"I don't want to talk to you... get lost." Diya yelled as she walked ahead a bit, taking Nandini along with her. They had got down at Delhi station an hour ago and were now going towards Jim Corbett.

"Aree but why are you taking Nandu with you, leave her here she will come with me." Madhav said, Divya could clearly hear the chuckles that the two tried to hide.

"No she won't. She is my friend and she will come with me. Right Nandu?"

"Ohh hello don't pull me in this fight of yours, but Divya what did this idiot do?" Nandini asked as the three stopped a few feet away from everyone. The weather in Delhi wasn't pleasant at all. It was warm and above that they had to wear masks due to the cases of coronavirus as one case was found here in delhi itself. However the moment Nandini asked this question Divya glared at Madhav who laughed at her and shrugged his shoulders and said "You should have been attentive."

"this asshole took my sonpapdi. Don't you have your diet?" She jabbed him on his chest furiously making him wince. Akshi saw the way Nandini herself chuckled at the happenings, surely enjoying the banter. Not many people could irritate Divya very easily while Madhav knew just very well how to do that.

"Divya, Madha, Nandini come here and get into the bus." Ms. Jain called out to them as they looked around at the two traveler busses. "Are we going on these busses?' Divya asked no one in particular. She only wished that all of them were traveling in one bus only. She wanted to mention this to Madhav but then thought against it, she wouldn't really talk to him for a while. That asshole had taken her sonpapdi while she was talking on the phone, and the worst was she didn't have even one of it while he already had three of them. How stupid of her to share the plate of food with him.

She huffed and walked near Aman and said, "make sure Simran and Rohan are in our bus only."

"haa didi don't worry I will take care of that, 17 of us are in the same bus." Divya smiled at him goofily and got into the bus handing off her bag to the bus attendants, showing a middle finger to Madhav who smiled at her cheekily all the while showing her the packet of soan papdi that was in his hand.

Once the whole bus was seated and ready to go, she was once again shocked with the arrangements. On the last seat sat sanket, Manav, Atharva and Dev, on the two seater seats right ahead of the last seat was she and Nandini, ahead of them were simran and Rohan and ahead of them sat Natasha and Geet who wasn't really feeling well, and right in the front sat one of their classmates . on the left side where there were single seats at the front sat Dhawal, behind him was Rishi, behind him were Aman followed by Madhav which made him right opposite to Divya and Nandini's seat. What was even more difficult was that both of them sat facing the inner side of the bus with their back aligned to the window hence every moment that they let their eyes wander off they would at the end find themselves looking at each other.

What made it even more difficult were the songs that were being played, all romantic, and Diya's and Madhav's favourite and each time they would be looking at each other they would find themselves singing along the lines looking right into each other's eyes. Many times it made Diya go breathless... this was the most romantic thing for her, as if they were saying something to each other, reading into the souls and what not. Soon Atharva played the song Namo namo and the whole bus began to sing along, it was about 5 in the evening when they stopped for tea coffee. After getting freshen up the group went off to get some tea and coffee, diya needed her dose of caffeine but as well wanted to try out the tea, she then asked Nadnini if she could take a sip from hers later on and then ordered the coffee for herself. Here as well Madhav was seated right opposite to her and beside him was Dev. The conversations began to flow in as Both Divya and Madhav along with Nandini decided to side track them and focus on the paneer pakora that were kept in front of them.

When the coffee came Divya decided to wait for a few minutes as it cool down when Dev asked her "that's coffee right can I take a sip?' DIvya nodded her head as she ate the pakora and waited to see what dev had to say.

"how is it?' she asked.

"Bakwas." That was it. The moment he said that Diya began having second thoughts about the coffee. However there was more to come.

"Divya give me a sip." Rishi said. Before she could have a sip of her own. She handed the cup to him as he as well made a face. She was now sure that she shouldn't have ordered it. But now that it was here she had to drink it. She can't let it go to waste. She was about to take a sip when Madhav called her . "give me a sip." Divya looked at him and then the almost empty cup of tea.

"you just had a cup of tea, this is your second and now you want coffee as well." But then again it was Madhav she was dealing with. He ignored her completely and took a sip of coffee and made a face. "My tea is better."

"Nor had I asked you to drink that coffee." She snapped. And took a sip of coffee and gaged. "fuck is this basundi or coffee.... Yukkkk'' the whole table fell into fits of laughter as Madhav shrugged his shoulders while Divya glared at him.

