The Jet-Setters - On Hold

Chapter 6

◾️Walk in the woods ◾️

Shivaay looked at the endless run of mountains shining with snow. A serene Deoria Tal lake beside him. Cool breeze hitting him on his face. It was their second day of trekking. They had trekked the whole morning having Maggie during stops. They had even pranked Anika telling her that they didn't knew the way to the top of the mountain. They had expected her to be scared. But she instead had showered them with sarcastic comments like " Do you live in stone age?! " and then opened her GPS to get to the top.
Anika. Shivaay smiled remembering that incident. He looked at Anika laughing while setting up their camps with omru and gauri. She was so Anika. Always smiling, bubbly, everyone's favorite and the one who had everything she ever wanted.

Shivaay jogged towards them. Gauri was distributing theplas wrapped in foil to everyone. Gauri she was. Shivaay took his one muttering a thanks. They were standing near the camps having their theplas and chatting When they saw a group of two men and two women moving to the camping area with camps in their hand.

" Are she is Mallika our school friend, do you remember her Anika?! Come let's go meet them "

Gauri excitedly pulled a not so happy Anika with her. Shivaay noticed the quick change in Anika's mood when she noticed mallika. As if she disliked her.
All of them went towards them. They had set up their camps while gauri was animatedly talking with mallika who was no less in hers. Anika was just smiling.

" Hey guys I am arnav raizada and this is my friend mohit , mallika and shruthi. " arnav shaked his hands with everyone followed by his friends. They were casually chatting about their jobs when.

" Guys, it's getting quite cold should we light a campfire?! " mohit interrupted.

" Yeah sure, you're right I will go and get some sticks and wood " shivaay said. Mohit got up to join him while arnav and om were chatting, rudra was busy flirting with shruthi and mallika and gauri were gossiping nonstop . Unhelpful people.The two started going.

" Guys I'll join as well " Anika said quickly getting up.

" Anika are you sure, we are going in the woods ?!" mohit asked.

" Let her join naa, she will give her important advice 'how to do it' to us as well on the way " shivaay winked.

" Haww, what do you mean ?! I go ordering people around ?!" Anika put her hands on her hip.

" You do Anika, don't you remember in school you always used to boss around! " mallika laughed hi fying gauri who was giggling.

Anika frowned before putting up a fake smile. She so did not like her.

" Guys I am coming, whatever you say. RI you wanna join?! "

" They will manage ani, you join us naa " gauri gestured Anika to sit with them to chat with a cute face.

" RI it's OK if you don't wanna come, see you guys in a bit " saying Anika ran to catch up with shivaay and mohit who had already started moving.

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Anika, shivaay and mohit were walking picking up sticks and dry wood wherever they see.
" Guys, I think one of us should go back to give the collected sticks, so that arnav and om will start the fire "

" Yeah I'll go... " shivaay was about to say when he noticed Anika gesturing him not to Leave her with her eyes.

".... but I can't leave you with Anika, she is a mad girl and she will drive you crazy as well " shivaay laughed mentally hoping he will leave.