Diya had finally finished the book she was reading. It had an unexpected ending. It was well written and she had thoroughly enjoyed it. She recalled what Akshar had said. You will end up reading this book again with a different perspective after finishing it. Diya thought no wonder this was a best seller. She sat on the beach watching the guys play their game, yet another day and Alan playing besides her. She wondered how come Alan never gets bored of playing in the sand and Akshar hanging out and calling each other buddies; they were strangers 3 days ago. She could not understand such a relationship that guys bond through games. She had played games but hardly with strangers and even in her school days they were just teammates and nothing more. It was puzzling a also a bit annoying. She was looking forward to spending time together but Akshar's new found relationship with his beach buddies was coming in the way. The book had kept her a little distracted until now. Diya had not seen him have so much fun. She though he needed a well deserved time like this and felt happy for him. But she couldn't stay idle for long so she asked Anna to watch him for a little bit and went back to her room. She opened up the suitcase and picked up the pile of work she had brought with her and started on it. To her surprise she finished all the work that she had planned to do and had estimated about a day and a half to finish within six hours even with the interruption of Alan who was now playing a video game besides her. She felt refreshed even after that much work. She said to herself, "I really have to thank Akshar for convincing me to take this vacation. I really needed this."
She looked at the time and it was a little after seven in the evening and it was still bright outside. She had to convince Alan who refused to stop his game as it was quiet apparent to her that he was hungry now to have dinner. Diya was feeling very hungry too after all the work. She bribed him about the ice-cream and he was very much willing to go with her. The buffet was open and there were some already enjoying their meal. Diya and Alan took their first round and found a table closer to the ice-cream stand as Alan wanted to keep an eye on his prize. He made no fuss and it was quiet obvious that he was very hungry as she watched him finish his pasta and his favorite corn, black bean and tomato salad. She was equally hungry as she noticed that her plate was almost empty. She had taken the artichoke hummus with the frittata bread and it was just fabulous. She had also taken a cup of soup and some pasta with vegetables. She was tempted to eat more as it was mouth watering but choose not to as she was really feeling full. She finished up with the glass of lemonade that Alan had left it for her. By the time both of them were done, Alan asked her to her surprise, "Mommy, can I have my ice cream later? I am too full." Diya said, "Sure my dear. What do you want to do now?" He said, “Can we go to the pool?" Diya said, I am not sure if the water will be warm. We can check to see if there is something else you can do. I heard there is a story time show with animals twice a week. Maybe we can see if it is today? “Alan exclaimed, “Story time with animals! Wow!”
