Chapter 1

Nitya Ahuja

@Hot-Chocolate

Part 1

A/N

So while watching the precap, I had this idea as to how would they meet and what will they talk about, and wanted to write my version of this meeting before the episode airs. Credits to all those discussions on Twitter and IF, regarding Ghee Upma and Roses etc. I'm just trying to put all your thoughts added with my own imagination, into this OS.

Hope everyone enjoys !

And please leave your reviews and comments down, it would be my pleasure. Thank you !

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Ram dialled Dr.Priya's number.

Ram - ( smiling to himself ) Dr.Priya! Kitna suit karta hain na uspe ye naam. Simple aur sweet sa, bilkul uski tarah. Pata nahi Yuvraj ne uska naam Pillu kyu rakha, matlab pillu hi kyu yaar, kuch bhi rakhleta, pillu ek dam puppy ka naam hai, kisi bhi insaan pe suit nahi karta, aur uspe to bilkul nahi, wo to sherni type hai, saamne se hi lagta hai, kuch bhi bolunga to khajayegi ! Bilkul aise, khaaaaaauuuuuu!!!

Usne mujhse ek shabd bhi nhi kaha apne breakup ke baare me, na koi nonsense, na hi koi drama. Kuch to hoga na uski baat me bhi sach, aise hi thodi wo chup rahegi. Aur uski aankhon me tha kuch, kuch keh rhi thi uski aankhen, kuch to chupa tha unme, thoda dard, thoda gussa, par kuch aur bhi tha, pata nahi kya...

Just then Priya picked up his phone.

Ram - Hello, pillu! Oh sorry sorry, mera matlab Prr..pri..priya! Hi, dentist, matlab hi dr.priya !

Priya - Hi, kaun bol raha hai?

Ram - Are main Ram Kapoor! Industrialist from Bandra, mera matlab Yuvraj ka boss!

Priya - Oh achha, Aap! Ji bataiye, kuch kaam tha aapko? I'm really sorry. Meri mummy aur behen ne aaj jo waha kiya wo bahut galat tha, main bahut sharminda hu, aur unki taraf se main maafi maangti hu.

Ram - Are nahi nahi Priya. Tum maafi mat maango, tumhari galti nahi hai. Tumhari mom aur behen ne jo kiya..wo..koi baat nahi, rehne do, matlab main uss cheez ko bhoolke tumse milna chahta hun.

Priya - Mujhse! Kyu? Aap mujhse kyu milna chahte hai?

Ram - Mera matlab, nahi waisa kuch nahi hai, main bas tumse milke baat karna chahta hu, Yuvraj ke baare me. Dekho Priya, main yuvraj ko kai saalo se jaanta hu, aur wo mere liye kaam karta hai, to isiliye mujhe uspe koi shak nahi hai, lekin ye baat bhi sahi hai, ki bina kisi wajah ke tumhari mom aur behen, matlab wo aise hi kuch nahi bolti, matlab kuch to sach iss baat me bhi hoga na, aur agar iss baat me koi bhi sach hai, to mai bilkul nahi chahunga ki meri aaloo yani alekha ki shaadi ek aise ladke se ho, jo sirf uske paiso se pyaar karta hai. To ye bahut zaroori hai mere liye janna. Kyunki ye pyaar ki baat hai, rishte ki baat hai. To isiliye main tumse milke tumhara side of the story bhi janna chahta hu, to kya hum mil sakte hain, agar tum chaho to?

Priya - Mr.Kapoor main agar aapse sach kahun to mujhe kisi se bhi apni personal life ke baare me discuss karna pasand nahi hai, aur yahi wajah hai ki mai subah waha se bina aapko jawab diye chali gayi. Kyunki mujhe ye drama karna, stunts wagarah bilkul nahi pasand. Maine pehle hi soch liya tha, ki ab Yuvraj jo bhi karega, main usme interfere nahi karungi, lekin abhi jab aapne alekha ki baat ki, to mujhe laga ki wo sachhai deserve karti hai, aur main nahi chahti ki alekha apni life ka itna bada decision, shaadi ka, bina sach jane kare, to theek hai, main aapse milne ke liye ready hoon.

Ram - Thank you so much Priya, I mean mai sach me bahut grateful hoon, ki tum apni personal boundaries se bahar nikalke ye cheez mujhse share karne ke liye ready ho, to ham kal mil sakte hai? Kaha par milna hai? Tum bata do.

Priya - Umm, mere clinic ke paas hi ek cafe hai, 'Baked with Love' naam hai uska, to ham waha mil sakte hain din me coffee ke liye, matlab aapki baat ko discuss karne ke liye, agar aapko koi problem na ho to?

Ram - Problem! Are nahi yaar, kaisi problem? Mujhe to waise bhi coffee caaaaafeee pasand hai, matlab kaafi pasand hai, haa haa, matlab samajh gayi na tum, to thik hai fir, kal din me milte hai, coffee par!

Priya - Haan, coffee par.

Ram - Achha waise ek aur cheez..!

Priya - Haan boliye?

