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ishita / jai
omg
are the flowers from you?
who else would it be from?
everyone saw
they're whispering
i can't even give excuses. you sent me red roses! you were going all out, weren't you?
don't worry, they won't know it's from me
they will just know you have someone in your life and this will be a nice reminder for joshua and nithin to stay the fuck away from you
hmm i like jealous jai. totally my type
but seriously, how'd you even know they were hitting on me?
i see you
and whenever you cross their desks, their eyes follow. for some reason, they feel like drinking coffee the exact moment you go get a hot chocolate. it wasn't hard to put together
hot
but why flowers today?
you forgot?
shit
is it my birthday?
no there are two more months for it. is it our anniversary?
FUCK IT'S ALREADY A MONTH?
yup
the days flew by so quickly
yes
and i didn't ruin us
and you won't
i lasted a month and i didn't even realise it? wow
jai, are you the love of my life? my destiny? my past lover who was killed before we had a chance to be together. were we given another chance?
you watch too much asian tv
but yes. i'm the love of your life. one month will soon become a year and then ten years. we'll be still together
don't jinx it
i don't care
you're mine, astronaut. i'm not letting go of you
don't.
promise.
oh and one more month for you as my assistant. then, you're free to go. our deal ends.
right? i forgot about that
i kinda like the job. it's good pay
you have your pottery course, remember? you have a dream to chase, astronaut
yeah...
but i guess it'll be weird
why
i'm so used to being next to you. i think i'll miss you
you think?
damn i could literally picture your face rn. that one eyebrow cocked up in question, that look in your eyes
see, i'm so used to you
jai, what if i just stay here? you don't have to find another assistant or adapt to the change. it'll be fun
no
after i move in with you, we could come to work together!
tempting but no
why not :(
your dream is more important
once you go back to learning and creating, you'll remember how much you love it and missed it
don't exchange it for a job like this
okay whatever
you just hate when i'm right
think of it this way, you can walk into the office and into my cabin. you can show us off to your friends here
that would be gold. i can't wait to see their faces when they get to know about us
okay, i have to go. date tonight?
yes sir. clearing both of our schedules now
and, happy one month, asshole. you make love seem easy.
funny how you do the same for me
not funny. romantic.
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1.3 | Cellophane
القصة القصيرةIn which, spontaneous Ishita agrees to work for the methodical businessman Jai to prove him wrong and put him in his place.