Ram waited in the car for his mom and Shardul to arrive. They were going to Priya's house to ask for her hand in marriage. He quickly dropped her a message.
Ram: Kya kar rahi hain aap Dr. Priya? Are you free for coffee?☕️
Ram grinned as his mind drifted back to the previous weekend, the Sunday he met Priya for ice-cream, or should he say, the day Priya took him out for ice-cream.
Flashback.
Ram sat in the ice-cream parlour they had decided on over text and looked at his watch.
"Paanch baj gaye hain... abhi tak Dr. Priya kyun nahi aayi?"
He suddenly felt a breeze and looked up at the entrance of the store. He saw her looking ethereal in a yellow and white gradient salwar kameez with mirror work. Her hair left open. It looked like she actually got dressed up. Ram smiled and waved her over. She smiled and waved back and walked to him.
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"Hi Mr. Kapoor, I hope you weren't waiting very long."
"Not at all." He replied. Just about 40 minutes said his inner voice.
"Thank God. I thought aaj main pakka late ho jaungi."
"You're looking very beautiful." He complemented.
"Thank you, Mr. Kapoor." She smiled.
"Aap aaj mujhse milne ke liye itna taiyaar hui hain! I must say, I'm impressed." Ram grinned.
"You wish. I'm just coming back from a friend's engagement party." She replied, making Ram frown.
"To main khamakha khush ho raha tha?"
"Aap khush kyun ho rahe they?"
"Ye soch ke that you got dressed up just to meet me."
"Ab aisa bhi nahi hai that I don't dress up if I go out some place nice."
"Thank you for the ice-cream date, Dr. Priya!"
"Date? Ye aapko kisne keh diya? This is just a treat. You know, jo friends ek doosre ko dete hain from time to time."
"Chalo, atleast you agreed that we are friends." He chuckled, making her shake her head in disbelief and let out a laugh.
"Chaliye ab ice-cream order kijiye. Aap to jaante hain mera favorite flavor. Haina?" She asked with a playful smirk.
"Strawberry. Yaad hai." Ram smiled and got up to walk over to the counter.
Flashback ends.
He was brought back to the present when he heard the car door open.
"Kitni der laga di aap dono ne.. kab se wait kar raha hoon main. Aisa bhi koi karta hai kya? Priya kab se wait kar rahi hogi mera." Ram said, in one breathe.
