My nightmare turned lover

Chapter -16

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Astha's POV:-

At the office canteen..

Sitting in the canteen, I looked at my watch for the fifth time since I got here. Indeep is nowhere to be seen. And here I thought that I would be the one going to be late!

As I was mentally thinking that if by another five minutes he doesn't show up then I will unfriend him from my life, my phone started ringing.

" Where are you? Have you ditched your friend for your girlfriend? Well atleast you could tell me so..I would have ordered something for me. I'm starving you know. And..."

" Whoa.. slow down angry bird." I gasped audibly since this is the first time he is calling me by something other than my name. Yeah sure it is okay since friends do it all the time.. but he is always the perfect gentleman in our group. Classy speaking is his style, so these words from his mouth took me by surprise.
" Umm... sorry I called you that.." I'm sure his cheeks are burning from embarassment right now considering how shy he is.

" It's okay...go on." I have already forgiven him for ditching me like that and who wouldn't...he is such a cutee.

" So yeah...I was going to say that sorry I forgot to tell you that we are not having our lunch.."

" It's okay. And best wishes for your date." I sighed. There goes my plan of mending my heart with expensive food.

" No, no...I don't have a girlfriend." I can almost see his shy embarrassed smile from the phone. " And certainly am not cancelling our lunch. It's that we are not having lunch in the office canteen. We will have it in Mainland China. If you don't like it then we can have it in elsewhere too or in the canteen as well." He paused waiting for my reply.

" Yeah ofcourse. I love Chinese. Let's go there." Yeah it's a bit costly but who cares. I have some mending works to do and I have heard that good food helps in that.

" Umm... actually I'm already in here. I had some work nearby. So.."

" Don't worry...I will be there shortly." I said and cut the call. Hope this lunch doesn't burn a big hole in my purse.

At Mainland China....

Indeep was sitting on a corner table and as soon as he noticed me, he waved his hands towards me.

I smiled at him and went there. As I reached the table, he immediately stood up and offered to slide the chair for me. See I told you, he is a gentle man. He does not let his manners slip even with his friends.

" Thank you Indeep." And I sat down.

" The pleasure is mine." Saying this he too got down on his chair, looking shy as always.

We sat there awkwardly for a few minutes, smiling slightly whenever our eyes met. See it is different when we are in office or when we are with our other friends. I have never been out alone with a guy.. even if he is a friend. So my awkwardness is obvious.

After another awkward minute the waiter came in and placed a bottle of chilled champagne in front of us. I looked at Indeep with wide eyes. Is he mad? Why is he ordering champagne? It's just a lunch, why make it costly one? Nope I am not going to pay for that.

After the waiter poured that costly liquid in our glasses, he left smiling and saying an 'enjoy'.

Well he will definitely enjoy as it is us who will have to pay not him! On the other hand he will get a tip and offcourse a salary for giving us that champagne. So his smile is justified.