Second ride

"Are you ready with everything. I can't have any mess up in this." A deep voice in the corner of a dimly litted room, echoed through the wall.

In one corner of the room sat an old dinky chair and another was stocked with dusty bags of unknown bulky substances. None of the matter in the room looked like of any use since it was probably untouched for a while.

"Yes sir all done as you said."

"Good go now." The man in shabby jeans and checked shirt left the room build inside an old warehouse while the other one stood there, starting out through the iron bars.

"I'm coming for you babe. This is going to be best trip of your life."

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"I can't wait to sip the cocktail in awesome weather of Goa, again. It's been a while." Palak, Noor's friend that Haity hardly knew, was saying, sting on the passenger seat of the car.

Noor was on the wheel while she herself sat silently in the rear passenger seat.

Another car of blue colour was on their tail, with Ishi, Mia and Maira.

Literally all her friends were in another car. Noor was Maira's sister and a good friend of Haity but at that moment the awkwardness was at its peak, thanks to Palak and her out if context chat.

"I bought my favourite bikini for this trip, last time my boyfriend spoiled the time with his tantrums. Thank God we are over."

"I hope you are not getting bored back there Haity." Noor asked, tilting her head to the side, glancing behind through the rear view mirror.

"I'm good, enjoying the view." Haity said half heartedly and smiled at Noor through the mirror itself that Noor responded with an apologetic look.

"We are not far of." Noor said.

"I'm not impressed by your speed today Noor. You were pretty cool in college."

"I'm sure you aren't Palak but I'm the one who remember that crash into the random person's house's wall."

Haity giggled on her seat and Palak winked at Noor, remembering the years old story.

"That was pretty badass I have to say. Shreya saved you from wrath of that old man." Palak said, not taking her eyes off her mobile phone.

"Yes indeed. She did seduced our way out of paying that old man." Noor sighed.

"I remember the story when Maira told me, damn we laughed so hard. You know we were in middle of a movie, in cinema hall." Haity said, now laughing full on hysterical.

"I crashed and you were laughing?"

"Only because you were not hurt babe." Haity justified but didn't stop giggling.

"And in my defence you literally started the story with, 'Maira old man is looking at us funny'." Haity said, imitating and making rest of them laugh as hard as herself.

"I'm glad I decided to ditch that speed and stupidity."

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"Do you think Haity is really chill with me and Subham being friends." Ishi was saying.

Mia was on the wheel and Maira sat beside her on passenger seat, while Ishi was almost laying flat in the bac, seat of their car.

"No idea about her but I'm not pleased Ishi." Maira said, not taking her eyes off the road in front.

"Don't you think people grow out of some stuffs. Maybe he grew out of those feelings for Haity?"

"I don't — wait Noor's calling me." Mia paused her answer and answered her buzzing cellphones.

"What's up?"

"We are in the pit." Noor's panicked voice said from the other side. Mia could make out the faint murmur of Haity and Palak talking in the background.

"What happened Noor? Are you alright?"

"Our car broke down, we might ne a couple of kilometres behind you."

"Their car broke down." Mia said to her friends in car.

"Noor can you get a mechanic? Ask around."

"No we can't possibly get a mechanic on this area but there was this really nice guy with insane good looks. He offered us a ride."

"Okay what's the deal then?"

"Haity isn't coming on board. She said she don't trust him."

"Does she know him? Let me talk to her." Mia said and after a few second of shuffling on the other side of the line, Haity's voice came through the phone.

"Mia please hand over the phone to Maira, I need to talk to her." Haity said immediately.

"Well... sure." Mia handed the phone to Maira but she was no less confused than Maira herself as to why Haity wanted to talk to her so urgent.

"What's going on?" Maira asked.

"Maira what is Sahil doing here? Did you say something?"

"What? No Haity I didn't had a conversation with him in a while."

"Maira our car broke down and within next ten minutes Sahil comes along and offers us a ride, to Goa. Don't tell me that doesn't sound the least but suspicious to you."

"It— I mean, it honestly do, I'm not gonna lie. Is he around? Can I talk to him?"

"I don't think it's a good idea Maira. I'll just send him on his way."

"No Haity put the phone on speaker."

"Yeah but be light. Maira wants to have a word with you." Haity handed the phone to Sahil but not before pressing speaker icon.

"Hey I was just up for help. You friend doesn't need it, not my deal."

"Sahil did you follow her or not?" Maira asked straight away.

"No I didn't."

"Okay it would be real nice if you can give them a ride."

"But Maira—" Haity groaned on the phone like a fed up child, pushing to find the way out of a sticky situation with their guardians.

"It's okay Haity, I'll call someone to repair the car and bring it to our hotel in delhi."

"Maira why are you giving him benifit of the doubt?"

"Haity relax and please, I know it sound toxic but, for the sake of keeping our pleasant trip pleasant, take the offer. I'll see you in Goa." With this Maira immediately ended the call, not wanting provide more space of arguement.

"Hush." Maira sighed with relief as soon as she got off the phone. She noticed Mia and Ishi staring over her with buffed up suspicion.

"The reason for that devil's smile?" Mia asked turning all over to on her seat. Their car was now parked on the side of the road as the three friends chatted inside the vehicle before speeding towards their destination.

"I don't know if he's really into Haity or not but its definitely worth a shot." Maira was telling the story so far about their meeting with Sahil, starting from his birthday party to late night visit at Haity's house and her friends seem to be very interested in the story that none of them noticed as Sahil's car came by and stopped beside them on the side of road.

"Ishi open up." Haity tapped on the window of their car and Ishi rolled down the glass.

"Haity you caught up with us. We were just talking about you." Ishi said.

"Ishi open the door I want in."

"No Haity go back to your own ride."

"Maira don't do this, I know you're just trying to hook me up with that spoiled kid."

"Did you just called him a kid?"

"I sure did and I'll say it again. Open up."

"Ishi let her in." Maira finally gave up, as soon as Haity straight away from the window, before Ishi could unlock the rear passenger door, Maira raced away on the empty road leaving Haity staring with mouth wide open.