19 Dates

Chapter 5

Shalini, "Waoo Dev, you have matched so soon & that to with this very good looking girl."

Dev, "yeah looks good but are you seeing this? She has nothing written about her in the profile. Just blank, don't you think this is strange?"

Shalini, "stop being a detective now please. Get to know about her, ask her what you want to know about her."

Dev, "alright fine but I can't do this with you looking at me like this. You need to give me privacy."

Shalini, "what? Now that you have her, you don't want me to be here any more."

Dev, "Shalini stop being such a drama queen. Look at the time, you need to go back to work."

Shalini, "yes lover boy, I will leave the both of you in peace. Find out all about her & tell me what she is like."

Dev, "roger that ma'am."

Shalini, "bye & Dev, thank you! I know you are doing this for me."

Dev (smile on his face), "nothing compared to all that you have done for me & after all this will make that Jerk Neeraj live in some peace, so more like I am doing this for him I guess (laughing)."

Shalini, "shut up (smiling), tc"

They left & on his way back home Dev texted Parvati

Dev, "Hi, whats up?"

There was no reply to Dev's message, he reached home & checked his phone twice but there was nothing. So he decided to take a nap, hoping that when he would wake up he would find a reply from her, but no there was nothing. Dev was thinking to himself, "what a destruction of peace this is. I think I should text her again. No but then that would look as if I am too desperate to chat with her." Just as he was lost in his thoughts his phone buzzed. Excited he checked his phone, it was a message from Shalini.

Shalini, "hey lover boy, how is goddess Parvati? ;)"

Dev, "oh you helped me notice the coincidence here, my name is Dev & I have matched with Parvati lol"

Shalini, "haha, cut the crap & tell me how is it going?"

Dev, "nothing is going anywhere. She has not replied to my message." 

Shalini, "what? OK don't think too much, give her some time."

Dev, "wait. What makes you think that I am thinking too much?"

Shalini, "who else would know you better then I do lol."

Dev, "ahh! What should I do?"

Shalini, "do nothing, come over to my place, we will figure out something."

Dev, "your place? Not if that monster is there."

Shalini, "(angry face emoji) his name is Neeraj & he is not a monster."

Dev, "sounds like, my name is Khan & I am not a terrorist lol"

Shalini, "you are an idiot. Don't piss me any further & come over, he is out for some inspection tour, will be back tomorrow. I need company."

Dev, "alright then, I will be there."