All The Stars (Stars Trilogy#2)

Ch. 3 -Kaira-

"Kaira, I am tired. Can we just go to McDonald's, please?" Aishu shouted from outside as I was changing.

"Fine by me. The freaky healty person isn't here to disturb either." I answered back, remembering Avni and her hate to fast food except Pizza and Aisha's pasta.

I came out and sat down while Aishu stood up.

"How do I look?" She asked, still wearing her sweatpants and a crop top.

"You look so gorgeous that my eyes are started to hurt. I will need glasses soon, I guess, though you may want to take a jacket. It's a little chilly outside." I said.

"As sarcastic as ever, and fine." She said and grabbed her all-time favorite denim jacket.

"Dude, I bet that after all these years, the jacket must be crying to leave her alone." I replied to her. She has been using this denim jacket from college years. It is her favorite one.

"Ha ha, very funny." She said, rolling her eyes as I locked the door.

"Yeah, I know I am funny." I said, latching my arms with her. She was so tired, and I literally had to drag her half of the time, although it was just across the street.

We ordered and got our dinner. Aisha clicked pics and sent them to Avni and with a teasing emoji. And we were busy laughing, imagining Avni's reaction at her date.

That's when someone's voice interrupted us, specifically Ishaan Malhotra's voice.

"Good evening, ladies." He said in his usual happy and silky tone.

I slowly turned around to watch his dazzling smile, and Aisha was staring at me.

"Is this the same, Ishaan...?" She mouthed, and I nodded.

"Good evening, Mr. Malhotra." I replied in a clipped tone.

I hate meeting clients and business related people outside the work, hence the clipped tone.

"Hii." Aisha said with a wave, and the girl, whom I noticed now, behind Ishaan's back, waved.

"I hope I am not disturbing. My niece wanted to talk to you." He said, looking at me.

"Hi Di, I am Misha." She said. Aisha sensed that I was frozen, so she took over the conversation.

"Hi Misha, I am Aisha." She said, extending her hand, and that little girl took it with a huge smile.

"And she is my best friend Kaira." Aisha further said, and I too shook her hand.

"Chachu kept glancing at you now and then, so I urged him to come and talk." Misha said casually, but in reality, she dropped a bomb. Ishaan's cheeks turned slightly pink as he made a hush gesture to Misha. It took all my willpower to not laugh at how cute and flushed he was looking at the moment, Aisha noticed the smile playing on my lips.

"Misha and Ishaan, please take a seat." Aisha said in her calmed voice.

"We hope we are not intruding." Ishaan said, such a gentleman.

Misha jumped and sat beside Aisha, so Ishaan was sitting beside me. Oh, the goosebumps.

"So you were glancing at me?" I said with a raised eyebrow, and there he was flushed again.

"Don't give yourself too much credit, but it was new to see you in non formals and without that frown on your face." He said.

"I don't have a frown on my face." I countered back.

"As you say, Miss" He replied with a chuckle.

"Chachu, our order." Misha shrieked.

"I will be back, ladies." He said and went to the counter. I released a long breath I didn't even know I was holding.

"So, -" Aisha started with a smirk.

"No, sos and buts. We will talk later." I said, holding up a hand. Ishaan returned with their order while we talked to Misha. She is such a cute little bundle of joy and happiness, always smiling and a little mischievous. Damn, I love kids so much. They are the purest of all kinds of evils, but they are ultimately evil only.

"What were you telling them, Mishu?" Ishaan asked, sitting down.

"Oh, I was telling them about my dance lessons, which you refused to listen about." She said, narrowing her eyes at Ishaan, and that laugh really escaped. Ishaan was staring at me like I might have grown two heads.

"I didn't know Miss Bharadwaj that you were capable of laughing." He commented with an amused expression.

"Well, I am not a robot, Mr. Malhotra." I replied with an equal attitude.

"I thought you were the grumpy one." He replied again.

"I didn't know you observed me that closely, Mr. Malhotra." I replied.

Aisha was struggling hard not to laugh while Misha was enjoying her food. I took the leftover fries from our order and started eating again.

I am hungryyy, even though I ate a whole burger, I am still starving. I took out my phone and messaged Aisha, who was sitting across from me. She looked at me funnily before checking the message.

Me: I am still hungry.

Aisha: You just ate a whole burger and fries.

Me: Still, I want one more, and I will share it with you, too, please.

Aisha: finee, I will go order.

She stood up and excused herself from the table.

"So, Kaira Di, what do you do?" Misha asked, and Ishaan face palmed herself.

"I work in Indian Embassy." I replied perfectly, knowing that she won't get it.

"Oh woooow. And what are your hobbies?" She further asked.

"Misha." Ishaan said in a warning tone but one look from her, and he stopped.

"Um generally, travel. You know me and my friends go out every weekend on small trips." I said, leaning in front of me because she was tiny sitting there.

"Woooow, can you take me once too? Pleasee." She said, and I chuckled.

"Hey, I take you out every time, and you are now ditching me." Ishaan protested in a dramatic way.

"Chachu, you are a boy, and they are girls. Leave it, you won't understand." She said with some sass, and I lost it. I was laughing so hard that I started coughing just when Aisha came up behind me and started patting my back.

"Slow down, will you?" She said with a chuckle.

"Thanks." I said, and she sat down at her place.

"Aisha Di, can you take me too on your next trip?" Misha asked.

"I guess." Aisha answered laughing and glanced at Ishaan, who was scowling.

"Traitor." He said to Misha, just then his phone rang.

"Haan bhai, will be there in 15 minutes." He said.

"Misha, let's get moving, or your father will play with my head in his next football match." He said, and she laughed and opened her arms wide.

"Again?" He asked, and she nodded enthusiastically. He turned back, and she hoped behind his back.

"Thank you, ladies, for the amazing company tonight. Have a good night." He said to which Aisha replied to you too, and I just nodded. And with that, they both went out with Misha saying something to him, and he just nodded.

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