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AYRA MALHOTRA ⏾
She "avoided men" like they didn't exist.
ADITYA SINGHANIA ☀︎
He believed he could "handle her-with ease".
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"Arrey yaar, I'm your deskmate," he said, leaning back in his chair, his voice light but edged with a teasing complaint. "I'm not going to charge you a fee just for talking to me. So why don't you ever talk to me?"
She finally looked at him.
Her face stayed calm as her fingers traced the edge of her notebook. Her tone was soft-but sharp.
"Mai gine chune logo se baat krti hun" she replied, her gaze holding his for a brief second "aur us list me tum nhi ho."
[I talk to very few people, she replied, her gaze holding his for a brief second. "And you're not on that list.]
He froze for a second.
Not because of what she said-but because of how she said it.
Hindi.
"Wait-what?" he blurted out. "You... you know Hindi?"