"think of it as Soan papdi." That made her even more furious as she threw the ball of tissue paper on him.

"are are didi, why so violent?" Dev asked.

"Madhav took her soan papdi." Nandini explained. "arey you should have asked me then, I gave mine to Madhav I had asked who wanted one."

"this ass already has three of them and he as well took mine...I swear Madhav I am really pissed with you." Madhav awwwed at her and stood up as they all began going back to the bus.

*****

The whole bus had once again got into a complete silence as they all were pretty much tired when Manav stood up and said, "Dude I am tired lets play something."

"Bhai you only suggest some games." The seating arrangements now had changed a bit with Madhav seating behind Diya this somehow made her breath a bit normally and enjoy herself. Nandini and she had got themselves very much comfortable as she had brought her blanket and had wrapped them in it.

"Okay I will ask you guys questions you will have to answer them..." Manav said and stood up he had the attention of the whole bus as he thought for a bit and then asked, "okay so say if this bus was to fall off a bridge..."

"ohh hello please we all have to reach safely" Nandini and Divya along with the others screamed. "are are listen to me..its hypothetical suno." The group nodded as he continued, "so say hypothetically this bus was supposed to fall off the bridge and you had just one person to save from this whole bus whom would you save?" the whole group groaned as he smiled wickedly at them.

"sala if one had to break a friendship between two people they should call out for him." Aman said as they all contemplated. Diya herself wasn't able to understand whose name she would take, there were five of her friends, if she were to take one's name the other four would get offended. However he started off from Madhav and through the boys he came to them... each one of them were playing safe, taking names of people one by one making sure none was left out... however DIya knew amongst the girls some was going to be left out. Simran saved her predicament as she said Nandini's name, and Rohan saved simran now only two were left Natasha or Geet. DIvya thought maybe Nandini would save Natasha hence she said Geets's name but Nandini as well said simran's name making it a difficult situation as everyone wondered why none of us said Natasha's name. though the war didn't pull up as Natasha and Nandini both knew what happened there.

They were sure if ever the situation was such they would save each other no matter what and surely one couldn't really go ahead with taking Manav's situation in consideration. The next question Made both Nandini and Divya become even more uncomfortable.

"if you had a chance to ask some guy or girl for a date from college whom would you ask?"

"fuck dude whose name shall I take?" Nandini asked. Divya stood straight and looked back at Madhav who was as well looking at her, she shook her head and waited for her chance to come. Before she could think of a name, Simran said "Edwin." Both Nandini and DIvya's eyes sparkled up in excitement and as well took his name. He was the safest person. None of the boys would question them further if they were to take his name. However there was a next huddle as right after Divya it was Madhav's chance. She could feel her breath being caught in her lungs when he opened his mouth and said "Himanshi." Although she knew how much each one of them were playing safe she couldn't help but feel a pang of jealousy. The games kept on rolling in until the boys took out bottles of old monk and whiskey and began dancing. It was hilarious and at the same time shocking to see them acting like that.

Divya was thankful that their professor let them go with the tour operator for each minute passing by this trip was becoming one exceptional journey.

It must have been around 11 when they reached Jim Corbett. Divya was tired to her bones and all she wanted was now to go to her room, brush her teeth and take a long warm bath. The moment they reached the room the girls sprawled across the bed, as Divya fetched her toothbrush and went ahead to brush her teeth. Once she was out and Simran went in for a bath they all began chatting.

"Natasha, now please control your drinks." Divya warned her.

"I didn't do anything, trust me,I was just a bit tipsy that's it. Anyways you tell me what was happening there in the back seat?" Natasha raised her eyebrows in a teasing manner as Diya feigned innocence as if she didn't know what she was talking about.

"That time when Nandini was talking with Aman and you were seated in the back seat?' Natasha's words made her smile as she remembered what she was referring to. That journey was the most memorable of all times.

"I know right I mean after I and Aman talked for a while we went off to sleep but because of the music I was waking up again and again, and all I could hear was Madhav and Divya talking ... what the hell were you guys even talking about?" Nandini asked.

"oh nothing we were first playing ludo and then talking about just things."

"things right..." the girls laughed as Divya remembered the things that happened a few hours ago.

Nandini had asked her if she would go and sit with Madhava at the back seat for she had to talk to Aman, Divya had agreed readily and went ahead and sat there. For a few minutes the things were normal, she was replying to the messages on her phone when madhav asked her if she would like to play ludo, though a bit reluctant for she wasn't really good at games, she agreed and 20 minutes into the game Madhav had already lost two games.

