Day before Rishikesh trip. All the planning was done by mishti and rithwik together. Where to stay, where to roam how to travel all those stuff was taken care by both of them and suggestions from other youngsters were also taken.

Noon Villa, At Terrace.
Reva was sitting in the bench and was grazing the moonlight. She was lost in her own thoughts which was seen by rithwik . Rithwik came with a mug of coffee and kept in front of her eyes to put a stop on the depth of her thinking.

Reva- Ricky you here?

Rithwik- why can't I be here?

Reva- nothing like that. You can come anytime. Come sit.

Rithwik- well I just came here to talk to you. It been long we didn't have bro-sis conversation you know. So tell me any boyfriend issue, jo apna muh latka ke baithi hai Devdas jaise. Sorry lady Devdas.

Reva- Kutte, tu apni lady love ke baare mein soch jo tujhe bhaw tak nhi deti. Then we will talk about my life partner. What's the status of your relationship now? Any improvement.

Rithwik- yup, we are friends now. It will take time but I will make her fall for me.
You know she doesn't mingle with the person she have just met once or twice. She takes her own time. I am getting to know about her. She has an positive aura around her.

Reva- woahh, I never knew kahani itni aage badh gayi. I am happy for you.

Rithwik- but why you were sitting here lost. Is there something that is bothering you. You can share it with me ok

Reva- Nothing Ricky. Was just thinking about Khanna's. How they are jovial with each other and how they are enjoying thier life. Their was a time when even we were same. Abeer bhai used to tease so much to bade papa. How badi Maa and mom will always side abeer bhai. I miss those days Ricky.

Rithwik- Even I do. Those were the golden days. I was so carefree no responsibility nothing just party and enjoy yourself. But now everything is changed. Situation changed us.

Reva- I hate Palak. She is the reason we lost abeer bhai. She made false allegations on abeer bhai. She says that she is a victim but I know there is something we dont know. May be she must be lying and..

Rithwik- Palak is a victim. I know you think that Palak is lying but I myself has checked the medical reports. She was saying truth. It's just that is the truth has been shaken by the veil of lies and she too has become a victim of the deceit of this lie. Someone has plotted the game of evil and we need to uncover the mastermind of this ploy.

Reva- whatever it is rithwik. I detest that girl to the core. I hate her. She said that she loved bhai but when it was the time to prove it she backed off. She didn't trusted him. Instead of that she proved that he is a criminal. This was her love?

Rithwik- okay leave this topic. You are getting hyper now. Tomorrow morning we will leave for the trip. And to enjoy the trip you need to be fresh so go and have a good sleep ok.

Reva- nice try, to close the topic. Anyways Goodnight.

She left after giving him a sidehug. And rithwik to left for his room

Khanna Mansion, Mishti's Room

Mishti was trying to call abeer. She was walking to and fro since abeer was not picking up the call. She was getting tensed when finally abeer picked up the call.

Mishti- you know what just pick up the phone and throw somewhere in the dustbin. Like where the hell you have kept your phone that you can't pick it up.

Abeer- Relax mishu. Relax. Washroom mein tha isiliye couldn't pick up your call. Waise kitna chillati hai tu. God my ears are numb now listening to your shouts.

Mishti- aaj Kal logon ke baare mein fikar nhi karna chahiye. Kadar hi nhi hai doston ki. Zaahel insaan.

Abeer- wahoo, itna gussa. What's up Babe. If you are sleepy then go and sleep. Why all the anger is being blown on me.

Mishti- You know what, just f**k off. I called you to inform you something but you can go to hell.

Abeer- okay, I am sorry. Next time se I will pick your call on time. And also will not trouble you. Now tell me the hashtag important thing for which you called.

Mishti- yeah, so we are going to Rishikesh for a family vacay and I know you are going there for some work and hence you can join us and mind it that it's not a request but an order so you have to join.

Abeer- vacation planning and that to so suddenly?

Mishti- actually, we have some family friends over here so we all are going together.

Abeer- aise konse family friends hai jise mein nhi Jaanta?

