Feed your fantasies.

Rohit Saraf

One fine afternoon a dimly lit bookstore in Landour was bustling with so many people. There was a huge board put up outside the bookstore " Messed up love (why not right😉) Book reading by the Author herself". The small bookstore was set up with chairs, while Y/n sat in the middle reading the chapters out loud.
She was overwhelmed because she never expected that these many people would come to her book reading but here she was, reading her book to at least 100 people in this small town of India.

After 1 hour of booking reading, and reciting 5 chapters Y/n was busy answering questions regarding the book.
It took almost another hour by the time everyone left. Now there was only Y/n, the bookstore owner left and heavy rain was pouring out. When they realised that they were not the only ones left. There was someone, sitting in between the aisle reading "Messed up love".
Y/N was quite shocked to see that her book can make someone forget the world. The old owner of the bookstore handed her two cups of Hot chocolate and asked her to go to one of her readers.
As she walked towards him, her heart raced because now the person reading her book was no ordinary man. It was the very known actor Rohit Saraf. For a minute she stood there trying figure out if she's seeing the right thing when he looked up and sa her standing there.

" Hi" he said taking his ear phones out

" Amm.. hey"

" You needed something?" He questioned her

" No. Uncle asked me to give you this" she replied passing him the cup.

" Oh thanks" he said taking the cup and realising it's raining " when did it start raining?"

" Almost an hour ago"

" Fuck, i didn't notice. Has the author left"

" Which author?"

" The one who had her book reading here?"

" Aah... Did you attend it?" She asked him with confusion while taking a seat beside him

" I did, but i didn't. I mean I was passing by when I saw the board and that area was quite crowded so I sat here listening to her. Then she got busy with Q&A so I sat here reading the book. And I didn't even realise when everything got over.
He said explaining her the whole situation

" So you don't who the author is?"

" I know her name." He said pointing the book

That made Y/N laugh out loud, while he looked at her with confusion

" I am sorry. How are you liking the book?" She finally asked him

" It's good, quite captivating. I love how she has binded all the charectors"

" So you heard her read it and that made you read it?" She asked him feeling something warm in her heart

" Well yes, but tbh it was difficult to hear her that's why i started reading it. There were alot of people to hear her read clearly" he reasoned her

" Anyway, what are you doing here? In Landour?"

" I am on a detox vacation"

" Away from limelight i see" y/n said making Rohit realised that she recognised him

" Well yes. Also because I needed some time for myself " she nodded her head understanding his point

" What are you doing here? Are you a local here?" This time he questioned her

" Technically no. But this is the place that has given me way more than I asked it. So every year I come here to give some of my time to this village"

" Wow..." He said staring at her while she was busy looking outside the window at the chaotic droplets

" It is wow... I mean now uncle knows me enough to give me hot Chocolate and snacks for free" she said as the bookshop owner came handing both of them with a plate full of snacks.

" You know this is my way of flirting with you " said the old man making both Rohit and Y/n laugh

" Amm.. you should actually ask him for his Lovestory. It's better than any novel" suggested Y/n making Uncle chuckle a bit while Rohit looked at the seen in front of him with amused.
He couldn't believe that people can be this easy to be with. He's got friends who are family to him but other than them he never found comfort with anyone else until now.
Three of them spent the evening laughing and sharing stories, but one thing Rohit couldn't stop doing was staring the the unknown girl infront of him. The one who he doesn't know at all.

Soon the rain. Stopped and Y/N got up to leave when Rohit suddenly asked her
" You're leaving?"

" Yes.. it's getting late. And I am still a girl living in an unsafe world. Gotta reach my place before it gets late" she said packing everything but Rohit was not in mood to say bye.

" Let me drop you" he said getting up, paying the old man for the book and walking out with Y/n

Their walk was silent filled with comfortable silence. They both didn't feel like speaking. The moment was enough to make them calm and happy.

" I wish I could take the authors autograph in the book" he said chuckling to himself
" You're reading for the first time. What if you don't like it by the end?"

" Still, someone wrote this book with so much of dedication and efforts. They are an artist and I still want to celebrate them" he said looking up in the sky, but what he could see was the emotions swirling in Y/N eyes.

Soon they were out of Y/N bnb when Rohit realised he still hasn't asked her name. But before he could ask her, she took the book from his hand and wrote something in it. And walked in after handing it to him.

He opened the book only to get a huge smile in return

" Thankyou for appreciating my work

-Y/N"

For a minute he stood there laughing at his idiocity and then he walked up to the door. And before he could knock, the door opened and there stood Y/N smiling

" So Ms. Author. If you don't mind can I take you out for breakfast tomorrow?"

" Who author?" She played with him with a smirk and then nodded

" In that case, I'll pick you tomorrow morning. Also get ready for the review"

With that he walked back to his hotel with huge smile, laughing at himself and blushing at how Y/N made him feel.