I was literally shocked to find him outside the hospital in front of my car waiting for me .
I was really angry but at the same time confused also . I just couldn't understand what he was trying to say to me and why .
Who am I ? Noone . What was so necessary that he wanted to say even after being ignored by me again and again .
I just went to my car opposite to where he was standing but he saw me and came to my window .
"I am trying to speak to you for a long time and you are ignoring me , why ?"
"You yourself said I am ignoring you . Don't you understand I don't wanna talk to you ."
"Look if I don't talk to you it will not affect me but you because I have a very important clue of Alicia's case . If you still don't want to listen to me , you can leave ."
I wanted to leave but his sudden revelation about a clue made me stop for a moment .
I couldn't understand why he was doing so . If he have a clue why he was looking for me instead he should have gone to police station . It would've helped them in Alicia's case . I started leaving from there lost in my own thoughts . I couldn't even listen to what Dr. Daniel was saying .
I am sure he must be shocked when I left because the information he could give must be a very important one but I didn't bother to know it and just left .
I thought to myself, ' He must be thinking that I was so angry with him to not to save Alice but now when he is helping me to find the culprit , I am not interested in it .'
But that was not true . I was just not in a state of mind to trust what he was saying . I just thought he was lying to talk to me but then again why would he do that and why did he even want to talk to me .
I reached home and straight went to bath . I was continuously thinking of the same thing and couldn't understand anything . After 1 hour of hotbath , I came out and changed into night suit . It was still evening but I was not feeling well so I didn't eat food .
I went to bed but couldn't sleep . So I brought some books to read . I read the books for nearly one hour or maybe more . Soon I went asleep .
Next five days were very busy as I decided to shift to a new apartment . I was unable to live there alone . I always felt Alice's presence and even heard her voices .
I knew I was imagining her and I told my doctor about it and he advised me to leave the apartment .
I refused telling there are so many memories of Alice but he tried explaining me saying," The place doesnt have her memories , they are in your heart, in your mind . Wherever you go those memories will always be with you . But the place won't let you come out of depression ."
Although I was not in a state of easily trusting anyone but he was my doctor so I had to trust him . I was not convinced but agreed to change the apartment because all I wanted to get out of this depression it was just unbearable especially when I imagined her .
After shifting and settling down on a new place , I had one day free because next day there was doctor's appointment . I decided to go shopping to divert my mind from Alice.
I went to a mall which was opened just the day before . It was all new so I got good offers for everything I bought . Since I shifted house so I bought home decor things also.
It was a good day until I don't know I imagined or literally saw Alice coming out of a store that was opposite the road where I was .
She just disappeared until I reached that store . I asked the store owner about Alice by showing him her photo but he refused to have seen her .
Whenever I imagined her before , she would see me and wave hands saying hi but this time I saw she was going somewhere without noticing me and without waving hands .
Next day when I went to hospital, I told him the same thing . He asked me not to get hyper it was just another hallucination . I left after taking medicines from the medical store .
I reached my car which was parked in the parking slot of the hospital . I sat on the driver's seat and was about to start when I remembered last week's incident .
I thought to ask Daniel about that day's clue and then decide to believe him or not . Because somehow I couldn't stop myself from asking him about it .
I went inside and took an appointment to meet Dr. Daniel . The receptionist gave me appointment of next day even after insisting for long time .
I came back next day in the morning around 9 o'clock as my appointment was scheduled 9:30 A.M. I waited for a while and then went in his cabin after the nurse asked to go in .
He was sitting by showing his back and going through a file .
I thought he must be knowing why I came to meet him and he would've understood that I had given a false reason to meet him . Then why was he showing as if didn't know me and was just dealing with a patient?
"Hey! I'm sorry for that day . I was just disturbed a little . That day you were....." , he didn't let me complete .
"So you have a skin allergy . What did you eat in last few days that you never ate ? Or did you touch any new plant or something?"
"Huh? N-nn-no nothing . Actually I don't have any allergy I just wanted to talk to you about the clue in Alicia's case . You got a clue , right?" I replied confused .
"If you don't have any allergy , do you have any other problem because I am a doctor and I am not here to chit-chat with people. My patients are waiting . If you don't have any other problem you can leave ." He sounded arrogant .
"Ohk . I'm sorry but you can atleast tell me when can we meet, I want to talk to you ."
"We can't meet because I am very busy with patients and I have to leave for Dubai tomorrow for a medical conference . Now can you please leave . "
"I am leaving I just wanted your hospital card so that I can contact here if I have any problem ." He gave me his card and I left from there .
