Priya Sharma is a politician's daughter and a CEO of a famous hotel. She is a divorcee and has led a lonely life where she has been in the eye of the public and unable to do as she wants. But that begins to change when she coincidentally meets a man...
Priya stirred coming back from her sleep, still leaning on Ram, as the sun began to set on the horizon. She looked up at him sleepily for a moment, comprehending her position and trying to recognise the face before her. Ram stared back at her and their eyes locked, as she realized their position, faces only inches apart, she backed away immediately.
Her speech shuddered "I am sorry; do you need something?" she asked.
"Do I need something from you?" Ram repeated the question confused.
"I mean, why was I leaning on you?" she questioned, feeling confused and embarrassed at the same time.
"Let me explain just so you don't get any wrong ideas. Actually, you fell asleep an hour ago, you almost fell while dozing off, so I had to catch you" he explained.
Priya stared at him, trying to comprehend the situation. Stupid of me to have the pills and come here alone – she murmured to herself.
"Are you okay?" he asked. He only got a nod from her as a response.
As Ram slipped slowly to get off the wall and leave, he heard her gasps loudly. He stared at her, concentrating at her features, while she stared at the scene before her. The sunset was really beautiful, more beautiful than the picture at the hotel.
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Original picture of the Malecon beach, Cuba
"I guess it really wasn't a scam" he heard her say. She was looking at the sunset and there was a slight smile on her face.
"Yes, it is really beautiful," he said watching her instead of the sunset.
"Okay then, I'll take my leave. Enjoy the sunset, this is the best thing about Cuba, trust me you don't want to miss it" saying this, he left her side and moved away.
Smiling to herself, Priya stared at the sunset and the ocean again. She thought about her hectic, politics-heavy life back home. Flashes of her life, her wedding, her divorce, her agreement with the in-law's everything appeared before her. Everything was a mess back in India but she didn't want to think about it now. She wanted to relax, she wanted to feel at peace and yes, the view in front of her brought exactly that.
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"Hey, you still here? "Ram questioned, more like exclaimed when he saw her again at the same spot.
Priya smiled at him, getting off the wall finally. "Yes, it is very peaceful here. I just got lost."
"Can't complain. This city itself is like a fairy tale and the people here makes it more easy and beautiful"
They both leaned against the wall and stared at the musicians, they were playing a beautiful piece, tourists surrounding them completely.
Priya laughed "Well, it's just my first day here and apart from this moment, I don't think I have had a good day"
