FOUR PATHS, ONE GOAL
Four girls from four different cities and all different from each other - an enthusiastic photographer,a budding artist,an aspiring cook and one who dreams to be a fashion icon,the girls are on their way to a camp.
What will ha...
"Ray, sit down" I sat on the chair beside my mother. My mind was like okay?
"Listen we can't go on the trip this year as all flights are booked till next month. so we couldn't make it this year."
"I am totally okay with it, only this year we will not go. There's no problem. We will go next year" I said calmly with a warm smile on my face, my mum gave me a suspicious look, she knew that deep inside me, I was freaking Devdas about it but yeah I was happy too that I would be having my summer vacation here in Pondicherry, itself after a millennium.
"Raynisha, I have an idea," said my mother cutting my train of thoughts. I looked at her with suspicion, "We, you and I can go to Pune and your father will go on his business trip which was delayed because of our trips. how about this?"
I nodded my head like my mother does after I ask her for permission, it is called the "Abhi dekhte hai" head nod.
After gazillion seconds of my mother giving me do-you-think-I-am-fool look and my father trying very hard not to laugh.
I gave my mother a smile not before giving my father a wink and then he was laughing and due to him, I was too and lemme tell you in a very unladylike manner.
My mother gave us a look and my father blamed me, "She did it."
And my mother just shook her head and mumbled something along the lines of like father like daughter. I clapped my hands.
"Okay back to the topic, I will talk to papa later, so mom it's great, going to Pune, meeting everyone after many years.", I ended excitedly. It was a really good idea, meeting my cousins and also aunts and uncles but cousins are more important.
"Mom, do you remember It was 5 years ago when we last time went to Pune and that was also because there was a wedding" I couldn't stop jumping from here and there.
"Take a breath, Ray. Be careful. watch it. That's an expensive showpiece. You are pathetic when you are excited or I should say mad with happiness" said my father laughing.
"Sorry, dad. just got overexcited," I said turning red with shame. "Well, this calls for a celebration and father dear you will also get a piece of my chocolate" Father just chuckled nervously.
"Y-yay" he answered. I went towards the kitchen, I could hear my parents whispering about something but I ignored it and after opening the fridge, the sight with which I was met was horrifying.
"FATHER DEAR, WHERE IS MY CHOCOLATE?" and I saw my mother giving my father a knowing look.
"I can explain," said my father calmly. I stared at him with my hands folded.
Let me give you a small context here, actually, we brought TWO chocolate bars and my father ate his and I saved mine for a celebratory moment like today but he ate mine also, when? nobody knows. And also we have a rule if either one of us takes chocolate that belongs to another one, we have to repay with double the bars. Back to the present.
"Okay you can have your double chocolate bars" I gave him a look. "And I took it when you were at work" I opened my mouth to say something but my mom intervened.
"Now Ray let's go and pack bags or you would just go to the airport empty-handed, without any bags but lots of excitement," said my mother trying to change the topic, good one mom. I followed my mom but not before giving my dad, an 'I am seeing you' gesture.
While I was walking backwards I tripped over to the flower vase but luckily I caught it and turned red while looking at my father who was laughing with a hand on his tummy.
Let's have a time jump.
"Mom let's pack my pastries which I baked yesterday and yeah please can you pass me this stack of clothes"
"This?"
"Yeah, thank you"
I was on cloud nine, I was so happy to go to my maternal house but somewhere in my heart, I was sad about not going on the family trip. But happiness took over the sadness and I forgot everything about the trip.
The packing was all done by the morning and there were just last-minute checks. We were going to board the flight in the evening at 6 and my father had left as his flight is scheduled at 11 am.
So it was already noon, and we started to get ready and did some double checks for the documents. We reached the airport on time for the check-in process.
"Hey, Ray," said a girl from behind. I turned around and voila! I saw my colleague Sanvi di.
"Where are you heading to?" asked Sanvi di.
"Off to my maternal house in Pune. The family trip is cancelled" I answered, everyone in the cafe knows about my family trip, what I can say is I am an open book.
"After a long time, eh!!" said Sanvi di winking. "I am also heading to Pune for a visit to a friend's house. Luckily, you are on my flight. Therefore my verdict is that I will not get exhausted"
"Yeah, excuse me I have to go, mom must be waiting for me. See you on the flight" I said, we exchanged smiles and boarded our flight and started our journey to Pune. After some jugaad and convincing Sanvi di and I get to spend our whole flight being neighbours and let me tell you the gossips I received was juicier than the whole glass of fruit juice.
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