After all this time

C H A P T E R 10

' This is delicious...' Amaya hummed as she dipped her ghee roast into coconut chutney and put it into her mouth.

'Do you want one more? ' Adhvaith asked her while pouring a glass of water for her.

' Yes please ' she smiled.
Adhvaith ordered one more ghee roast for Amaya as he finished his food.

They had left the venue , when the rain had subsided and he had to wake up a sleepy , drunk , annoyed Amaya. She had complained about how inconsiderate he is that he is taking her without feeding her anything.
That's how they had ended up in a restaurant where Amaya was eating herself to oblivion.

Adhvaith had a lot to process but he had decided not to read too much into any of it because 1. Amaya was drunk and she's still a little drunk and he was sure that she wouldn't have blurted out all of this if she was sober. 2. He just wanted to enjoy their time together 3. He himself wasn't sure about his feelings or thoughts.
The third reason weighed down on his mind heavily.
He has been nice to her always. Why? Was he just being kind or was it more than that? Definitely more than that! If it's not, why did he hire her for a job ? Why did he went to her house? Why was he tagging along now?
It was too much to think about. He shook his head to push back all those thoughts and focus on the person in front of him who was devouring her third ghee roast and humming along.

' Eat slowly, you will get an indigestion ' he warned her.

' Don't know Adi...I think I need to eat a lot more... till my neck' she made a cutting mark on her own neck and he snorted.

' Eat as much as you want but slowly ' he poured some more water into the glass and watched silently till she finished everything in her plate and patted on her tummy .
' three ghee roast pregnant..wow' she mouthed silently and laughed at his expression.

When they came outside, it wasn't raining anymore and the sky looked beautiful with a crescent moon peaking out through the silver of clouds.

' Let's go' Adhvaith suggested as he searched for the car key in his pocket.

' No...I don't want to go back yet ' Amaya refused instantly. She was looking at the sky with a small smile on her lips.

' The sky is so clear and pretty ' she was still looking up and it was impossible to say no to her when she looked that happy. Okay , he loves to see her happy , another realization hit him and he sighed inwardly.

' Okay. What should we do then' he looked around to see if there is a place for them to sit down. Since he was new to this place and it was dark, he could not find anything.

'Follow me' Amaya started to walk ( more like waddle) towards the right side of the road and there was a turn which a lead to a small park.

There were lights in the entrance, except that, there were few lights here and there,  it was almost dark but one could see the surroundings.

There were some swings and slides , a small merry go round in the centre and seesaw and monkey bars in the other corner and a few park benches.
The small area was covered by trees, they were huge. Amaya was walking ahead until they reached the other side of the park, it was a clearing and there was a bench too. It was quiet and they could see the sky clearly.

' There was a place like this in here? ' Adhvaith looked around in disbelief.

' tsk tsk...hello mister...' Amaya waved Infront of his eyes.

' Don't underestimate my ability to recognise a beautiful place like this. Who was the one who show you the best sunset in your life?'

Then she pointed herself and smiled smugly.