07-06-2024, 11:08 AM
(This post was last modified: 07-06-2024, 11:34 AM by madiha.agarwal. Edited 2 times in total. Edited 2 times in total.)
The dinner trolley came, and everyone was busy eating, but Kavya was still pondering the fact that she hadn't informed Harshit. After dinner, she excused herself to the toilet and checked her phone. There were no notifications. She opened WhatsApp and saw that her message "Boarded train. See you" to Harshit had a blue tick. He had read it but hadn't replied.
She wanted to call her mom, but it was already 10:05, and this was the time Nirav would be too cranky to sleep. Sleeping without his mom for the first time, hearing her voice might only agitate him. Dejected, Kavya went to the door of the railway car. The cold air hit her face, but there was something about it that made her smile. She decided to stand there until the next station, letting the air clear her mind.
While she was lost in her thoughts, she felt a camera flash. She turned to find Mani standing with his phone, grinning at her. He looked at the screen, and his jaw dropped.
"Wow," he said, looking surprised. Kavya was stunned by his reaction, thinking maybe her picture looked bad. She stood there for some time in silence while Mani admired the photo. Then he showed it to her. It was perfect! Her hair was flying in the wind, the background blurred due to the speed of the train, her body prominently displayed with her dress highlighting her features. Her face had a melancholic smile that added to her allure. It was a million emotions frozen in time.
"My masterpiece," said Mani, breaking the trance. Kavya nodded. Ever since they had joined the company, Mani would offer to take pictures of her, edit them, and send them back. She liked how he openly admired her beauty and praised her. He did the same for Priya, so it never felt inappropriate.
"This one needs zero editing. You could hang it in your living room," he added.
"Thank you, Mani," said Kavya happily. "You are a good photographer."
"With a woman as beautiful as you, photography comes naturally," replied Mani with a wink.
They both returned to their seats, smiling. Mani always knew how to make her smile, both at the office and through messages. Since Harshit often worked late, Kavya would be bored after putting Nirav to bed. Mani would message her around 10:30, and they would chat and laugh. He always ended by praising her looks. The more she blushed, the more he praised her beauty and femininity, making her evenings pleasant.
The group set up their sleepers and began to doze off. As the train passed through a city, mobile internet returned, and she received a notification. She opened it excitedly, thinking it was Harshit, but it was the photo Mani took with the caption "SAD ANGLE."
Kavya laughed. Mani often called her an "angel," but his bad English made him type "angle." She teased him back, asking if it was an acute angle or an obtuse angle.
They all slept and reached the station the next morning. The resort had sent a Jeep for pickup. After a tough one-hour journey through unpaved roads, they reached the resort. It was an amazing place with giant trees surrounding the house and a small river flowing in front. They had booked two rooms, one for the boys and one for the girls. After the tiring journey, they needed a rest.
She wanted to call her mom, but it was already 10:05, and this was the time Nirav would be too cranky to sleep. Sleeping without his mom for the first time, hearing her voice might only agitate him. Dejected, Kavya went to the door of the railway car. The cold air hit her face, but there was something about it that made her smile. She decided to stand there until the next station, letting the air clear her mind.
While she was lost in her thoughts, she felt a camera flash. She turned to find Mani standing with his phone, grinning at her. He looked at the screen, and his jaw dropped.
"Wow," he said, looking surprised. Kavya was stunned by his reaction, thinking maybe her picture looked bad. She stood there for some time in silence while Mani admired the photo. Then he showed it to her. It was perfect! Her hair was flying in the wind, the background blurred due to the speed of the train, her body prominently displayed with her dress highlighting her features. Her face had a melancholic smile that added to her allure. It was a million emotions frozen in time.
"My masterpiece," said Mani, breaking the trance. Kavya nodded. Ever since they had joined the company, Mani would offer to take pictures of her, edit them, and send them back. She liked how he openly admired her beauty and praised her. He did the same for Priya, so it never felt inappropriate.
"This one needs zero editing. You could hang it in your living room," he added.
"Thank you, Mani," said Kavya happily. "You are a good photographer."
"With a woman as beautiful as you, photography comes naturally," replied Mani with a wink.
They both returned to their seats, smiling. Mani always knew how to make her smile, both at the office and through messages. Since Harshit often worked late, Kavya would be bored after putting Nirav to bed. Mani would message her around 10:30, and they would chat and laugh. He always ended by praising her looks. The more she blushed, the more he praised her beauty and femininity, making her evenings pleasant.
The group set up their sleepers and began to doze off. As the train passed through a city, mobile internet returned, and she received a notification. She opened it excitedly, thinking it was Harshit, but it was the photo Mani took with the caption "SAD ANGLE."
Kavya laughed. Mani often called her an "angel," but his bad English made him type "angle." She teased him back, asking if it was an acute angle or an obtuse angle.
They all slept and reached the station the next morning. The resort had sent a Jeep for pickup. After a tough one-hour journey through unpaved roads, they reached the resort. It was an amazing place with giant trees surrounding the house and a small river flowing in front. They had booked two rooms, one for the boys and one for the girls. After the tiring journey, they needed a rest.