I have seen and read about some people hiring fake boyfriend or fake husband to meet their family. But fake friends, that's a new low for me.

I paced around the living room thinking about what to do in this situation. Mom would be here in 3 days and would demand to meet my friends. How would find them in such a short notice.

I was still thinking about the solutions when Rudra arrived.

"Is everything alright?", he asked seeing my messed up look because of me clutching my hairs in frustation.

"My mom is coming here on the weekend", I told him the reason of my misery.

"That's a good news, right? Oh! You must be worried about what to prepare as a welcome for her. Don't worry I will prepare a feast for her, just inform me about her likes and dislikes", he said misunderstanding my words.

"I wasn't worried about it. She wants to meet my friends", I clarified.

"What's the problem in that? Oh! Stupid me, how can I forget you don't have any friends here? But doesn't your Mom know that none of the people in this town match your standards? That none of us are rich like you?", he asked tauntingly.

I snorted. My Mom doesn't care about it. She wants me to have a rich boyfriend, she doesn't have any requirements for my friends.

I gave him an irritated look and said snobbishly, "Don't talk as if you have many friends".

"Ofcourse I have. You see I don't have reject anyone who wants to be my friends. We don't care about high standards or anything before making friends", he boasted.

"Anyone?", I asked hopefully.

"Yeah anyone", he said shrugging.

"Even me?", I asked closing my eyes partially in nervousness.

"Well.....", he stretched out but spoke when he saw me giving him an irritated look.

"I wouldn't reject you", I smiled when I heard this but it vanished the moment he completed his sentence. "I wouldn't reject you if you wanted a real friendship but I don't think that's the case here, so no".

"Yeah I am a selfish person who wanted to use your friendship for my personal gain", I deadpanned.

He chuckled and said,"Don't worry, I will help you out".

"And you will bring your friends too", I said cheekily.

He shook his head and said, "That won't be possible. They have too much self respect to come and act as your friend after you brutally rejected them".

"What about you? You don't have any self respect?", I asked rudely but then regretted it.

I closed my eyes, cursing myself internally. What if he refuses to help after hearing this? Argh, I am so stupid.

"I have self respect but my urge to help the needy is much more than that. You see I have a big heart", he said widening his arms to show how big his heart his.

"Yeah you are such a saint", I said sarcastically.

"I won't deny it", he said chuckling.

"I don't know why but I am having a feeling that your refusal to make friends is not because of high standards because if that was the case then you wouldn't have asked for my help. Am I right?", he said raising his eyebrows.

"Did you see the time? Go and prepare breakfast, I don't want to get late for the college", I said trying to divert the topic.

"Well this only solidified my doubt. Seeing you are in no mood to talk about it and I am literally no one to you, I will let this topic go", he said with a small smile and moved towards the kitchen.

I sighed and went to my room to get ready for the college, all the while thinking that how right his intuition was.