In the evening Priya worked till 9 pm. She messaged Prathmesh to ask if he was still at the Hospital he replied that he was in his office and needed a couple of minutes more. Priya went to his office and knocked.
Priya: I'm coming in, Director.
Prathmesh told her to come in and Priya saw he was working on his laptop with a few bunches of files kept near it.
Priya: Take your time I can wait.
Prathmesh: I'm sorry.
Priya: It's fine I understand your responsibility.
Prathmesh: Thanks for being understanding you take a nap on the sofa until I complete my work.
Priya walked towards the sofa and lay on it.
Priya thought "That was pretty obedient of me." she smirked and closed her eyes.
Tap* Tap* Tap* sound of keyboard typing
flap* flap* The sound of paper flapping kept coming.
Priya thought "Nap? With your tapping? Well, it's not like I even fall asleep that easily after all. He is typing on his laptop and checking files huh."
Suddenly the tapping and flapping sounds stopped coming. And the sound of opening a closet and closing sound came.
Priya thought "He opened a closet and closed it, what he took?"
Footsteps sound came
"He is walking, is he coming towards me? What is he doing?" Priya thought and opened her eyes.
Priya saw that Prathmesh was putting a blanket on her.
Prathmesh: You are awake? Did I wake you? Sorry.
Priya: Nah... I was just relaxing my body.
Prathmesh: Oh, okay. Just give me a bit more time.
Priya: It's fine don't rush.
"That took me by surprise." Thought Priya while staring at Prathmesh.
Prathmesh was sincerely focusing on his work and Priya was just staring at him.
"He sometimes wears specks and sometimes doesn't. Does he use lenses? How poor is his eyesight? He is not wearing his tie right now. He must get uncomfortable wearing it the whole day." Thought Priya while kept on staring at Prathmesh.
Prathmesh stopped his work and looked at Priya. Priya gets startled by sudden eye contact.
Priya: W-What happened?
Prathmesh: I'm done! Let's go home.
Priya: Oh. Okay, let's go. Let's go home.
Prathmesh and Priya get to the parking lot where Prathmesh asks that they go shopping after getting changed at home.
Priya looked at the time it was past 10.
Priya: The heck we should? It's so late already.
Prathmesh: Are you sleepyhead?
Priya: Not really but where will go at this hour for shopping?
Prathmesh: I know a 24/7 place let's go there it's a decent place.
Priya: Okay then.
After taking a fresh shower and getting changed at home Prathmesh took Priya to a mini mall. Priya felt nostalgic for the path.
They went inside for shopping. While holding the shopping cart Priya asked Prathmesh.
Priya: So what's in your list?
Prathmesh took out his phone from his pants pocket and checked something on it.
Prathmesh: Pair of new clothes, some cosmetics and snacks. And the other stuff you need to be more comfortable at my place.
Priya while making a surprised face.
Priya: What?!
Prathmesh: Priyanshi contacted me.
Priya: Prathmesh, I don't want to bother you it's fine I'm fine. Really.
Prathmesh: Priya it's fine I'm fine Really so, please. I really want you to be comfortable at my place like your home. Yeah, I admit I don't live in a villa and unlike you, I don't have maids to serve me but I like my cosy apartment and I'm never sure of my time to get back home also I live alone so I don't keep a maid but if you need I can hire a maid for you.
Priya: Pfft haha...No need to hire a maid I'm fine. Okay, let's get what I need.
How selfish it is or perhaps selfless that we try to do something for someone without even knowing what that person actually wants.
After finishing shopping Priya and Prathmesh kept their stuff in the car but the moment they decided to sit in the car and leave Priya held Prathmesh's right hand gently and said.
Priya: I have somewhere in my mind where we should go.
Prathmesh: What? Okay but where?
Priya: Just come along with me.
They both started to move in a direction.
Priya: When I was in 8th class, my senior from a shooting set-up kidnapped me.
Prathmesh: What kidnapping?
Priya: Not the bad type of kidnapping but actually nice.
Prathmesh: Nice kidnapping what the heck are you talking about?
Priya: Hahaha relax hear me out first. On that day I finished shooting in the early afternoon and in my school, we could not attend school in the afternoon because we missed the morning classes it was pretty normal for me to not be able to attend school because of the shoot. My Senior knew that after shooting I would be caged in my villa so she asked me to come with her without telling anything to my manager I was interested in running from the cage so I did what she told me. And she brought me here.
Priya and Prathmesh reached in front of a "fun zone" place.
Prathmesh: This place seems to me like it's for youngsters.
Priya: No one is ever old for a little fun Director.
Priya dragged Prathmesh in. The place was full of interesting games pretty vintage arcade look.
Prathmesh: I'm not that great with games.
Priya: Just having fun is more important than rather being good at games.
Prathmesh: Okay then let's try these machines.
