Everything Is Fair In Love And War (Kanchi) Chapter 5

Around 9 PM
Kabir’s house
Kabir: Maa I’m home !!
Kusum: Okay beta I put your food out on the table, eat it
Kabir: Okay, did you have dinner??
Kusum: Yes I did, those two doctors are so nice, funny, friendly, and relatable. I like how they treat their patients. It made me feel like they actually cared and not just trying to take my money.
Kabir: That’s because they are your doctors. I work with them. They are so annoying
Kusum: You just need to lighten up
Kabir: I think I’m good
Kusum: If you say so…
Kabir heads up to take a shower and then comes back down to eat.
Kusum: Dr. Sanchi is a really nice girl. She’s so charismatic!! And Sushant oh he was a joy. The jokes he made and this diet chart is amazing.
Kabir: Fine then don’t call me when you have to drink karela ka juice tomorrow morning.
Kusum: Why do I smell something burning?? Oh nevermind it’s just you burning in jealousy
Kabir: Maa I’m not jealous
Kusum: If you say so …

So nothing special happens at Sanchi, Isha, and Pragya’s place so let’s fast-forward to the next day around 11:30 PM … ALMOST LUNCH TIME !!
So today Dr. Sanchi didn’t have any appointments so she was working on the interns orientation presentation, studying patients files, and working with Dr. Kabir because they are trying to get some surgeries done next week. Just then Ms. Kapoor calls Kabir!!

Kusum: Gollu beta, do I really have to drink one full glass of karela ka juice, yuck please no
Dr. Kabir: Stop complaining and just drink the juice. I am busy right now.
Dr. Sanchi: Ok, so when are you doing patient #5’s surgery?? Tuesday??
Kusum: Put your phone on speaker, I want to talk to Sanchi.
Dr. Kabir: Here Maa it’s on speaker
Kusum: Dr. Sanchi, do I really have to drink this juice??
Dr. Sanchi: What juice??
Kusum: Karela ka juice
Dr. Sanchi: Actually I haven’t seen your diet chart yet, so let me get that and see.
She grabs a hook which has Kusum’s weekly diet charts for the month
Dr. Sanchi: Sorry aunty but aapko yeh peena parega (Sorry you have to drink this). What is your favorite drink
Kusum: Mango Lassi
Dr. Sanchi: Okay so for every glass of bitter gourd juice you drink before your cheat day you will get half a glass of mango lassi on your cheat day. BUT then on cheat day you will exercise more. Deal
Kusum: Deal
Dr. Sanchi: If you cheat I will actually come to your house and make you drink the juice in front of me
Dr. Kabir was glaring at her.
Dr. Sanchi: Also tell your son to stop glaring at me!! Ok bye
Kusum: Bye beta
Dr. Sanchi: I told you I’m the better doctor
Dr. Kabir: You wish
Dr. Sanchi: Would you like more proof??

