Karthika's POV
We were taking turns to drive the car as it was approximately a 10 hour journey.
We started at 8 in the evening.
First, Rudyash took over the steering wheel,and the car fell into a silence vow as Rud did not allow any music or chit chatting!!
This continues for two hours until he finds himself listening to sleep's call.
Then, the car was handed over to Ishaan, as he was so immersed in sleep's call that he forgot Ishaan's mischievous side.
The car was silent until Rud started to fall into the trace of sleep.
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Ishaan's POV
As soon as Rudyash bro drifted deep in the trance of sleep, a grin flashed across my face.
I put on some music as Rudyash is an heavy sleeper and won't wake up easily
I blasted music and started singing, lifting at roof and grooving to it in traffic and I turned back and made Karthika to groove to the music. I applied the same energy to Krish, who was beside me and Sharu akka at the back.
Then the song Guruvaram played.
"Kallonaaa~,arrerere~" I sang on the top of my lungs as I stopped the car due to traffic.
"Geez, Ishaaaaan!" Hissed Sharadvitha, "Can you not drive for God's sake!!"
Then Krish got out of the car and opened the driver's door, " Come out and sit in the back and enjoy there instead of vibing while driving."
Waittttttt! What? I have to not drive?!
I went to Sharu akka, open the car door, "Akkaaa~, can you sit in the front, pleaseeee?"
She said fine and sat at the passenger seat, while Karthika and I got stuck in the back with the sleepy musclesssss!
Then Sharu akka stares at Kriday until the traffic clears.
Krish is surely stopping himself from looking at her.
Then, Kriday starts the car, turns to Sharu, " What song do you like?" He smiles as he looks at her with an affectionate gaze!
"Naal Nachna" she answered looking out the window trying to hide her shy smile from him.
OMG! They are starting to fall for each other!?— that's what my eyes screamed as turned to Karthika to make sure that she saw it.
We both exchanged a knowing smile and she teased " Are you guys lovebirds?"
"No!" Replied Sharadvitha and Kriday in unison.
"You both are starting to act like oneeee~, ewww!" I chirped smirking
And that song starts to play as I noticed the red string,the soulmate string tied at Kriday's Pinky. I followed it and it lead to Sharu akka. They are truly made for each other.
"Duniya di sundi na behri jawani ~Masti ch mastayi zehri jawani~" we started to sing on top of our lungs.
"Why, why, why don't we look out for each other,When sun goes down~Say you won't surrender When sirens sound yeahhh~Run like the city is gonna Burn if we slow down ~Now kiss me like we might make it ~When the lights go down~"
Me and Karthika didn't sing this part but Krish and Sharu akka did, that too feeling it on the top of their lungs. Krish didn't sing loud as he has to drive but he felt it.
But they lowkey fit to the vibe of this song especially that part.
When, Kriday got a call from Indeever. It went something like this;
"Hello brooooo!"started Kriday.
"Dude! I am on my way to Kakinada!" Indeever replied with excitement .
They both went on like "no way bro! I'm on my way too" and "let's meet up after sometime in Kakinada." — blah,blah.
Then Rudyash wakes up as Sharadvitha takes over the steering wheel.
Then after a lot of karaoke and irritating Rudyash, everyone except Sharadvitha and Kriday were a sleep.
Sharadvitha's POV
It's 3 in the morning
I asked Kriday if I want to sleep and I replied that I was not sleepy.
It was raining blissfully as I stopped at a small tea shop to buy myself a cup of chai, Kriday joined me.
We started enjoying the chai as he looks at me " So, does Rudyash talk to that girl? Her name is—"
"Amudha—" I replied, "Amudha Ambika Iyer." As I sip the hot chai.
" Do you like any one?" I asked.
"No— but I think I am falling for one." He smirked, looking at his shoes.
"Who is that LUCKY GIRL!?" I asked him, slightly jealous of that girl.
He looks me in my eye, mutters "She has Chocolate brown eyes that are in shape of a lotus petal, she has long brown hair and she is the most kind and wise person you'll ever meet."
His gaze gets gets more and more passionate with every word passing by, leaning in whispering " I am not sure whether I like her enough to say that I love her as I started falling for her recently."
Suddenly the air around me feels— hot?
"You are falllingg harddd~" I chirped trying to lighten the tension between us by pushing him away lightly.
Kriday's POV
I smirked as she pushed me to go to the car and I noticed Ishaan waking up. He rolled down his window and asked for a chai and to let him drive after drinking it. We agreed to it but Sharu insisted that she will sit at the back as Ishaan completes his chai and starts driving.
By 6 in the morning, we reached Kakinada.
Ishaan stopped at a traditional Telugu earth toned Bungalow, surrounded by a garden of flowers and trees.
We get down and a woman maybe around her late 40's to early fifties but she looks like she is in her 30's was in the Garden, she was shocked to see us and Sharu ran to him as looks at us confused.
She hugs him and whispers, "Amma, we came back with the amber eyed son of your friend, Mugdha Yadhav."
She looks at me with relief as his face cracked into a smile as he hugs Sharu. He breaks away from her hug as he walks towards me.
"Kriday," she hesitated reaching out to touch me, " Is that you?"
"Yes," I took her hands into mine, "How are you related to my mother?"
"Well," her eyes dart as if she is remembering a past which was traumatic and it is, "I am your mom's best friend, or what you guys call 'pookie', Shruti."
"You were here until your aunt, Radha took you in." She added.
"Wait auntie! Remember you, playing in the garden with Rudyash and entertaining baby Sharu but I didn't remember your faces nor your names!" I gushed pointing at her.
It's crazy how Rudyash never recognised me so did I! I didn't even recognise Sharadvitha as well.
She would not recognise me if Rudyash told her everything.
Then Ishaan barged in, breaking my grip on Shruti auntie's hands, " Auntie can we sleep together in our house, pleaseee?"
"Sure but, First you guys fresh up and have breakfast." She announced.
We all have freshen up and had Poori for breakfast, as Karthika inquired about Sharu's father, Irasvan Varma and Shruti auntie replied that he went to pick up Sharu's cousins, Srimayi and Shyamkeerti.
"Umm, Kriday,"Shruti auntie came over to hand me a glass of water, " You are supposed to take over his spot as The Brahmanda Guardian."