Prathmesh chooses a gun-fighting challenge game.
Priya: You sure? Gun firing Competition game?
Prathmesh: It's ok, even if you lose I won't tease you.
After a while "You lose!" Prathmesh lost to Priya.
Prathmesh: How? You even made the new record but wait why are your playing name and the old champion name is same?
Priya: Ah...well because we are the same person that's why I'm certain.
Prathmesh is surprised.
Prathmesh: Whoa now it makes sense you have been here before too after all.
Priya: Yeah let's try some other game.
After trying a few other games.
"You lose!!!" Prathmesh lost all the games he played against Priya.
Prathmesh: You took me here to mock me?
Priya: I didn't call you a loser even once.
Prathmesh: You don't need to it's showing in bold on the screen "You lose!!".
Priya: I can't help I have just got a thing for video games. When you visited my Villa you didn't see my room it's full of video games and comics. After all, after finishing my shoot, I had no other work and my tutor's teaching was enough for my good scores.
Prathmesh: Such a Miss Perfect you are.
Priya scratches her neck.
Priya: No, not really.
Prathmesh: Why not you are actually perfect.
Priya: I didn't have a perfect life to be a perfect person.
Prathmesh: What do you mean by that?
Priya: I am just a people pleaser all I ever try to do is to don't disappoint others. I have been just living my whole life till now to fulfil others' expectations. But now I have started to disappoint others people are disappointed in me. A change it is.
Prathmesh: Is it bad Priya?
Priya: I don't know maybe it is not and maybe it is. I don't know it.
Prathmesh: It's okay.
Prathmesh petted Priya's head gently.
Priya looked into Prathmesh's eyes.
They made eye contact.
Priya: Let's tour around a bit it's been ages since I was here.
Prathmesh: Yeah okay.
Priya: There is a mini family cafe near here let's visit it too.
Priya and Prathmesh went to the cafe Priya was mentioning. Priya went to the receptionist.
Priya: Boss we can have child beers with beef here?
"The heck you can have it here don't you read the vegetarian cafe board and it's a family cafe?" said the receptionist with an ugly tone.
Priya: So you finally became vegetarian?
"Yep, I did so?" answered the receptionist
The middle-aged lady looked carefully at Priya and asked "Have we met before?"
Priya: Yes, we worked in the drama "Last loaves". Senior Kiran.
Kiran: Holy Crap!!! Priya, it's you? How long has it been how much you have grown up now?
Priya: I was 15 when we last time met. It's been a long time now.
Kiran came out of reception and hugged Priya. Priya told Prathmesh it was the Senior she was talking about.
Kiran: He is your boyfriend got decent looks. Thank you Sir for taking care of this kid.
Prathmesh: Boyfriend me no!
Priya: Yeah he's not my boyfriend he is the Director of the hospital where I work.
Kiran: What you are a damn doctor? When I heard the news that you were taking a break from acting I didn't think you would become a doctor cool kiddo.
Priya: I have always been smart.
Kiran: Yeah, yeah and still Sir look after this Kid she is too naive.
Priya: I'm not.
Kiran: Yeah who was never able to tell the director that it was enough but yet worked like a loading ass.
Priya: You can't talk to me like that I'm a customer.
Kiran: Haha yeah little customer what are your wishes take a sit first, please.
After having some snacks and talking enough with Kiran Priya exchanged contact information with her and took farewell.
Priya and Prathmesh are walking back to the car.
Priya: I'm sorry I bothered you so much even tho you were tired.
Prathmesh: Nah it's fine. Today I got to know more about you and also had a lot of fun.
Priya: I also had a lot of fun.
Priya looked at her phone.
Priya: I get to get back with some awesome people. I feel really good. I feel like I'm more motivated to live my life.
Prathmesh: That sounds good.
Priya: Yeah I also think the same.
Priya and Prathmesh went back home. Prathmesh goes inside his room. He changed into a night pyjamas. He was about to off the lights when Priya knocked on his door Prathmesh told her to come in.
Priya: See the pyjamas are so cute-
Priya stopped before completing her sentence she was surprised that Prathmesh's pyjamas were also in the the same print.
Prathmesh: Wait I can explain I also do shopping from there so it's not like you are thinking.
Priya: I didn't say anything. But it's like.
Prathmesh got shy.
Prathmesh: Like?
Priya: Like we are real ROOMMATES it's so fun to wear the same pyjamas.
Prathmesh: Ah...yeah? Now I got what Kiran meant by calling you naive.
Priya: What you said?
Prathmesh: Nothing just go and sleep it's already late now.
Priya: Oh okay.
Priya walked towards the door but she stopped and turned back.
Priya: I'm not naive it's just you think I'm. We are wearing matching pyjamas like a couple but these kinds of thoughts will make the atmosphere awkward. I'm going now. Good Night.
Priya left Prathmesh speechless.