Frenemy Companions

Chapter-10

☆ Sudden plans ☆

Annika sat on the bonnet of the car with both the Singhal sons on her either side.

"You remember bhai during my seventh grade we used to go that ice cream stand near our school" Annika reminisced about her childhood.

"Yes and you forcefully dragged bhai and Shivaay bhaiya with you" Kartik added chuckling.

Aditya took his phone out of his pocket and called Shivaay whose number was on speed dial and kept it back in his pocket.

"Oh don't remind me that, on one side you made your famous puppy face requesting to eat that and other side Shivaay glares were enough know how much he loathed even standing there" Kartik and Annika laughed on that.

"Not my fault, Shivaay throws a lot of tantrums" she unknowingly smiled.

"You both have drove me nuts with your fights" he shook his head taking a bite of his mango flavored.

"He is the one who always starts it, anyway let me tell you guys a secret most of the time I irritate him knowingly" she confessed jumping down to throw the cup to the near by bin.

"As if no one knows it" Kartik remarked.

"Really!" She was amused

"Ani, you are way very quiet with everyone with your 'ignorence is best punishment you can give one' attitude but with him you turn out like a kid" Aditya probed her into thinking.

"Oh please! Now don't get all sentimental, and about Shivaay ,arguing him,fighting him and annoying him is fun. I tend to keep it like that until we get old or he starts being disrespectful" Annika gave her part of explanation.

Aditya raised his eyebrows at her reply he glanced at Kartik who seemed to enjoy the discussion going on.

"Kartik you tell me can Shivaay be disrespectful to anyone?" he asked

"Never" was all Kartik said not even thinking for a second.

"I never told he can" Annika defended herself understanding her brother's move.

"So you'll argue and fight with him all your life?" Asked Aditya hoping to listen something good.

"Yes, I will fight him all my life." she declared not even realizing that she agreed to be a part of his life always.

Unknown to Annika someone was listening to their conversation with keen interest.

He smiled at everything she said about him. No romantic feelings whatsoever.

"Why this sudden icecream plan Anni" Kartik asked throwing his Cup.

"I just wanted to loosen out!"

"People get drunk generally when they want to loosen out'" it was a general statement.

"You know, I don't drink! "

"Stereotype Anni!"

"No, it's my choice"

She got in the driver's seat this time and the brothers took there places.

She drove by the marine drive, the calm breeze relaxing her. She glanced at the rear view mirror to find Kartik dosing off and Aditya was typing of his phone, probably Sanam.

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Annika was busy with the catalog of the wedding season which was to be launched the next month.

Her phone blared and  she glanced at it.

"Mrs. Singhal" it read and Annika was surprised. Why will she call her was the first thought that came to her mind.

She picked up before it went dead. "Yeah mom"