Frenemy Companions

Chapter-8

☆ Lunch with the buddies ☆

"So finally our opinions match on something" she said looking away from his eyes which were glued to her.

"That too on something like love! He added awkwardly.

"yeah, its weird"

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Annika stood outside the chemist shop under the shed waiting for the rain to stop.

She had came out to visit the nearby cafe to grab something for lunch. Maybe a swiss roll something else. But destiny decided to play cruel with her and it started raining like the world would end.

She tapped her feet impatiently when she heard honking of a car. The windows of black car which she didn't knew was of which brand slid down and revealed handsome face of Shivaay Singh Oberoi.

"I didn't know that you shifted your office under a shed Annika." He said and stretched her name in last.

"What do you want?"

"Hi Annika" she heard Om say and waved at them

"What are doing here?" Om questioned and Annika mentally compared Om and his older brother.

"Came to grab something to eat from the cafe at the end of the street but it started raining" she explained.

"Nice! ,come join us we are all heeding to pick Adi and then have lunch together" Rudra offered.

Annika contemplated, should she go?
"O hello , I am not your driver to wait until you decide, get in fast" Shivaay said knowing very well what was going on in her mind. Her problem was that she was always unsure about herself.

Annika hesitantly moved with fast steps and got into the back seat beside Rdra

"Is something special today?" she asked finally making sure that there wasn't a single drop water on her hair.

"No, why are you asking?"

"You guys had lunch plans" she said

" Di we have lunch together almost thrice a week and sometimes for the whole week" Rudra gave the information.

Annika pressed her lips in thin line nodding at Rudra , she felt like a outsider suddenly. It was their lunch plan from where did she came in between? Actually she felt like an outsider in her family itself.

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Aditya sat in his cabin emersed in his thoughts. He couldn't forget last night.
Annika had this tendency of keeping things to herself, never sharing what she goes through.

He being her elder brother he knew her too well. He realized that she had grown distant, even more.

He knew that she had something always running at the back of her mind, but he didn't get what?.

She wasn't always like this! Annika was vibrant, full of life and panegyric personality . But he had never seen her distancing herself from him and kartik.

He had practically looked after her like he was her parent. Many times baby sitting her with their nanny.

His thoughts diverted when someone knocked. He looked up to find his three buddies.

"Anni!" He exclaimed surprised.

She worked from the event management office looking after the company.

Annika stood awkwardly there not knowing what to do.

"She was standing under a shed on the road when we were passing by so picked her up" informed Om slumping on the couch

"Nice that you joined us" Aditya said smilingly.

Annika who was awkward till now smiled a little, no matter what she knew her brothers loved her.

"So where will we go,or what will we order?" Rudra questioned sitting in front on the couch beside om.

"We aren't going anywhere, but Kartik would be here with lunch boxes" Aditya informed and sat back on his chair.

"Did you started planning about your wedding?" Rudra asked

"Why will I plan it?"

"Because it your own wedding!" Om said.

"Why will I plan my wedding when I have the best wedding planner as my sister!

Annika coughed caught off guard but recovered soon.

"What happened Anni ,won't you plan the wedding? "Aditya asked

"No ,I mean why will I not organize it. If you want I will personally look after everything!"

"See, she will plan ,after all I am her brother. The only elder one!" He said to Shivaay.

"Anni!" Kartik's exclaimed surprised at her presence.

"Pinch me someone, I can't believe on my eyes!" He walked to the area where they were sitting.

"Stop being dramatic!" Annika remarked taking the boxes from him.
Shivaay got up to help her and kept them on the glass top table.

Both of them and started unpacking it. "You just open the boxes I'll serve" Shivaay instructed, she looked at him with narrowed eyes.

"What ! You know that you are clumsy!"

She didn't say anything while the others suppressed their smiles. Shivaay served the vegetable curry and roti. And she passed the plates to everyone. He served for her and himself at last and both picked up their plates. All their coordination was seen very meticulously by the other trio.

"I don't know how mom make it so yummy!" Aditya praised the malai kofta.

"Mom cooked this ?" The question slipped out even before she could think over it.

"Yes! Anni. What kind of question is this?"

It wasn't her fault, she hardly got anything made by her mother. Or maybe her brother was tricked into thinking that the meal was cooked by their mother.

'It wasn't hard for her! ' she thought chewing thoughtfully.

"Have you decided some theme for the wedding?" Shivaay questioned.

"Got to ask all that to Sanam" Aditya replied.

"Better do it soon, I and Om are going to take care of everything from raheja's side"

"When did I agree to join you plan the wedding?" Om asked

"And why am I not a part of this plan?" Rudra questioned in the same tone.

Shivaay smiled giving a knowing look to Om and Rudra. "This not fair, bhaiya. You should include me too" whined Rudra.

Annika looked at them bantering and couldn't stop the smile. She glanced at her brothers who were talking among themselves. She hadn't realized when they got involved in their own selves.

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