Chapter-27

After Aarav said goodbye, Navya cleared the cups and plates that were on the living room table. After washing in the kitchen, Navya returned to the living room. It's almost eight in the evening.

"Mohit" Navya called out to Mohit who had just come out of the room after taking a shower. "Let's eat together" Navya said to Mohit.

She took the plate that had been prepared on the table, scooped up the rice, and placed the plate in front of the chair that Mohit used to occupy. Mohit was just about to pull out his chair. He was stunned looking at Navya because she never served him dish earlier.

Navya smiled looking at his expression. "Isn't the rice enough, Mohit?" Navya asked him.

Mohit looks confused. "Nng, yes... that's enough. Thank you, Navya" Mohit said and sat on his chair.

Navya took rice for herself, then sat in front of Mohit. She handed a side dish of red bean soup on the table in front of Mohit's plate. "Come on, Mohit, try the soup," she continued.

Mohit was still looking at Navya with a surprised face, but he was spooning his soup too.

"Mohit you said earlier that my cooking was delicious. How about from tomorrow I'll cook dinner?" Navya asked the question which she had prepared in her mind.

Mohit raised his eyebrows. "You want to cook? But there's Miss Padma in this house. After all, doesn't it disturb your time? You're still in college, Navya" Mohit said to her.

"No, it's just for dinner. In the afternoon, at three o'clock I'll be home from campus," said Navya.

"But you still want to study or hang out with friends in the evening right?" Mohit asked her.

"There's still a lot of time to study, really. I'll just cook for a while, at most half an hour. There is also Miss Padma who helps me." Navya said to Mohit.

Mohit silently stared at Navya. He was not considered for a moment, but finally nodded as well. "Well, okay.... It's up to you. But don't force this if you're tired." Mohit warned Navya.

"Okay, Mohit what is your favorite food?" asked Navya again.

Mohit opened his mouth hesitantly. "Mmm..., I like to eat anything. Just ordinary food, like what Miss Padma cooks."

"But do you have any food that makes you happy after eating?" Navya asked him.

"Yeah I like Fried rice with mix veg" Mohit answered her.

"Oh okay." Navya said after hearing his answer.

Mohit smiled nervously. "Why did you ask that?" Mohit asked Navya.

"I just want to know. We've been living together for more than two months, but I don't know what's your favorite food is?" said Navya.

Mohit is silent again. He seemed to be thinking about what answer is best to respond to Navya's words. "What about you, I mean what's your favorite food?" Finally Mohit asked back.

"I like chicken, vegetable soup, eggs, omelette, noodles, lots of them. Anything good, I like." Navya answered.

Mohit laughed at her answer. "Same then. As long as it's delicious, I like it." He said.

"Okay then let's go on a culinary tour, come on, I heard Connaught place have the best street food in Delhi. We've never gone out to eat together, you know," suggested Navya. "Didn't you said earlier that we need to get to know each other better? I think together eating food is the best way to know each other." Navya said him while smiling.

Navya was even more excited to see Mohit's confused reaction, who looked at her with wide eyes. Surely Mohit was surprised by the small change she showed today. But this was part of the Navya's plan.

"Oh, y-yes, it's okay, Navya..." Mohit stuttered. "We can surely go on a culinary tour together. Just take a vacation, okay?" Mohit said to her.

"Yes sir." Navya nodded enthusiastically.

(Next day)

This morning, Navya woke up earlier than usual. She showered and dressed neatly for college. Then she came out of the room. It was Mohit whom she was looking for! Mohit was chatting with the driver who was wiping the car in the front yard.

"Mohit" called out Navya.

Mohit turned around. "Navya....? By this time, you are ready?" Mohit looks at his watch. "It's only half past seven." He said and shocked to see Navya early in the morning.

"Yes, today I want to go with you. Our campus is close. So I thought you will drop me off at the Faculty of Pharmacy and from there I can walk alone to my faculty." said Navya not forgetting to put a cute smile on her face.

Mohit looks shocked. "You... want to go with me?" He again asked for his confirmation.

"Yes Mohit. Later driver will come to pick me up from college as he have some important work in garage" Navya said and turned her gaze to the driver who was also watching the two of them.

"Oh, yes, Miss Navya. Now you can go with Mohit sir, so that I can took the car to the garage." said the driver, smiling meaningfully.

Navya stifled a laugh, because the driver seemed to understand her point better than Mohit.

Mohit looked at the driver in confusion because he did not mentioned about the garage work since morning, then looked back at Navya again. "Well, it's okay... if you want to go with me." Finally, Mohit agreed. "But I leave before seven o'clock. Aren't you still early today?" Mohit asked her.

"No, I'm ready, Mohit. It's better to leave early in the morning, I can read books in the library," Navya responded.

Mohit smiled. "Then you should have breakfast first. Miss Padma had already preparing the cake on the table.". Mohit said to Navya.

Finally this morning, Navya and Mohit went to campus together after having their breakfast. Mohit escorted Navya to the front gate of the Faculty of Biology, even though Navya had asked to be dropped off at the faculty where Mohit taught only.

"Thank you, Mohit. I'm first today, yes!!" Navya said happily as she unbuckled her seatbelt.

"Good luck while studying Navya. Let your driver know later, if you want to be picked up by him" added Mohit.

"Yes, Mohit. You also teach the students properly" said Navya with a sweet smile.

Mohit looks back at her with a smile too. Navya's heart skipped a beat seeing that charming smile. She got out of the car with a beaming face. She was still waving to Mohit, before finally stepping into her campus.

As soon as Navya had entered the lecture hall, suddenly Shraddha and Sanjana rushed over and sat beside her.

"Navya, today who were you driving with? How come you changed the car again?" Shradhha, who likes to be excited, seems to always spy on Navya every time she leaves and comes home from college. She just knew that today Navya came to college by another car.

