Conundrum 》ICT AU

-45-

"I got tea!" Nupur hurriedly went into class and sat next to Ritika, who looked at her questioningly.

"What's the gossip? Even I want to know." Rohit popped up beside Ritika, leaning on her table straining to listen.

"Trisha Sikka is going to get engaged to someone right after graduation!"

"Wait, why the hurry?" Rohit asked, a curious look on his face.

"It's most probably because of the leaked tape." Nupur nodded. "Her dad is like Uber strict, I guess."

"He's the hitler of our parents group." Virat suddenly chimed in, looking at the rest of them as they gasped, Rohit almost falling out of his seat in surprise at their arrival.

"No matter how many times I see you, you never fail to surprise me." Virat nodded and sat down in his seat, next to Rohit.

"Well, there you go." Nupur nodded, leaning back.

"Wow, it would suck so bad for her." Ritika said, looking at Rohit.

"Yep."

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The party was in full swing as Ritika and Rohit walked in, with speakers booming the latest tracks right at the corner of the large living room and people mingling holding the infamous red solo cups everywhere. There were stairs leading up to another floor with the whole place decked with silver and blue streamers.

"Fun, isn't it?" Nupur remarked in Ritika's ear as she jumped, unaware that the other couple had also walked in, hand in hand.

"How?" Rohit muttered. "This is almost like your scale of a party, Nupur."

"How, indeed." Bhuvi remarked, looking around. "Have you seen Gia, Virat, Anushka and Simran yet?"

"Not yet. We just walked in." Ritika hummed. "Well if it's a party, we should also get some drinks."

"If she hasn't poisoned it." Nupur remarked, looking pissed. "Oh I can't believe it."

Meera walked up to them in a blood red mini dress, with a subtle train fanning out onto the sides. It was almost like she'd committed a murder and was wearing the blood soaked dress, with a smirk on her blood red lips, looking every bit as a succubus who'd crawled from hell.

"Welcome." She hummed. "To the party. Have you liked what I've done with the place?"

"Splendid." Nupur was the first one to break the silence. "It almost makes me wonder how did you get the money to do this. It almost looks like you have a new job, been whoring yourself out lately?"

Meera laughed. A full blown, belly hugging laughter that caught the attention of some nearby people who just went back to what they were doing after looking at them.

"You're so funny, Nupur. It's almost as if you were jealous." She smiled, her upper teeth on display as she looked at Nupur. "Besides, now that someone is enjoying at home, we were rather feeling the absence of parties."

Nupur fumed and couldn't control herself. "Oh you bitch -"

"Hi guys." Simran popped in with Anushka, both of them looking like twins. They both had the same design of their mini dresses but Simran was in white and Anushka in black.

"Oh, look at you!" Meera jumped in, coming closer to Simran and holding her arm. "You look so good."

"Thanks?" Simran said, looking at her.

"Please enjoy the party and don't leave anytime soon, I've got a surprise for you at the end!"

"Fuck." Bhuvi said as she walked away, greeting others as they smiled at her. "We're in deep shit."