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Chapter 2
"Please don't say anything, let me explain!" Harshad quickly said.
Maya was too shocked to even say anything, and so she just backed away.
"I just need to hide out here for a few minutes." Harshad quickly says, handing her the towel she dropped on the floor, but taking a minute to admire her.
"Hide out?" Maya finally finds her voice, uneasy by this sudden encounter.
"Oh sorry...you might not know me...but I'm Harshad Chopra..." Harshad introduces himself.
"I know who you are...I'm like....your biggest fan!" Maya says.
"You...thanks!" Harshad says, blushing a bit. "But yeah...there are these crazy fans outside who are kind of getting out of control. So if it's alright with you, can I stay here for like an hour?"
"Umm..." Maya thinks about it for a minute.
"Oh....yeah you must be staying with your boyfriend or something...I'm sorry for intruding."
"Nope... I don't actually have a boyfriend, I'm here with my mom and grandma, but they're not here this afternoon, and besides they stay in the room next to mine..." Maya informs him.
"Oh...that's nice...well I meant your lack of boyfriend part, but wait...that sounds rude...so never mind." Harshad says, turning away.
Maya giggles a bit. "It's okay...Want something from room service while you're here?" She offers.
"You're actually asking me? Even though I broke into your room?" Harshad asks, laughing.
"Yeah...it's my duty isn't it? As a proper Indian girl?" Maya speculates.
"It might be, but only if I was coming to propose you for marriage..." Harshad laughs, and then goes quiet realizing what he just said. "I didn't mean it that way...at all. Sorry, oh I never asked you your name?"
"Maya...and don't worry about it, I know you couldn't have meant it any other way." Maya says blushing.
"Good, glad that's out of the way, so room service?" Harshad asks.
"Yeah...what would you like?" Maya asks.
"Being my biggest fan, shouldn't you already know?" Harshad asks, with a smug look on his face.
"You're good..." Maya laughs, "Pepsi? Or coffee?
"Coffee" Harshad says smiling.
"Okay, I'll order two cups then..." Maya says going towards the side table, but then her heel gets stuck in the carpet and so she stumbles forward onto the bed, and into Harshad's arms. They just stare at each other for about two minutes.
"It would be kinda hard to drink coffee with you now." Harshad says quietly.
"Why is that?" Maya asks, equally breathless herself.
Harshad fully aware of what Maya wants him to say, says something different. "Well you are kind of on top of me."
"Oh...oh god...I'm so sorry Harshad ji..." Maya gets up flustered.
"First of all, no 'ji'. I'm only, like what three years older than you? And second of all, it's okay don't worry, I was just messing with you!" Harshad says, putting his hand on her left shoulder.
Maya gets an indescribable sensation when he puts his hand on her, but chooses to brush it off. "Do you want to eat anything with your coffee?"
"Umm...some cookies would be good...." Harshad says after thinking about it.
Maya nods, and sits down on the other side of the bed, and calls room service. "Could I have a pot of coffee and a plate of cookies delivered to my room please? Yes...that's the number, okay thank-you.
Wait...how long will it take? 10 minutes, yes that's okay." Maya hangs up.
"Why didn't you just order two cups of coffee?" Harshad asks her.
"Because then, in case the room service people turned out to be idiots, they would tell my mom, and then she would be suspicious. So...this works out best. When the doorbell rings, can you go hide in the bathroom?"
"In a stinky old bathroom? Me?" Harshad asks, joking around.
"Oh god, yes I'm sorry...that won't work. I'll....figure something out..." Maya sits down and thinks about it.
"Maya....Maya...honestly don't worry...I was just joking." Harshad sits down next to her.
"Are you sure? I'm sorry Harshad ji, I don't know what else to do?" Maya says.
"What did I say about calling me ji?" Harshad asks.
"Oh sorry...Harshad," Maya says giggling.
"Much better..." Harshad says nodding.
"Wanna watch some TV?" Maya offers, reaching for the remote.
"Sure..." Harshad agrees.
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