The Date #Writeapageaday #blogaberrycc

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Romi's House 9 am

Romi was trying to solve the crossword puzzle in the morning newspaper, just when the doorbell rang. Slightly annoyed, she found Rony standing there, sweating profusely and panting, but did he care? He still had that bright smile stuck on his face. She knew he had just come from the gym, and Urvashi was with him, all this while.



"Romu, guess what!" His innocent eyes sparkled with excitement. "She asked me out on a date!"

A bit perplexed, Romi exploded, "Urvashi? As on a date? You've got to be kidding me! Ronu, brake please!"

"I knew you would never believe, but that's what happened." He declared, lifting her petite body from the shoulders, and made her sit on a chair.

"Fine, explain now." She pretended to be patient.

"So, she asked me out at the Rooftop Café this evening. She would be ready by 6, and I would have to pick her up. Finally, it's a date, Romu, it's a date" He gleamed with pride and anticipation, perhaps for some positive response from his best friend.

"Are you sure it's you and Urvashi? Last time I heard, she was head over heels for some random contact on Social Media. How did you come into the picture?" she was genuinely curious.

"Dedication, Romu, dedication! She could sense that. See, I joined the gym to give her company, as she used to get bored. I changed my style to whatever she preferred and then helped her with all her projects. Do you think she is blind?"

Romi closed her eyes and murmured to herself, "You are blind, Ronu! Yes, you are dedicated, loyal, and willing to bring out the best in yourself, but all for the wrong person. You hardly look at the one who actually cares for you and for whom you really matter." Her thoughts were interrupted by Rony's chuckle, "You know, actually, there is indeed this guy she had befriended on social media, he is also coming for some time at the café, and she is just going to introduce me to him as her boyfriend so that he gets the shock of his life."

Just as she had guessed, Urvashi was again fooling this honest boy. But would he ever realise that? She knew exactly what she had to do this time.



                                                                 Rooftop Café 6:30 pm

Rony was sitting alone at the table, his head bent forward, his hands clutching the tablecloth, trying to get a grasp of whatever had happened just now. Romi approached him and gently put her hand on his shoulder. "Ronu, I am here now."

Shocked initially, Rony looked up at her. "Hey Romu, we had a wonderful time!" he tried desperately to hide his disappointment under a bright smile, but failed miserably.

Romi pulled the chair closer to him, held his hand, "Ronu, I saw whatever had happened, she just made you her bouncer, and once she could sense that the other guy was safe, she left you to pay the bills and went away with him. Right?"

Rony shook his head, "You had warned me so many times, but my own confidence so blinded me that I just chose to unsee. I am a fool, Romu."

"Who said you are a fool? You are the most honest person I have ever seen. Only you gave your heart to the wrong one. Perhaps you can choose someone else now, maybe somebody who cares for you and who genuinely bothers about you?" She clinched his fist softly.

A surprised Rony lifted his eyes, "What do you mean, Romu?"

"Rony, can I be your date today, and perhaps for many more days ahead?"


This post was created for the Blogaberry Creative (Monthly) Challenge with the theme word Date.

This post is written for #WriteAPageADay by Blogchatter

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