RAYA Fan Fiction SS : Love Always Complicated 2

Ram reached the city hospital 5 minutes before time. He asked the cab driver to wait while he gets Priya;If she works here. It could be a well-framed lie for his grandmother for all he knew. He made his way to the reception, where a woman was busy answering a call, so he waited a bit for her to finish.

"How can I help you, sir?", the receptionist asked, smiling flirtatiously at him, as she visually checked him out.
"Is there a Dr. Sharma here?", Ram asked her and although he was suspicious, he hoped that Priya is not a liar.
"We have four Dr. Sharma here, which one do you want. The intern, the oncologist, the neurologist and a general physician?", the receptionist asked him, smiling.
"I am looking for Dr. Priya Sharma", he told her, I didn't know what was Priya's specialization, hell I wasn't even sure if she was a doctor here.
"Oh, she's the general physician here", the receptionist said, checking her computer and Ram felt really relieved to know that she didn't lie but still hope this Priya was the same Priya he knew, "she'll be working till 11:00PM."
"I know, can you call her here," Ram asked her.

"Yes, anything for you handsome", she said, smiling seductively and Ram barely held himself from rolling his eyes.

Priya had a very busy day today. It wasn't like she didn't enjoy working in the hospital, but being a general physician could be really tiring, since she had to be a jack of all trades. She really enjoyed working in hospital and saving lives, as she takes mind off her bad memories, but today she was totally exhausted because she had to do an extra shift. She wouldn't have done it if Ram wasn't at home taking care of his grandmother, who was like her grandmother too.

"Priya", somebody called her name.
She turned to look who it was, it was her old friend who was a nurse at the hospital, her name was Shruti, "What?", Priya asked, turning back to examining her last patient for the day.
"There's someone waiting for you at reception and guess what," Shruti said and Priya didn't respond so she continued, "its, a guy and he's hot."
Priya froze at the word 'Guy' and turned, "What?!", she said, extremely surprised.
"Don't believe it yourself, right? You having a male visitor, that's unimaginable," Shruti said with a smile.
"Who is he?", Priya asked walking out of the room she looked at her watch it was 11:10, "I can't meet anybody my shift is over now and I'm already late plus I've to grab my things, so apologize for me", she walked into her so called cabin which she shared with two more doctors and removed her white coat. She grabbed her handbag, then suddenly her cell phone started ringing, and she took it, "Hello?"

"Hey where are you?", came in a male's voice.
Priya removed the phone from her ear to look at the number if she knew it but it was a private number and it didn't show. She held phone back to her ear and asked, "Who is this?"
"Oh… I'm sorry. I should've told you before its Ram," Ram said and she recognized the voice.
"I'm at work didn't I tell you", she said, walking towards the exit.
"Yes, but it was supposed end at 11:00 right?", Ram asked are sounding a little doubtful.
"Yes, but it's just over 10 minutes. And why are you asking all that?" Priya asked, turning the corner reaching into the reception area and saw the answer before he could tell her. He was the cool, handsome guy waiting for her.

Ram disconnected his call and moved towards her, "Dadi sent me to pick you up", he told her, in a monotone.
"You said you didn't want to meet him", Shruti came out of nowhere and scolded her, "Hey I'm Shruti by the way, I work here with Priya," she said introducing herself to Ram.
"Nice to meet you, I am Ram Kapoor," Ram introduced himself to her.
"See, he is not that bad," Shruti said to Priya.
"I didn't know it was him. I just thought he was some other patient and I've to leave now 'cause I've a patient at home too," Priya told her in a business-like tone.
"Come on Priya, this guy is here to take you with him and you're talking to go back home," Shruti said suggestively, eyeing Ram.
And it was really an awkward situation for both Ram and Priya, "No, you're getting it all wrong, Shruti. Ram is actually Amit Kapoor's grandson, and she sent him here to bring me home", Priya explained, feeling a little embarrassed because of what Shruti said.
"Oh, I am so sorry", Shruti apologized to Ram.
"It's alright", Ram said, trying to sound casual, "Shall we get going now?", he said to Priya.
"Yes please", Priya replied and waved her friend goodbye.

Ram and Priya walked out of the hospital and got in the cab that was already waiting for them. They sat in silence but it wasn't like they wanted to talk to each other, they were pretty much strangers, besides the music the cab was listening to, more or less compensated the silence between them. They both looked at each other as the cab stopped in the middle of the route and the driver told them it had some problem and they must get another cab. They both got out and looked towards the both ends of the road for another cab but the road was quite deserted, since it was almost midnight.

