Adultery Priya Didi

[shailu4ever]

“Want to eat now?” she asked


Glancing at the clock. “It’s already 7:30.”

“Yeah,” he said, 

Then smiled. “Only if Didi’s okay eating with me.”

She rolled her eyes. “Don’t overuse that word.”

“I might need to,” he teased. “It helps me stay sane.”

Switching off her laptop. “I am less than one year older than you Ravi, it feels strange someone calls me like that”

She got up and walked to the kitchen “I didn’t make anything much new tonight. Just sambar and egg curry.”

“That sounds better than anything I’ve ever made for myself.”


By the time he joined her at the table, two plates were already set.

She handed him a spoon.

“I usually don’t like eating alone,” she said, casually. “So I wait for Amit.  But this is… nice.”

Ravi nodded. “Same. Even if it’s with someone pretending to be my elder sister.”

She let out a soft laugh. “Careful, Ravi.”

They began eating. The food was hot, fragrant. Familiar now.

“So what were you working on?” he asked between bites.

She shrugged. “Nothing glamorous. Just replying to vendors, confirming some stuff about the community event I’m helping organize.”

“You do events?”

“Just small society-level ones,” she said. “I don’t like sitting idle. I take on what I can.”

He smiled. “Of course you do. Can’t imagine you not doing ten things at once.”

She looked up, half amused. “Why do you say that?”

“Because…” he hesitated. “You feel… complete. Like one of those people who doesn’t need fixing. You just… glow quietly.”

The fork in her hand stilled, just for a second.

“That’s a very strange compliment,” she said softly.


“But true.”


She didn’t answer.


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