Amaira's POV:

Finally, it's Monday, i.e., the day we are going to leave for our vacations. Me and Manvi woke up early and are by now ready to leave. Aayan and Reyansh are coming to pickup.

It's 8:15 am, but still they are not here. Manvi is impatiently walking here and there. That's when Aayan entered.

"Kaha tha itni der, call kyu nai uthaya, kiske khayalo mei khoya rehta hei aajkal," Manvi asked Aayan, getting frustrated. ("where were you, why didn't you pick call, nowadays in whose thoughts are you lost" )

"Tere khayalo mei," Aayan said nonchalantly, looking at her until I pinch him and he winces due to pain.("In your thoughts")

"Kyakya kya bol raha tha," Manvi asked, coming forward, but I interrupted them, avoiding further banter.("Whatwhat what were you saying")

That's when Reyansh entered, wearing a white crisp shirt with beige shorts, a pair of sneakers, and black goggles 'perfect'.... he came beside Aayan and greeted us. Then we all headed towards the car.

Overexcited Manvi went first to sit in the car, while we were leaving, Aayan asked us to wait and said, "Guys, I am thinking of confessing to Manvi."

What are you saying?" I exclaimed, and "He knows..." I said, side-eyeing Reyansh. "Obviously he knows after all he is my best friend," Aayan showed off, while Reyansh was listening to us without interrupting.

"Oh, so Mr. Bestfriend is trustworthy enough, huh?" I said, looking at Reyansh, who was now looking straight into my eyes, and I gulped, feeling stared under his gaze. 

"Let's go; we will discuss the confession later," I said, taking my leave first towards the car.

I went towards the car to see Manvi already sleeping in the back seat. This girl, who was so excited 10 minutes ago, is now sleeping peacefully.

As I was about to sit beside Manvi, Aayan came running and asked me to sit in the front seat as he wanted to sit beside Manvi.

"Tu jaana tere best friend ke baajume jake beth na," I said, rolling my eyes, but before I could say anything further, he was already settled beside her.("You go seat beside your bestfriend")

Without arguing further, I went to sit in the front seat. Reyansh came after keeping all the bags and sat in the driver's seat.

As I was looking outside the window, I noticed he hasn't started the car yet. When I saw him, he was already looking at me. "WHAT?" I asked.

He leaned forward; his face was so close to me. He looked directly into my eyes, giving me a small smile.

I closed my eyes in reflex and moved backward in my seat. He fixed the seatbelt quickly and sat back in his seat, realizing the reason he leaned forward I opened my eyes and looked outward, hiding my smile.

I am sure my face will be red by now. This close proximity was not good for me; it was irrupting thousands of butterflies in my whole body.

"You could have just told me, but thanks," I muttered in a low voice. I could feel my cheeks heating up because of the proximity we just shared.

Reyansh's POV:

It's Monday, the beginning of our trip with Aayan, Manvi, and AMAIRA. I am so excited, happy, and feeling so lucky to get a chance to have a trip with them.

I woke up early and got ready. My bags were already packed yesterday, so I bid goodbye to my parents. Keeping the luggage in the car, I took the driver's seat and got ready to drive off to pickup Aayan and then head towards Amairas house, where Manvi has also come, so that they could come together.

I started the car, and within 20 minutes I reached Aayan's place. We left his house after around 30 minutes because he was not yet ready and everything was messed up, so I helped him, and then we left his house.

Reaching near her place, Aayan went inside first. I parked the car and went inside.

As I entered, my eyes found her, and she was looking absolutely gorgeous. My eyes met hers for a few seconds before I greeted them.

Leaving her house, they all went to settle inside the car, and I was keeping everyones bag in luggage section but Amaira was still outside, so I peeked a little from back and saw her bickering with Aayan. I laughed a little hearing their conversation, and she came to went to seat in front.

As I sat in the driver seat, waiting for her to secure the seatbelt around her, she was busy admiring the outside, so I leaned forward to help.

My heart was beating fast, but as I was close to her, she closed her eyes in reflex. I smiled looking at her, and I absorbed her features. Oh, so I have this effect on her, nice,cute, I thought. After fixing the seatbelt, I took my seat and started the journey.

Amaira's POV:

We started our journey at 9:00 a.m., and it will take around 2–3 hours to reach his farmhouse, located in Igatpuri.

Manvi was sleeping peacefully, Aayan, who was excited, was almost asleep, and here I am, sitting at the front, not knowing what to do.

Not that I am uncomfortable, but still, whenever I glance at Reyansh, my heart skips a beat.

His dusky skintone, brown eyes focused on the road, hairs set with gel, flexing his well-defined jawline, ahhhhh, "Wait, wait, Amaria, what are you thinking?" I was lost in my thoughts without realizing that I was staring at him without even blinking.

"Itna ghurogi to najar lag jayegi mujhe." I heard his voice, and I immediately averted my gaze from him to outside the window.

"Uh..uh.. ghoor kon raha hei, muh pe kuch laga tha isliy dekh rhi thi, tumhe kon kyu ghurega," I said, stammering and scolding myself internally for giving such a dumb reason. (" who is staring at you, there was something on your face that's why I was seeing, why would anyone stare you")

"Theek hei ji," he said, smirking, and to avoid the embarrassment, I indulged myself in reading a romance novel on my mobile.

To be continued...

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