THE AWAITED BIRTHDAY GIFT

Just like every other kid, 'Doctor' was one of the first profession that Rihaan comprehended to-
'the life savers.' Thanks to Dr.Kunal, a brainy and affable young doctor who treated Rihaan's Papa when he had met with an accident back then. Rihaan could grab language and understanding by four years of age, he had his life goals set. 

Not just his parents, but even his uncle, far in the US was awed at the little dreamer. Pampering his first and only nephew, Rihaan unwrapped a special gift from his uncle- a finely expensive toy doctor set, straight from American. But at the age of mischievous four, the America doctor set ended all broken and massacred. An agonised papa scolded Rihaan, that he shall never have a new toy doctor set. Dejected, Rihaan had been begging for a toy doctor set since then.

The sun had finally rose to the day. It was Rihaan's 6th birthday and papa had to be a hero. Papa knew, his little Rihaan had really grown up that day, he had surprisingly stopped yelping over the doctor set since a couple of days as though he had given up on it finally after two long years. 

After he cut his cake, Rihaan tore open the gift. Papa had already picturised him being overjoyed at a toy doctor set. But wait, the real reaction was contrasting. Instead, Rihaan flashed a flat face, as though his longing of two year for a toy doctor set had been dead. Rihaan kept the large box aside without a hint of delight and continued to recieve his further presents. 

Papa had his world upside down at Rehaan's cold reaction, his expectations had shattered in a snap. After the party concluded and everybody had left, papa caught Rihaan to answer all the questions clogged in his brain. "Didn't you like the present?", "Wasn't the Doctor set all you wanted since so long?" "Are you angry because I didn't buy you one earlier?" "Are you ok?" "Do you hate me, son?" 

Rihaan was ready for the trial, to stand on the dock for this disputable response to the gift his father had so lovingly bought him. 

"I don't want it anymore papa, I don't want it." Rihaan began. 

"What is it Rihaan? Do you like some other toy now? But I thought you always wanted a toy doctor set. And that my son has grown up to take care of his toy, I bought you the exact set you cried for that day at the toy store." 

"No papa, I just don't want a doctor set anymore, I don't want to be a doctor only, never never never ever!" The little kid wailed out all louder than his little body could and dashed into his room. 

An upset papa now knew, something was bothering the little kid so without any delay, he comforted his sobbing little baby in his arms waiting for the right chance to question about his sudden mind change. 

"What's wrong son?" 

As the sniffles lowered, Rihaan looked up to papa in watery eyes. "Papa, I don't want to be a doctor. Please. What if they kill me too when I grow up? I am scared. They'll kill Kunal Bhaiya too! What if the patient dies? I don't want to..." Rihaan broke again. 

At first, papa couldn't figure out what Rihaan just blabbered, but a couple of seconds later he did. Taking a deep breathe, he embraced the frightened Rihaan in his arms, he couldn't do anything more but to recall the news headlines that flashed on the TV, the previous night while having dinner.  The first headline being-
"DOCTOR BRUTALLY BEATEN UP TO DEATH OVER DEMISE OF 75 Y.O. PATIENT." Followed by a bulletin listing about 50 more similar cases.