Ram - Maine to suna tha ki dentist sirf logo se appointment pe milte hai, pehli baar dekh raha hu, ki koi dentist coffee date, I mean coffee pe kisi se mil raha hai...

Priya - ( smiling ) Aap bhi na Mr. Kapoor, itni ajeeb aur bekar baate kyu karte hai!

Ram - Ab actually aaj subha se sab itni tension me the, to socha thoda hasa deta hun! Waise mujhe pata hai abhi tum smile kar rahi ho meri baate sunke, dekha mera sense of humor kitna achha hai, haina!

Priya - ( shaking her head, smiling ) Ok, Bye Mr.Kapoor!

Ram - Bye, Dr.Priya !

Both kept the phone down, with a smile on their faces, a smile which was reaching their eyes, and giving a lot of peace to their souls. That night, both of them could not sleep, lost in the thoughts of the other, and their phone conversation.

Next Day, at 3:00 pm, Ram parked his car in front of a building. As he got out, he read the sign saying, Baked with Love. He was at this cafe in Bandra, where he was supposed to meet a jhalli si dentist, named Pillu, oh sorry, Dr.Priya. As he looked around the whole cafe, it gave him a fresh, positive vibe. Something which was not common. As a food lover, he had visited many restaurants and cafe's. But there was something so different about this one, something so pleasant and pure, something which he could not explain. It was the first time he was visiting this cafe, but it felt as if he knew it from long, as if this had been his comfort place for ages now! Lost in his thoughts, he entered the cafe, where the smell of freshly baked bread, chocolate brownie and coffee hit his nostrils. Cinnamon mixed with coffee and chocolate with a hint of spice wafted across, and suddenly, the foodie Ram came to the front. He walked inside swiftly, sitting at a table near the window, taking in the view of the outside world, and ordered two coffees, and a croissant, while waiting for Priya.

Just as the waiter served his order and left, he looked up to meet the person he was waiting for so eagerly, Dr. Priya. She was wearing an orange suit, and had kept her hair open. As she was walking inside, searching for him, she smiled at the owner of the cafe, a lady whom she seemed to know.

As she smiled, Ram was so lost in her, that he barely had the track of the activities going around him. She was no longer the jhalli with a tied bunch of hair, with a white coat, and a mask. Her beauty seemed so captivating, that he was thrown off. Wearing an orange suit, with hair open, slightly moving with the wind, a serene and sweet smile on her face, walking towards him, Ram could surely say that she was the most beautiful girl he had ever known.

And as someone who appreciated outer beauty a lot, and had a modern day 'hot' girlfriend, with shaped body, and short dresses with loads of pancake on her face, this change in perception was very drastic in him. It was the first time he found a girl without any short dresses, makeup and a zero figure, so beautiful, that he could not comprehend anything. This beauty really captivated him, something that he had never felt looking at Kriti, his girlfriend.

Ram was so lost seeing her, that he was rudely brought back to this world when she snapped her fingers in front of him.

Priya - Mr.Kapoor! Aap kaha khoye huye hai? Mai kitni der se aapko bula rahi hu?

Ram - ( fumbling ) Oh sorry sorry, I'm sorry! Wo actually me tum me, mera matlab tumhare order ke baare me soch raha tha, maine to tumhare liye sirf coffee hi order ki hai, tum aur kya lena chahogi. Aree khadk kyu ho, baitho na please !

Priya - Thank you. Main apne liye order kar chuki hu, aap apna bataiye.

Ram - Ek second, tum to abhi aayi, to tumne order kab kiya?

Priya - Actually wo jo iss cafe ki owner hai na, Sara Sharma, wo meri kaafi achhi dost hai, to jab maine enter kiya na, to usne mujhe dekh liya. Isiliye wo order apne aap bhej degi. Main yaha ki regular customer hu na, tu usse pata hai ki main ghee upma hi lungi.

Ram - Ghee Upma?! Yaha Ghee Upma bhi milta hai? Mujhe to pata hi nahi tha!

Priya - Waise to baaki logo ke liye nahi hota, but haan mere liye Sara apne haath se banati hai, kyunki mujhe uske haath ka ghee upma bahut achha lagta hai, aur mai yaha aake hamesha wahi khaati hu. Toh isiliye..

Ram - Oho, preferential treatment, I see, nice nice ! ( teasing her )

Priya just smiled shyly, and said,

Priya - Wo sab chodiye, aapne apna order de diya?

Ram - Ha maine to apne liye ek croissant hi order kiya hai, ( in a dramatic tone ) ab mere liye koi thodi na special ghee upma banayega!

Priya chuckled, shaking her head.

Priya - Achaa ab aap bataiye, aapko kya baat karni hai?

Suddenly Ram became all serious, the goofy expression long gone, and looked at Priya with eyes full of sadness, questions, and doubts...

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Okay, so leaving it here, I planned to complete it in one part, but it already became so long, credits to my brain which just can't stop once I start writing, so I'll write the rest of their coffee date and conversation in the next part, which hopefully I will publish in 1-2 days. Till then, I hope you liked this, and please drop your comments and reviews down, I would love to read them.

Love ❤

NityaAhuja152023-06-02 14:16:01