"Let's walk, we will find a cab later maybe," Ram suggested.
"Yes", Priya agreed with him, "Our house is not that far from here we can reach there in 15 minutes on foot", they started walking towards the house in silence. And this time it was more awkward unlike the time in cab, so Priya broke the silence, "I'm sorry for how Shruti behaved at the hospital."
"Oh, it was nothing", Ram said, remembering what his Dadi said was nothing compared to what Shruti said.
"No, don't tell me she talked with you too", Priya said, looking at his face in horror.
"Who? What?", Ram asked her, confused.
"Your Dadi she talked with you about us getting married and all," Priya stated more than asked.
"Yes, how did you figure out," Ram asked her, surprised.
"Well she's been asking me to marry you for what about weeks now and ever since you came she's been dropping me non verbal hints," Priya told him, turning a little red.

"So she meant to talk to me. I thought she got the idea from our little conversation," Ram said lastly.
"No, she's been planning it all along. I don't know what's gotten into her lately" Priya said, shrugging.
"So, you say that she sent me, so we can give each other sometime," Ram questioned, sparing her a look.
"Probably," Priya replied with a nod, "but then again, it could get dangerous for us women roaming here at night."
"Like that cab driver cleverly made us leave his cab, saying it was some problem in engine," Ram quoted an example.
"You mean it's not in problem in that cab?", Priya said surprised turning to look back.
"I suspect," Ram replied, looking back, "There have been multiple cases when people were made to leave, their cabs at night time and then they were robbed."
"I see, you really are a fine man, just like your Dada Ji said", Ram turned to look at her, smiling warmly at him and all his suspicions about her vanished in an instant.

Ram just knew that she wasn't a fraud, who he thought her to be initially. She was exactly how his Dadi told him. Nice, sweet and warm. Ram was really surprised about how comfortable he was with her. It was like meeting an old friend. He told him about his investigative work a bit and she told him about her work and his Dadi. They didn't notice when they reached home and where those 15 minutes went, since they talked their entire way home as if they had known each other for years.

"So here we are now", Ram said, opening the door.
"Shh…. Dadi must be sleep," Priya whispered to him.
"Oh yes, sorry forgot about that, I think we should get to sleep as well," Ram said to her as she closed the door.
"Yes, but where are you sleeping, you know I've your room now?", Priya asked him, concerned.
"You know I can share my bed with you, what say?", Ram joked, but it seemed as if he was flirting with her.
"Yes, you can come right up", Ram was really surprised to hear that from her. He didn't take her to be that forward, "it's okay with me, but if Dadi caught us, she'll be getting us married the next day", Priya said, and he realized she was joking.
"Yes, now that would be problematic no," Ram said glad that she didn't take her joke in a wrong way, "I'll just seep on the couch, just give me some pillows and a blanket."
"Yes sure, come," she said showed him to a huge cupboard, and she pulled it open then said, "take as many as you like, don't worry every thing's nice and clean. I wash them regularly."
"Thanks ", Ram thanked her and pulled out some pillows and blankets.

After that, he moved towards the couch and literally threw the bedding on it as Priya moved up to her room. Ram turned on the TV and started watching it until he felt sleepy; he then made the bed on the couch so he could sleep. He was having difficulty making his bed on the couch when he heard someone coming down the stairs; he didn't turn cause he knew it would be Priya only.

"Need help?", Priya asked him. Ram turned and saw that she had already changed into her night dress and had her hair in a messy bun, the bun was only keeping her hair up and nothing else, a few hair strands were dangling on her face and Ram had only one word for her 'Breathtaking'. She previously had her hair braided when she opened the door for him and when she was walking home with him, he thought she looked beautiful but now she was looking more beautiful, "Hey are you here or not ", Ram was brought back from dreamland when she waved her hands up and down in front of his face.

"Yes, I would like some help", Ram replied, not taking his eyes off her face.
"Okay then, why don't you go freshen up and get ready for sleep while I make your bed," Priya asked, moving towards the couch.
"Yes thanks and oh can I use your bathroom, I don't want to disturb Dadi," Ram asked, moving backwards towards the stairs.
"Yes sure, it's your home", Priya said, spreading the sheet on the couch.

