Prema (Pranushka)

Chapter 8

Prabhas

"Ram remember, you're only 24 make smart choices," Nithin calls out from the kitchen as Ram walks out of his room.

"Shut up idiot," Ram screams back, rolling his eyes as he stares at his phone.

"Where are you both going," I ask him, looking at his collared shirt and jeans.

"There's this chinese place Genelia really likes so we are going there," He tells me and I nod, looking up from my computer.

"Don't drink and drive Ram," Mahesh says, patting Ram's shoulder before he bursts into laughter with Nithin.

"Such immature fools you are. When you all have girlfriends I won't spare you," Ram says, pointing fingers at all of us as he grumbles away.

"Forget us, don't keep YOUR girlfriend waiting," I say, poking his arm when his phone starts buzzing with a call from Genelia. Mahesh high-fives me as I walk into the kitchen and look at Ram with a smile.

"Yeah I'm about to start," He says into the phone as he runs his hand through his hair and starts to look around.

"I know I'm sorry I'm coming," He says before he says bye and slips his phone into his pocket and walks towards the pillar near the kitchen. He takes his keys off the hook and walks towards the door to put his shoes on.

"Hurry up or you may not come after facing Genelia's wrath," I yell out to him and fist bump Mahesh who sits down across from me with a laugh. I hear the door shut after a few minutes of silence before Nithin sits on the other couch and turns the tv on. I see him glance at his phone for a second before he continuously types on the screen. I kick Mahesh's leg softly to make him look up from his computer and nod towards Nithin. Mahesh coughs slightly, saying Nitya's name under his breath.

"Did you say my name," Nithin asks, as he sits up and looks at us. Mahesh and I close our lips and look straight at Nithin, trying to hold in our laughter.

"No, we said Nitya, but you seemed to have a very quick response to that huh," I say, bursting out into laughter and dodging the pillow he throws at me.

"Shut up about her both of you."

"I didn't even say anything," Mahesh exclaims, putting his hands up as if he's surrendering while Nithin throws another pillow at him and Mahesh catches it.

"It's not a big deal ok," Nithin says and we just nod, obviously not believing him but just going along with whatever he says. I open my mouth to say something about the movie Mahesh stopped the remote pointer on but I stop when I hear my phone ringing.

I get off the couch and click to accept the call when I see that it is Nanna calling me, "Hi Nanna."

I bring the phone to my ears and walk into my room and quietly close the door before he replies, "Did I disturb you," He asks as I feel him let out a large sigh after a few seconds of shuffling.

"No, no we were just sitting on the couch not doing much. Ram is out on a date so it's just three of us," I tell him, laying back on the bed as I rub my head lightly.

"Oh yes, I remember you told me about him and that girl right?"

"Genelia yeah. We all met her friends too and we've all kind of formed a big group. We've met a few times," I reply to him, smiling a little as I think back to the memories we've made in the past few meetings. We then take turns going back and forth as we catch up with each other, him telling me about his meetings with his business friends and then me telling him about my new projects at work. I tell him about the possible relationship forming between Nitya and Nithin and my prediction that a relationship will form between Samantha and Mahesh but that one is just a guess.