WARNING:- NOT PROOFREAD

"Why all this confusion? All of you board the same bus, no?" Nanda typed before sending the message in their group, which she created for five of them. So that, they can have a Clearview of everything. 

It's 8:30 in the evening and it took a whole one hour to ask her mother to grant permission for the trip, for Riya. Eventually, fed up with that, she screamed out her frustration in front of her mother, who agreed with her to have a nice trip in her busy life. Riya packed some casual clothes for their 'TRIP' after asking about any particular clothes needed to which Nanda replied a No. 

"Okay. But which Bus should we board for that?" Meera questioned the reply Nanda gave. 

"Um, Riya's place is near for all three of you right?" Nanda asked and before type something, Riya popped up.

"Oye, loose... You forgot aah, that all three of us moved to three different places?" That's when reality hit her. Nanda hit her forehead smiling sheepishly. Meera's thick skull was knocked by some sense. 

They're still in their own school land which Is the reason that they forgot the reality. 

"Yeah-yeah! Do whatever you guys have to. Call me once you're near Hyderabad! I think y'all reach the same time, that is, 4:30 or 5 AM." Nanda said while all the girls sent a thumbs-up. 

All the while the conversation is going on, there is one girl, sitting in her chair sadly scrolling through their messages. Aadya. Unable to talk to her own sister, she deleted whatever she's to talk to her. Turning around to the tap on her shoulder, Aadya found herself smiling at her little brother, who's so big compared to her today.

"What are you staring at?" He asked, leading her to their Living room. 

She smiled faintly before speaking. "Nandu wants all of our school friends to go on a trip. And she made Sahi asks me about that. I said yes but why is she not talking to me? What I even did to her in the first place?" Akshith sighed agitated at the things his sister is doing. 

"Buy..." Akshith looked at Aadya. "Why all of a sudden?" He asked her after a pause while Aadya couldn't help but shrug her shoulders. 

"I don't know but if this makes her happy, then, I don't care whatever she does!" Aadya replied before leaning on the headrest of the couch. 

"Mom and Dad know about his?" He asked while Aadya lifted her black orbs to have a look at him. 

"I'm gonna lie to them. I'll tell the truth after I came from the trip. Cause, I don't think they'll allow me to go, or I don't know Akshith, let it be!" Aadya sighed rubbing her face while Akshith nodded his head. 

"When are you people going?" Akshith questioned which made Aadya think about it.

"I don't know!" She said after a long silence. "She's asked to come all of us to Hyderabad. I mean, all of them. So, obviously, we're gonna gather up in her penthouse." Aadya said, without a thought.

"Take care!" Akshith said before disappearing into their Kitchen to fetch something for himself to eat. 

That's when the calling bell of their 3BHK flat rung, making Aadya arch her head in feeble before taking her feet towards the door. 

Aadya opened the door revealing the entity behind it, who has no one awaiting him. Harshith, Aadya's fiance. A huge smile broke on Aadya's face seeing him who took her into a hug. 

*  *  *

Boarded the Bus and will reach at 5

Boarded the Bus and will reach at 4:30 

Boarded the Bus and will reach, when I don't know. 

Sahitya, Riya, and Meera messaged in the group respectively while Nanda sent an Okay to all of them in acknowledgment. 

*  *  *

"Hello?" There came the raspy voice of Nanda, indicating her sleep to Riya, who's called her to inform that she'll reach in 30 minutes. 

"Get out of that sleep first!" Riya ordered. complied by Nanda who sat straight on her bed, covering herself with the blanket all around her petite figure. 

"Riya?" Nanda called her, again with that sleepy voice. 

"Haa, Riya only Baby!" Riya said with her honey-coated voice, raising many eyebrows from the passengers beside her, whom she made wake up to ask when will they reach, despite having Google maps in her phone. 

"Yes, Baby! Tell me." Nanda said, now waking up from her slumber.

"Once I reach there na, I won't let you sleep, okay?" Riya said, gritting her teeth while her co-passenger looked baffled ta her words. 

"First you come! Then we'll see!" Nanda said, suppressing her yawn.

"That's why I called you. I'll reach in 30 minutes. Where should I get off?" Riya asked and Nanda filled her ears with the details. 

"I'll be there by the time your Bus comes and I'll call Sahi and Meera also!" Nanda said, between yawning while Riya couldn't help but chuckle at her.

"Okay, Bye!" Both of them cut the call. As Riya turned to her left, she was welcomed by her co-passenger who's in her late 50's growing at jet with a gaped mouth. 

That's when Riya understood that what's the reason behind her gaping, and suppressed her laughter which was about to burst out. 

Splashing some cold water on her face, Nanda got ready, after talking to Sahitya and Meera, who'll reach there in half an hour.

Nanda came out of her apartment building after searching for an Auto, which she found none but some street dogs. Shooking her head, she again searched in the App and found one, which will reach her place in 3 minutes. Thanking her stars, she opted for the Auto and reached for the Bus Stand. 

