Look What We Found!

Jaddu smirked. "Well, boys. Looks like the ghost lives on."

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The real ICT sat in stunned silence.

"Okay," Hardik said finally, blinking. "Hold on. So book-us are also in a bungalow?"

"This is getting ridiculous," Yuzi muttered. "We're literally mirroring their entire trip."

"And what's next?" Kuldeep added. "Because I need to mentally prepare."

Rohit, who had been sipping water, suddenly paused mid-gulp. "Wait. Did anyone check where our switchboard is?"

There was a beat of silence before everyone turned their heads in sync, scanning the walls.

"Jaddu, if we have to spend half an hour hunting for a switchboard here, I am never letting you choose our destinations again." Virat threatened.

Jaddu, thoroughly entertained, smirked. "Only one way to find out."

"Jaddu's uncle's bungalow was huge and seemed quite beautiful as the bus drew beside it." Read Hardik.

"That sounds suspiciously like this bungalow," Jassi said warily.

"Don't do this," Rahul muttered. "Don't start seeing patterns."

Kuldeep stumbled out of the bus in relief, muttering, 'Never again--never again.'

The team immediately turned to real Kuldeep, who sighed. "You all know I hate buses. This is not news."

"No, but this is hilarious," Hardik grinned. "Book-you is such a mess."

"Scaredy bat," said Hardik teasingly.

"Scaredy bat?" Rohit repeated, raising an eyebrow. "Hardik, do you have any better insults?"

"You're one to talk!" Kuldeep scowled. "I remember you screaming when a cockroach landed on you in the dressing room!"

That effectively shut Hardik up.

"Want a Koffee, Hardik?" asked Virat loudly, always quick to defend his Kuliya, and Hardik fell silent, abashed.

The team immediately lost it.

"No way that got referenced!" Yuzi gasped between laughs.

"Karma," Rohit smirked. "Sweet, sweet karma."

"Uncalled for," Hardik groaned. "Absolutely uncalled for."

Rohit was showing something on his phone to Yuzi and Jinks, and then Jinks pointed out that his phone's battery was down to 6%.

"Of course it's Rohit," Jinks said. "It's always Rohit."

"Oh no, I need to charge it right now!" Rohit dashed into the house with his suitcase and started unloading it right inside the door.

"Absolutely no sense of priority," Ash muttered. "Man sees a fancy bungalow and his first thought is charging his phone."

"Rohit!" complained Ash, as he nearly tripped over a box.

"I FELT THAT!" Ash exclaimed. "ROHIT, CONTROL YOUR BELONGINGS!"

"My belongings have a mind of their own," Rohit said solemnly.

"Yes," said Virat, as Rohit looked at him, gad that his best friend was defending him. "That's because his belongings include living animals. Snakes, for instance --"