"Oh, that's someone special...." Navya deliberately gave a hanging answer that made Shraddha even more curious.

"Huh? Who is the special one? Your boyfriend?" Shraddha  immediately strafed with question. "Eh, answer, who is that? You have a boyfriend now? That white Australian guy?" Shraddha again asked her.

"No. I've told you before, Suraj is just a friend of mine. The one who brought me up is not like other boys he is extraordinary, he is a really special person for me." Navya confirmed while holding back her laughter when she saw  Shraddha's shocked face and widened eyes.

"Ah.... you never told us, who exactly is your boyfriend?" This time, it was Sanjana who also chimed in. "If it's not the Australian guy, then who? Also you never hang out with the others." Sanjana continued.

"Later, one day I'll tell you about him, okay. Because my guy is a very low profile person. He doesn't like being known, he's a bit shy." Navya added this to prank her friends.

"That's your style you know, Navya!" Shraddha grumbled while pinching Navya's cheek in exasperation. "It's like dating an artist!" Sharaddha said to her.

Navya laughed amusedly. "I don't know how Shraddha and Sanjana would react if they found out that the boy I am referring to was Mohit!" Navya said in her mind and laughed covering her mouth.

At three o'clock in the afternoon, Navya came home from campus. Arriving home, she rushed into the kitchen looking for Miss Padma.

"Miss Padma, have you prepared my order?" Navya asked as soon as she saw Miss Padma washing the pan.

Miss Padma immediately turned to look at Navya. "Ohh... Miss Navya you come home. Yeah I already bought special rice and ingredients for mix veg cooking. Everything is ready, we just have to cook it." Miss Padma said to Navya.

"Thank you, Miss Padma. Okay, I'll take a shower first. After that, you teach me how to cook mix veg, okay," said Navya with a cheerful face.

"Yes, mam" Miss Padma nodded.

Navya rushed into her room, showered and changed clothes. She is feeling very excited today because Miss Padma will teach her how to cook Mohit's favorite food.

After changing clothes, Navya headed to the kitchen again. Miss Padma told her the ingredients to be prepared. Navya started slicing the vegetables into small pieces. Then she washed the vegetables. After that, she took the vegetables in a pan and placed it on the gas with a medium heat with spices and salt. Navya insisted on doing everything herself, Miss Padma will only tell her how to cook.

When the mix veg had cooked, Navya and Miss Padma tasted it.

"It's delicious, mam!" Miss Padma commented after tasting.

"Does it look like yours cooking yet?" Navya seems to still ask for certainty.

"It's okay, mam, this is really delicious. Mohit sir will definitely like it," answered Miss Padma while raising both thumbs.

Navya blushed at her comment. She is still cooking side dishes and other vegetables for dinner with the help of Miss Padma. Around six o'clock, everything was done and cooked. She was just waiting for Mohit to come home.

"Come on, Miss Navya, just go and rest for sometime. Let me clean everything before Mohit sir arrive home" said Miss Padma while placing the dirty cooking utensils in the sink. "You just wait for Mohit sir in the front room." Miss Padma suggested her.

Navya embraced Miss Padma with a smile. "Thanks for helping me, Miss Padma" Navya said while embracing her.

"You're welcome, mam. I'm happy to see that you are passionate about cooking for Mohit sir. Surely Mohit sir will love you even more than you love him." Miss Padma assured her.

When Mohit arrived home half an hour later, Navya had already set the table with rice and side dishes. Mohit was stunned to see Navya actually doing what she said yesterday that is cooking for dinner.

"Hii Mohit, welcome home. Take a shower first, then let's eat together, okay," said Navya with a smile on her face.

Mohit's footsteps stopped beside the dining table. He looked at the food that Navya had prepared with wide eyes.

"Wow, Navya...! You cooked so much of food" Mohit commented.

"As usual, Mohit, there is only three types of food. Here is your favorite mix veg, try it!" Navya seems to be promoting her own cuisine.

Mohit smiled at her. "Then I'll take a shower first, okay wait for me." Mohit said and went inside his room.

Fifteen minutes later Mohit came out of shower, Navya and Mohit sat opposite to each other at the dining table. Navya waited for Mohit's reaction after tasting her food with palpitations.

"Mmm, delicious!" Mohit commented after trying the mix veg made by Navya. He tasted the side vegetables and the egg omelette as well. His face was bright after tasting the food. "You are really good at cooking, Navya. Everything is delicious. This is the best food I ever tasted. I swear." said Mohit.

Navya smiled happily after listening the praise from Mohit's mouth. "These are all Miss Padma who taught me. But I'm happy if you like it." Navya said to him.

Mohit also smiles looking at her. "Looks like you've been having a lot of fun while cooking today. How about tomorrow Saturday we go for a walk? Where do you want to go, Navya?" Mohit asked her.

Navya's heart seemed to jump in joy after hearing Mohit's invitation. "Wow, it will be fun! I've been wanting to go out into the wild for a long time. Because I like to see beautiful scenery, but not too crowded." Navya answered to Mohit.

Mohit thought something for a moment. "If I'm not mistaken, you like to see forest views right? How about we go to some wild life sanctuary in Delhi? Have you been there yet?" Mohit asked her.

"I would love to...!" Navya cheered in excitement. "Let's go to the wild life sanctuary! I've never been there." Navya said to Mohit.

Mohit laughed crisply at Navya's innocent reaction and spontaneous like children's joy when given candy. Navya's heart fluttered warmly seeing Mohit's laughing face. Dimples and rows of neat white teeth added to Mohit's charm in his eyes.

"One mission has been successful that is cooking for Mohit. There is still another mission ready to be launched." Navya thought something in her mind.