Next day

Everyone got ready early. They booked a mini van for the journey. The journey was going to be long enough.

Avantika was wearing a lemon green off-shoulder top with blue jeans and black shoes. She had tied her hairs in a ponytail. She also wore sunglasses.n

Nikhil was wearing a casual white shirt with white bottoms. He had also wore sunglasses as avantika and they were quite similar.

They both were the last ones to reach to the van.

"Nikhil and avantika!!! You both are late!!", monisha scolded.

"Always samar remains the one who comes late but today you both broke his record", sahil added.

"Sorry papa", avantika and nikhil said together and they looked at each other.

"Wow bhaiya bhabhi.....what an understanding between you guys...both said together", kinjal chuckled.

"Kinju....not only they said together but today they are wearing identical sunglasses", abir mentioned.

"Yes...nikhil bhai when did you get time to buy same glasses as bhabhi's", samar said.

"It was a coincidence....now please can we leave...it's already late", nikhil said out of frustration.

"Sure", kinjal chuckled.

Sahil and monisha sat on the first seat from left side and Sudhanshu- kavya sat just behind their seats.

Abir and siya sat on the third seat from the right side. Nikhil avantika sat adjacent to abir and siya on left side.

Kinjal and samar occupied the last seats of the van.

Everyone was talking to each other, enjoying themselves except nikhil and avantika. Avantika kept on staring outside the window and she had put her sunglasses in her handbag. Nikhil was busy in his phone.

Abir noticed this and he snatched Nikhil's phone.

"This journey is to enjoy and you are spoiling it by peeping in your phone. Look at bhabhi, she is feeling so lonely, talk to her", abir said.

Nikhil sighed and then there was an awkward silence between the two. None of them talked.

Monisha saw this and she suggested to play a game.

"Come on guys...let's play antakshari.... what's say??", monisha suggested.

"Superb idea bhabhi", kavya exclaimed.

"So me and monisha in one team, Sudhanshu- kavya, abir-siya, nikhil- avantika and samar- kinjal", sahil divided the teams.

"Great bhaiya", kavya said excitedly.

The moment grew more weird for nikhil and avantika. They were not even talking to each other and now they have to sing together. They both looked at each other and gave each other a repressed smile.

"Bhaiya bhabhi, you both sing the first song", requested Sudhanshu.

"Yeah sure", sahil said confidently.

Monisha and sahil started singing together :---

Gaata rahe mera dil....
Tu hi meri manzil......
Kahin beetein na ye raatein.....
Kahin beetein na ye din.....
Gaata rahe mera dil.....
Tu hi meri manzil.......

Samar whistled as they completed the song

"Badi maa...bade papa...you nailed it. The start of the game was so amazing", samar exclaimed.

"Abir bhaiya siya bhabhi....now you both sing", kinjal suggested.

"Okay then", abir said confidently.

Jab koi baat bigad jae....
Jab koi mushkil pad jae....
Tum dena sath mera....
Oh humnava......
Na koi hai na koi tha....
Zindagi m tumhare siva...
Tum dena sath mera....
Oh humnava.....

"Bhaiya bhabhi....you both were so good", kinjal appreciated.

"Siya, you never told that you sing so well", monisha said

"Thank you mummy jii", siya thanked.

Then kavya and Sudhanshu sang "ae kash ke hum" song.

After them samar and kinjal sang "tu hi yaar mera".

Now it was nikhil and Avantika's turn. They both were wishing that somehow they could be saved from this but couldn't.

"Nikhil bhaiya, avi bhabhi...your turn now", kinjal said.

"No we won't sing", nikhil said.

"Ohh..why?? You will have to sing", monisha sing.

"No maa", nikhil said making a face.

"What no!!! You have to sing", monisha said.

"Please maa", avantika also joined.

"Avi you too", monisha said rolling her eyes at avantika.

"Okay if you both don't sing then we will lock you both in one room for one day as soon as we reach Longoval", sahil declared.

"Why??", nikhil asked being surprised.

"That's the punishment for the those who don't sing", sahil said.

"Who made this rule??", nikhil argued ahead.

"I made it", sahil told.

"When?? I didn't hear", nikhil said 

"I said it...everyone heard it", sahil said.

"Yes!! Yes!!", everyone supported him though he never said that but they had to bring nikhil avantika close so they lied.

"Did you hear that Mr. Nikhil", sahil teased.

"Now we will count 10 and if you both don't sing then be ready to face consequences", monisha added.

"10"

"Wait!! Please", avantika insisted but no one heard her.

"9"

"8"

"Please everyone try to understand", nikhil told 

"7".."6"..."5"..."4"..."3"....

"Please don't....", avantika insisted.
Nikhil sighed as he knew there was no point in requesting them because they won't stop at any cost.

"2"

"1"

"Pal ek pal...
M hi tham sa gya".

Nikhil began singing.

Avantika also joined her and sang the next line

"Tu haath m..
Haath jo de gya..."

Everyone smiled. They all were really excited to hear them.

Then avantika and nikhil started singing together.

"Chalu mai jahan jae tu...
Daayein mai tere baayein tu...
Hu rut mai hawaein tu....
Saathiya.....

Hasun mai jb gaae tu....
Roun mai murjhae tu....
Bheegu mai barsae tu...
Saathiya......"

Everyone applauded and samar even whistled for them.

"Amazing amazing", appreciated Sudhanshu still clapping.

Avantika turned a tomato due to blushing so hard. She put on her sunglasses again which she had put in her handbag. 

Nikhil also couldn't match glare with anyone and kept looking down.

Kinjal and samar continued to tease them.

It was almost 2:30 pm when they stopped at a restaurant to have something. During the lunch avantika sat with kinjal instead of sitting with nikhil as they both felt very shy.

After having finished the lunch they started their journey again.

They reached Longoval at 7 pm. The servants had already prepared dinner for them and also set their bedrooms.