30/11/2019 - Saturday - At Chennai.
Aparna's P. O. V:
I rechecked my packed bags and closed the room door silently as my room mate was still in her deep sleep.
I wrote my out time in the PG entry notebook and dragged my bag outside the PG.
Hari and Shwetha told me that they would be here by 6 in the morning, but they started an hour late.
As I walked to the bus stop, A black car came into my view. Shwetha was waving at me from the front seat.
They parked the car near me and helped me place my bag in the trunk. I sat on the backseat and I was already worried about who would sit beside me.
Hari then drove to Shiva's street, I took a sharp breath looking at the familiar houses. Shiva waved to us and Hari drove to him.
Shiva placed his bag with ours and sat in the backseat beside me.
" So, told your parents? " Hari asked Shiva after we came out of the area.
" Yeah, yeah. I felt like a school child begging parents for the school trip. I don't know when I will be treated my age. " Shiva said laughing.
I laughed at his words.
He made sure to not look at me at all. I was supposed to feel relieved at that, but I wasn't.
Hari started playing his crap playlist and I shut out the music with my muffler.
" Aparna, you have to bear it for the next six hours! " Hari said laughing.
" Play all you want until my ears start bleeding! " I said and closed my eyes again.
We had crossed all the traffic and finally reached the highways. It was not sunny, but the climate was very pleasant. I felt relaxed and calm after a very long time.
Shiva's phone rang and he got busy talking. I made sure to keep up the act that I was sleeping and was trying to eavesdrop on his call.
" You are mad! " He said in a loud tone.
My mind was running a list of people that he could call mad.
Only one name popped up, Anjali.
" I am not going on some family trip to invite you along with me! , you are not even married to me yet! Do I look like a joke to you?" He said. And I smiled inwards as my guess was right.
" No! If you want to go somewhere, just go with your friends! Do you get me?, fine, whatever, bye! " He said and placed his phone back on his pocket.
" Why are you so rude to Anjali? " Hari asked Shiva.
" Rude? She wants to come along! Is this some family trip or what? " Shiva asked.
" Excuse me! " Shwetha asked from her front seat.
" I didn't mean you sister! " Shiva laughed off awkwardly.
" I am hungry, can we stop for breakfast? " Shwetha asked.
" Okay, sure. I know a good one along this road, might reach there in ten minutes! " Hari said.
I was pretending to sleep all the way. The car finally stopped.
" I will check if they have table for us, Shwetha you coming? " Hari said.
" Yeah , Shiva ,Please wake her up! " Shwetha said and walked out with Hari.
I heard the door shutting.
" You should be given an oscar award! " Shiva said to me. I was confused about his words.
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