I reached home and made a black coffee . I acted calm in front of him but was so irritated deep inside me .
While having coffee I started yelling in my new empty house . If anyone would see he would feel I have gone mad .
" I have a reason to ignore him but he didn't have any . I didn't want to talk to him because of Alice but what was the need to act so rude with me . He has to leave tomorrow right? I will meet him today only ." After repeating this several times until I calmed down I took my car keys and started towards his home .
I didn't know why but I was just unable to stop myself . I just wanted to know what was so important about it that he couldn't wait to tell me and kept trying until I didn't listen to him even after knowing whom it was about .
I thought I would easily get his address from his card but it contained hospital address. But I got his address from internet as he was also one of the top 10 doctors of our state .
When I reached his house I realized it's noon and he was a doctor so he would come home in the evening time . Still I thought to ask his watchman about his arrival .
Watchman asked me to go in and wait in the living room and informed that he would come home for lunch .
I didn't know what he would react seeing me but little did I know It will be more arrogant than before .
It was a big house almost like a bungalow . I was sitting in the living room looking out of the big glass windows .
There was a big garden with a beautiful fountain in between and small soft grass around it . It was full of fresh smell which I could feel even inside the house .
Living room itself was like a small hall . At the extreme left of the house I could see a corridor leading to some rooms . Right side corridor lead to the kitchen and some small rooms before maybe store room .
In front there were stairs leading to the upper floor where I could see another two corridors left and right . I guess there would be bedrooms .
I wondered if any family member or anyone live there with him . Because all I could see was staff members . I think they would be like family only .
After waiting for one hour I asked one of the maids about when he'll return when I heard footsteps coming towards me from my back.
I quickly turned back when the maid suddenly stood straight as if commissioner have come and constables stand in discipline .
I bumped into a hard wall and stepped back when I saw it was not a wall , he was Dr. Daniel .
"W-What are you doing here ?" He asked confused .
"I told you I wanted to talk but you asked me to leave so I thought to come to your home but then I realized it's afternoon you must not be coming at home now . So I thought to ask the watchman about your return but he asked me to wait for you , so I was waiting for you to come ." I said in a single breath .
"Ohk . Whatever it is I am not interested . I told you I can't meet you as I don't have time , I have to leave for hospital after having lunch and tomorrow I am not here ."
"But you are here now, so we can talk while you can eat lunch . Can we ?"
He asked me if I had eaten lunch . I said I didn't eat lunch so he asked one maid to serve two people meals on the dining table .
"No....no...no....no It is really very kind of you but I can't have lunch I just wanted to talk to you . No need for lunch. "
He gave a look to his maid seeing which she hurried towards the kitchen . He asked me to wait for sometime until he freshen up and come .
He came back after 10 minutes and we walked under the stairs where there was a big curtain before .
Behind the curtain was another hall which had big open windows and a big dining table with I think 15-20 chairs around it .
I whispered," His family must be very big that's why there are so many chairs ."
I think he heard me . He said ," I have a big family but I have noone to eat with or to talk with . I don't stay with them . Neither I talk to them . Anyways come , let's have lunch together . "
I really felt sorry but didn't say anything . I don't know what stopped me to say it . I just went and sat beside him . Some maids came and served food .
There was a complete silence for sometime . Neither I nor he spoke anything .
I decided to start the conversation .
"Do you always come home to have lunch ? I thought doctors have it in hospital canteen especially when they have so many patients . They have to reach back on time as their patients must be waiting for them ."
"You are right . But doctors need to take care of themselves if they want to take care of their patients . And canteen food is not for someone like me . I have some allergies and they won't make food according to my will . Even if they will, I won't want them to ."
"I know I have been ignoring you for sometime but I am sorry . I am just not well and that day also I was not in a state of listening to you . So I left when you were telling me about the clue you got ."
After taking a deep breath I continued,"Look, I am being honest with you. I listened to what you said that you have a clue . But I just couldn't believe it that time . I thought about it and here I am to ask you ."
All this while when I spoke he continued eating being expressionless . He just focused on eating . He didn't even look at me when I was speaking .
I continued, " Also the reason for not believing you was you only ." he glared at me ," Yes , you were the reason because why do you even want to tell me . Yes I agree I am Alice's friend but investigation is done by police and you could've told them about the clue first of all , not to me ."
His eyes widened and his expression changed to something between confusion and anger . He continued staring at me with his eyes easily telling that he didn't expect this answer atleast .