**1st Place Winner in Series Category in THE FANFICTION AWARDS 2022**
**1st Place Winner in Series Category in THE FANFICTION AWARDS 2021**
**1st Place in LS (Long Story) Category in SAM'S SamAina Awards 2020**
****BOOK 2****
THIS BOOK WILL PICKUP A...
Shopping is the biggest stress buster for girl's. Just hearing the name, it has another level of excitement.
Here, Saina on hearing about it from Preeti, jumps in excitement. Swati and Naina stares at Preeti. 'On this she has gone on you!'
'Chalo, Maasi se kuch sikha toh sahi,' Preeti laughs.
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'But we don’t need any shopping right now,' Swati said.
'No Swati di, we will go for window shopping,' Preeti is super duper excited.
Swati and Naina smiles in approval. But, Shefali refuses, as she needs to spend time with Arjun, before he goes to London. They teases her, as she blushes.
'Swati di, before going for window shopping, can we have a look at your new home?' Preeti and Naina asked together.
'Yes,' Swati replies taking her car keys.
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Rathod Mansion
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Swati, Preeti and Naina along with Saina arrives at Swati's new home. They gets awestruck seeing it.
'Wow Swati di, it’s so beautiful. I am so happy that you will be in Mumbai only after your marriage,' Preeti said excited.
She smiles, 'Actually he wants me to continue my work after the marriage and also stay close to my parents so he decided to shift here in Mumbai only. He will make his business here. So we bought a house close to my own house.'
'Aww, that’s so sweet of jiju,' Naina said happily.
'Now Naina di, I want to see your house,' Preeti said looking at her.
Naina shakes her head, 'I wish I could, even I haven't seen it. Sameer ji told me, construction work is going on. Viraat's room is getting constructed, along with few other things!'
'It's okay, never mind!'
*****
Swati, Preeti and Naina finally arrives in the mall. A man wearing a hoodie follows them. Preeti feels someone’s presence right behind their back and turns around but finds no one. The man hides behind a wall.
'What happened Preeti?' She asked her.
'Nothing Swati di, I thought someone is following us,' Preeti replies.
'What?' Naina laughs, 'Preeti,it’s a mall, definitely people must be following us. What’s the new thing in that?'
'Maybe you are right.'
They continues walking, while the man again follows them. Preeti again feels someone’s presence right behind her, but ignores it. She covers Saina's face with her scarf and turns her face in the front.
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Swati, Preeti and Naina with Saina after enjoying in their window shopping walks in food plaza there to eat something. The man following them hides himself in a safe place, as he watches them.
'What happened Preeti?' Naina asked her, seeing her looking back.
'I think something is wrong. Someone is indeed following us,' her voice scared for the little one.
'You and your story,' Naina laughs.
She ignores her jibe, and makes Saina have water from her water bottle but by mistakenly Saina drops it down. She bends to take it and in the process the scarf gets removed from Saina's face.
The man seizing the opportunity clicks Saina's few pictures and walks away from there. She again covers her face with the scarf but his purpose is fulfilled.
Just then,their order arrives and they happily eats it, forgetting everything.