keyishita / jai
did you reach home?
yes just now
i'm sorry i kept you long
you didn't keep me. i chose to be there, mr narcissist
but you didn't have to
if i hadn't volunteered to help you with it, you wouldn't be able to get the four precious hours of sleep that you usually get
but still, it's hardly been four days
what does that have to do with this?
i shouldn't make you work too hard so early into a new job
so you'll work me too much after a few weeks?
i just don't want you to hate the job.
you are not bad at it.
oh my GOD
is that a compliment?
it's the truth
i'm flattered. never thought i'll live to hear you compliment me even if you phrased it like the asshole you are
you love calling me an asshole, don't you?
DUH
why else would i do it
did you reach home?
yes
i'm curious, what do you do when you go home?
i shower, cook, watch something on TV while i eat, do some reading and then go to sleep.
boring as i expected
what do you watch?
cricket
if not, some random show on netflix
so far, cricket's the only interesting thing in your life
you're single, right?
yes
why don’t you fall in love with someone? it’s not like it's difficult to find beautiful women around you.
i mean, it’s very hard to not fall in love with sahana but you did it. why weren't you even interested to know her more? you made it seem like a business deal.
i don’t know i just didn't feel it
are you waiting for me to pencil it in your ugly schedule?
'fall in love'
let me put it right between your meeting with the exporting company and your family dinner. will an hour do, sir? or less?
how do you make everything about me into something you can mock me for?
it’s a rare talent. one that god has generously bestowed upon me, luckily.
lord have mercy on me
it's me
what
it's me you should be begging, not the lord
go to sleep, ishita
goodnight. thank you for helping me today. appreciate it.
no worries
goodnight asshole
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1.3 | Cellophane
Short StoryIn which, spontaneous Ishita agrees to work for the methodical businessman Jai to prove him wrong and put him in his place.