The Dating Charade ✔️

Chapter-61

Sorry I'm late! Would have updated yesterday but wifi was down so yeah. But this chapter is really long and I hope that makes up for it.

QOTD (haven't done this in a while): Who are you supporting in the fifa world cup? It's Brazil all the way for me! ❤

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Shivaay and Annika descended down the stairs engaged in conversation, his arm still wound around her petite form. The rest of them were already waiting downstairs and looked at them in awe.

"Annika jiji and Shivaay bhaiya look so good together, na?" Gauri, who was tagging along, fangirled to Omkara who was stood beside her. He agreed, of course, but because she was saying it, he only shrugged his shoulders. She scowled at him.

"What will happen if you agree with me once?" She asked directly, hands on hips. Om rolled his eyes, trying to ignore how cute she was looking with her mouth twisted in a frown. 

"Nothing will happen, except that I'll be included into the 'stupid' part of the population," He replied, a sugar coated smile on his face that she wanted to smack out of his pretty face. Gasping, she was about to retaliate, when he started whistling and walked away from her casually, hands deep inside his pockets. She groaned in frustration, and stomped her foot in anger.

When Om walked over to where Rudra and Daksh were standing, Rudra gave him a teasing grin.

"Areh O, we were just waiting for you to be done flirting with Gauri didi, so that we can-"

"Flirting?! I wasn't flirting!" He almost yelled, apalled. Rudra and Daksh shared a smile.

"That's besides the point," Daksh said. "Anyway, let's come to the plan- you both know what to do, right?" He asked, eyeing the two intently. The brothers nodded.

"Don't worry, Daksh Bhaiya," Rudra said, putting on his smug face. "I definitely know what to do. Can't say about O, though. He might be too busy thinking about Gauri di to-"

Again, he was interrupted as Om hit him on the back of his head, making him yell.

"If your quota of being a moron is over for the day, shall we procede?" Om asked, giving a fake polite smile. Rudra scratched his head, wondering what that meant, before just shrugging and nodding. Better not waste his intelligence on such trivial things. 

"Okay then, let's go." Om said, dragging Rudra away to where Shivaay and Annika stood chatting with Abhay and Tanya, not before giving Daksh a thumbs up. Reaching them, Rudra put an arm around Annika's shoulders.

"Hello, sunshine! You look gorgeous," He complimented her, making her pull his cheeks.

"So do you, my handsome boy!" She cooed. Abhay and Tanya left the four alone to go and talk to someone else. As soon as they walked away, Rudra turned to Annika with a conspiratory look on his face.

"Okay Annika di, I have to talk to you about something VERY important," He said, face turning serious. Annika looked at Shivaay and Om, confused, before turning back to Rudra.

"Yeah?" She asked, a bit hesitant. In the time she had known the Oberois, she had come to know that such a look on Rudra's face never resulted in a good idea.

"The thing is," he started, stealing a glance at Shivaay before continiung, "Daksh bhaiya likes you."

It took both Shivaay and Annika a moment to understand his very blunt declaration, and when they did, Annika burst into laughter whereas Shivaay's face turned white. Rudra creased his eyebrows at her reaction.

"Didi, I'm serious!" He half whined. "Wait, just look for yourself how hopelessly in love Daksh bhaiya looks."

Here, he moved a little so they could spot Daksh, who indeed had been looking at Annika in what seemed like a 'longing' manner, but who soon diverted his eyes when he saw them looking. Rudra turned to Annika again with a 'See? I told you so' kind of expression, while she just rolled her eyes.