Virat dropped back the morsel of chicken breast that was clearly near his mouth when he heard Sai saying, “Virat, I want to join back acting.” She swallowed when she saw Virat staring at her as he sipped water. Sai felt the intensity of his eyes on her, which nearly choked her breath. She dropped her eyes back to her plate. She hated herself for bringing up the subject.
“Oh I see! That is why you act weird these days!” Virat said, jittering with anger.
Sai hadn’t expected such a reply. She didn’t know she was acting weird these days! “What, weird!”
“You know when I try to, for example, kiss you, you don’t reciprocate. You stiffen while you would tender.”
“What! You don’t kiss me like you used to!” She looked around the restaurant.
Nobody was looking at them. That is fine, she thought. They returned to their plates and swallowed a few morsels before taking again.
“We never ate dinner out, why today?” Virat asked her .
“I thought this might help rekindle our passions for each other.” “Oh yeah, this might!
Why can’t you leave the obsession of going back to acting instead?"
“Why do you come all along and blame my love of acting for everything?”
They ate new morsels whi le they glared at each other in silence. “When we met I clearly told you that I don’t like actresses and never will I take one as a wife. You agreed!” Virat ranted.
Virat's debut novel had been out.
Sai was a renowned actress then in the country who had several superhit movies. She was also a voracious reader and happened to read Virat's novel. She put following words in praise of the novel on her social media:
Entertaining, funny and illuminating! I guzzled the novel in mighty chunks. Recommended to my fans..
Sai was the first celebrity who commented about the novel. She really loved it, the comment really came from her heart. Thereafter, she sent Virat invitation to a private party at her residence. She didn’t expect him to arrive but she couldn't contain her emotions and send him the invitation anyway through email. When Virat received the invitation and he couldn’t believe it. He didn’t want to go to the party but he thought it might sound rude.
Sai saw him in the party, alone, nor dancing, nor drinking, only sitting on sofa. She was busy with her friends and couldn't be with him for a long time. She told him to enjoy the party, he though nodded, but came out of the party and sat in the balcony, looking at the stars. She came looking for him and they in truest sense met in the balcony. “Why are you here? Are you okay?” she asked Virat when she found him. “I don’t like being around several unknown people!” There was awkward moment of silence between them. Though, Sai managed to ask. “I was thinking whether we could have dinner tomorrow together." She wanted to say something but couldn’t know what to say. So, in the rush she asked him out. “Oh, that’ll be great.” They did come to the dinner. Both wanted to know each other.
Sai asked, “So you aren’t married, are you?”
“No, no.”
“So will you marry me, hah?”
“What? Ah, no!"
