Noodles natter
"Aap Chandan aur mere favorite jagah khaayenge? she asked letting him hold her hand even on quiet sidewalks
"Umm.. give me something... I am not agreeing to that one with no further information he said texting on his phone
"It's a Desi Chinese place, and it strangely has Italian cream sodas she giggled
He didn't respond to that one
"Kinse baat karte rehte hain aap?
"I have many friends, Bareilly, Law School, recreation, work, brothers he laughed
He opened his phone contact list and showed off
There were 100s of contacts
"U don't do social media? she asked
"I did actually, I didn't have a strict privacy setting, I started getting a lot of hate from the other side (opposing sides in a case) so I just gave up
"U sound like you are part of the mafia
He laughed again
"I wish he made a face
She walked into a narrow store noisy, steamy and crowded
"Yahan baithen? she pointed to two tall stools by the glass front
She scrolled through her pictures and showed him one where Chandu and her, hand noodles hanging off their mouths
"Huh he chuckled trying to be amused
"Do u have any pictures without Chandu? he asked looking out the window
The ones around her room were all Chandu and Teeku he had noticed
"Who do u not like? Me or Chandu? she asked with fake outrage
The waiter interrupted thankfully
"Didi kya laayen?
"mera favorite dono ke liye, main Orange cream soda aur inko? she looked at him as he scoured the soiled laminated dog eared menu
"Beer hai? he asked
"Phemli restorant hai sir the young man was offended
"Umm.. lime soda he said shortly returning his menu
"U drank beer after lunch he said not looking up from her phone
"Are we rationing now? he chuckled looking sideways at her face
She felt her ears turn red on that side
"Nahi... not really... noo she shook her head
He reached out and felt her scalp between the tightly pulled clumps of hair on her French braid
"Ohhh she sighed unprepared for that touch
"this looks painful he felt again, seeing how tense a clump was
"I love this style, because hamare baal ghane hai, even tho its short she said feeling her braid prudishly.
The food arrived in giant steel plates heaped like a mountain
"That's for letting me pay for your outfits he said as he twirled it skillfully sliding the rolled up yarn in his mouth
"I was going to bring my purse, Ma ne kaha it's a gallant thing for you to do she said turning sideways and admitting it candidly
If he was miserable by that admission he didn't show it
"I am glad you let me be "gallant he smiled after a few minutes
"Agar Dilli hoti Raoorkee (giggle) hum aapko gallant honey ke kayi mauke dete she said
"Aapka ghar locked up hai? he asked gently probing again
She nodded wordlessly
"Sab... yep... sab... hai waha... things, and many clothes even... stuff she nodded letting her fork clatter back on her plate
"Jaayengi iska matlab he asked
"I LOVE that house, its tiny almost the 3rd floor of a narrow kothi, but it was my first taste of freedom she giggled
"Kya kiya aapne freedom ka?
"Ghoomey, khoob aish ki, friends ko host kiya, shaadiyon mein gaye hum...
"wasted away? he laughed amused
"Ek do baar bas, kaafi ulti hui after second time to dar gaye Dad ko pata laga to azaadi khatam
He laughed heartily
"dad se dartin hain aap he supplied
"Darte to waise kisi se bhi nahi she said cockily
"Yeh baat hai? he muttered his eyes roving over her form, as she stuffed noodles in her mouth
"Aap kaise karte hain masti apne doston ke saath? Qitaabein padhkar argue karte hain? she scoffed
"Umm.. I guess... aisa hi kuch he grinned
"Competition karte hain? Kisne kitne case jeete? she laughed
"Nahi... kisne kitne ghanta argue kiya "Kiske kitne depositions hain, who is the winner "Who has the most accessory to commit a crime between all the cases we defended or prosecuted
She looked at him like he had just listed the elements of a periodic table
"Aur bhi hain, batayen? he asked silkily looking at her eyes
"Nahi... she shook her head politely
She finished up quietly, he ate with a smile...
Edited by Nisha0604 - 7 years ago