UNDYING DEVOTION

CHAPTER 17 | My Heart Yearns For You

2 days later

Author's POV :

The sunshine peeked inside the room through the curtains while Meera had the perfect sleep of her life.

Last night after coming home from the set, she couldn't help but imagine all the fake scenarios while reading the latest classic novel. Even though she tried sleeping, she couldn't. Finally, getting exhausted from the voice in her head, she decided to scroll through his Instagram account. But as she was scrolling through his old posts,she mistakenly tapped on the like button. And that had her heart race a marathon. She quickly disliked the post and threw the blanket over her head. And hence it was almost three of the night when she slept- quite opposite to Meera's usual schedule.

The alarm had been blaring for nearly half an hour now, she was supposed to wake up at 6:30! But it was already 7!
As she realized, she bolted out of bed, cursing under her breath. "Oh no, I'm so late!" she muttered to herself. She hastily threw on some clothes, not bothering with breakfast, and dashed out the door. As she raced to the set, the clock ticking away, panic set in.

At the shoot location, Raghbir anxiously glanced at his watch, while Ishika asked,"Where's Meera? The shoot was supposed to start an hour ago!"

Raghbir trying his best to sound less tensed, chimed in, "Relax. Maybe she's caught up in traffic or something."

Ishika frowned, "But this is not like her. She's never late."

Meanwhile, Meera arrived breathless on the set, her hair slightly disheveled. Raghbir's eyes widened as he saw her. He couldn't help but be captivated by her presence.

Ishika, noticing Raghbir's reaction, nudged him teasingly. "Well, well, Raghbir. Looks like someone is whipped, hm? "

Raghbir blushed slightly, recalling the moments they shared at the restaurant. "I don't know what you're talking about."

Ishika smirked. "Sure, sure. By the way, Meera, fashionably late, I see."

Meera, catching her breath, apologized, "I'm so sorry, everyone. Overslept a bit. Won't happen again."

Raghbir, trying to play it cool, said, "No worries, Meera. Let's get started, shall we?"

As they prepared for the shoot, the atmosphere lightened. The crew exchanged banter, and Meera's late arrival became a running joke on set.

During a break, Ishika approached Meera. "So, spill the beans. What kept you up so late?"

Meera chuckled, "Just lost track of time, you know?"

Ishika, with a mischievous grin, teased, "Lost track of time, or was busy with someone special?"

Bullshit.

She was busy with the thoughts of someone special, though.

Meera blushed, trying to evade the question. "Let's focus on work, Ishika."

Back on set, Raghbir couldn't shake off the memories of their night three days ago. As they filmed their scenes, there was a subtle hint of mischief in Raghbir's eyes.

The previous night when he was scrolling through some articles, a certain notification made his heart skip a beat.

"Meera Kapoor liked your post"

As he clicked the photo, it was one of his old posts. She was stalking him!!

And since then, he couldn't help but smile.
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As the day progressed, Raghbir found moments to steal glances at Meera, and Ishika continued to playfully poke fun at their supposed newfound connection.