Road Trip
Chapter 1
"Hey honey. How was your date with Prithvi?" Kripa turned around and smiled at her mom.
"It was awesome mom. Im gonna miss him so much" Kripa said, with a pang. She suddenly remembered that they would spend all summer apart, him working in Yosemite National Park, giving people tours of the Grand Canyon and her going to NYC to visit her sister, Mishti and live with her all summer, so she could prep for college at NYU. She always lived in a small town, where everyone knows everyone, and according to Mishti, Kripa would love it in the Big Apple, just like Mishti, but Kripa highly doubted it.
Kripa was always called a wet blanket and a responsible young girl, whereas Mishti was called the wild and outgoing girl. Mishti always failed and Kripa always passed. Mishti dated a new guy every week, and Kripa had only dated two people all her life (Prithvi included). Mishti was a wild party girl and Kripa loved to sit at home with a bowl of Ben & Jerry's, while watching Law & Order. They were worlds apart and always used to get in fights when they were younger, but what would happen during the summer, where they would be cramped into a small 3 bedroom apartment? Kripa shuddered at this thought.
"So Kripa, im pretty sure you don't want to go to New York on a plane right?" Gayatri asked Kripa gently. Kripa nodded slowly. "But Kripa I think you should really get over your fear of flying. You just won't be able to appreciate your life fully." Gayatri said.
"Mom please." Kripa turned and walked to the living room, to watch the latest Law & Order episode.
The next day, as Kripa sat around the dinner table with her Mom and Dad, she told them that she didn't feel like traveling in a Greyhound bus.
"Well hunny, it's either the bus or the plane. We all know that you wont sit in a plane and the bus is the only choice that's left." explained her dad.
"Actually", began Gayatri, "I have another proposition."
"Go on…."Kripa said excitedly.
"Well I was at the grocery store today and I met Angad there!" she waited to see Kripa's reaction to this name.
"ANGAD!?!" screamed Kripa.
"Yes…and he told me he was heading to New Jersey to visit his uncle and aunt, and when I told him about you and your fear of flying, he said he would give you a ride. What do you say?"
"ANGAD KHANNA?!?!? The guy Mishti went out with two years ago? The one with the longish hair and the scrawny body? HIM?!" Kripa exclaimed yet again.
"Yes hunny, him…although I don't know why you think he's so bad." Gayatri said.
Kripa thought back to the day when he was going out with Mishti. He wasn't all that good looking and he was a total slob when he ate. God she hated him. He always contradicted her and called her Krips, not Kripa.
"Anyways, I told him yes." Gayatri continued.
"WHAT?!?! You said YES? HOW COULD YOU?" Kripa shrieked.
"Well, I think it would be better for you to travel with someone you and we trust then with a bunch of strangers" Gayatri answered calmly.
"UGH!" Kripa yelled and ran upstairs. Usually she wasn't a drama queen but this was major. She decided to call Prithvi.
After 5 rings he finally picked, just to say that he was busy and that Kripa should call him back later. She hung up and thought about her relationship. Every one of her friends thought that Kripa and Prithvi were the weirdest couple. Kripa was studios and didn't really care that much about the environment but Prithvi was a neat freak and a totally environment freak. Plus, he was control freak and according to their friends, he was really possessive and jealous. But Kripa still thought she loved him and she didn't care what every one says.
She sighed and logged online to AIM. An IM popped up.
TotalyBlueDude45: Hi krips.ready for our road trip?
Kripaluztri: w.e.
They talked for a bit longer, with Angad teasing her about everything. She logged off and sighed….this was going to be hell.
"WHERE ARE YOU? We were supposed to leave 3 hours ago!" she yelled into the phone.
"Chill Krips. Im turning up your street" Angad replied with a smirk. He loved annoying her.
"You said that an hour ago. And DO NOT call me Krips. I am KRIPA." she replied.
"Whatever" he replied and hung up.
Thirty minutes later, she heard a loud horn. So loud that she thought that the window broke. She dragged her suitcases down the stairs and almost fell down. Just then her phone rang.
"WHAT" she snarled into her phone. She knew it had to be Angad.
"Will you come out already? Im waiting" he said.
"I would except my bags are too heavy." She replied.
He hung up and walked towards the house. She saw him walking and she was in a trance. This wasn't the old scrawny Angad anymore. This was a changed Angad. He had fixed his hair so it was short but gelled to perfection and his muscular arms and abs were so hot. Plus his eyes were chocolate brown with specks of golden in them.
"Wowww" she muttered.
She opened the door and he stopped and stared at her for a few second and then pushed past her to get the bags.
"Holy ****! Why do you need so many suitcases? And how will the fit in my car?" he exclaimed.
"I thought you had a jeep? That's what you had when you dated Mishti." she said.
"That was my dad's. This is mine." He headed out signaling Kripa to follow.
It was a read convertible that looked like it was gonna break down soon. Kripa wrinkled her nose but then looked at Angad, as he hoisted the heavy bags. His muscles bulged and his hair looked messy but cool.
"This will be interesting" were her last words
This is the first part. Please tell me if you like it by leaving tons of comments. And if you have read my other ff's [[high school, 7 guyz and 1 girl, or Luv in many sights]], you know that I have a totally different style and format. So hope you like my try?
Prakriti
Edited by prakriti - 19 years ago
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