RaYa - Trips and truth ..... (Part 21 on Pg 26) updated.. - Page 2

This was so cute and adorable... Beautifully written .. loved it... Hope you continue with their vacation banter and moments if possible. Anyways looking forward to read more of your stories.. take care :)

Yayyyy this makes me sooo happy 😍😍

Here is the part 2, a continuation for the first one. I hope you like it.

-PART 2-

“Is this your first time?” asked Ram who was walking to pass the time waiting for their flight. “No, I have flown to Delhi twice.” Priya, walking along with him,looking at the small shops. Ram just hummed, they were now waiting in the lounge, Ram was now busy munching chips while Priya looked at her phone,searching more about Ooty. “Mr. Kapoor, that’s enough. You’ve too much junk food now. You first had those doughnuts, then that pastry and now these chips!”she reprimanded. Ram pouted, pleaded for just a little bit, Priya strictly denied. He closed the packet and kept inside listening to her like an obedient child which made Priya give a small smile. They boarded their plane, they were sitting in the first class, Priya refused but Ram being Ram, he wanted first class only, and she had to agree. Priya had accept it was quite amazing, even though it’s too expensive, she can enjoy a bit. “Priya, I bought us chewing gum. I usually take it during take-off, it helps me with the pressure. I thought maybe, it’ll be helpful for you too.” He said handing her one, Priya then suddenly started rummaging through her bag, taking another chewing gum,Ram looked at her, “Actually, I did the same too. I thought you’ll have some kind of medicine for this, so I thought I’ll give you this as a substitute.”She said. They laughed for thinking the same thing. “Now we have a lot of gum,nice” Ram chuckled eating one, Priya laughed and ate one too. It was 1.5 hour trip, Priya was listening to songs, Ram was scrolling something in his phone but soon got bored and turned to look at her. She asked him if he wants to listen too. “Not a bad playlist for someone who doesn’t like all this” He said,she narrowed her eyes giving him a stare, “I... uh,,, didn't mean that... wait... you told me you dont like music and all... so only... anyways, I was just appreciating your taste in music.” They both shared earphones sitting close to each other, soon Priya felt tired and slept in an uncomfortable position, Ram slowly lifted her head and kept it on his shoulder, and smiled looking at her peaceful face, soon he drifted off to sleep too. They both woke up by the announcement made for landing. Priya felt embarrassed that she slept on him, “Mr. Kapoor I am sorry, I didn’t know...” Ram didn’t let her finish,“Priya, why do you have to apologize, mei tumhara pati hoon, tumhara haq hai. It’s okay I have no problem at all.” He said reassuring her for which she smiled. They got down, came out of the airport, to find an expensive looking black car. “Priya, this is our ride. It’s a convertible, so when we can open and enjoy the nature, just how you like it.” He said gleaming looking at the black four-wheeler. A man in his late forties got out of the same car, ‘I thought Mr. Kapoor will be driving and it’ll be the two of us, why did he have to keep a driver?’ Priya thought.“Sir, the car is all set for the trip. Enjoy Mr. and Mrs. Kapoor.” The man said after keeping their luggage inside. “So, he is not driving. I thought you kept a driver.” She said, “Oh, so that’s why you made a weird face when you saw him,you didn’t want to him come along, you wanted some alone time with me uh.” He said winking. A flushed Priya, just walked away to her side opened the door and sat inside, before he could tease more. Ram laughed at this. Ram got in and started driving. “Is this your first time going?” she asked. “No, I’ve come here a lot of times, sometime for business purpose and sometimes just time for myself. But this time, I wanna share it with you.” Priya just nodded her head looking outside. It was lunch time now, Ram’s stomach grumbled, Priya chuckled,“I am hungry too, it’s 1pm, let’s eat first.” She said. Ram sheepishly agreed.They stopped at a small restaurant. They tried some Tamil delicacy, which they enjoyed a lot. After finishing, they continued their journey to Ooty.

