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...
"So yeah, you visit this camp every year, Sam. Can I call you Sam?" I said.
"Yeah, I visit this camp every year and yes you can call me Sam. That's my nickname" Sam answered with a smile and a wink. Okay calm down Ray, she only winked at you. Yeah, I have a crush on her I mean have you seen her, her chestnut hair compliments her brown eyes oh my god that height is to die for. Okay now I am sounding very weird, so let's forget what I said right now.
"Meet my cousin Kyra. She is from Mumbai too. She also visits every year, but she never told me about you. how rude, Kay" I said putting towards my so-called cousin, I mean the deception, oh my god. Sam started laughing at my babbling behaviour, of course, way to go Ray.
"And that's my cuz, Ray. Did you like her?" said Kyra giving me amused look wrapping her hands around Sam's neck, traitor.
"Oh I love her" I blushed internally at that, I mean SHE complimented me. Okay so before you guys start shipping us, I am as straight as Jennifer Aniston's hair in Friends season 10.
"Let's catch up and let these two newbies catch up with each other and the environment here," said Kyra and TOOK Sam with her, I mean the freaking audacity. But whatever I have Ash, she is my best friend now. Oh how much I missed you Ash, she went to that Ish to apologise for her tone, just because she is a kind-hearted girl.
"So Ashwini, how did you come here?"
"How did you know I came here the first time?" I shrugged.
"Did you not hear that bitch addressing us as 'newbies'?" I said pointing to my traitor cousin Kyra. Although my anger was directed at Kyra, it came out as it was directed at Ash. I mouthed a quick sorry to her.
"Well I was busy with that bitch, but you are a good listener, huh?" complimented Ash nodding her head in agreement, okay now my crush is Ash.
"Pfft, thanks for the compliment", I said waving my hand off in dismissal. "So you didn't answer the previous question?"
"I have an aunt in Mumbai and I came to stay at her house when I came across the pamphlet and now sitting in front of you. what about you?"
"Pretty much the same with a few tweaks. I went to Pune to my maternal house and there I get to know about camp from Kyra and voila here I am" Ash nodded and we fell into an awkward silence.
"So..." I said.
"This is awkward," said Ash. Yeah no shit, Bomkesh Bakshi, you see what I did there. Grand American and Indian crossover.
"Girls we are there, come on! Take your belongings" said Sam with a little mom energy.
"I don't believe, we have reached or was I so immersed in talking that time flew by", I said feeling relieved from the escape of awkwardness.
"well you were busy fighting AND talking that you did not realize the time flew by" said Sam amused, I am glad that she is not my crush anymore. Ash and Kyra started laughing.
We got down the bus and I was showing the girls my backward walk, "Ouch,my foot. Who was that?" I said.
"That NRI bitch" said Sam sending a glare towards Ish's direction, that's my girl, I smiled proudly through my frown, so you must have imagined my constipated face.
"How come you know she lives abroad, I mean there is plenty chances that she is a SoBo" I asked to Sam to distract myself, yeah guys I am THAT independent.
"Haww" gasped my cousin who is a proud resident of South Bombay.
"Her fake accent gave it all away" answered Sam. "I don't want your help, okay?" mimicking Ish in a mocking way. "And also SoBo girls have more fake accents than that," she said to me winking. And there goes my cousin gasping again, I mean do it more often, so that we can be released from you.
"You are a good observer", I said. "But let's focus on this, it hurts like hell."
"Don't worry just put your mind off it" I gave her a look, I mean what do you think I was doing for the past 5 minutes?
"Okay whatever makes the pain less" Yes guys, I am a certified and diagnosed people pleaser, and I am proud of that title.
We are getting along pretty well. We were talking continuously and were enthusiastic about the camp even though Sam visited this camp so many times that she knows the schedule like the back of her hand.
"Can we do that rope climbing and stuff" I exclaimed.
"Yeah", said Sam putting an ice pack on my foot, I was feeling better with that. I nodded at her answer and after a 2 minutes silence.
"Can we learn how to make a tent?"
"yeah ray, NOW WILL YOU PLEASE CALM DOWN" answered Kyra frustrated, YOU need to calm down not me sister. But that hurt so I am gonna now stomp off with my 'injured' foot just for the sake of dramatic exit and also a dramatic ending to the chapter.
So how was the ending author?
Oh the best that's why you are my favourite character.
"HEY" said all other character and I just send them a smirk, no one can beat Ray in being the best People pleaser.
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