Ram went to her room, which was his previously, and saw that she hadn't personalized it and kept it the way he left it. He moved to the bathroom, washed his face, brushed his teeth and changed into his trak pant. Back in London he used to sleep without a shirt but if he did it here his Dadi would definitely have a heart attack after seeing scars, so he pulled a loose T-shirt and walked out of the bathroom and into the living room where his couch was waiting for him. He saw Priya giving a finishing touch to his couch bed, which now looked so comfortable that Ram could tell that he would sleep well tonight.

Priya noticed his presence and said, "I hope it's not bad."
"It looks great", Ram said what he felt.
"I can do that much for snatching your room away from you," Priya said, smiling sweetly.
"Oh, it still looks like my room, thanks for keeping it that way", Ram said, now getting onto his bed and making himself comfortable.
"You're welcome. Goodnight", Priya said with a smile before she started walking up the stairs.

Ram's eyes followed her as she walked up the stairs. He adjusted his pillows to be more comfortable and stared at the ceiling for thinking about his Dadi and Priya till his eyelids got heavy. He turned to his side, closing his eyes, and tried to sleep, giving in to the warmth and comfort of his bed.

Ram woke up because his throat felt dry. He sat up and realized that he was not at his Dadi's house anymore, he was in some car. He looked out of the window and he couldn't believe what he saw. The place looked like that deserted place. He had a bad feeling about it as his heart started pounding in his chest. He felt a sharp pain in his arm and he looked down at it, just to notice some thugs attacked him. He pulled it away in horror and examined his wrist, his heart still pounding in fear, and then he saw that his blood started to running up his arm and face. Ram screamed and woke up panting in his Dadi's living room.

"Here have some water", Ram looked sideways and saw Priya holding a glass of water.
He took water from her and drank the whole in one go. She refilled it and he drank more until his heart beat became normal, "What time is it?", Ram asked, regaining his voice.
"Its 3:00 in the morning", Priya replied, looking at him concerned.
"Did I wake you up?", Ram asked, feeling a little bothered about it.
"No," Priya replied shaking her head, "I…," she seemed a little hesitant, "I too had a nightmare," Priya answered with a sigh, "I was here getting water when I noticed you were shifting restlessly in your sleep, I thought maybe you were having a nightmare too, so I moved to wake you but woke up on your own," Priya explained further.

They didn't talk anymore and Ram just stared at the glass in his hand absentmindedly, "Can you go back to sleep after you have these nightmares", Ram asked, not looking at Priya.
"I've tried, but it's always unsuccessful," Priya answered.
"Same here, so what do we do, we know we're not getting any sleep", Ram asked, pulling his blanket aside, sitting properly to make room for her on the couch.
"Maybe just hang out", Priya said with a shrug, taking the space next to him on the couch.
"Yes, let's watch what's on the TV," Ram said, turning it on.
"Yes, let's watch some movie", Priya said as he surfed the channels.

"Hey it's Raaz, I like this movie", Ram said, setting the remote down.
"No, I hate horror movies", Priya said, reaching for the remote.
"Oh… come on Priya it's just a movie, and it's not real you know", Ram said grabbing the remote before her, although he knew these things existed but there was no point scaring someone who was already scared.
"Then I'm not watching it", Priya said, starting to get up.
He grabbed her hand and pulled her back to couch almost instinctively, "Come on I can use some company and besides what are you going to do up in your room all locked up", Ram tried to convince her.
"Okay, I think I can try it", holding one pillow and placing it on her lap.

They watched the movie in silence and in complete darkness. At the first jump scare, Priya grabbed Ram's arm in fear and he felt a warmth radiating through his body from her gentle touch. After that, he couldn't keep his full concentration on the movie. Every time a horror scene appeared on screen, her grip on his arm became tighter. Her nails were already digging into his flesh, but the warmth was worth the minor pain. She would sometime bury her head in his shoulder just so that she could avoid seeing some grotesque scenes and although Ram had been in these situations with a lot of women but he never felt this great. The warmth radiating off Priya was very different,, and he was enjoying it.

During a break Ram turned to look at her and couldn't help but smile as he found that she had already fallen asleep through the movie and was now using his shoulder as a pillow. He pulled a blanket over her to keep her warm and made himself more comfortable by pulling his legs up on the coffee table and putting an arm around her shoulders carefully to not wake her up. And before he knew, sleep over took over him and he fell asleep too.