Dr. Kabir: Yes, … patient #5’s surgery is on Tuesday morning
Dr. Sanchi: Ok so then I will do patients 6 and 7’s surgeries on Tuesday as well.
So they both get back to work.
Dr. Sanchi: Finally it’s lunch time!! Lemme call Pragya and Isha here.
Dr. Kabir: My office isn’t the cafeteria
Dr. Sanchi: We aren’t eating on your side
Dr. Kabir: I don’t understand how they deal with you
Dr. Sanchi: And I don’t understand how you are aunty’s son. She’s chill and fun and you are BOOORING
Dr. Kabir: How many more days until your office will be ready??
Dr. Sanchi: 26 days KMN
Just then Pragya and Isha come in…
Pragya: Yahan kyun bulaya
Isha: Anything important??
Sanchi: Ya actually you might want to sit down… so you know how I told I won’t be staying with you guys forever just as a guest. 2 years ago
Pragya: Haa toh
Sanchi: I finally found a place and I bought it…
Isha: OMG Congrats wait when did you buy it??
Sanchi: 3 weeks ago
Pragya: KYA pehle kyun nahi bataya
Isha: Now we definitely have to go to the club
Sanchi: That I agree on that and I didn’t tell you guys cause I was getting it remodeled
Pragya: Wait iska yeh matlab hai ki no more yummy food aur Isha hum dono ko cleaning karni hogi
Sanchi: Just hire a maid
Isha: Ya and then she can sit and watch tv all day right or worse steal something
Sanchi (gets up to get a file from Kabir’s side) : Phir tum dono cleaning karlo
Pragya: Agar hume time milega toh
Sanchi: Drama queens
Isha: So when are you moving out ??
Sanchi: I’m going to move all my furniture and clothes in and then do a pooja and then live there. Maybe have a party too. Sushant ki mat batna
Isha: Usse toh batana hi padega, chal Pragya bhag
Sanchi: I hate you guys !!
Kabir: I didn’t know you were mature enough to live on your own or even buy your own house
Sanchi: Oh please spare me your taunts
Kabir: Toh yeh Sushant … your boyfriend??
Sanchi: Excuse me … I have to puke
Kabir(rolls his eyes): So no
Sanchi: He’s like a brother, in fact I forcefully tie a rakhi to him too !!! He’s happily married
Kabir: HE’S MARRIED !!
Sanchi: Anyone but you can get a girl
Kabir: I have no interest in marriage
Sanchi: Good then every girl is safe from you
Kabir: You can be a little too rude sometimes
Sanchi: Says the king of rudeness
And Sanchi walks out before he can say anything. Sanchi goes to Adarsh’s room and sees that there aren’t any CCTV cameras or Adarsh himself. So she quickly found the key for 614-D and imprinted it on the soap and walked out. No one saw her and she quickly put the soap in a ziploc bag and continued her work…
Sanchi: “ I will this key made and then get into that prohibited room. But I have to go when Dr. Malhotra, Adarsh Sir, and Kabir aren’t here… when is that after 9pm… I guess I can do that. But first let’s get this key made”
Sanchi heads back to her office just to find Sushant there standing and making the “what were you thinking face”
Dr. Sanchi: Dr. Sushant I’m pretty sure you have a patient waiting for you so please leave I have work to do.
Dr. Sushant: So you actually bought a house… and you’re moving in as well… huh when did you grow up again?!?!
Dr. Kabir was looking at Sushant and …
Dr. Kabir: That’s exactly what I said.
Dr. Sushant: I wasn’t talking to you
Dr. Kabir: This is my office!!
Dr. Sushant: You know why I don’t want you to move out so why ??
Dr. Sanchi: You aren’t the boss of me and I’m safe trust me !!
Dr. Sushant: Did you get ..
Dr. Sanchi: Yes I did btw your third marriage anniversary is next month and she’s expecting something big…
Dr. Sushant: Good you got that… WHAT !?!? It’s next month. Shit shit shit
And he walked out
Dr. Sanchi: Good thing I remembered that, thank god he’s gone
Dr. Kabir: Are you his friend or enemy?? Honestly
Dr. Sanchi: Do you not know what FRIENDS mean??
Dr. Kabir: Yes

Dr. Sanchi: So stop bothering me. Where is your moms weekly diet charts for this month??
Dr. Kabir: I have them
Dr. Sanchi: Can I have it back??
Dr. Kabir: Ya I was asking Malti di if she had what was written here
Dr. Sanchi: Ok… dang my desk is a mess. 26 more days !!
Dr. Kabir: 26 more days
Dr. Sanchi: Who is doing patient #4’s surgery?? You??
Dr. Kabir: Yes Monday
Dr. Sanchi: Gotcha
So both continued to work … boring for us (the audience) so let’s check out what the other folks are doing!!
So Pragya, Isha, Veer, Sushant, and Garv were in the cafeteria for a quick break
Pragya: So that’s why she was even happier.
Isha: Thank god she got the approval at least we won’t have to be super tensed regarding her.
Sushant: Ya but I still want to annoy her for not telling us before.
Pragya: Kon si khicidi pak rahi hai tumhare iss dimak mein?? (What’s cooking in your head)
Sushant: Hum … *muted*
Isha: Great idea
Veer: Aur maine sab soon liya
Garv: Can we join this plan??
Veer: We can help you get into their office.
Sushant, Isha, Pragya agreed and they all sat down to continue planning.
Sushant: Oye Veer
Veer: What
Sushant: So next month is my third marriage anniversary and I need 3 days off, will I be able to take those three days off
Veer: Sorry yaar but no, unless you work three Sundays … wait you’re married
Sushant: Why does everyone think I’m single??
Veer: Cause you’re happy and always in a good mood
Sushant: Haha I actually dated Meera for 4 years so I’ve been stuck for a while
Veer: Wow congrats bro
Sushant: See you around
Veer: See you
Isha: Oh ho getting romantic Sushant??
Sushant: Actually Sanchi reminded me when I went to talk to her
Isha: Duffer ok gotta go bye
Sushant: Bye
So they all left for their duties and everyone got busy. Dr. Sanchi and Kabir are working so is the rest of the gang. So who’s left Dr. Riya, Dr. Bala, and Dr. Madhu so did they get info they needed or not??
Dr. Riya: She was in Rajasthan the year it happened but not when it happened after. So I guess this Sanchi is different
Dr. Madhu: She may have lied to you
Dr. Bala: You don’t know that. Honestly she’s not flirting with Dr. Kabir so what’s the problem?
Dr. Riya: You both are right. Ok so I’ll leave this matter but if she flirts with him then I will pick this up again
Dr. Madhu: Whatever floats your boat
Dr. Bala: Hand me the file for patient #3, Dr. Kabir is doing surgery on her
Dr. Riya: Here

