chapter 8

Sorry for any typos! happy reading!!XOXO ❤️❤️❤️I reached home and saw almost everyone dressed upthey were about to call me but stopped when they saw meAh, Riyu! there you are I was just about to call you, how come you are so late? come let's go dad rushed towards the carMom locked the door while Adi wore his shoesBeep Beep! the car was honking I turned around to see my dad calling meRia open the gates, I'll take the car outI went and opened the gates, and locked them after dad reversed and got the car outMom sat in the front after I and Adi were given a punishment to sit at the back since we were fighting on who would sit in the front seatWe were going to the modern side of the city, I have been here a lot of times with my bestie and we enjoyed a lotMy bestie was the only friend whom my mom trusted me with, so it was mostly only us all the time unless she brought her boyfriend to hang out with us a couple of timesand I hated it when she did it, coz she used to spend the whole time with him and ignored meAfter a good twenty minute ride we finally reached our destinationor at least that's what google maps saidI saw a huge bungalow in front of us, I was amazed at the fact that my dad knew such rich people tooWe were stopped at the gate by the security guard and once he did his safety checks he let us in(P.S) - only for referenceIt was a huge bungalow with a beautiful pool in the front and a huge parking space with a few cars parked in line and lots of bikes all big brands Kawasaki, BMW and so on it had a garden at the back with few chairs and tables to sit and a hanging chair(P.S) - only for reference(P.S) - only for referenceI loved it here, like this place looked so good, I felt like staying there foreverMy mom patted my shoulderDone staring? let's goYes.. yes let's goThe maids opened the door, and soon we were greeted by a couple who seemed to be of my parent's age, my dad shook uncle's hand while my mom hugged aunty, I and Adi greeted Namaste! at the same timeThe couple smiled at us and greeted us backThey welcomed us into their huge bungalow which left me lost in the interiors and decors with which they decorated their beautiful bungalowRia beta do you remember me? aunty askedOMG! did she know me? but how?? I guess I saw her for the first time?!Ah I don't think she remembers you, RitaOh yeah we have actually never metHi, I'm Rita, Do you remember Arjun in Delhi? his momWHAT! really?!!! Arjun's mom!! GOD IS THIS TRUE?!Oh really nice to meet you! aunty, I said after a good five seconds of thinkingWhy don't you go roam around the place?! both the ladies left hushing and gushing to themselvesThe men seemed busy within themselves as well with all the business they were talking aboutAnd Adi was lost in his own world of games, I was left alone so I decided to use the idea given by Rita auntyI started roaming around the bungalow and looked at the antique pieces of vases and exquisite paintingsI suddenly bumped into a hard chestYOU?! I screamed in horrorWhat are you doing here?? I asked hystericallyYou come into my house and ask me what am I doing here?! Gautam said making a confused and shocked faceWait how come this is your home? that was Arjun's parents down therethat's when my slower-than-a-tortoise brain hit itOMG! that means you are Arjun's brother??Hehehe he smiledoh no I'm in trouble now I facepalmedYeah, let me go tell Rajeev uncle about what you did in DelhiI put my palm on his mouth and begged him not toSo, if you don't want me to then remain calm and act as if nothing happenedOK! I sighedWhy did you lie to me? And how come you are working in the company as an employee?? I askedI want to make my own name in the business, I want to be self-made and also this company is of my brother's not my dad's to have right over it and I am soon going to start my own company so I decided to have some experience hereWe went downstairs and sat at the dining table that is when I had the second shock of the dayMy boss was my hecking crush!! that means I crushed on Gautam's brother!!!The way I was surprised to see him there, he was equally surprised to see me thereSo? how is the surprise Sanjeev uncle askedArjun made a puzzled faceArre! don't you remember her? Ria! you used to play badminton in Delhi together, remember?Oh yeah, of course, he smiled nervouslyThe rest of the lunch was finished by our parents chit-chatting endlessly about me and Arjun and the rest of us having food silentlyDo you know? Arjun used to run out of the house the moment it was 3:45 pm Rita aunty laughedArre! Ria was nothing less she used to start getting ready from 3:50 only making her hair, putting on deo, and everything that is how she used to reach at 4:00 my mom laughedI looked at my plate embarrassed and a blush came automatically to my cheeks in defenseI remember Ria always used to have a bar of chocolate in her hands and wore an oversized sweater uncle said both aunty and mom laughedYou know once we were going back to Mumbai and Ria started crying because she didn't want to go back my mom laughedMaa!! I said embarrassinglyAH! please for heaven's sake not NOW!!I was looking at Arjun, again and again, I couldn't believe itHe seemed to be looking at me too something made him feel relieved nowGautam looked at us again and again and chuckled as if he saw lovestruck teenagersAfter we finished our lunch, the elders instructed us to sit in the huge garden at the backI followed Gautam while Arjun and Adi made good buddies since both of them played the same game and were talking endlessly about itI pulled Gautam aside, Gosh you knew I crushed on your brother and you kept mum I hit him on the armHey, hey calm down! don't worry I'll be your wingman and get you togetherBut how come you didn't know that he was your boss?Because I never actually knew his surnameI still can't believe what Praveen did though I have to talk to him he laughedHey! Please don't tell anyone about this After this small conversation, all my dead hopes were given a new ray of lightGautam called out Adi and they both went to play football together while I and Arjun were left aloneWe stared at each otherHi! we said at the same timea pause.. should I say something?!How are you? again at the same time,we both laughedI'm good! I repliedYou are still the same he replied smilingAs if you seemed to have changed I tauntedWe had a small conversation which was enough for me to drown in happinessAdi got bored of football soon and came to ArjunHey! should we play something even more fun? Adi askedYes! come let's play PlayStation togetherI went towards Gautam happily and danced with joy till I was almost about to sprain my ankleGosh! he spoke to me!!!!Oh please something even better is about to happenWHAT? I asked with an anxious faceWait and watch...The thing which happened then was something next to impossible I would have never ever imagined that!!HYLOOOO!! 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