Mishti- she is one of the long lost friend of dadi. Even I didn't knew them.

Abeer- accha now listen to me calmly, and don't get angry. I won't be able to join you since there is some important work which needs my complete attention but I will meet you there. You enjoy there. Ok and please don't be angry.

Mishti- Hmm, ok fine. Well how are you?, you are fine right.

Abeer- yeah, mishu I am fine don't worry about me. Okay bye. I will catch up with you later on.

Mishti- yeah bye.

Next morning,
All were set to go to Rishikesh. As it was planned earlier the elders left via flight were as youngsters decided to travel by car. So the sitting arrangement was Reva and ashrita at last seat, Rohit and kirti in the middle and rithwik and mishti in front while rithwik was driving the car. Well it was already planned by Reva and Rohit to make mishti sit beside rithwik.
Early morning, cold breeze flowing in the air with the essence of freshness in it anyone can have a nice sleep. Same was the case with the person in the middle and last seat of car. All four were asleep and the only two who were awake was mishti and rithwik. Rithwik because he was driving the car and mishti well she was enjoying the outside view. While traveling in between rithwik was stealing glances of mishti. Rithwik thought to break the silence.

Rithwik- seems like you love the outside view.

Mishti- ofcourse dekho na, kitni Thandi hawa chal rahi hai. This is so peaceful. Jaise koi pareshaani hi nhi hai. Zindagi ke Saari musibaton se dur. Bilkul bachpan mein kaise hota Hai. Carefree from all the responsibilities.

Rithwik- Mujhe nhi lagta ki life mein koi bhi apni responsibility se free ho sakta hai ek minute ke liye bhi. I don't think so.

Mishti- kuch waqt apne saath bitaane mein koi harz nhi hai.

Rithwik- aur usi waqt mein jiske Taraf apki zimmedari thi uske saath kuch ho gaya toh.

Mishti- If something wrong has to happen to someone, then it doesn't matter if you are there or not, in the same way, if something is to be right with someone, then that too Will happen. Your presence won't matter. What matters is you should stand beside them in their worst time. Tum unke khushiyon mein shayad Shaamil naa ho paye ho lekin unke dukh ke waqt unke saath khada rehna. And about responsibility that it can be shared with someone.

Rithwik- and who will be ready to share it. Like who likes to carry the baggage.

Mishti- the person who will love you from her heart won't mind sharing it. And moreover don't you have some responsibility towards your own life. A person needs to love thier ownself then only they can love someone else.

Rithwik- it's not necessary mishti that I need to love myself to love other.

Mishti- nope,not necessary but then you don't know your own importance you held in someone's else life. Like tumne kabhi notice kiya hai, ki tumhe ek halki si scratch aane par aunty ka kya haal hota hoga. Suppose in your life ahead agar tumne apni so called responsibility ko aage rakha ho aur us chakar mein tum khudko bhul gaye to aunty ko kaisa lagega.

Now this was some sort of reality check for rithwik since this was truth of his life. He did forgot his life. It was almost 7-8 years he doesn't know what actually happiness is? And now when mishti was stating the facts he didn't know what to answer so he decided to  change the topic.

Rithwik- okay, you are right and I am wrong now can you drive for sometime. I need some sort of rest.

Mishti- Topic change karne ka kafi accha  tarika hai but trust me I will make you talk about this topic one or the other day and that's mishti's promise. For now I am leaving you.

Rithwik- ji bilkul, madam. Ab in khumkarano ko uthaye jaaue jo pata nhi Kab se so Rahe hai. Wait let me stop the car and wake them up.

Mishti- wait, I have an idea to wake them up. She said with an evil grin on her face.

Rithwik- why I am sensing there is some evil ploy in your mind.

Mishti- you are absolutely correct.

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So this was part 17 of the book.

Some serious conversation between Rithwik and Mishti.
Abeer to meet mishti in Rishikesh.
Will Noon's and Abeer will come face to face.
Give some suggestions for prank on ashrita, reva, kirti and rohit  which mishti will do.

Thanks,
Dp