So everyone is working right now. Dr. Sanchi and Dr. Kabir trying to schedule patient’s surgeries and figuring out lessons for the incoming interns. Everyone else is busy with their patients and when they have the time they text each other. Surprisingly Dr. Riya, Dr. Bala, and Dr. Madhu are working and are accomplished doctors. So let’s fast-forward to the evening maybe around 5pm or so.

Dr. Sanchi: Okay so we have all the patients set. Do you want me to email “your” patients as well or no?
Dr. Kabir: No, I can do it myself.
Dr. Sanchi: Oh I totally forgot!! Sushant added some of my special sabzis into Ms. Kapoor’s diet so here are the recipes for that.
Dr. Kabir: I was wondering why did he add that?
Dr. Sanchi: They are healthy and yummy.
Just then a Nurse comes in
Nurse: Dr. Sanchi, Dr. Sushant sent the next 6 months for you.
Dr. Sanchi: Okay thank you, gum?
Nurse: Thanks
And the nurse left.
Dr. Kabir: Next 6 months for who?
Dr. Sanchi: Mind you own business, do I ask about your patients or you? I should ask aunty next time she comes.
Dr. Kabir: You really are immature.
Dr. Sanchi: Like you’re Einstein
Dr. Kabir rolled his eyes and got back to work and literally 5 mins later and delivery boy (DB) came in huffing and puffing.
DB: 6 packages for ….. Sanchi Mishra
Dr. Sanchi: Oh my god, tum theek ho na, yeh lo pani piyo
DB: Thank you ma’am
Dr. Sanchi: Yahan rakh do okay aur pani apne paas rakh naa aur yeh lo 500
DB: Okay ma’am thank you
Kabir smiled hearing how kind Sanchi was being to the DB.
Dr. Kabir: “ You don’t see people behaving nicely with these DBs a lot, I don’t even do that. Maybe I should be a little nicer. WHAT AM I THINKING?? No way” What is that?
Dr. Sanchi: Paint
Dr. Kabir: For..
Dr. Sanchi: To throw at your face … I’m painting the tutoring room
Dr. Kabir: Real funny, just get someone else to do it.
Dr. Sanchi: We don’t have the largest budget you know. Plus I like doing these types of things. Makes me feel happy i don’t know why
Dr. Kabir: Suit yourself, when are you painting??
Dr. Sanchi: Why??
Dr. Kabir: Maybe I can come in and help you in some way.
Dr. Sanchi: No
Dr. Kabir: 2 good reasons why not?

