Ved Awasthi had a recent breakup with his girlfriend. He was heartbroken and began finding solace in a cup of coffee from his favorite coffee joint. There he meets a gorgeous waitress, Natasha and falls head over heels in love with her. But he is in...
Ved worked in his cubicle when someone tapped the top of his cubicle. Inhaling the overused cheesy gent's spray, Ved guessed the person to be Aditya.
'What happened?' Ved said not looking up from his laptop. He heard Aditya sigh.
'Lunch?' He asked.
Ved stopped typing, his fingers still hovering over the keyboard. He pondered if he should go to the same coffee joint or some other. A part of his heart wants to see Natasha but another part, the logical one, is warning him to take control of his emotions. But it has been three days since he had been avoiding going there, the other side of his heart argued.
'Earth to Ved? Are you alive, man?' Aditya held his shoulder and shook him little. Ved snapped out from his chain of thoughts and looked dazed at his friend.
'Aditya? Let us try some other restaurant.' Ved said casually as they walked through the cubicles.
Aditya nodded, he added that he doesn't care where they eat as long as they eat. Ved smiled and patted his shoulder. Just then, the elevator door opened and Vikram and Dia stepped out. Ved froze. The two-looked disheveled and seemed to be having a make-out session. Aditya looked at them disgustingly. Dia looked slightly guilty but Vikram was cool. Ved and Dia looked at each other.
Vikram slipped his arm around her waist and whispered, - 'Let us go, sweetheart.' He then looked crossly at Ved. Dia nodded and the two walked away. Ved looked at them go briefly before stepping into the elevator.
'What's up with those two? Always horny AF.' Aditya shrugged. Ved pressed the button to ground floor.
'Aditya?' Ved tilted his head and looked at his friend, - 'Let us go to our usual place?'
Aditya's face lit up instantly. He nodded like a kid and Ved smiled placing his arm on his shoulder.
'Dude, aren't you upset seeing those two?' Aditya asked curiously. Ved clicked his tongue shaking his head. Aditya eyed his smile suspiciously.
Ved took few days, some cups of coffee and Natasha to move on. True, the break-up had affected him badly. He was broken. But surprisingly he recovered, maybe because the break up wasn't his fault. He had given his hundred percent into it, but still, it didn't work out. Ved is happy he did move on and not slip into depression. But he lied when he said that Vikram and Dia's proximity didn't affect him. It did, whatever he shared with Dia was genuine and they had shared some beautiful time together the memories still hurt him. It does affect him to see her with someone else. Not just as much as it did days ago.
Ved and Aditya sat in their usual corner in the Coffee shop. Ved kept playing with the salt stand while Aditya kept whining on phone, his mother is scolding him for not taking tiffin and eating outside food.
Aditya sighed slamming his phone face front on the table, Ved looked up at him. He sighed massaging his face with his palms.
'My Mom is scolding me for eating out again,' - He moved his hand and leaned, - 'She thinks I am getting skinny. Am I?' He asked Ved. Ved was speechless for a second, he looked at his friend.
'You have reduced a little.' He gestured with his fingers. Aditya's face lit up
'Really?' He asked, his eyes twinkling. Ved smiled nodding. Aditya gushed happily how he has begun dieting and exercising seriously.
'Hello, Ved.' A sweet voice floated into Ved's ear and he looked up. Natasha smiled sweetly at him. Ved noted she isn't dressed in her work dress. She looked gorgeous in a high neck, sleeveless short and pleated mustard yellow summer dress. Ved's admired her flowing hair that rested half on her shoulder and the other half on her back, he noted the edges of her hair were neatly curled.
'Hey!' Ved smiled at her. He is so happy that she remembered his name.
Aditya waved at her and tried getting her attention. She looked at him surprised.
'Hi! I am Aditya.' He said sticking out his hand for a shake. Natasha looked apprehensively at his hand and then at him. Ved facepalmed and kicked his overexcited friend's leg under the table.
'Oww!'
Natasha is startled.
Aditya looked at Ved who angrily gestured him to get lost. Aditya looked at him and then at Natasha and back again at him. He smirked nodding at his friend and stood up. This startled Natasha again. Ved facepalmed at his friend's clumsiness.
'Sorry, sorry.'
'It is okay.' Natasha said sweetly. Ved concluded that the sweetness in her voice isn't fake. Aditya pulled out a chair of her and excused himself, - 'Boss just texted. I gotta go. Sorry.' He smiled.
'No problem.' Natasha said taking her seat opposite Ved. Ved shifted in his seat. She bends down to fix the strap of her brown thong slippers and taking the chance, he quickly fixed his hair with his fingers. Ved is regretting not bringing mouth fresher with himself, he used to carry it always when he was in a relationship with Dia.
