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Chapter 13

Like that, we arrived in Goa on the 23rd morning. And we took a taxi to the hotel where Priyu di had booked our rooms. When we arrived only, we – I mean, Akshay and I found out that it was a luxury hotel. More like a resort. Milky acted as if she knew, so she probably knew.

"Don't you think your scale went a bit too extravagant?" I asked Priyu di.

"No. This trip is to relax, to pamper yourself, to rejuvenate." She said. "To enjoy the perks of life. So just enjoy...." She said, as a staff member came running to pick up our luggage. Akshay looked a bit confused as she was ready to pick up the luggage with the trunk of the taxi open. We all walked inside as the staff member carried our luggage inside. "I told you she did not bring you here to actually carry our luggage," I whispered to Akshay as we walked.

"Hi," Priyu di said at the reception, "I am Priyanka Palkar. I had booked three rooms."

"Why three rooms?" Milky asked at once, "There are four of us."

"You and Shiyu can share a room, can't you?" She replied casually.

"What?" Milky snapped. "Share a room with Shiyu di after coming all the way here?" She was quite agitated, "You said this trip was for relaxation. Why should you be getting a single room while I have to share?"

"You are not the only one who has to share a room. Shiyu has to share too. Look at her, she is not complaining, is she?" Di said to Milky in a cool tone.

"But- This is unfair," Milky insisted.

"Then you are free to pay for an extra room," Priyu di said. "The rate for a room for a day is Rs.3000. Feel free to pay that for 7 days we are here. That is 21000." She smiled at Milky who immediately got silent. "I originally planned to rent only two rooms." She said. "But I felt you would make a bigger fuss if you had to share a room with both me and Shiyu. Especially if you have to share a room with me."

"Yes, ma'am." Milky said, "Good decision. I would rather kill myself than share a room with you."

Now Priyu didi gave her a 'Wow' kind of look.

"The staff is waiting for us," I mumbled and turned Priyu di back to the receptionist. I turned around to see Akshay fidgeting with his shirt and looking uncomfortable.

"You okay?" I asked him in a low voice.

"The place is too luxurious." He whispered back, "I am not sure if it is okay for me to accept all this for free."

"Then will you pay for everything?" Priyu di's sharp ears seem to have heard our conversation.

"Hm?" Akshay asked, "Eh..."

"Then just shut up and enjoy." She said. "I told you we brought you to carry luggage."

"The luggage was carried by the staff," he reminded her.

"That is now. What about when we go sightseeing." She said. Maybe then she only understood that we would not carry much luggage while we go sightseeing. "Or, you can take photos of us. And be like a bodyguard." She turned back to the reception.

"Okay," he said.

The rooms were really good.

Milky was still a bit moody because she had to share a room with me. We were unpacking our stuff when there was a knock on the door, and it opened and Priyu di popped her head inside, "Get ready quick. We are going to hit the beach in an hour."

Milky's mood seemed to get better instantly.

"I can wear what I want, right?" She asked Priyu di.

She squinted her eyes at her. "Like?"