08-07-2025, 02:33 AM
He raised his eyebrows, caught.
“Honestly?” he said.
“Obviously.”
“I expected… someone very serious. Quiet.
Maybe in salwars all the time. With glasses.
Reads spiritual books. Watches news channels in the evening.”
She burst out laughing, covering her mouth. “Oh god.”
“But instead,” he continued with a teasing grin,
“I got this stunning, jeans-wearing,
filter-coffee-brewing
mystery girl who could easily pass off as a movie heroine.”
She narrowed her eyes
Still smiling. “Careful, Ravi. You’ll lose your ‘well-behaved’ badge very soon.”
“I’m counting on Didi’s mercy.”
She tilted her head again.
“Tell me something. Why do you keep calling me that?”
“Didi?”
“Yes.”
Ravi paused
Then smiled—less playful now.
“Because I have to.”
There was something honest in his voice
And she caught it.
- o -
.
“Honestly?” he said.
“Obviously.”
“I expected… someone very serious. Quiet.
Maybe in salwars all the time. With glasses.
Reads spiritual books. Watches news channels in the evening.”
She burst out laughing, covering her mouth. “Oh god.”
“But instead,” he continued with a teasing grin,
“I got this stunning, jeans-wearing,
filter-coffee-brewing
mystery girl who could easily pass off as a movie heroine.”
She narrowed her eyes
Still smiling. “Careful, Ravi. You’ll lose your ‘well-behaved’ badge very soon.”
“I’m counting on Didi’s mercy.”
She tilted her head again.
“Tell me something. Why do you keep calling me that?”
“Didi?”
“Yes.”
Ravi paused
Then smiled—less playful now.
“Because I have to.”
There was something honest in his voice
And she caught it.
- o -
.