07-01-2019, 12:25 PM
"Where is the meeting going to be?" I asked. She named an address not very far from the airport.
"That's great! Let's check you out of the crummy MLA's Hostel and move to a nice hotel in Juhu. That will be most convenient for you. Please say yes, Swati! I want to spend the night with you." I pleaded with her.
"Hmm... Let me think about it. What happens if the hotels in Juhu are all full? Will you take me to your room then?" She asked.
"Well, I am sure that won't happen. But just to be certain, I'll right away go to Juhu and book a room in a good hotel." I said.
In those days, telephones in Mumbai were notoriously unreliable and besides I wasn't even sure whether a hotel would accept a telephonic request for reservation from an unknown person. I was about to signal the waiter to bring our check when Swati stopped me.
"Relax, Sameer. I've already arranged everything." Swati said with a naughty smile.
"My God, you mean you already thought of all that?" I exclaimed.
"Great people think alike, you know!" She responded.
"And fools seldom differ!" I completed the proverb. Both of us burst into laughter.
"By the way, where is that driver of yours? I don't want him to see us together; otherwise your Dad will soon come to know." I said.
"Oh my God, I hadn't thought of that! I'll release him as soon as we've eaten." She said, biting her tongue.
Her face was flushed. I felt her hand creeping into mine & holding it tight. It was warm and moist. I responded by holding it between both my hands and squeezing it. I then opened her hand and ran my thumb in circles around her palm. I immediately sensed a change in her breathing and she quickly withdrew her hand.
"Sameer, how are you today? Did you sleep well?" She asked.
"Oh yes! I'm feeling on top of the world. I slept very well!" I announced cheerfully.
"That's great! Let's check you out of the crummy MLA's Hostel and move to a nice hotel in Juhu. That will be most convenient for you. Please say yes, Swati! I want to spend the night with you." I pleaded with her.
"Hmm... Let me think about it. What happens if the hotels in Juhu are all full? Will you take me to your room then?" She asked.
"Well, I am sure that won't happen. But just to be certain, I'll right away go to Juhu and book a room in a good hotel." I said.
In those days, telephones in Mumbai were notoriously unreliable and besides I wasn't even sure whether a hotel would accept a telephonic request for reservation from an unknown person. I was about to signal the waiter to bring our check when Swati stopped me.
"Relax, Sameer. I've already arranged everything." Swati said with a naughty smile.
"My God, you mean you already thought of all that?" I exclaimed.
"Great people think alike, you know!" She responded.
"And fools seldom differ!" I completed the proverb. Both of us burst into laughter.
"By the way, where is that driver of yours? I don't want him to see us together; otherwise your Dad will soon come to know." I said.
"Oh my God, I hadn't thought of that! I'll release him as soon as we've eaten." She said, biting her tongue.
Her face was flushed. I felt her hand creeping into mine & holding it tight. It was warm and moist. I responded by holding it between both my hands and squeezing it. I then opened her hand and ran my thumb in circles around her palm. I immediately sensed a change in her breathing and she quickly withdrew her hand.
"Sameer, how are you today? Did you sleep well?" She asked.
"Oh yes! I'm feeling on top of the world. I slept very well!" I announced cheerfully.
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