Krisanne's P.O.V

"Amber, don't feel scared okay, I'm right here," I whisper in her ears from behind her. I'm currently ducked behind her, looking around me carefully, incase there's danger.

She chuckles and places her hand on my quivering hand before whispering slowly,"Yeah Krisanne, thank you so much, I'm so scared."

I narrow my eyes at her before side stepping and standing beside her, my hands still on her shoulders."You're not making fun of me, right?"

She pats my hand gently and shakes her head, her hair tickling my skin on my hands."No! ofcourse not! why would I-"

"Bhao!"

She is cut off when someone yells right next to my ears, catching me completely off guard. I spring up a little in the air, my heart almost in my throat because of the surprise. I involuntarily scream.

Amber is surprised too but she recovers faster than I do. Her arms find their way around my shoulders to still my amazed self.

I finally recover to hear someone laughing loudly. I look to my side to see Vihaan rolling on the floor and laughing. I grab the nearest pillow and swing it with all the strength I can muster.

"Ow," he groans between his laughter and I keep swinging the pillow at him. Rey, who must have been behind Vihaan pulled Amber to the side.

Just then Ayana and Ethan walk in from the gallery and Ayana pulls a dumb stunt after her argument with Vihaan.

To say she is shocked is an understatement of the century. I wouldn't blame her. I had my revenge taking instincts on a high when she called Rochelle to instigate her against Vihaan. We both knew that Rochelle is crazy about him and she would give him the third degree treatment if he did something like dating another girl.

Who gives her so much authority over Vihaan and why she has the rights to give Vihaan the third degree is a story for another day.

I quickly instruct Rey to be ready in the morning and leave the room with Amber. I'm high on my heels behind Ayana and she notices that.

I want to tell her to amend the damage she has done and she does it almost as if she read my mind.

I enter the room and settle Amber on the bed who doses off immediately. I walk to the balcony to thank Ayana and she simply nods.

I wanted her to tell her that she did something good for some people who are not Vihaan or me. I wanted to point out to her that despite of whatever front she puts up, she is soft hearted after all.

But I don't. I don't because if I show her that her facade is wearing off, she will put it up back again, this time with even thicker walls.

I want her facade to wear off.

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"Krisanne! Krisanne! Krisanne!"

The crowd surrounding me on all sides, enchanting my name. I'm standing right in the center, with a my heart swelled up in self esteem along with a little pride. I smile at them and they all start clapping for me. I bend down with joint hands when suddenly my legs start feeling ticklish.

I start laughing and moving my legs away from it but the tickles are persistent and ever increasing.

I soon go from light laughing to uncontrollable howling with the tickles not taking the hint. I'm moving my legs furiously now, twisting and turning.

Suddenly my legs hits something and I jolt up in surprise. I try to open my eyes but because of the sudden onslaught of lights, I shut them close again. I rub my eyes a little before slowly opening them, my vision adjusting to the light.

When I finally open my eyes I see I'm in Ayana's guest room. Gone is the beautiful turquoise blue gown and the cheering crowd. I move the blanket off me and adjust my t-shirt and shorts before climbing out of bed. I round the corner and jump up in surprise when I see Rey on the floor massaging his nose.

I gasp and rush to him."What happened?"

"Your kick happened."

So he was the one who was tickling me.

I get up and shrug. "Serves you right."

I move to the washroom and freshen up. I move out to see Rey sitting on the bed looking around the room while fiddling with his fingers.

"Who gave you the idea of tickling me?" I ask him and move to the closet. I shuffle to the several clothes I brought yesterday before finally settling with a black t-shirt and blue jeans.

"Ayana might have implied that it's the best way of waking you up. Remind me to not listen to her next time," he huffs out while running his fingers over his nose again. I feel a smile forming on my face and shake my head.

"Why were you in such a hurry?" I ask and he rolls his tongue in his mouth before replying.

"You know, for someone who is very excited to take me for Mumbai 'Darshan', you're very late."

I narrow my eyes at him before turning to look at the clock. That's when I realise. I'm running an hour late.

Just great Krisanne.

A lump of guilt forms itself in my throat which I gulp down before chewing on my bottom lip.

"Sorry," I apologise and quickly run to the washroom to change.

"It's okay, please change quickly now," he yells and I close the door behind me carefully before stepping into the shower.

I quickly do the needful and pull my jeans up after changing my t-shirt. I have to keep my foot straight and keep pulling the fabric up until my foot is out on the other end. I twist and turn a little, pulling my pants up and buttoning them.

If only someone understood my struggle of wearing jeans.

I quickly make my way out of the bathroom. Rey is standing near my study table with his back to me. He must have heard me come out because he immediately turned with the Femina women's magazine.

"Women's Magazine? Really?" I ask him and check my bag to see if I have everything I need.

He makes a poker face before putting the book back in its place and rubbing the back of his neck. "Just curious."

"Alright, common, let's go."

I walk out of the room and he soon catches up with me.

He furrows his brows at me. "Aren't you going to get more ready? Like Comb your hair, apply makeup?"

My eyes widen in realisation. I raise my hand and feel the knots and messy bunch of hair."Oh yes, my hair. I'll do it in the lift."

His eyes widen at that again. We walk out the apartment and I lock the door from outside. Rey smirks and I give him a confused look.

"What happen?"

"Nothing. Come on."

We press the button and the lift takes no time to come up. We get in and I look at my untidy reflection in the mirror. I immediately get to work, combing my hair and tying it up in a bun. I turn around to see Rey looking at me carefully. I turn back around, wondering why the hell is he observing me.

"That's it?" he asks and I shrug.

We reach the ground floor and I walk out when I hear him muttering.

"I wonder what my girlfriends take so much time for."

I mentally laugh. So that's why he was observing me."There's nothing wrong with them Rey. It's just that I'm not into so much of self grooming. I just prefer it like this. As long as I look neat enough, I really don't care."

He nods his head slowly, trying to digest the information and I give him a small smile.

"Okay so, where we going today?" he asks me while looking ahead and I wiggle my eyebrows.

"Surprise."

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