Quadruple trouble

CH-17: Same tent

Ash's POV:

There was something about Josh that made me think that we have met before, I guess he has one of those faces. He was occasionally sending side glances towards me.

"Attention please, assemble here. Time for announcement" said the mentor with his assistant, standing behind her. What is he doing here, I thought to myself.

All the teens went to the place where the mentor was standing forming a bunch of 53 teenagers. "Okay then, as you all know this is a 14-day camp-" He is not who I think he is. It's been 3 years, that's not him, keep yourself together Ash.

 "Now let's divide you into teams, they will be your companions till the last day, so behave," said the mentor sternly. Sam, Ray and I were standing together while Josh was standing between me and Ish. He was having small talks with Ish occasionally.

 "For the first group we have, Ishan, Raj, Rohan and Aditya" The mentor continued the list of students but I was looking at him and he saw me,  I could see the recognition on his face.  "..... Riya and Kyra and for the last 13th  group" I flinched at the mention of the number and Josh noticed it. "So yeah you five are together, and I am happy that Josh is in safe hands that would keep us all free from any pranks, can I trust you Samaira?" said Mentor seeing towards Sam.

"Totally mam. I will keep this joker in his place" 

"That's why I like you.  I should go and you kids also go to your businesses" Mentor said with a satisfied smile on her face.

The other teenagers were ecstatic to know about their team members even Riya and Kyra talked animatedly.

But unlike them, we and Ish were having a glaring contest with a perplexed boy called Josh who was just staring at us and trying to register what was happening.

"All right now guys, the volunteers have started and if we don't go then I don't know I guess we will be marked absent as a whole group. So please can you continue this later?" intervened Josh laughing nervously. He did get four deadly glares but yeah he survived!

We reached the spot and thankfully the attendance had not been taken. "So, the first step is to unpack the tent and all of its parts and remember to sort all the parts such as you don't have to look for it when you need them-" he was giving us the demonstration. After an excruciating 10 minutes, the demonstration was over, I couldn't stand there for any more minutes, so we took our tent bags. I can feel his gaze on me the whole time.

"Here is the itinerary" came Ray, ripping the itinerary from the tent bag. "Let's get started, shall we?"

"hell yeah"

"Can I talk to you?" he was standing before me, I was so close to crying my eyes out. I nodded to him. Josh gave me a look and I mouthed, it's okay.

We went towards the volunteers' tents.

"Ashu, How are you? I missed you." He said excitedly.

"I am fine. How are you bhai?"

Yeah, guys, I present Mr Adesh, my elder brother.

"I am great"

"I miss you, you know"

"Me too, how are mom and um...dad?"

"they both are great, you know Mom misses you very much. Come back home"

"You know I can't." I very well know that. The day is imprinted in my mind.

"So how are you here?"

"I volunteer here sometimes, the mentor took me in when you know" I nodded, "I have a restaurant, A2" he remembered, and I laughed at that. "How is everyone back at Aunt's house?"