Redux (Discontinued)

Shock and Sherlock

A/N: I hope you enjoy the chapter!! The title is a tribute to a friend who is obsessed with Cumberbatch's cheekbones. XD

"What?" Sanyukta's voice was loud and piercing.

Loud enough to make Vidushi utter a small "eep Keep it down"

"Oh, I get it. You're joking!" Sanyukta giggled.

"I am not. Why the hell would I joke about something as ...morbid as this? Look I'm warning you if someone who is not us both finds out about this you'll die. Legit die. Randhir is very..." Vidushi shook her head.

"Arrogant? Badly raised? Cocky? Dumb?" Sanyukta offered.

"This is not the time for jokes!" Vidushi clutched her head.

"Then why are you making up the whole Randhir is Renuka Ma'am's son one?" Sanyukta had her hands on her hips.

"You are impossible. Look. Let me explain this to your hangover addled brain." Vidushi sat down beside Sanyukta "Randhir is someone who is...Well he is Randhir okay. He hasn't had the best childhood."

"But that doesn't automatically give him the license to act like an asshole" Sanyukta cut in.

" I know he is a difficult person." Vidushi shook her head "But things are going to get crazier because of Renuka Sanyal coming in our lives as a sponser. She bearly gave time to Randhir as her son, choosing to become a business woman more than a mother. And it was her choice, I know. I respect her. Kind of."

"I don't want to believe it." Sanyukta confessed. "I mean, someone like her. And someone like him."

"But all of us are not like our parents Sanyukta. Thank god for that" Vidushi was suddenly very interested in her own pale blue painted nails.

A father who was a patriarchal, sexist man who had rasied his son, her brother to be the same. A mother who was more or less a doormat, a woman who was nothing more than her roles.

'Thank god for that indeed.' Sanyukta shivered.

Vidushi cleared her throat. "So, try not to antagonize him for the next few weeks. Please. The Dream Team depends on us impressing the sponsors."

"Alright alright. But only for the dream team." Sanyukta nodded.

"Good. Lunch time." Vidushi grinned.

"Lunch?"

A Shocked Sanyukta fell off the bed in her haste to get up.

Vidushi could not suppress her giggle.

Despite all the slightly problematic things, there was still something to laugh about.

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Vidushi and Sanyukta walked to the canteen, taking their usual table with Kaustuki. Isha did not look very cheerful and shushed them whenever they tried to speak, telling them that her head hurt. Kaustuki was called over by a very excited Jignesh and so she went, leaving the three other girls by themselves.

Sanyukta tried to keep an eye out for Randhir. However, the so called MCP was nowhere to be seen. She did spot Sahil though, engaged in a lively conversation with Azaan and Yoyo.

Vidushi was grinning at the faces that Isha was making at the food.

"Can I join you?" a male voice behind her spoke.

She turned around hastily to see Parth, smiling at her.

"Oh man. Why can't you sit with the rest of the bohh-ys." Isha groaned. "I'm going to sleep. Head. Hurts." She got up, leaving her seat which was right next to Vidushi open.