The Journey

Chapter 9

Ishitha's POV-

"Dare or confess?"

"Dare." Aarav answered again.

Ugh! He's been choosing dare since the minute we started the game. I've ran out of dares to give him, and honestly, I want him to choose confess.

I want to know whether he's crushing on me or not. Seeing that he knows me since a year or so, you never know, right?

He said that he doesn't ask his crushes out if they aren't serious, but then he did ask me out on a date.

And, I don't know what to think about it.

"You're running out of time." He said.

"Dinner might arrive anytime now, and once it arrives we're stopping this game and watching a movie, remember?" He added.

"Yeah yeah, I do. I just don't know what dare to give you." I said.

"Oh no wait! I know!" I exclaimed, excitedly.

"Okay, calm down, babydoll." He chuckled.

"You call me that one more time, I'm going to break your face." I threatened him, but honestly, it was cute.

"Okay." He smiled, surrendering his hands.

"I dare you to choose confess the next time." I said.

He stared at me for a few seconds before saying an okay.

I spun the bottle, and yet again, it was his turn to answer.

Grinning, I looked up at him.

"Okay, fine. Ask." He smiled.

Just as I was about to ask him, the door slid open, and there stood a man holding our dinner trays.

"Ooops. Time up, babydoll." He laughed, winking at me.

I looked at him with my mouth slightly hung before shifting my gaze to the man standing at the door.

What a timing.

Aarav stood up to get the food and thanked the man before he left.

Keeping the food on his seat, he turned to look at me. He put his hands inside his pocket before crouching down, coming to my height.

"I'd rather have you give this expression when I'm shirtless, but for now, close your mouth, babydoll, otherwise you'll catch flies." He smiled, before winking at me.

I closed my mouth, only to open it again.

"Just one question!" I begged.

"Yeah, but it was your idea to stop the game when our dinner arrives." He smirked, handing me my tray of food.

"Please." I pleaded.

"I'm really sorry. I can't go against Ishitha Sahni's words." He said, shrugging his shoulders.

Rolling my eyes at him, I looked down at my food.

"Ugh! I hate you." I said, glaring at him.

He chuckled while taking a bite of his food.

"Which movie?" He asked, typing something on his laptop.

"Not interested anymore." I mumbled.

Chuckling, he looked up at me.

I sat cross-legged on my seat, picking at my food.

Standing from his seat, Aarav took two steps and stood right infront of me, before settling down beside me with his food.

"Isn't it cold?" He asked me out of nowhere.

"Kind of." I replied, eyeing him.

"You better pull over a sweatshirt or something before going to sleep. It's freezing cold at night." I told him.

"I have another idea." He said, smirking at me.

"And what's that?"

"You know, I was thinking....." He started, taking another bite.

"Thinking what?" I questioned, eating my own food.

"We should cuddle and sleep, so neither of us freeze at night." He stated, winking at me.

I turned to look at him with a shocked look.

Looking at my expressions, Aarav burst out laughing.

"You thought I was serious?" He asked, still laughing.

A blush crept on to my face.

"Go away." I mumbled.

Aarav stopped laughing and said, "But if you want to, I've no problem."

"Go back to your seat before I punch that pretty face of yours." I said, glaring at him.

"Thanks." He stated, grinning, still sitting on my seat.

"For what?" I asked him, confused.

"For calling my face pretty, babydoll." He winked.

"Oh my god, Aarav." I chuckled, facepalming myself.

"Also."

I turned to look at him.

"I think I know what you wanted to ask me back then." He said, smiling at me.

Wait, what?

How did he know?

He might be fucking around.

Standing up from beside me, he walked back to his own seat.

"The answer to your question is something I'll try finding during the journey."