Chapter - 52 - Unexpected

Ding dong Ding dong… The staring competition came to an end by the loud doorbell. Gianna looked at the monitor and saw Mrs.Rogers standing outside. She quickly signaled Rick who was standing a few steps behind her to go to the study room. Rick found it rather amusing because Gianna was flustered when Mrs.Rogers visited but was so calm when those men came earlier.

Rick stepped inside the study room and took a look around the room as he didn't get a chance before. The book shelves were filled with medical books and a few computer programming books. The study room was so organised that anyone could find what they were looking for.

As he sat on the chair he saw a small note stuck on the opposite empty wall which read 'REMEMBER WHY YOU CAME SO FAR AND NEVER EVER STOP'. Rick read the note again and again because he could sense an underlying meaning in it but didn't bother much about it.

Rick saw a monitor, two diaries, a few medical books and a bunch of her visiting cards neatly placed on the table. He took one of the visiting cards and hid it inside his phone cover after reading the content. He glanced at the diaries and thought, 'I know it's wrong to touch other's diaries but I just want to take a brief glance. She won't know even if I touch it.'

He took the diary at the top and saw many writings related to medicine and all of it was a foreign information for him. 'I guess she is a talented doctor.' thought Rick as he opened the next diary. There was nothing written on the diary but as he flipped the pages, few lines were written on the middlemost page of the diary. The lines were as, "'My NORMALITY ceased by the first unexpected GOODBYE but my LIFE ceased by the second unexpected GOODBYE. Although I encountered many unexpected LOVE, will I be able to live my LIFE normally, again???

Rick was taken aback by the words written on the diary and could clearly feel the pain of the writer. He looked at the closed door and wondered, 'What have you gone through, Gianna? How much pain are you hiding behind that beautiful face? Will I ever get a chance to comfort your pain?' He looked back at the diary and wrote something below those lines. He closed the diary and put it back in its original position and continued to sit on the chair listening to the conversation in the living room.

"Did your friend visit you? How was the lunch?" asked Mrs.Rogers eagerly. "Yes, she came around 3 pm. She enjoyed the food very much." said Gianna as she noticed Rick's coffee cup on the dining table. She told Mrs.Rogers to take a seat on the couch and moved quickly towards the kitchen to hide the cup so that Mrs.Rogers wouldn't notice it and misunderstand her. Gianna wiped the food containers cleanly and gave it back to Mrs.Rogers after thanking her for the delicious lunch.

"What would you like to have for dinner?" asked Mrs.Rogers as she took a sip of her coffee. "Nothing. I might have to go to the hospital later so please don't trouble yourself. Go take a good rest and thank you again for the wonderful lunch." said Gianna with a sweet smile. Mrs.Rogers reminisced about her past with her husband as she drank her coffee. Rick also enjoyed her romantic stories from the study room.

After drinking her coffee, Mrs.Rogers took a leave after bidding her good night. Rick couldn't find his coffee cup and asked, "Where is my coffee?" Gianna couldn't believe that he was acting as if he owned this house and said, "I threw it." "But I didn't finish it!" Gianna glared at him and asked, "Is that my problem?" Rick couldn't believe her and changed the topic. "Mrs.Rogers had a great romantic life but she doesn't know it's hard for someone in this era to have such a life!" said Rick before sighing loudly.

Gianna nodded in response because she totally agreed with him. "Arrgghh!!" Rick let out a groan all of a sudden as he tried to sit on the couch. Gianna was perplexed and looked at him with concern. Rick slowly lifted his t-shirt and saw the bandage was covered in blood. Rick didn't know why the wound was bleeding again and looked at Gianna for an answer. Gianna immediately went to retrieve the medical kit and sat on the couch with the medical kit beside him.

"Remove your t-shirt soon." Rick immediately took off his t-shirt but didn't feel discomfort anymore to show his bare body to her. "Did I push you so hard?" asked Gianna looking at him with doubt. Rick pondered over her question and realized she indeed moved her hands from his chest to waist when she pushed him away earlier. He looked at her cute face and asked, "Were you trying to kill your patient?" "Shut up and lean on the couch." said Gianna with a glare.

Gianna immediately removed the bandage and saw the cut was open again with blood flowing out. She felt bad for him but didn't want to apologize because it was his mistake earlier to force himself on her. Rick's mind kept replaying the earlier incident as Gianna came closer to him to tend his wounds and couldn't stop thinking about her flushed cheeks and the attractive rosy lips.

Gianna started cleaning the wound quickly but her phone rang at the same time disturbing Rick's lustful thoughts. Gianna saw an unknown number on the screen and looked at Rick. 'I think no one likes Gianna getting closer to me and tending my wounds!!! Whenever she sits near me, someone or the other keeps disturbing us!! I will kill them all !!' thought Rick as he looked at the ringing phone.

Rick looked back at her face and knew what she wanted, so he attended the call and put it on speaker mode even before Gianna could say what to do.