Date Continues.....

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Ram continued speaking -

Ram- Ab aap boliye , aap yeh shaadi chahthi hain yah nahi?

Now Priya was thinking a lot . Yes this was the kind of marriage she wanted . He was not expecting anything from her . It didn't matter him whether she loved him or not . He was respecting her and her space . But everything she has faced in the past couldn't allow her to take a step forward . She knew her family wanted this to happen and maybe that was probably right . Priya's heart urged her to say yes , while her brain stopped her from saying this . All this while she was so engrossed in her thoughts that she forgot Ram's presence . Five minutes passed and Ram kept looking at her . For the first time , he saw her closely and that too calmly , otherwise whenever they met , either he was arguing with her or she was scolding him . She looks beautiful , exclaimed Ram . Realising what he is thinking is not right he brushed off his thoughts . He knew if her answer was NO she would have said him without any hesitation for the very simple reason being she was a straight forward person . And he also knew that she wouldn't be convinced very easily and take a decision of marriage in haste to say a YES . He came to conclusion that probably she was not sure and needs time . He spoke .

Ram- Priya ?

Priya came out of her thoughts listening to Ram.

Priya - Yes.

Ram- Priya I don't know how far will you be able to trust me but I assure you that I will not dissappoint you . Mujhe pata hain ki aap self sufficient hain , aapko meri zarurat nahi hoga aur mujhe bhi aapki zarurat nahi hain . Aap shaadi ke baad jaisa chahe vaise reh sakthe hain . I will not stop you or exercise my right over you . Yeh aapki zindagi hain , and you can live it as you want even after our marriage .

Priya 's face showed sadness . Maybe not sadness exactly , but that didn't sound okay to her. Ram didn't want to hurt her , he just wanted to assure her . Clarifying , he spoke again.

Ram- Priya mera matlab woh nahi hain , Shaadi ke baad hum ek saath rahenge , we will talk and be normal , all i meant was ......

Priya cut him in between-

Priya- Its okay Mr Kapoor , I understand . Mujhe pata hain you didn't exactly mean what you said , and even if you meant what you said , I don't really mind because that's the truth . Agar hamari shaadi hogi toh woh sirf naam ki hogi . Aur jahaan tak baath rahi meri haan aur nah ki , I will tell once i decide and come to a conclusion.

Ram- Great. finally we came to a decision

Saying this , he moved his hand forward to roll his shirt and get the cufflings right . And in this process , he pushed a glass of water , throwing some on Priya . Alas , Now ram immediately closed his eyes . He was damn sure that he was getting scolded now . But the reaction of Priya was so unlikely of her . She didn't react much , just took a tissue and started wiping her dress . Ram opened his eyes not hearing her voice . Priya wipped off the water and looked at Ram. Ram was guilty .

Ram- I am sorry , maine jaan bhujke nahi kiya .

Priya - No Mr Kapoor , its okay , aap kuch bhi jaan bhujke thodi na karte hain , bakery mein bhi aapne jaan bhujke Vase nahi thoda , infact aap kuch karaab nahi karna chahthe hain , lekin hojata haina , Am I right?

Ram - Sarcasm ah?

Priya - Sarcasm nahi , Sach hain Mr Kapoor . Anyway leave it , the food has come .

Ram forgot everything the moment he saw the food .

Without thinking about What priya was doing or what she was eating , he served all the food and started cherishing the food . Priya kept observing him all the while . He was eating pasta with hand , Priya thought , Pasta haath se kon khaata hain? After almost eating for 5 mins , he looked at Priya looking at him .

Ram- Kya hua , aap khaa nahi rahi hain ?

Priya- Nahi main khaaungi , aap continue kijiye , I'll have.

Ram- Haan , I'll continue mine.

Smiling sheepishly, he started eating again , licking his fingers . Priya couldn't imagine The businessman Ram Kapoor licking his fingers . She smiled unknowingly and started eating Upma. Ram completed eating and asked Priya .

Ram - Upma achaa hain?

Priya- haan , aap taste karenge?

Ram - haan haan, kyun nahi.

Ram answered like a child .Priya forwarded the plate and Ram licked his fingers before eating Upma.

Ram- Impressive , Acha hain upma ka taste .

Both finished eating , and Ram again called the waiter.

Ram - Please get me an espresso. And you Priya , what to do you wanna have ?

Priya - hmm , I'd like to have Lassi.

Waiter left taking the order .

Ram- Lassi kon peetha hain Priya?

Priya - Mera chodiye , aap boliye , who in this world would have an espresso after lunch .

Ram - main

Priya - toh phir , aapki tarah main bhi .

Both shared a small giggle which didn't go unnoticed by both . Ram was amazed to see how beautiful Priya looked even with a small smile on her face .

They completed having drinks and now were left to do with nothing.

Priya - Toh phir , teek hain , I had a good lunch , We had an open talk , ab main chalthi hoon .

Priya was about to leave that Ram caught her hand . Priya turned back in amazement and felt his touch to be pure and familiar . Realising what he has done he left her hand  , composing himself he spoke.

Ram - Hmm...well...Even I had a good lunch and a good talk , but ...

Priya understood what he was about to say . She said

Priya - Don't worry, whatever my decision is , I will convey you.

Ram smiled .

Ram - Thank you , Aur ek baath Priya , Take your time , aapko jaldi mein faisle lene ki koyi zaroorat nahi hain . Think and talk to your family. Aap jithna bhi waqt lengi , main intazaar karunga. Ab tak single tha , aage bhi single rahunga . And remember I 'll wait for you .

Priya smiled looking at his pure and innocent eyes . Ram smiled back and they shared an eyelock.

Priya - Thank you , and I'll inform you my decision . Bye Mr Kapoor . Good Day .

Ram - Bye Priya . Good day.

Priya took an auto and left .

Ram was never this
content in a last few days. They only had a 45 min chat but the effect of Priya's presence was on him even after she left . Infact , even priya was thinking about Ram all the way.  She was also happy. Both didn't know why they were happy or didn't understand what they were exactly feeling at the moment , but they felt now everything was right and beautiful . Both reached their respective homes , didn't speak a word to anyone and directly went to their respective rooms.

Naming their feelings for each other or even saying they feel something for eachother it too fast. Because it's just been a while they have met and they don't really feel anything for each other . But destiny aur soul connection naam ki bhi kuch cheeze hoti hain. It happens that ONE PERSON crosses your path and you feel he is the right one .
You feel anything with THIS PERSON will be happy and beautiful. You feel I want to spend my life with THIS PERSON. To feel any of the above things, sometimes you don't need to spend years with him , even a minute can make you feel that he is THE PERSON. Though priya and Ram may or may not accept or realise this but they somewhere understood that , THEY ARE THE ONE PERSON FOR EACH OTHER .

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