Just in a day

RIVAAN

Okay, to be honest it wasn’t just a hi and it was more like
‘Hi’
Then she looked up at me and the hi turned into
‘Hi , um, how was your meal? I’m the owner of the place. I just wanted to know if you need anything else.’
‘The meal is great, thanks for asking,’ she replied and then went to read her book.
I was just standing there like a statue and when she looked up at me again all i could say was ‘reading white nights? Dostosveysky was a great person’
‘Well, that’s debatable’ she said while closing her book and giving me a chance to have a conversation with her.
‘Care to explain?’ I said.
‘Sure, have a seat’.
I listened to all of her explanations which I already knew but her interpretations made it more coherent and we finally concluded  that Dostosveysky was a great writer but as a person , well in her words, it was debatable.
‘Well, that was fun, so which author do you think is  a great writer and also a great human being?’ I asked her.
‘Don't you have to work now? You have a whole cafe to run’. She replied .
I swear to god reading her was not easy and this was definitely not the answer i had expected. Before I could say anything I noticed a bandage on her hand. I was certain that she saw me as she hid her  hands under the table.
‘You should go, the meal was great and the place is amazing. Sorry for holding you back from your busy schedule.’
I didn’t realise how stupid i will sound when i said ‘ i don't have a busy schedule’
‘ You said you run this place, how can you not be busy?’
‘ I don't run this place, my father does.’
‘So your father owns the place and you said you did, huh, i guess all the rich are alike’
‘Wha- , uh no, no you don't understand. I graduated recently and my father wants me to learn the family business, so I thought I should interact with customers to know their needs and assist them.’
‘Seems like you interacted with only one customer’
‘Seems like you are the special one’
‘Seems like you are flirting with me’
‘Seems like you are right’ .
And there it was, her smile. The most beautiful smile. She tried her best to hide it but failed.
Seems like I'm making some progress.