"Dude you are stretching the game..shit." and with that he lost again. Divya chuckled as closed the app and the two began talking. "Divya, what did you feel like when the Award was given to someone else?' She looked up at him, she wondered why that question came all of a sudden.

"I felt bad obviously. May be she was really worth that award, but then so was I, I had qualifications and other things, people knew that I deserved that award more than anyone, but it hurted me more that I came to know that day how it was already decided that the award would go to her and not me."

"when?'

"the day when President was announced. You tell me, you have worked with her more than I have, keeping all the things aside how is she to work with." The way Madhav went silent for a while answered all her questions. "it's more of us working and she is taking away the credits...am I right or am I right?"

Madhav laughed and soon changed the topic. "what's your favourite book?" he asked.

"I don't really know, the one I read becomes my favourite for a while and then I move on. I am obsessed with not just one book, but yes I remember there was a time I was so obsessed with Twilight I used to read it day and night, at one point of time while watching the movie I knew what was to come next and what was the next dialogue as well."

"I have stopped reading books." Madhav said. His statement somehow made her shocked.

"you used to read?' Divya asked. "Yeah, not as much as you did, but yeah a bit of it... you know chetan bhagat's five point someone and the night at the call center, then there was even Ravinder singh I too had a love story."

"ohh I know, that was one of my favourites." The two shifted a bit, such that now the two were looking at each other and began conversing. Divya didn't really know for how long they were talking like that, but that ride made her know him even more. How he was going to go for an event management course after degree, and then may be join his family business but then as well that how he didn't really wanted to do that. It was so amazing to know Madhav, she realized how much similar they were, how for him his sister mattered so much how he was so close to his nephew, how his most preferred way of sleeping was more of sleeping on the floor with warm and fluffy blankets and lots of pillows to cuddle with.

That night Divya and Madhav talked about anything and everything. The two teased each other as Madhav would say " tumhare baap ke pass toh duniya bhar ka paisa hai." And to which divya would retaliate with "acha and tumhare paas jo 300cr ki property hai uska kya? Hum toh fir bhi gareeb hai, if ever anyone is to come after the Ambani then its you Khandelwals and Sokhi...you guys even have a road named after you." There wouldn't be much to retaliate after that as Madhav and she would laugh.

Divya relished and enjoyed each and every second of that time. Even the silence that they would fall in after a few minutes or the teasing or the laughter, the words that he spoke, she would feel drunk on each one of them... though she didn't remembered each and every word that came out of his mouth, but she knew and remembered the feeling that she felt at that time... her whole being was happy, contented and enjoying the company to the fullest.

She was brought out of her thoughts as the door began banging loudly. She asked who it was and to everyone's enjoyment it was Madhav. However at that very moment she felt a dire need to go to the washroom. She saw Nadnini going inside calling out to her. She said "Nandu please let me go. I really need to go to the washroom."

"Noo please yaar even I need to go." The door kept on knocking , frustrated Diya yelled. "what is it?' She went ahead to open the door while the others jumped around to close the bags and keep their clothes inside. She had just opened the door when Madhav was ready to barge in. she stopped him and pushed him a bit outside and walked out herself and said, "wait here, tell me what do you want?'

"I want to talk to Nandu."

"Nandu is going for a bath, tell me what it is that you want." Divya said as she jumped from one foot to another. One because it was cold and second being she really needed to use the washroom. "No I want to talk to her only" Madhav said as he was about to open the door when Divya hit him hard on his hand and said, "It's a girls room Madhav, Behave, tell me what do you want."

By then even Nandini had walked out of the washroom and a very much shocked and irritated Divya yelled at her. For minutes Madhav wasted their time with useless conversation as he teased Divya and then finally said, "I need the shawl, it's cold." While Nandini fetched the shawl DIya glared at him and said,

"you are an ass aren't you?'

"Awww Divya its okay nothing would really happen to you." Once the whole drama was finally done the girls went ahead and got freshen up and then went to the boys room where the whole night was spent playing yet another game, various rounds of smoking weed, cigarettes drinks and what not. However the morning was something that they never expected.

A./N 

It becomes so difficult to end the chapters at one part. This chapter I had to divide into two so that it would be easy to read. Anyways do let me know what do you think of this weeks Update and dont forget to vote comment and share the story with your friends. 

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