Chapter : 35

"Why do you get the bed next to the windows?" I asked, upset that my twin had conquered the better stuff already, like always.

"Because I'm the older sibling?" Aarav answered with a smirk as he sprawled over the bed and sighed in relaxation as his body sank into the soft mattress.

"You're only older by two minutes!" I exclaimed, throwing my hands up in the air.

"Exactly, but still older." He pointed, not even caring to look at me while answering.

"But on the brighter side, you've got me with you!" Kajal said as she brushed her dark, wild hair with a brush, her eyes focused on her reflection in the mirror on the wall.

"Wait, WHAT?!" Aarav asked, sitting up straight on the bed as he glared at Kajal.

AK had booked three rooms in total. While two of the rooms had two beds, the remaining one room had three beds and was bigger. I, Aarav and Jake were gonna stay in one room while Kajal and Darshan would be together and the two brothers, AK and Apar were gonna be in the last room.

But looks like my bestie had a change of plan for she landed into my room out of nowhere. Kajal is really unpredictable. She passed Aarav an evil smirk.

"Oh Aarav, won't these three days be full of fun? Imagine how happening it will be if we two end up sharing a room," Kajal said, passing an even more evil grin at my twin.

Aarav literally shivered at her words. I laughed when he jumped out of the bed and scowled at Kajal. To be honest, Kajal has really done some crazy things to Aarav in the past. Once she had come to my place for a sleepover and we were binge watching some movies at midnight when she got an idea. Slipping into one of my white night dresses, she applied some powder over her face and some red lipstick to amplify the effect. Brushing her hair to the face, she entered my twin's bedroom while he was fast asleep and scared the shit out of him. That's exactly why Aarav always locks his bedroom door while going off to sleep.

"What are you doing?" I asked my twin when he picked up my bag and headed for the exit of the room.

"I'm making you two switch rooms. Kajal and you will share that two-bed room while Jake and Darshan are gonna join me. No way in hell am I gonna sleep in the same room where psyho-witch is staying." Aarav spoke as he walked out of the room.

Kajal and I exchanged a look and burst laughing.

"See? My plan worked. Now you'll get that window bed in the other room." Kajal said and winked at me with a victorious grin.

***

"Suraj ki baaho mein,
Ab hai yeh zindagi.
Kirne hai saaso mein,
Baato mein roshni..."

(In the arms of sun,
Now lies my entire life.
The rays in every breath of mine,
And radiance in every word...)

Apar went on singing with the mic in his hand and the local boys playing the guitars and tapping the surfboards in a rhythm. Though not a professional singer like his brother, Apar did know how to gather an audience with his voice.

We were waiting by the shore next to the Savage Surfers academy. It was a local academy which was dedicated to teaching people surfing at the Rajodi Beach. People could learn the basic stuff and go off to the waves within a few hours or can spend months learning professional surfing tactics to master the waves.

The guy who was supposed to be teaching us, however, hadn't showed up yet and to pass the time, Apar and the rest of the boys gathered the local kids and arranged a microphone and speaker from the shack. Within no time, the boys had begun their karaoke and we all settled down on the sandy ground to enjoy the show.

Smiling, I turned to glance at AK but my eyes caught attention of the alight screen of his phone resting next to me between us. It was on silent mode and that's why he hadn't notice that the phone was displaying an incoming call. Bella. The Caller ID said.

I was about to poke him and tell him to attend the call when I stopped short on my actions for when the call disconnected, the screen flashed forty seven missed calls from Bella.

Below those notifications, another message popped up from the same person.

"Thirty one Whatsapp messages from Bella." The notification said.

A weird feeling welcomed me and I turned back to where Apar was performing with a carefree grin and the guys participated in the harmony with gleeful smiles. My mind went back to all the times when AK would be rejecting the mysterious calls with an annoyed face. The way he'd keep the calls from me definitely made me feel bad. Who on earth is this Bella anyway?

"Alright kids! I'm so sorry that you had to wait," A voice reached us and we all turned to find a guy sprinting towards us with a smile.

He must be in his late twenties with dark brown, almost raven hair blowing by the breeze and dressed in a casual T-shirt and dark green shorts which reached his knees. He was barefoot and seemed like the typical surfer guy you'd come across on any beach.

"He's hot," Kajal whispered to me while I threw her an amused look.

It's one of the VERY rare occasions when Kajal Sinha calls a guy hot. As far as I remember, the last time she qualified a guy as hot was Chris Evans which was about a year ago. She had her eyes glued to the guy who stood in front of us and shook hands with the boys.

"I'm Vivek Kumar, your surfing coach and I'll be teaching you all the basics for this sport. So what are we waiting for? Come on!" The guy introduced himself and then clapped his hands in an energetic manner, creating a strong aura around him. 

Author's Note:-

Heyy readers! Two updates in a day!

So, who do u ship better?
Kajal and Aarav
Or
Vivek and Kajal?

Stay happy and healthy!
Love,
Arhana❤️