Lockdown

How to work things out

SOHIT POV

It would be impossible for me to stay in Mumbai. All my work is in Delhi... She just lost her job and I just think that it would be better if she shifted with me after the lockdown ends but I didn't know how to ask her. Instead, when I smelled the familiar smell of sambar coming from the kitchen, I just couldn't help myself. So, rather than talking seriously with her, I walked up to her and wrapped my hands around her waist making her gasp in shock to find me pulling her closer to me 
" What are you making today?"
" Dosa,"
" Dosa?" and she's just been so sweet to me for the past 2 days. Like, she made my favorite Appams too and they almost really did taste like amma's. 
" Dosa. But you want something else kya?" she turned around in my arms, switched off the gas, and put her hands around my neck, making me smile. I could so clearly see that dark blush over her face. It just compelled me to kiss her hard. 
" You will be enough honestly," 

You can say that dating your landlady, especially someone whose crazy side you have already seen is pretty interesting. It's fun, easy, and actually effortless. And as days passed peacefully between us, without that conversation ever coming up, I don't think that we had any issue at all. We would cook together, get the house clean (MY INSISTENCE!) together. I practically shifted into her room after that and although we were both weirdly gross about many things, I don't think we fought over anything. 

But then, that one conversation that I wanted to pick up, she did. That one night when we decided to order online and were waiting while watching some Netflix documentary about slimes, she finally decided to pick up the thing that I wanted to talk about for the past 4 days. 

" But I'm wondering... What will happen to us after the lockdown ends," Now. I don't know what she was thinking, but I knew what I was thinking. 
" What are you thinking?" but I decided to ask her first what she was thinking. What if what we were thinking was completely different from each other? 
" I'm thinking... That I'm serious about this," 
" Me too," I pinched her nose and she giggled for a moment 
" And I'm thinking. I as it is don't have anything going on here," and when she put her hands around my arms, my entire mind seriously began beating so hard in happiness. That was exactly what I was thinking about! Honestly, I couldn't believe that she was saying that but by the way, she was playing with her hair, I could guess that she was maybe a little nervous. I mean, it had been what, 11 days since we got to know each other. 
" I mean. I know that I'm thinking too much and taking it a little too fast but-"
" I want you to come with me to Bengaluru after these 45 days end and then, I want you to come with me to Delhi too," I knew what she wanted to say so, I just held her chin in one of my hands and made her look right at me and that intense look that she gave me... 
" You sure? Because it's been only 4 days since-"
" I'm pretty sure. Besides, I feel like I know you well enough," she smiled and this time, she initiated the kiss that would have really blossomed into a very spicy night if the doorbell hadn't rung. 
" That must be the pizza. I'll get the money," and that made her immediately get up from her place and it made me groan in displeasure. I would have really liked it if she had been there for a little longer... But nevertheless, I just did what I had to do. 

I opened the door, took the pizza and the coke and of course, the choco lava cake that my lady apparently loves from Dominoes, and then, I just waited for my girlfriend to come out with cash. And she came smiling too, with the exact change in her hands. I did find the look on the delivery guy's face a little inappropriate because he was staring at my girl with wide eyes but somehow when my baby looked at his face, the smile over her face came off. What... Were they exes? 

" I-I'll g-"
" AS IF! SHUT UP!" and she got angry too when he snatched money from her hands and made his way out... What was happening between them!? I WAS THE CLUELESS ONE THERE!
" Pari-"
" SHUT UP!" usually, she didn't want to pay one paisa more than what was needed but this time, she walked out of the door, grabbed that man's hand, and shoved a huge stack of money in his hands. 
" Go home," her voice told me that it was an order. 
" I don't think-"
" I think so. I am not giving you this money so that you can go out and drink with your idiot friends. Shut up, take a laborer train to Pune and go back home. Tomorrow itself. And no arguments here! I would have kept you but you have too much pride to stay with me. So, you better go home and show your face to mumma before papa gets your death certificate ready!" she slammed her hand over his hand once more and that man in a mask turned his head to look at me once. Plus, he just kept staring at me like I had done something bad! I was her boyfriend and I myself didn't even fucking know who he was to her!!
" Wash your hands before touching anything after this-"
" Pranav," he just began walking away from her in anger after that 
" Ok fine! I'm going home. You don't have to say it twice!" he shouted at her as he turned around and I couldn't believe it but my girlfriend was in tears as she nodded her head. I didn't even know what was happening there. But I think I remember hearing that name... Pranav.