Chapter 366

For a minute she even got mad at Pryag for ignoring her and reacting the way that he did. It was extremely annoying when she was trying to tell him something very important. She paused for a minute and looked around while he continued to enjoy the soup. She got even more annoyed at him. Then it occurred to her. It must definitely be hard for him to listen to her. She knew that he lover her very much. And just after a few minutes, there was some other guy in the picture and the woman he loved was telling him that she has been seeing him. It was not easy to digest for anyone. Diya felt bad. She was not annoyed at him anymore once she realized that. She wanted to break it down to him gently but there was no gentle way to say it. Diya continued after a brief pause. Pryag had almost finished his soup. Diya said, “I have been seeing him for a while. I kind of like him. It was very casual I the beginning…..” she paused for a minute again and said, “…then it got a bit more than just casual.” Pryag didn’t say anything. She said to herself, “Say something! Anything, just any damn thing.” But no words came out of his mouth. She wanted to look into his eyes and read him but he hardly looked at her. She waited for a couple of minutes and she couldn’t bear his silence anymore. She opened up her mouth to say something and the food that they had ordered arrived. She waited for the waiter to leave to continue the conversation. Pryag beat her to it and asked her looking around, “Are those pair of eyes still interested in me?” and smiled. Diya had not expected that. It took her by surprised. For a moment she felt like smacking him right on his face. It took her a few seconds to recover from it and she looked around and said, “She is still around but is busy chatting with someone.” Pryag said, “That’s bad. I might loose another one too. Looks like it.” He gave out a meek laugh and turned his attention to his food.

Diya didn’t know what to say. She felt like someone just pricked her with a needle when she wasn’t looking. She couldn’t concentrate on her food. She doodled on it with a fork. Diya said, “Pryag. Look at me.” He looked up and asked cheerfully, “What? You don’t like it? Let me taste yours.” He grabbed a fork and tasted her food. Diya got a bit irritated and said, “Forget it.” Pryag said, “Hey! I am listening to what you are saying. At the same time also like to enjoy my food.” Diya just couldn’t figure out what he was thinking. She replied with urgency and said, “I really didn’t mean for any of this to happen. I didn’t want to hurt you in any way. You have got to believe me.” He looked up and said, “I know. Why don’t we discuss this after we finish our meal? This is really good and I think you should enjoy this. The evening is still young and we can continue our conversation later. Diya felt relieved by his statement. She nodded in agreement. They both finished their meal. It was indeed very pleasant for her pallet. The menu not only had a huge selection but it also had international flavors added to it. Diya’s choice was a pan tossed lasagna salad. She had randomly picked one up from the menu as she had something else on her mind. It had some over roasted tomatoes and olives. It also had baby spinach and pumpkin seeds. It was tossed along with some bread croutons and shredded pepper jack cheese. Pryag had ordered rice and eggplant. A big whole eggplant was halved and was backed with some tomatoes and feta cheese. The sauce was made from capers and wine. It was served with a Greek salad and rice. It was definitely unique and tasty. Pryag thoroughly enjoyed himself. Diya excused herself to make a trip to the bathroom.