Fates

Part 87- The Truth Always Comes Out

"Your middle name is Prem?" Prachi asked teasingly with a chuckle.

"Yeah what are you trying to say Pikachu?" Riya asked defensively, making a face, forgetting that she should be running away from Abhi in her conversation with Prachi.

"Oh, nothing it's a nice name." Prachi said with a chuckle, shaking her head, and confusing Riya more.

"Abhi, what happened? Why are you yelling?" Purab asked as he got up from his chair to stand in front of Abhi who was now standing outside of Purab's study.

"Purab get out of the way, I have to talk to my daughter." Abhi said trying to enter the study but Purab was still blocking his way.

"What happened? What did Riya do?" Purab asked confused.

"You'll find out, right now I need to talk to Riya." Abhi said entering the study from the side, confusing Purab more.

"Hi, Chaacho." Aryan said waving awkwardly at Abhi to distract him, gesturing to everyone else to do the same, Riya, was nowhere to be seen.

"Hi, Chief." Ranbir said following along, waving awkwardly at Abhi, confused by what was happening.

"Hi Uncle." Prachi and Shahana said they too awkwardly waving at Abhi, very confused.

"Hi kids." Abhi said with a small smile as he saw everyone.

"Where's Riya?" Abhi said getting straight to the point.

"Uh- probably here somewhere." Alia said unconvincingly, from her seat, with Purab who had sat back down, nodding in agreement.

"Really because I could swear that I saw her here not two seconds ago." Abhi said raising an eyebrow, knowing that everyone was trying to cover for Riya.

"Well she's not here now, probably somewhere in this big house, you'll have to look for her everywhere." Purab said with a shrug, pretending to be oblivious.

"Okay yeah sure." Abhi said sarcastically, looking around the room for Riya, and then stopping next to the side of Purab's desk, and knocking twice on the top of it.

"No one's home." Riya said in a whiney voice from her hiding spot under the desk, making Abhi smile knowingly, while everyone else facepalmed with silent sighs.

"Come on, come out, I don't know why you even try this anymore, it never works and it never has, just ask your Booji." Abhi said bending down to the height of the desk to offer Riya a hand to help her get out from underneath it.

"Hey Abhi bhai don't insult me like that, one time when I was little I hid under a desk for 5 hours and none of you could find me, it's not my fault that your daughter can't even be quiet for like 5 minutes." Alia said jokingly in her defense, while everyone else tried to keep from laughing.

"Hey now Booji you don't insult me, I can be quiet if I need to be." Riya said unconvincingly in her defense, as she came out from underneath the desk.

"No don't talk to her, look at me and answer my question." Abhi said sternly, putting a hand under Riya's chin to make her look right into his eyes, standing in front of her, making Riya gulp nervously.

"Do you want to kill me? Is that it? Are you trying to plot my death?" Abhi asked sternly in all seriousness, confusing everyone.

"What? What is that even supposed to mean? I didn't even do anything. And why would I want to kill you?!" Riya yelled in confusion.

"Really because it sure seems like it!" Abhi yelled back angrily taking a step back from Riya.

"I swear one of these days I will have a heart attack because of you!-" Abhi began to yell in all seriousness.