"Ishita... Do. Not. Move." Raman enunciated each word with such authority that she couldn't move even if she tried. He raised his hands and trailed them from her forearms to her elbows and up to her shoulders leaving goosebumps in their wake. Then, in one swift movement, he roughly brushed her left shoulder with his right hand as his other hand jerked her to the opposite side.
The sudden jerking movement broke her trance and gave her another reason to be annoyed. "What the hell was that, Raman?!"
"Just hear me out before you get all mad again, will you! Look there!" Raman turned her around and pointed in the far corner of the room just in time for Ishita to see a spider crawling away. "There was a spider on your shoulder."
Realization dawned on Ishita and her breathing returned to normal. Of course, she thought. Why else would he want to come close to her?
Raman cleared his throat and hoped Ishita hadn't noted his pounding heart during their unfortunate close situation. "I have to go. Meri...meri meeting hai. Yeh saara jhamela samet lena aaj ke din mein..." He vaguely gestured to the mess on his bed and the floor, as he stumbled out of the room. [I... I have a meeting. Try to fix this mess in today's date...]
Do dil mil rahe hain
Do dil mil rahe hain
Magar chupke chupke
Do dil mil rahe hain
Magar chupke chupke
Sabko ho rahi hai
Haan sabko ho rahi hai
Khabar chupke chupke
Do dil mil rahe hain
Magar chupke chupke
Saanson mein badi bekarari
Aankhon mein kayi rat jage
Kabhi kahin lag jaaye dil toh
Kahin phir dil na lage
Apna dil main zara thaam loon
Jaadu ka main isse naam doon
Jaadu kar raha hai
Jaadu kar raha hai
Asar chupke chupke
He grabbed his laptop bag and the tiffin on the dining table, as he rushed through the living room and towards the front door. In his hurry to find his shoes, he stumbled into Romi at the door.
"Ouch bhai!" he exclaimed. "Dhyan kahaan hai aapka! Mera pair kuchal diya!" [Where is your attention? You crushed my foot!]
"Mera dhyan-" Raman attacked, exasperated beyond belief. "Mera dhyan yahin hai! Tu... tujhe kya hua hai, yeh bol! I'm perfectly fine," he stammered, a bit too defensively. "And what are you even doing here? Shouldn't you be at the office?!" [I'm paying perfect attention! Something's wrong with you probably. I'm perfectly fine.]
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