The Journey

Chapter 4

Ishitha's POV-

"Nope. I don't have a boyfriend." I said.

"I've never really had a boyfriend after my 10th grade." I chuckled.

"Why is that so?" Aarav asked.

"I don't know. Maybe, I was too engrossed with studies and competitive exams." I shrugged.

"Quite surprising." He chuckled.

"Why?" I asked, quite amazed by his reply.

"No offense but you don't look like someone who studies too much."

"Trust me, I get that a lot from people! But hey! All India rank 24 in NEET." I stated.

"What? Are you serious?"

"Yeah." I chuckled.

"Then why RUHS? Why not AIIMS or St. John's?" He questioned.

"My mom studied in RUHS too. I'm just following her footsteps. Also because, I love Jaipur. Jaipur's sunsets can beat anything! And RUHS isn't that bad. It's one of the best medical colleges in India." I said, shrugging my shoulders.

"Oh yeah, uncle told me about aunty. I'm sorry for the loss." He said, giving me a tight smile.

"It's okay. It's been three years." I said, looking down at my fingers.

We stayed silent for a couple of minutes until I spoke up.

"My mom loved travelling by train, so whenever I have the chance, I travel by train too. It kind of reminds me of her and you know, makes me happy." I said, smiling at the thought of my mom.

I looked up at Aarav who gave me a sad smile.

"Anyway!" I started.

"Why is Mr. Oberoi travelling by a train?" I asked, changing the topic.

He chuckled.

"So I have this bucket list, which includes travelling by train. So here I am!" He said, smiling.

"Wait. Wait. So is this your first time on train?" I asked, totally surprised.

"You're making it sound like it's the first time I'm going to have sex." He said, rolling his eyes.

"I mean, that's so much easier and better." I stated.

"What even!" He laughed.

"No like seriously, didn't you face any trouble finding your train and coach and etcetera?" I questioned.

"Not really. I asked people around, so yeah, it was fine." He shrugged.

I gave him an impressed face.

Honestly, I was really impressed. The first time I travelled by train all alone, I was super confused. Even though I had been on train before that with my parents, I got lost finding the train number and the coach.

"I feel like you have a story to tell." Aarav said.

"It's just that I'm really impressed." I said.

He chuckled, shaking his head.

"No, really. I was super confused the first time I travelled by train all alone. It took me almost thirty minutes to get into my coach." I chuckled.

"But you travelled on train before with your parents!" He exclaimed.

"Exactly my point." I stated.

"Well, then, I'm quite impressed by myself in that case." He joked.

"You should be." I smiled.

"Chocolates?" I offered, while taking it from the tray like thing.

We sat there eating chocolates and just staring at each other.

"Do you want to watch a movie?" I asked him.

"That's only if you're not busy." I added quickly.

"I'm not. I got nothing to do to be honest." He said.

"You were busy on your phone before we started speaking, so I just thought... you know." I shrugged.

"You think too much, Ishitha." He smiled.

Playfully rolling my eyes at him, I asked, "Which movie?"

"Let me give you the liberty to decide." He said.

"Oh your highness, thank you so much!" I chuckled, shaking my head.

Aarav smiled at me before mumbling "drama" under his breath.

"The Edge of Seventeen?" I asked.

"Oh god, no please. It's a fuck all movie. I mean, I really like Hailee Steinfeld, but the movie sucks." He replied.

"The Perfect Date?"

"A big no." He whined.

"The Fault In Our Stars?" I asked.

"I've watched it a gazillion of times, so no."

"Okay, atleast tell me which genre." I said.

"Whatever you like is fine." He shrugged.

"Certainly not, seeing that you've been coming up with something to say." I huffed.

"Okay, sorry there." He chuckled.

"Have you watched 'Five Feet Apart'?" I asked him.

"Judge me all you want because I haven't." He said, laughing.

I gasped dramatically, keeping my hand on my chest.

"It's okay because we're watching it now." I smiled.

"Oh no, please." He whined like a child.

"Trust me, you will like the movie."

"And what if I don't?" He asked.

"I'm here with you for the next five days, I'll do whatever you ask me to." I shrugged.

"Okay fine." He sighed.

I did my little happy dance to which Aarav laughed.

I took out my laptop from my bag underneath and kept it on the seat.

"We're good to go now." I told him, taking out all the snacks I had.

"Wow. You came all prepared." He laughed.

"It's necessary."