10-07-2025, 12:11 PM
Priya stood and took both cups to the kitchen sink like nothing had happened.
Her steps were steady.
Her voice came out perfectly even.
“Welcome back. That was early.”
“I know, traffic was surprisingly kind. Finished up and thought, why not crash your tea party?”
Amit appeared in the hallway, tossing his keys onto the shelf.
He smiled at both of them, but the second his eyes lingered on Priya, he paused.
“You okay?”
She wiped her hands on a towel, turning back toward him.
“Just a small headache,” she said gently.
Ravi looked at her.
It wasn’t a lie.
But it wasn’t true either.
Amit crossed over and touched her forehead, concern softening his voice. “Migraine types?”
“No… just tired. I’ll be fine.”
Amit gave her a quick nod and turned to Ravi. “You guys ate?”
Ravi shook his head. “No. We were just about to think of dinner.”
Amit’s eyes lit up. “Perfect.
I’ll order something good.
Saturday night shouldn’t feel like weekday food.”
- o -
Her steps were steady.
Her voice came out perfectly even.
“Welcome back. That was early.”
“I know, traffic was surprisingly kind. Finished up and thought, why not crash your tea party?”
Amit appeared in the hallway, tossing his keys onto the shelf.
He smiled at both of them, but the second his eyes lingered on Priya, he paused.
“You okay?”
She wiped her hands on a towel, turning back toward him.
“Just a small headache,” she said gently.
Ravi looked at her.
It wasn’t a lie.
But it wasn’t true either.
Amit crossed over and touched her forehead, concern softening his voice. “Migraine types?”
“No… just tired. I’ll be fine.”
Amit gave her a quick nod and turned to Ravi. “You guys ate?”
Ravi shook his head. “No. We were just about to think of dinner.”
Amit’s eyes lit up. “Perfect.
I’ll order something good.
Saturday night shouldn’t feel like weekday food.”
- o -
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