09-07-2025, 12:18 PM
Her hair was tied
But loose strands brushed his neck now and then with the breeze.
She sat still, her eyes forward, her expression carefully composed.
But Ravi could see it
A different kind of tension in her jaw
In the way her lips stayed pressed together, in the slight tremble of her fingers resting in her lap.
She wasn’t comfortable.
Not because of him.
But because of herself.
Ravi swallowed.
Looked away.
Looked back.
He wanted to move his arm. Just an inch.
He wanted to lean slightly closer.
He wanted to speak
But his voice would crack, and he knew it.
So he stayed.
Breathing slow.
Every nerve tuned to her.
Another turn. This one sudden.
She shifted
Again her body pressed into his, not just at the shoulder now but across her side.
Her hand braced herself
And landed briefly on his thigh.
His heart stopped.
Her fingers curled slightly.
Not gripping.
Just resting.
As though they had found a place and couldn’t leave.
She didn’t pull away.
Not immediately.
- o -
But loose strands brushed his neck now and then with the breeze.
She sat still, her eyes forward, her expression carefully composed.
But Ravi could see it
A different kind of tension in her jaw
In the way her lips stayed pressed together, in the slight tremble of her fingers resting in her lap.
She wasn’t comfortable.
Not because of him.
But because of herself.
Ravi swallowed.
Looked away.
Looked back.
He wanted to move his arm. Just an inch.
He wanted to lean slightly closer.
He wanted to speak
But his voice would crack, and he knew it.
So he stayed.
Breathing slow.
Every nerve tuned to her.
Another turn. This one sudden.
She shifted
Again her body pressed into his, not just at the shoulder now but across her side.
Her hand braced herself
And landed briefly on his thigh.
His heart stopped.
Her fingers curled slightly.
Not gripping.
Just resting.
As though they had found a place and couldn’t leave.
She didn’t pull away.
Not immediately.
- o -
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