13-07-2025, 03:01 AM
Priya looked up, briefly.
Their eyes met.
Her gaze was unreadable.
“Everything’s fine,” she said.
Her lips lifted in a polite smile. “Just a little tired.”
Just as Ravi took another bite
His eyes drifting toward her once more
Priya quietly placed her roti down and looked up.
"Ravi," she said, her tone steady.
Not sharp. Not soft. Just… level.
“You don’t have to keep checking if I’m okay.”
He looked at her, startled for a second.
She held his gaze. “I am. I will be. But I just need a little space for a few days.”
Ravi didn’t know what to say at first.
His voice dropped. “I understand. I… really didn’t mean to—”
“I know,” she cut in gently, not with irritation
But with finality. “And I’m not upset like you think I am.”
Her eyes lingered on him now. A few seconds longer.
“I just need to settle a few things inside me,” she said.
“That’s all. And when I do, we’ll talk the way we used to.”
- o -
Their eyes met.
Her gaze was unreadable.
“Everything’s fine,” she said.
Her lips lifted in a polite smile. “Just a little tired.”
Just as Ravi took another bite
His eyes drifting toward her once more
Priya quietly placed her roti down and looked up.
"Ravi," she said, her tone steady.
Not sharp. Not soft. Just… level.
“You don’t have to keep checking if I’m okay.”
He looked at her, startled for a second.
She held his gaze. “I am. I will be. But I just need a little space for a few days.”
Ravi didn’t know what to say at first.
His voice dropped. “I understand. I… really didn’t mean to—”
“I know,” she cut in gently, not with irritation
But with finality. “And I’m not upset like you think I am.”
Her eyes lingered on him now. A few seconds longer.
“I just need to settle a few things inside me,” she said.
“That’s all. And when I do, we’ll talk the way we used to.”
- o -
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