hospital. Dr.G wanted to motivate her team and said with a determined voice, "Guys, let's go and save more lives!!". All straightened their backs upon hearing her words and walked briskly into the hospital. On reaching the staff station, they met Dr.Jason and the group greeted him with a hearty smile. Dr.Jason greeted them in return with his usual radiant smile but his eyes never left Dr.G. She reminded him of her wild side and couldn't stop staring at her. She casually greeted him, and left with the team to the recovery ward to check on the remaining patients.

Dr.G's warning dialogue from the previous night 'If you dare to take another step forward, you won't leave the hospital' became famous all over the hospital and the residents could hear almost all of them using it now and then as they strolled the hospital. Many from other departments occasionally came over to ask them if Dr.G had beat any of them? or is Dr.G skilled in martial arts? or is Dr.G single or dating anyone? and all kinds of questions followed them everywhere they went.

They never knew their scrumptious breakfast would be digested by hearing stupid questions the whole morning. The residents quickly finished the follow ups and left for the department room to work on their thesis while Gianna left for her office having no clue what was happening around her.