Fates

Part 100- Of Car Rides

"We're going to Mumbai tomorrow, so be ready." Rakshit said abruptly after a short silence, making Drishti look at him in question.

"What do you mean we're going to Mumbai tomorrow?" Drishti asked unbelievably.

"What should it mean? We're going to Mumbai for a business trip." Rakshit said matter of factly.

"For how long?" Drishti asked curiously.

"For two days." Rakshit elaborated.

"No, I don't want to go." Drishti said adamantly.

"It wasn't a choice, you have to go wherever I go. You're my secretary, that's your job." Rakshit said matter of factly.

"But then... who is going to take care of the house?" Drishti whispered to herself worriedly, but Rakshit heard her anyway.

"Is your house a living kid that you have to babysit or will it go legs and walk away when you're gone?" Rakshit asked in all seriousness.

"No... but why can't you take someone else?" Drishti asked, reluctant to go for some reason.

"Oh yeah, sure I'll take someone else." Rakshit said sarcastically, while Drishti smiled, not noticing the sarcastic tone.

"I'll just fire you, hire a new secretary, and take her with me." Rakshit said in all seriousness, making Drishti's smile turn into a cute pout.

"Okay, I'll go with you." Drishti said reluctantly after a short silence.

"Again, you had no other choice." Rakshit said gloating, causing Drishti to make a face at him.

"Mr. Rude." Drishti mumbled under her breath, but Rakshit who heard her raised an eyebrow in question, with a smirk, plotting ways to get back at Drishti, as he now drove to the office in silence.

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"You're already getting sick, aren't you idiot?" Prachi asked shaking her head, as Riya kept on sniffing while she drove to the college.

"Noo." Riya said unconvincingly.

"Yeah sure. Why must you be a show-off in every situation? Would it kill you to take an umbrella? And now you're definitely going to get sick if you spend the whole day in wet clothes. And then you'll get the biggest 'I told you so' from Mumma." Prachi said with a chuckle.

"No I won't because I have an extra set of clothes and I wasn't showing off, I was just enjoying the rain, it's called living life to the fullest, you should try it sometimes." Riya said jokingly.

"Oh yes, if enjoying life means getting pneumonia, then I'm good the way I am." Prachi said sarcastically causing Riya to make a face.

"Well, sometimes the pneumonia is worth it." Riya said jokingly in her defense, sneezing at the same time.

"Oh my God, you are actually getting sick." Prachi accused, now worriedly.

"No I'm not, calm down Pikachu, both you and Auntie worry too much." Riya said trying to calm Prachi, while Prachi just shook her head in disagreement.

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"So did you dream about me?" Aryan asked with a soft smile.

"Um... well I did dream about a... monkey... so I think I might have dreamt about you." Shahana said in all seriousness while trying to keep from laughing.

"What Shahana?" Aryan asked in a whiney voice, making Shahana chuckle.

"I'm kidding, but did you dream dreams of me?" Shahana asked curiously.

"Well you never told me to, so how was I supposed to know?" Aryan asked jokingly, with a teasing smile.

"What Aryan?" Shahana asked in a whiney voice, facing away from him, with a cute pout.