25-07-2025, 05:48 PM
Neetu held her breath, watching him closely.
She was teasing, yes, but her eyes were fixed on him with an intensity that belied the playful tone of her words.
Ravi took a moment before speaking, his voice low but filled with a quiet honesty.
“I don’t often talk about it, but... sometimes I feel like I’m just drifting. Like I’m always chasing something I can’t quite reach. I don’t know if it’s a sense of purpose, or... or just a way to feel more grounded. But I think about it a lot—where I’m heading, what I’m really doing with my life. I guess I’m afraid of not finding it, of never really having a place to land.”
The vulnerability in his words hung in the air between them.
He’d said it all with no pretense, no masks.
It was a piece of him that not many people had ever seen, but with Neetu... it felt easy to share.
Neetu sat still for a moment, absorbing his words.
There was a depth to his confession that took her by surprise.
She hadn’t expected this side of him, this quiet yearning that he rarely revealed.
But the way he had spoken, the sincerity in his voice, had moved something inside her.
She felt a rush of emotion, a quiet ache that told her he wasn’t as carefree as he seemed.
Her heart beat a little faster as she set her spoon down, her fingers lightly tracing the edge of her bowl.
Neetu’s voice softened, a gentler edge now.
“That’s... I didn’t expect you to say that,” she admitted, her eyes warm.
“But I’m glad you did. It’s... beautiful in its own way. Even if you’re still figuring things out, Ravi... I think you’ll find your way. You’re stronger than you think.”
Ravi looked at her, the rawness of his words hanging in the space between them.
He could see the emotion flickering in her eyes.
She wasn’t just playing anymore either. She understood.
Neetu’s eyes never left Ravi’s as she slowly took the spoon in her hand,
Lifting the soft, delicate rasmalai to her lips.
She was teasing, yes, but her eyes were fixed on him with an intensity that belied the playful tone of her words.
Ravi took a moment before speaking, his voice low but filled with a quiet honesty.
“I don’t often talk about it, but... sometimes I feel like I’m just drifting. Like I’m always chasing something I can’t quite reach. I don’t know if it’s a sense of purpose, or... or just a way to feel more grounded. But I think about it a lot—where I’m heading, what I’m really doing with my life. I guess I’m afraid of not finding it, of never really having a place to land.”
The vulnerability in his words hung in the air between them.
He’d said it all with no pretense, no masks.
It was a piece of him that not many people had ever seen, but with Neetu... it felt easy to share.
Neetu sat still for a moment, absorbing his words.
There was a depth to his confession that took her by surprise.
She hadn’t expected this side of him, this quiet yearning that he rarely revealed.
But the way he had spoken, the sincerity in his voice, had moved something inside her.
She felt a rush of emotion, a quiet ache that told her he wasn’t as carefree as he seemed.
Her heart beat a little faster as she set her spoon down, her fingers lightly tracing the edge of her bowl.
Neetu’s voice softened, a gentler edge now.
“That’s... I didn’t expect you to say that,” she admitted, her eyes warm.
“But I’m glad you did. It’s... beautiful in its own way. Even if you’re still figuring things out, Ravi... I think you’ll find your way. You’re stronger than you think.”
Ravi looked at her, the rawness of his words hanging in the space between them.
He could see the emotion flickering in her eyes.
She wasn’t just playing anymore either. She understood.
Neetu’s eyes never left Ravi’s as she slowly took the spoon in her hand,
Lifting the soft, delicate rasmalai to her lips.
.