I got back to my work after giving him a small smile. After half an hour or so, Neha came to me and invited me to join her for lunch to which I agreed and headed towards the canteen. While we were heading there, I narrated all the things which happened from yesterday evening till today morning. 

" You know what Vihaan said was right," she said.

" You should give him a chance !" she added. As she said this Vihaan also joined us for lunch.

" What are you talking about? " He asked playfully and grabbed a seat. 

"NO, I just told her about the morning thing," I said. 

" Ohhh," He said. 

" So what have you decided ?" He asked 

" Well, I have decided to follow your advice !" I said and he smiled. 

" But now what? Neha asked.

" Well, I guess we should wait and see," Vihaan said and ordered the food. 

                                  After finishing my lunch I got up from my seat and said " OKay so you both continue I will leave as my work is pending".

" Yeah sure," Neha said 

" But Ananya don't come to me if you have any doubts because I am very busy," Vihaan said and smirked.

" NO sir, I will not, " I said and blushed. 

" OH MY GOD! She is blushing " Neha exclaimed and Vihaan laughed. With that, I went towards my desk and resumed my work. After a few hours, I finished my work and I headed towards his cabin and knocked. 

                                         After hearing a low " Come in " I went inside. As I entered inside, I saw him resting back on his chair with his eyes closed. 

" SIR ?" I asked in a low voice. 

"Yes! How are you? " He asked with his eyes still closed. 

"Sir, I have completed the work " I stated ignoring his question and he opened his eyes. 

" This is not the answer to my question " He replied and I looked at my feet as if a movie was going on there. 

" I am fine," I said in a low tone. 

"Hmmm! Okay so let's wrap it up for today as it already late and I am dropping you today " he said in a stern tone. 

" But sir- " he cut me off and said " No arguments". I muttered a small okay and left his cabin. I packed all my stuff and headed towards the parking lot. 

                                I sat in his car and he started driving. I sat with my eyes closed as he was driving the car. 

" Are you okay ?" He asked after a while and I smiled. 

" Yes, I am fine just a slight headache. I badly need a chai ( tea ) " I said and he chuckled. 

" hmmm so let's have tea, " He asked more like stated.  

I wanted to say no but I remembered the chat with Vihaan. 

" Okay," I muttered. 

This is going to be interesting.

   " So where you would like to have tea ?" He asked while concentrating on the road.

" Um Sir actually can we have chai from a Tapri ?" I asked back hesitantly.

" What ?" He asked with a surprised look.

"Yeah! I like the tea from there " I replied.

"Okay! So let's find a Tapri " he stated and started looking for it . After looking for a while we found a clean shed under which the vendor was stirring the hot tea that was boiling in a huge vessel along with some confectionary kept at the side.

"You wait here, I will park the car and come, " He said and I stepped out of the car. After parking the car he came and we headed towards the chai stall. He ordered the tea while I grabbed a seat thinking about the whole situation. I was brought back from my thoughts when He sat next to me and passed me the tea. I held them up in my hands and in inhaled the aroma of the tea.

" So how's it ?" I asked the moment he took a sip.

"It's nice " He smiled and said.

" You know I never thought that I would be having chai with you that too from here, " I said looking at my tea.

"Lie," He said smirking and my head shot up in his direction with a look of shock on my face.

Already the situation is awkward in the first place and this guy is making it even more embarrassing.

I just smiled and continued having my tea in an attempt to hide my face that had started changing its colour due to this comment. After we finished having our tea, he paid the bill and we headed towards the place where the car was parked. We walked in silence as his hands brushed mine which was quite intentional. A smile appeared on his face when I didn't pull away from his hand. After a few moments, he entwined his fingers with mine and I blushed profusely. 

I do not have words to describe the protective feeling it gave me. It was somewhat similar when small girls catch their father's hand while crossing the road for the very first time.

As we reached his car, he released my hand from his grip and a sense of disappointment rushed through me. We both got into the car and he started driving.

" Do you mind if I turn on the radio ?" I asked after a long awkward silence,

" Yeah sure," he said and I turned on the radio and some cheesy romantic Hindi song started ringing in the car turning the atmosphere dense.

As this song started playing, I was remembering the incident which happened when we were walking back to the car. I did not dare to look at him directly but I was looking at him from the corner of my eyes and I could see a faint smile on his face which told me that he was thinking the same.

I turned off the radio and looked outside the window to hide the blush which had crept up to my cheeks.

The rest of the drive was a quiet and very awkward one. As he dropped me at home, I muttered a small thank you and rushed towards my building. I covered my face with my hands when I heard him laugh behind me.

idiot !!

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  "As he read, I fell in love the way you fall asleep: slowly, and then all at once."   

Hey guys,

I hope you guys are doing great and would feel even better with this chapter. Do see and switch the song to get an idea of the situation that Ananya and Agasthya face. And let me know what all you liked about the chapter. :)

Thank you once again.

GLOSSARY :

CHAI - TEA

TAPRI - a shanty tea stall strategically situated at the corner of a street, outside college campus near offices and outside railway stations. 

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