Magnoliophyta

20. NICK

'And  that's a six. Virat kohli the magic man has again led India to an unchallenged victory!' Sounds filled my ears and I sat straight up on the bed. Amor and Jared were standing over me giggling and smiling like babies who had gone bonkers. Seeing Jared, last night's conversation came flooding into my mind and I quickly looked away.

" What the.... why are you two towering over me... and switch off that TV. I don't care about cricket and especially at that high a volume! Also... I am more of a soccer person." I said in mock sternness.

" We just switched it on to wake you up. You sleep like a log, like seriously!" Amor said laughing.

I quickly got off the bed and straightened my dressing gown. " Where's Lil?"

"Taking a shower, she let us in."

" Great! Now please GET OUT" The guys looked taken aback and confused.

" Duh! the girl's gotta change!"

"Oh!" They both said in unison and simultaneously turned red and blushed. They quickly slid out of the room.

As soon as they were out, I went and knocked on the bathroom door. "What?" Lil's muffled voice made it's way across the door.

" Why would you let the guys in!? that too when I was SLEEPING!" I put extra emphasis on the last word.

"What else am I supposed to do, If they knock on the door? Kick them out?"

" Fair enough" I sighed in defeat "Anyways, COME OUT! I need to take a shower."

" In a minute"

After what seemed like way longer than a minute Lil came out wrapped in towels. I quickly grabbed my clothes and a towel and slammed the door behind me as I entered the bathroom.

After having a nice and warm bath, I quickly slipped into a flowery frock and made a half pony for my hair, fixing it with some bobby pins and flowery clips.

Lil was just putting on her last puffs of blush, As I put on a scarf and wore my shoes. "Why would you put blush? You know troll-hunting is a dirty business right?" I asked a little skeptically, afraid of her cutting reply.

"That doesn't mean I can't put blush! now does it?" I could tell that it was more of a Rhetorical question, so I just kept my mouth shut.

We quickly scampered out of the room, swiftly turning the key to lock the door. Hurrying down the stairs we reached the guys, just when Jared said " She's so pretty, I love her "

"What!?" asked Lil in a low dangerous and suspicious voice.

"Oh, hello gals, we were just talking about Daisy" Jared replied in a matter-of-fact tone. Of course, it didn't seem that obvious to me so I decided to dive further into the matter.

"And... who is Daisy" I asked with bright big eyes.

"Of course you wouldn't know! you haven't met her. She is Mrs poppy's cow."

The word 'cow' hit me like a jet of water and colour rushed into my pale cheeks. "Oh, nice" I said, sounding like a complete idiot.

I was saved from further humiliation, as Will called "Come on guys, we really need to get moving" We all nodded and tumbled into the taxi.

"Will?" I asked.

"Yeah?"

"Where are we going?"

"We are going to the 'Vidhana Soudha'- The karnataka state house."

"What! but why would the trolls be there, right next to the government where they can be caught."

"Ingenious isn't it! The government or the police won't even suspect them to be there. Oh and by the way, the trolls are not 'next' to the government. They are 'in' the government. I mean to say, they live 'in' the state house, not 'next' to it."

I felt depressed. How were we supposed to outwit, trick or defeat the trolls, who so cleverly were evading their encounter with the police, for their horrendous deeds.

"Don't worry, we can handle them." And the matter was closed. We all stayed silent as the taxi whirred and whizzed, as though impatient of waiting in the traffic jam.

"That'll be a hundred and fifty rupees, the driver announced. Will grabbed some notes from his pocket and stuffed them into the driver's hand. "Here you go, thanks!" The taxi sped away and soon became a speck on the road.

We slowly turned our heads and the magnificent Vidhana Soudha loomed in front of us, making us feel quite insignificant. Amor clapped his hands and rubbed them together in glee. "Let's get the party started!" He smiled with a sly grin and we stalked off behind him. "Whoa I love this place, it looks important". "That's cause it is, wool head!" Lil replied in a cutting tone as Jared turned a shade of dark pink.

"Guys FOCUS!" I said, putting up a stern face. "So.... what now" Amor asked looking at Will. "It's obvious isn't it? the twins are right in front of us!" We all looked around frantically, unable to spot any trolls.

"Well,Well,Well.... to what do we owe the visit....N...ick?"