Fates

Part 130- Rings, Betrayal, And Democracy

"Oh really-." Priyanka began to say as she walked towards the garden so that she could talk to the person in private.

"Eww stop flirting with each other, I'm telling Maya di." Riya said jokingly in the background, as she and Rudra were now standing in a jewelry shop, having somehow wandered off from Maya and Drishti without raising any doubt.

"But may I know, why you want to know my ring size, Rudra bhai?" Priyanka asked curiously with an amused smile, having an idea about what was happening.

"Oh my God, just tell me." Rudra said in exasperation.

"Not until you tell me why." Priyanka said with a smirk.

"Okay-." Rudra began to say after a long silence.

"No, Bhai don't, she's our enemy right now, she's working for the other side." Riya said dramatically.

"Well sometimes to win the war you have to lose the battle." Rudra said just as dramatically.

"Hawh. When did we ever start a war? Why wasn't I informed-?" Priyanka began to say teasingly.

"Okay fine I need your ring size because you and Maya have the same ring size, and I need a ring for-." Rudra said trailing off mid-sentence with a dreamy smile on his face.

"For?" Priyanka asked teasingly even though she already knew.

"You already know, just tell us your ring size." Riya said impatiently.

"What?... I thought you didn't need my help and that you were so sure that Rudra bhai is going to propose first. But he's over here and doesn't even know Maya di's ring size. Tell me Rudra bhai, you and Maya di have been dating for almost 3 years, you're already half married, how is it that you don't know that?" Priyanka asked half-seriously and half-jokingly.

"Hey the 'half marriage' did not involve a ring and Maya likes necklaces and bracelets more, so it justified that I don't know her ring size. And what do you mean by 'propose first?'... Don't even try to lie. I know all about the bets that you guys have made on us and who's going to propose first. Mom and Dad are also involved in this bet, aren't they? That's why everyone is being super weird. But forget about proposing first there will be no proposal if there is no ring, idiots." Rudra ranted nervously, out of breath.

Then there was a long silence as Priyanka made a face realizing that there was a point to what Rudra was saying, making a regretful face at what she was about to do, knowing that Maya would kill her for helping the 'enemy.'

"6... her ring size is 6." Priyanka said in a whisper, making an annoyed face as Rudra and Riya cheered over the phone, and cut the call on her.

Then she looked at her phone, reluctantly scrolling down her contact list to click on Maya's number, already regretting what she had to tell her.

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"Both of you, quiet!!" Pragya's stern voice said, and then there was utter silence as Shahana and Aryan glanced at each other and all but ran into the house wondering what was going on.

As they entered the house they saw Prachi and Ranbir standing in the middle of the living room glaring daggers at each other, arms crossed over their chests. Pragya stood next to them looking between them in relief that it was finally quiet while Saritaji was just sitting on one of the sofas, slightly shaking her head at their ridiculousness.

"What's going on?" Aryan asked curiously, and it was like he had pulled a trigger or something because both Prachi and Ranbir started talking over each, pointing fingers at one another, almost yelling again to be heard, but still, it sounded like they were speaking gibberish since they were talking at the same time.