Dr. Sanchi: You are banned from the tutoring room at all circumstances. And I am an independent woman so I don’t need your help. I’ve painted rooms before.
Dr. Kabir: Okay let’s say that an intern needs me to help them understand something. Won’t I have to go in?? Plus there aren’t any “younger” doctors that are neurologists/general surgeons
Dr. Sanchi: I’m a general surgeon. And they can just come in here. And I’m pretty sure I can convince the other senior doctors once this tutoring room starts.
Dr. Kabir: You won’t be able to until I’m not allowed in there
Dr. Sanchi: Oh really!!
Dr. Kabir: Uh ha
Dr. Sanchi: I’m painting next week and you don’t have the time
Dr. Kabir: Neither do you !!
Dr. Sanchi: I’m only doing surgeries I don’t have any appointments. All my patients are okay. My appointments will start next next week.
Dr. Kabir: So next week you will smell like paint and use my bathroom.
Dr. Sanchi: Good guess, but this is low odor paint. Okay so don’t bother me now I have work to do.
Dr. Kabir: Just now you said you were done working
Dr. Sanchi: Can you stop being irritating?? UGH
Dr. Kabir just smiled and continued to work. Sanchi now quickly opened her laptop and video called Avantika.
Sanchi: Hey Avantika do you approve my furniture??
Avantika: One question … how did you afford this??
Sanchi: I think you are forgetting that I worked in US as well before working here and I am double certified as well. So is the furniture type and color good??
Avantika: Yes everything is good I gotta go now conference time
Sanchi: I’m painting next week. Please send your men to do the other work on time
Avantika: Gotcha… ok bye
Sanchi: bye
Kabir and Sanchi were done with work completely and both headed out to the parking lot.
Kabir: So if you don’t mind me asking, is everything okay with that cut you got yesterday??
Sanchi was lost in her thoughts.
Kabir: Dr. Sanchi
Sanchi: Huh
Kabir: Is your cut okay??
Sanchi: Ya I’m good
Kabir: Maa was actually asking if you would like to come for dinner maybe Saturday.
Sanchi: Is that aunty asking or you??
Kabir: Maa, I would never invite you
Sanchi: Huh rude and I was going to invite you to my party I guess not
Kabir: So Saturday dinner??
Sanchi: Sorry no, our group is going to a .. we are going somewhere
Kabir: Where??
Sanchi: Mind your own business
Kabir: I know where you’re going, the club. Pragya isn’t the quietest person in the world. Don’t you feel ashamed of yourself??
Sanchi: Excuse me I’m not an alcoholic. We all go out when something big and good happens in our lives.
Kabir: You guys are disgusting
Sanchi: Oh please like you didn’t drink in medical college.
Kabir: …
Sanchi: HA, you probably drink as well
Kabir:…
Sanchi: BYE
Kabir: I really hate this girl !!!

So we are going to follow Kabir and let’s see what he has to say to Kusum regarding Sanchi.
Kabir: Maa, I’m home
Kusum: Is Sanchi coming for dinner??
Kabir: No, she’s going to a club with her friends
Kusum: WHAT, interesting girl, I like her
Kabir: And I hate her
Kusum: Oh come on, I don’t get why you don’t lighten up. She’s so cool. Wish she was my daughter or even better DAUGHTER -IN-LAW
Kabir: Please, she and I will never have any relationship at all. Annoying, childish, immature, such a weirdo.
Kusum: Come on if not her then at least some other girl
Kabir: How about Riya??
Kusum: Nevermind you’re doing good in life
Kabir laughs and gets some papers out.
Kabir: Here Sanchi’s special recipes, follow everything correctly
Kusum: Fine, this actually looks good to eat., Accha suno You know that house that was up for sale. Umm house 3517
Kabir: Haan
Kusum: Wahan koi move hor raha hai
Kabir: Toh
Kusum: Uss ke liye ek gift buy karna aur main unhe dedogi
Kabir: Seriously maa
Kusum: Please
Kabir: Accha theek hai, when he/she moving
Kusum: Mujhe nahi pata I think next week they are moving in next week
Kabir: Theek hai, I don’t understand why you need to give a gift. Their house is literally across the neighborhood
Kusum: Everyone else is giving something
Kabir: Fine whatever

So at Pragya, Isha, Sanchi’s place…
Isha: I can’t believe that you are moving out
Sanchi: Abhe yaar you guys can come and visit anytime
Pragya: Ya but it still won’t be the same
Sanchi: Come on cheer up we are going clubbing on Saturday.
Pragya: How big is the house??
Sanchi: You’ll see, Good Night
Isha & Pragya: Good Night

Author’s Note:
Hope you guys like this !!! I know I said that I won’t be updating again but I’m actually not as busy as usual so maybe there might be more updates this week. Thank you guys for voting. Option 2 is the plot but for everyone who voted Option 1 I will add some romantic parts to make it up. As for now I’m going to put Sanchi’s past aside for a bit and focus on how to get these two together. So I’m going to let that sit for a while. For now who is moving into Kabir’s neighborhood. ? So what else?? That’s really it. I hope you guys enjoyed this ff. I know not a lot happened (in my opinion) but thank you for reading !! Have a nice day.