Fates

Part 78- The Things We Do For Love

"Drishti di we're here." Riya said as she parked in front of Shergill Group of Companies.

"Oh, okay." Drishti said reluctantly, hesitant to go inside.

"Good luck." Prachi said smiling from the back seat.

"Have a good day." Riya said happily.

"Take care both of you." Drishti said getting out of the passenger seat of the car and walking inside the building with determination.

"They grow up so fast." Riya said jokingly waving Drishti off.

"What?" Prachi asked with a chuckle.

"I do hope that Drishti di has a good day at work, I mean what kind of person even works on a Sunday? I wish her boss isn't one of those people who are angry all the time." Prachi said hopefully.

"Yeah, same." Riya said in agreement but she wasn't too worried, she had met Mr. Shergill before and even though he seemed like a serious person, he wasn't rude.

"Okay now, come on let's go, drop me off at my house, Mumma must be waiting." Prachi said urging Riya to move faster.

But Riya just sat there, not doing anything.

"Oh hello, have you gone to sleep?" Prachi asked rhetorically.

"Do you pay me?" Riya asked for some reason.

"No." Prachi answered confused, raising an eyebrow.

"Then when did I become your driver? Come sit in the front." Riya told Prachi.

"Honestly no one would think that you're my driver." Prachi said not wanting to move.

"You know what? Fine, here." Prachi said switching seats after Riya just gave her a look that said 'I won't drive until you sit in the front.'

"Can we go now?" Prachi asked shaking her head.

While Riya wordlessly began to drive, a victory smile on her face the entire time.

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"Are you doing anything today?" Riya asked Prachi mid-way through the ride.

"No nothing much, why are you asking?" Prachi asked curiously.

"Come with me to my house, it'll be fun, plus Papa was asking about you a few days ago, so he'll like it if you are there." Riya said hoping that Prachi would say yes.

"Okay." Prachi said agreeing quickly with a smile, making Riya smile too.

"But first we're going to my house so that I can tell Mom that I'm spending the day at your house." Prachi said wanting to see her Mom before she went with Riya.

"But do we have to? I mean you can just call Auntie to tell her that you're going to my house." Riya said trying to avoid going to Prachi's house because she didn't want another encounter with Saritaji.

"Yes, we have to. My Mumma will worry if she doesn't see me for so long.  I was already gone for the night and if I'm gone for an entire day without even seeing Mom once, she will worry unnecessarily." Prachi elaborated.

"So you can just video call her, that way she can see you, and you can see her." Riya said so that she didn't have to go to Prachi's house.

"Are you trying to avoid going to my house?" Prachi said raising an eyebrow, realizing what Riya was trying to do.

"N- no of course not." Riya said unconvincingly, with an awkward chuckle.

"Oh my God, you so don't want to go to my house." Prachi said calling Riya out, smiling teasingly.