“Do you know to drive?” he asked trying to break the silence. “Yeah… Neeraj taught me…” As soon she uttered his name,Ram’s expression changed, his stomach churned. Priya noticed that, “woh gelled baal wala Neeraj sirf yeh ek achaa kaam kiya, tumhe driving sikhaya.”, Ram said motioning his gelled hair, Priya burst into giggles, Ram looked at her in surprise, her giggles sounded so adorable. “Haan, the one good thing he did. Par aapko uska gelled baal se kya problem hai. It’s his hair let him do what he wants” She said still laughing. Ram was too mesmerized by her laugh and giggles that he didn’t answer. “Mr. Kapoor?” shewaved her wand. He came back, “wohh… mujhe .... arrey uske baare mei baath mat karo na. Everytime I hear his name, it gets on my nerves.” He said. “okay I won’t but you asked that’s why I told.” She said shrugging. “Then why don’t you? I have never seen you drive.” He asked, her face turned expressionless, “Oh, that’s because I couldn’t afford one, I learned in his car, drove in that, then, I just didn’t” she shrugged. Ram looked at her and was lost in his thoughts, “Mr. Kapoor, if you are thinking of buying me one, I will not suggest that. And even you know that.” Now Ram again turned to her in surprise, “Yaar, how do you read my mind?!!” he asked, she just gave a smile. It was now forest area, greenery surrounding them. They stopped for some tea, which ended by Ram getting scolding from Priya because he had too much sweet again. They went to their car, while Ram sat inside the passenger seat next to driver seat. Priya stood that baffled, “What? You said you know how to drive… then... maybe it’s my turn to take rest.” He said, she shook her head, “Mr. Kapoor, It’s been really long, I am not sure.” Ram got up and went really close to her, “main hoon na, toh dar kis baath ka hai” he said in the most flirtatious tone giving a wink, Priya dazzled, glared at him, “Mr. Kapoor, did you forget your meds or did you eat too much of it?” she asked. “Ok ok... But you try na, I’ll be there to help you.” He said moving back, giving her space. “Ugh… fine. But if I’m not able to, I’m getting off that instant.” She said, going towards the driver seat. “Umm...Priya, you have to stop the car and then get off.” He said laughing, “Oh god,Mr. Kapoor, please stop, before you kill me with your bad jokes.” She said chucking. They sat inside, Priya was nervous, but Ram assured her. It took few minutes for Priya to get into it, but after than she was driving with ease, enjoying it. Ram opened the sunroof, the fresh cold air, the peaceful road, the two of them, it was a trip to be remembered for a lifetime.

Ram was telling her stories from his childhood, his parents, the mischief he used to do. “Mr. Kapoor I can’t believe, you cheated in your Science exam! I thought you are The Ram Kapoor, who does things honestly, doesn’t like to win by cheating?”she said, “That was when I was in high school, I have changed. I just wanted to pass the class. I still don’t like it.” He complained like a small kid. “Why? Science is such a practical subject just like Maths. It teaches us so many things, the very existence of life.” She replied back. “Yeah, but I don’t like it much. But you took English masters, if you liked science so much then why didn’t you pursue that?” he asked. “Well, I do love science, but Language speaks to me, I relate to it, language is beautiful, it brings out the untold emotions alive by just mere words” she spoke, Ram saw her love for literature. “If I have to guess, I have very little knowledge on literature, I don’t think Shakespeare is your favourite nor Romeo and Juliet your favourite book.” He said, “You judge too quickly, but you are also right. Romeo Juliet is not my favourite book nor Shakespeare is my favourite writer. It’s Pride and prejudice, by Jane Austen” She said smiling, “Oh… I would like to know the story” he said. “I don’t think you would read the book, but the movie version is good too. We can watch that.”She said. Ram smiled, a movie date with her, and her favourite. They were now enjoying the scenic view outside, “Priya, stop the car.” He said, “Kya hua?”she asked, “this spot is perfect to take a picture. Let’s do it.” He said. “Mr.Kapoor, we are already getting late.” She said. “Come on, let’s be spontaneous.” He said enthusiastically. She stopped the car, he led her to the corner, took out his phone, held her and took a lot of selfies, Ram made Priya take many of his photos posing, while Priya refused to take hers. They got back in the car, Ram drove this time, they reached the resort. Priya was not surprised, it was The Ram Kapoor, of course it would be a 7-star resort. They checked in, they made Priya wear a flower crown as a welcome gift. Ram had to admit, Priya looked like an angel, more like an Earth fairy. Priya liked the crown too, it was very pretty. They entered their villa, it was magnificent,a big lawn with a private pool, a swing nearby, a small garden, and the view from there was just ineffable. Priya fell in love immediately in all those beautiful things, there is no one to taunt her for enjoying her husband’s money, it was just him, her and the nature. They settled into their room. Priya had contented smile on her face, and it gave Ram immense pleasure to see her happy without worrying about the world.

