LOVE STORY.. Its more than just a book...

Chapter 7

Sid and Alia enter a cafeteria at the road end. They are greeted by the man in mid thirties at the reception he gestures welcoming them. Sid walks ahead of Alia who takes more time hoping everywhere and settles for a table at the center of the cafeteria.

"Siddh... I don't want to sit here" Alia beams at him she then looks around the fairly sized cafeteria and her eyes lay on a booth next to the glass wall and just like a child who spots a butterfly she declares " I wanna sit there.. I wanna sit there..." she starts hoping towards the booth just like a kid after two steps she pauses and looks at him " Sid come please... or are you going to ditch me for a sitting booth???" she pouts her lips in a sad frown, he laughs at her childness. "No I won't ditch you... after you Madame..." he bows down from waist and gestures his one hand for her to move forward in a very fake Italian accent. They settle down. "You know Alia you are just like a child I mean just for a sitting booth..." Alia breaks him in the middle of the sentence "so what?? Okay tell me did my small wish for a booth cause any harm to anybody?? It didn't... so it's cool"

"But..."

"Sid why do you worry so much just relax, people will look talk about us for 2min and then forget about it... its okay... and you know you should not give up on everything you wish for just for the sake of what others will think or say"

The waitress comes and greets looking at Sid "Good morning handsome what would you like to have today" she continues giving him flirtiest looks while he nervously adjusts his spectacles and orders the first thing he reads "uhm... a grilled sandwich with hot Chocó coffee"

She turns towards alia who was still giggling and wagging eyebrows at Sid. "Uhm... I would like to have a mixed sauce pasta with a strawberry shake" the waitress winks at Sid and leaves. As soon as she leaves Alia bursts laughing "omg Sid... right now you would put tomatoes to embarrassment" she takes out her mobile and clicks his picture and shows him. He looks at his pic, he couldn't manage but laughs at himself "that's why everybody laughs at me... that's why I am a live joke for everybody" he says to more to himself but Alia hears it. She decides to give him a moment of time. She looks out from the glass wall and decides she will help Sid out after all he is the most sweet and honest guy she has come across her life. Sid too looks outside onto the street flashes of memories when everybody laughs at him in school- in college- and the editor. Both of their trails of thoughts were interrupted by the waitress. "Here is your order anything else handsome."

To this Alia replies "no thanks?"

The waitress places a tissue onto Sid side Alia peeps onto it. The tissue had her number and name written on it with a red lipstick mark. She turns to walk away when Alia gets hold of her hand and says "you know what Ms. Nincompoop my friend doesn't need your name and number. He deserves the best girl in the world and not some despo like you. You and he are in no comparison" she throws the tissue back into her tray. The waitress scowls and leaves. A stunned Sid looks at her and mouths "what was that?"

"Why?? Did you like her Sid?

"No... But you were so blunt and you didn't even care about how she would react... what would have happened if this outburst led to a fight or something"

"Why should I worry?? When you are with me." Alia replied casually digging her fork into pasta but her voice had full confidence and faith on him. Sid ponders on her words someone trusts him someone whom he have just met 2 days back trusts him. They eat rest of their food Alia making small conversations about what she likes to eat and her favorite movies of Shahrukh. Afterward they leave to get back to work.