Fates

Part 117- What We Couldn't Say

"I might... okay no this is weird... why am I talking to someone's picture?" Ranbir asked himself, making a face, as he fumblingly put the picture back on the desk.

"But I do want to tell someone though." Ranbir said in a whiney voice as he began to pace around the room.

"...But not a picture though, that's weird." Ranbir said shaking his head at the idea.

"I can't tell Aryan... because why should I? When he waited so long to tell me about Shahana, I won't tell him either." Ranbir said making a face as he thought about Aryan's 'betrayal.'

"And Riya.. she'll tease me to death... if I tell her... she's going give me the biggest 'I told you so'... she's going to be like 'I told you, didn't I? That you like P-.'" Ranbir said coming to a halt, pausing mid-sentence, with a goofy smile on his face.

"That I like... Prachi." Ranbir admitted to himself in a mere whisper, smiling brightly as he said those words.

"You what now?" Prachi herself asked from outside her room, standing by the door, making Ranbir turn to look at her with an 'oh shit' expression on his face.

"I... nothing." Ranbir said awkwardly, nervously running a hand through his hair as Prachi came to stand in front of him.

"Say it, you know you want to." Prachi said with a knowing smile.

"I... uh... seriously?" Ranbir asked nervously, to which Prachi just nodded with a soft smile.

"So I... kind of... sort of... maybe might...... like you." Ranbir said nervously, with awkward pauses, to which Prachi just raised an eyebrow at the indefinite answer.

"No, I absolutely... kinda... like you." Ranbir rushed to explain as he realized how odd that sounded.

"I just hope... that you... kinda might... like me too?" Ranbir asked nervously, with a sheepish smile, as he ran a hand through his hair, avoiding Prachi's gaze.

"You know... it's okay.. if you... don't... I won't mind." Ranbir said in a defeated voice, his smile falling into a slight frown, still looking at the floor, as Prachi remained silent.

"Prachi? Prachi? Where did you go?" Ranbir asked in shock as he looked up to see that Prachi was nowhere in the room, after looking frantically around the room searching for Prachi.

"Prachi? This isn't-.... ohhh not againnn." Ranbir said in a whiney voice, making an annoyed face, as he realized that he had imagined Prachi again.

But then seconds after he burst out laughing at himself, a bright smile on his face.

"See what you do to me, Prachi?" Ranbir asked himself still having a hard time controlling his laughter, shaking his head at himself, thinking about Prachi with a dreamy smile on his face.

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"But I'm only asking for a Lamborghini, it's not a lot." Riya said in her defense as she and Prachi were still laying on Pragya's lap, with Pragya still running her hands through their hair.

"Not a lot? Wow, you spoiled rich brat." Prachi said teasingly, causing Riya to make a face.

"Auntieee." Riya said in a whiney voice, wanting Pragya to reprimand Prachi for making fun of her.

"Stop Pari, don't say that, Riya is none of those things." Pragya said pretend sternly, trying to keep from chuckling.

"Yeah see? And I will get my Lamborghini, you watch." Riya said determinedly.

"Of course, you will." Prachi said sarcastically, making Riya pout cutely.

"You will, you will, but you have to be patient about it." Pragya said to put Riya at ease, making her smile.