They freshened up and decided to stay in their room today and go out the next day as they were tired from all the driving and travelling. “Ok, I’ll order room service and you keep the movie, we’ll watch it tonight. After all it’s your favourite, I wanna know it too.” He said, Priya nodded her head. “Wait a sec, what are you gonna order? I know you well now, you’ll order so much stuff, likebutter chicken, panner, and all and then you will say ‘I ordered everything now and I can’t waste, so I’ll just eat them’” she said mimicking Ram’s voice.“Firstly, I don’t speak like that and second, I am just gonna order, Roti, dal and aloo curry.” he then lowered his voice almost whispering, “panneer tikka, butterchicken and some ice cream.” Priya glared at him, “I heard that Mr. Kapoor, you know what, why don’t I order and you set the movie. Okay?.... And, I am not asking you, I am telling you.” She said sounding scarier. “yes mam!” he sat on the bed with a puffed face, ‘I love this Priya, everything feels so normal, your scolding makes me feel like I’m yours, just yours, that biwi wali feeling, hmm, I so wish my whole life goes on like this, no, our life.’ Ram thought. Soon the food came, while Ram had set up the movie date perfectly, “Roti, mixed vegetable curry, dal and wait a sec, what is this I am seeing” he said dramatically, “Ice cream and popcorn!!! But how?” he looked at her, “well, I don’t know, I guess they might have given, or someone must have accidently ordered it to enjoy the movie someone had set up very nicely” she said trying her best not to smile. Ram already loves her, but now he just fell more in love, if that was possible, even though she told him no, she bought it anyway, trying to make him happy. “Now let’s keep this inside, eat fast and watch the movie.” He said. They had their dinner. Ram and Priya settled comfortable in their bed, popcorn in their hand and big bowls of ice cream. “I swear Mr.Kapoor, if you become unwell, I will get so angry, who takes so much ice cream for one night?!” she whined. “Well, it’s your fault, you got it. Now, keep quiet and let me watch the movie.” He said, she rolled her eyes. She has watched this movie so many times, and wanted to check if even Ram was interested too, the movie was already halfway through, she felt Ram wouldn’t take much interest, but to her surprise his eyes were glued to the screen, tracing every move they make, listening intently to their conversation. She was happy that even he showed interest to the things she loved. The movie ended, “Mr. Darcy is such a strange character.” He spoke,“I know, but I like him.” She said. Suddenly a spurge of jealousy ran through his body, “Seriously? Out of all the men, him? He’s not even that good looking” he said raising his eyebrows. Priya said "so?" and just laughed. “I like KatrinaKaif.” He blurted, thinking it would make her jealous. “She’s a nice actress, didn’t she just get married, I heard Sandy talking about it.” she said normally, she knew he had just said to make her feel, so she remained normal to tease him more. “She’s very pretty.” He said trying to instigate more, “Indeed she is” she said again normally, Ram was done, “Seriously, Priya… Why do youe ven like him? Kitna weird hai.” He said huffing, Priya chuckled, “Mr. Kapoor aap bhi toh weird hai.” She said. Ram smirked, “So, that’s why you like me?Wait a sec, they never mentioned his first name, and you never call me by mine. Mr. Darcy and Mr. Kapoor… wow, it makes sense now.” Priya looked at him as he was taking to himself, she just shook her head, “Mr. Kapoor kya bakwaas kar rahe hai app, kafi late hogaya,let’s sleep now. I am tired.” She cleaned the place, and sat on her side. While he cleaned himself, and lied down on his. Priya again chuckled thinking how jealous he got when she said she likes the character. Ram called her, “Waise Priya, I like Katrina and she is pretty. But I am happy here, I don’t want her.” He said. Priya smiled, “I know.” Their hands accidentally touched, it has become a routine now, his hand will ‘accidentally’ touch hers and slowly hold it. And they would sleep holding each other’s hand, but neither would talk about it but they both liked that ‘accident’. They slept peacefully waiting for the next day.

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please tell me how this one was😆.

Part 3 - Pg 4

Absolutely loved it!!😍😍 The natural progression in the relationship, that's what we need!! Looking forward to the next one..

Enjoying it through. Feels so fresh. Please update soon 🙏

Love the both parts - beautifully written - please continue

I always imagined that Priya's favourite book would be Pride and Prejudice and I do think Priya resembles Elizabeth a bit.

Thank you for making my dream come true.

I loved the Mr. Darcy - Mr. Kapoor analogy too.

Please continue soon.

I do too, and I thought that Jane Austen was a feminist and rebel... so she would be an inspiring role model for Priya. And while writing only, I realized that Both Mr. Darcy and Mr. Kapoor are called by like that, ofc the second one is only by Priya, but it had some connection😆 I am glad you liked it.

It's awesome!! This trip is already fun!

Please, please, please continue… how I wish to see this in the show… you have captured them beautifully. The interactions are so simple yet reveal so much about each other.

Lovely, please continue…