Soul Sisters

15. Plotting against Farheen

We have 24 hours. 24 Hours to declare Farheen as the culprit, cause we can't disturb the wedding schedule, the Haldi starting after 24 hours, which will follow Mehendi the next day, then Nikah and the reception all along. So only 24 Hours!

I reached the topmost floor of the palace finally after 10 minutes of searching for the store room. The storeroom where an important meeting is held by our Khaani. What a location!

Oh No! So many corridors to explore again? Huh!

I'm never going to arrange my wedding in a palace, Decided! How can someone as lazy as me walk for so much time? That's so unfair. Khaani is just so so, so mean. She could have arranged the meeting in our room, but no, Khaani is loving adventures these days.

"I can help you, btw, Look I've a map with me"

I turned around to find Adnan shrugging at me with hands in his pockets.

"No thanks" I'm independent afterall.

"Give it a second thought, I mean just imagine roaming around two whole huge corridors and imagine going along with me straight to the store room."

"That's right actually, But Mr Mirza, I'd still choose the first option." I said with a confident smile out and regrets in.

"Fine"  He said, and the next moment I was ready with a brilliant idea. I moved aside and let him ago ahead so that I could secretly follow him to the store room. This way, I could reach the store room without tiring and even be satisfied with my ego infront of him for not taking his help. I'm so Intelligent.

Adnan started walking ahead and I acted as if I was moving in another direction and secretly hid behind the pillar, and followed him by hiding in between. I continued the process until a certain distance when suddenly I found Adnan no where to be seen. I came infront and looked ahead and around but failed to see him.

Wait a minute! Ghost? No No Meerab, Khaani was just joking, I tried to assure myself. I looked at my surroundings, an empty 35 year old palace, it's beautiful but now haunting walls, the horror paintings and illustrations hung on the pillars. Man, I should have listened to Adnan. 

Ahhhhhh" I heard a scream and I instantly screamed back , all panicked and kept on screaming with my eyes and palms tightly shut until I heard someone laughing. Mr Adnan Mirza.

He kept quiet all of a sudden after giving me a chuckling look and started walking again. Urghhhh! This psychopath is so frustrating. I kept angrily walking besides, glaring at him in between only to get a suppressed laugh as a reply.

"You could have listened to me"

"I didn't want to." I kept my point straight.

"Oh yes! How can Ms Aly overpower her fear over her ego."

"O, Excuse me? I'm not afraid of ghosts. Actually it's you. You are scared of them."

"Huh! Says someone who just got frightened."

"Huh! I remember how you got scared when Khaani told about the haunted palace."

We both stared at each other for a second and quickly looked away.

"Okay, So we both are afraid of ghosts." He said chuckling.

"Hmm, Yeah."

It felt so good to actually have a conversation with him. I smiled at myself. What? Have you really lost it Meerab?

We reached the storeroom and I was finally at peace after seeing Khaani standing before me.

"You guys could have come a bit earlier" Khaani began to complain.

"What? Are you serious? Couldn't you have just plan an easy place.?"

"Yeah, Yeah Easy place, Sure Meerab! So that Farheen could easily keep an eye on us, right?"

"Shhh! Shut up! And enter in, everybody." Farhan called.

It's such a filmy sequence, I swear.  6 youngsters seated beside each other in a circle and a huge chart in the middle. And doing what? Nothing but staring at each other including the empty piece of chart.

"I just couldn't believe this" Farhan bro decided to break the silence.

"5 out of 6 here, are related to Business field but still couldn't plan anything?"

"Jiju, I think we should just spy on Farheen." I suggested and Ayaan quickly agreed. 

"Hey, Spy? What? No! We all should just talk to her directly, straight to the point, should attack on her weak point and then you see she'll expose everything." Farah suggested in a 'Ready-to-Fight' tone and Adnan agreed with her.

"No, We aren't going to do this babes. She'll never tell us anything directly. You guys first of all, just understand the strategy. Farheen isn't alone against us, remember that. Someone is constantly giving her orders and taking our updates from her. I think we should set a trap." Farhan said and Khaani agreed.

What now? 

Meerab and Farhan bro seriously started thinking and the rest four of us frowned.

"Hey, it's so hot here." Adnan said fanning himself.

"Yes, and I'm so thirsty." I stated.

"Hey, Meerab go, get some water for all of us." Farah ordered pouting.

"No way! I'm not going to get lost again in this huge palace, go and get yourself."

"Yaaarrr, I'm the Bride"

"No, No, No, No I'm not going"

"I wish there was a good network in this palace yaar, we would have shared locations and the life would have been so easy." Ayaan said leaning back.

"No worries Dude, I've already informed maintenance about the issue, it will be resolved within 12 hours. Be patient."  Farhan replied.

We all agreed and scoffed, just when Khaani suddenly looked at Ayaan with wide eyes and a huge smile on her face.

"Yes, Yes, Yes Ayaan Yes!" Khaani screamed excitedly.

"Wait, But I didn't propose you yet." Ayaan asked happily confused.

Farah and I looked at Khaani shocked.

"Did she finally realise her love for Ayaan?" Farah whisper asked me.

"Maybe, but how can someone realise their love in such an unromantic place, and timing." I replied confused.

"Really? I mean are they in love. I actually had an idea about that but wasn't sure." Adnan interrupted.

"Shut up! Everyone! I was screaming just because I've an idea now, only because of Ayaan." Khaani screamed again.

"But what did I do?" Ayaan sat back wondering.

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