After what felt like an eternity, after 20 minutes, a bus pulled breaks to a side, and there she is, he bestie, Riya, hopping off the bus.  

"Riya..." Nanda screamed while Running towards the Bus, which is far away from the place she's standing. 

Riya's face adorned a grin as her eyes adjusted to the Head Light's dark and her eyes came across the running entity. 

"Nandu..." Both of them hugged and never left each other for a minute after the bus left and pulled back, grinning widely. 

"Oh My God, I can't believe it!" Riya said as they pulled back, palming her grin, excitement flooding her. 

"So do I!" Nanda exclaimed, before engulfing her in another hug.  

"Come... We'll wait there! All the buses stop there but I think this guy is a bit crazy"! Nanda said, scoffing while taking Riya's bag. 

"Ri..." Nanda called Riya, who's sleeping standing. 

"Yeah?" Riya woke up, startled which made Nanda laugh, resulting in Riya cursing her under her breath.

"What?" Riya asked after a minute.

"Shall we scare Meera and Sahi?" Nanda said, excited all through, grinning sheepishly, which mirrored on Riya's features after the whole thing processed in her.

"Yes!" She said, with a finality in her voice as both gave a hi-fi to each other.

"Come let's hide! I've talked to Sahi and Meera and they'll be here at any moment. Come!" Nanda dragged Riya to a secluded corner of the shutters by the road.

A few minutes passed by, the place blared with the loud honk of a bus, which stopped to a side, Riya and Nanda had been standing at.

A girl silhouette hopped off the bus, wheeling her bag to a side and adjusting her backpack. As the busy started, its lights fell on the silhouette revealing her as Meera, with her phone glued to her eyes.

Seconds later, Nanda's phone rang at far, which she silenced it, reverting the call.

"Nandu, I'm here, where are you?" Meera said with her sleepy voice while both Riya and Nanda suppressed a smile.

"You've reached? Oh shit! I'm coming, I didn't find any Auto Meera! You wait there, and I'll be there in 20 minutes! Okay?" Nanda said trying hard to hide her smile.

Riya pressed both palms to her mouth as she knows she would burst out at any moment.

"20 minutes?" Meera asked with widened eyes, moving her big eyes all over the surroundings.

"Okay, come fast!" Scared, Meera cuts the call, clutching her phone and bag tight in her hands, of the secluded area.

There are no single person, to even hear anybody's screams if they're in danger. Cause, it's still 4:50 AM. Mustering up some courage, Meera glanced all over to find none to her protection or drag her into danger.

Few minutes passed by, Three of them are waiting for Sahitya to come and get scared by both of the crazy people and their wishes were granted by the god, as there came a bus and Sahitya hopped off it, resulting in Meera washed over by a wave of relief.

"Sahi..." Meera hugged her as soon as she hopped off.

"What are you doing here?" The first thing escaped Sahitya.

"Well, waiting for the Queen to arrive and pick us up, as she was late." Both of them ended up chuckling while Nanda and Riya nodded their heads at each other as Sahitya and Meera were now standing with their luggage talking nonstop. 

"Sahi..." Meera whispered out of the blue while Sahitya made a face. 

"What?" She said it out loud while Meera gestured her to keep quiet. Pointing towards two shadows in the street light, she tried gesturing her that they could be robbers. Sahitya who didn't understand a bit slapped Meera's arm. A loud yelp escaped her throat. 

"They could be robbers!" Meera whispered while Sahitya was about to freak out but Meera stopped her by holding her hand. 

"Shh..." Let's go from here." They agreed to it and started moving from there with their luggage, followed by two people behind them with masks on their faces. 

Meera turned around to assure herself that they are not being followed but to her bad luck, they were behind them. Panic rose inside her while Sahitya kept chanting some Hymns, slowly. 

"Sahi, this won't work, just run from here!" Meera said and Sahitya agreed, nodding her head slowly. 

"One, Two, Three, run!" Meera screamed and started running, wheeling her luggage behind, so was Sahitya until they heard someone laughing hysterically. 

Giving a sudden break to their running and panting figures, they looked at each other before turning around to witness their best friends laughing like maniacs, holding their stomachs. They could see their faces clear as both of them stood under the street light. 

Realizing that they fall for their prank, both of them ran towards the maniacs, and the next few minutes of the road filled with a series of screams, punches, and laughs.

"You're living here?" Riya questioned as soon as all four of them entered a penthouse of the Apartment. 

"Yep!" Nanda shrugged her shoulders after hending Meera a bottle of water. 

"But..." Meera was about to ask something but Nanda cut her across. 

"Let's sleep. We have so much to do tomorrow!" She simply diverted the topic while the Three of them nodded their sleepy heads. 

"You people sleep on  the bed and I'll here on the couch, okay?" Nanda said, leading them to her bed, which is enough for three people.

"Nandu..." "No more talks. Sleep!" Nanda ordered them while having no choice, they laid on the bed, snuggling into the blanket.