Tapasvi Meheta as Rohan

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We all are tired of the packing and shifting and shopping. Damn! It isn't an easy thing.

And thanks, Dad and Dave, for leaving me here already. The worst part is they left me with mom and Sia. 7 whole years.

And I should have taken Sia's words seriously. Because she meant what she said.

Like this morning, I had to sit Sia and when that happens I usually get into trouble.

Mom had to go out to finalize some details of the furniture. I wanted to have some peaceful time with my phone so I told Sia she can do whatever she wants as long as it doesn't terrorize me.

And that is what she did. She came out with the chocolate sauce in her hand poured it over her top and said " Oops!" Which crazy kid except the ones who are out of their mind do that??? " What is mooooomeeee going to think? " she continued.

I tried to ignore her so instead she came and squished the bottle in front of me causing the sauce to dirty my dress and spoil my hair.

" Oops! My bad! " she said with an innocent smile. " Really, What is mooooomeeee going to think? "

" Uggh", I let out a groan.

" Sia, if you do that again I am gonna hide your little barbie." I kind of blackmailed her. But hey, I am right on my place.

" Come on, let us play. Pleashe. Pleasepleashepleashepleashe.." Sia started to plead.

" Alright. One game of Hide and seek and then that is it." I reluctantly said.

I went to the bathroom to take a quick shower and shampooed my hair because it had got sticky due to the chocolate sauce.

I cleaned Sia up with the constant thought in mind that if it was not for mom, I would have locked Sia up in a haunted room with her sticky face and body and left the devils to deal with her. But even the devils are scared of her so that thought is useless.

All I hope is to go back to Boston soon.

" I am it." I said lazily after we cleaned ourselves. That is because Sia hides in stupid places and I wanted to get finished with this stupid game as fast as I can.

" No. No. Thish time I am it. The last time you said you were it, you counted till hundred and sat in your chair for two hours, not even making an effort to seek me. Thoshe two hours of my life were miserable. I had to....." Sia seemed to go on forever with her story.

That is another thing we have to bear about her. She can talk for a whole day non stop and still not get tired of it. In fact her last sentence is always " Buth the story doesn't end there.".

So I cut her off and said," Alright, you are it."

This time I am going to hide in a stupid place so she can find me sooner.

I hid behind the sofa where she was sitting so she could spot me the moment she opens her eyes.

" 1...2....3....4....5....6..." Sia started counting with practically two minutes gap between two consecutive numbers.

" 40....41....42"

I was really getting tired so I screamed, " Ready."

She opened her eyes, saw me and said, " Aliana is nowhere to be found."

I don't know why but every sentence of hers seems as sharp as a needle.

She pretended not to have spotted me and continued the drama and in every five seconds, she would make a gun shaped figure with her hand and say " Interpol, Freeze."

After 20 minutes which seemed like 20 hours, I came out of my 'hiding'.

" Go back behind the sofa! I haven't spotted you yet. You cheat, you cheat." Sia started to cry.

I knew she knew where I hid. That devil!

So instead I suggested something easier.

" Let us go to the park downstairs." I suggested.

"The park! The park! The park!" Sia started screaming in joy.

I took my phone and the keys and stepped out of the door.

"To the park!" Sia said in a high, melodramatic sort of voice.

This girl is hard to figure.

We went downstairs and Sia found some children of her age playing in the garden.

If it was anyone else, they would have been shy, and a little hesitant towards making new friends at new place.

But knowing Sia, I can leave her alone, because she is really good in making social interactions, though I would worry abut the people who she interacts with. Because believe me. Sia is the worst nightmare a person can have.

So I left her to mingle with the children and was about to take out my phone when I saw some guys coming towards the building from the football field.

Well, better make some friends myself.

They spotted me and started walking towards me.

"Hey" I said raising my hand.

" Hi, are you new here?" The one with the football in his hand asked.

" Yea, just came here two days ago. " I replied with a smile.

" Welcome. I am Rohan." the same guy said sticking his hand out expecting for a handshake.

" I am Arirana." I said shaking his hand back.

" And I am Rahul.", a guy behind him said with a smirk.

" No talking when I am talking." Rohan said to the guy in a sort of commanding voice.

" Sorry" said Rahul.

"I am sorry. That is my brother." said Rohan turning back to me again.

" You may tell your names now." Rohan again commanded them.

And like brainless Robots they followed.

"I am Karan.", " I am Faiz.", " I am Jay.", " I am Ankur." ," I am Parth.", all of them told their names one after the other in a sort of robotic voice.

" So..what is your age?" Rohan continued with the talking.

" I am 15. What about you?" I replied.

" I am 17." he said.

" Me too." Rahul said with the same smirk.

" Shut up!" Rohan snapped." We all are 17..except Karan and Faiz. They are 16."he continued.

" O..kay." I said feeling a little awkward and suffocated at the same time beacuse of the situation.

"So, wanna hang out some time?" Rohan asked.

"Sure" I replied.

" Well come here in the evening and I will introduce you to some others too."

"Okay. Cool." I said to him. " Sia!" I called out to her." Lets go." I continued.

She came running. Wow she does behave sometimes.

" Sia...That is a pretty weird name." Rohan said which I felt a bit rude. But he regretted it alright.

" None of your business, asshole." Sia snapped.

" Sia!" I screamed at her. Although I wanted to burst out laughing " That is rude. Where did you learn such a word?"

" You used to say that a lot to Josh." she said looking at me. Okay my bad. Sia is picking up wrong things. Josh was this guy I dated back in Boston but that jerk cheated on me, so yea, I used to call him that.

" Oh my god! I did not mean it that way. It is a pretty unique name." Rohan said with a smile.

" What is yours?" Sia said in a voice which was very familiar to me. Rohan is doomed.

"Rohan" he replied keeping the same smile.

" At least your name is better than your face." she answered with the same smile Rohan was giving.

" Ummm... Thanks." he said feeling a bit awkward.

" Oh my god! I didn't mean that. I meant your name is pretty antique, pick a new one." she snapped right back again. " Too sad your face is antique too though you can't pick a new face." she chucked at her own joke.

Ouch. Whenever she speaks it hurts. Although this time I wanted to burst.

The others looked at her in awe.

Rohan's jaws dropped. Maybe he was not used to insults.

That is when, for the first time, Karan spoke in his own voice. " Welcome to Rihanta Apartments. You are going to have fun here."

" Thanks." I said

Lets see, what this building has in store for me. 

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It nearly took me three days to write this stuff. The chapters are going to lengthen, don't worry.

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