Planet of Extinct

Chapter-31

"Nishan will die if he comes to know I am watching the match in the home theatre, with sound effects", Saish smirked. 😏

"Oh no. Let's just call him too," Mona said, grabbing her phone.

The main door opened and Swala walked into the room. Mona jumps to her feet, grabs the bag from her mom's hand, and grins up at her. "Hi, mumma."

Instead of replying to her, she goes directly to Saish shoving her away. "Hi, Saish. Been a while. How are you, son?"

"I am the one who greeted you first" Mona chastised. Her mom completely ignored her. Turning a blind eye to all of Mona's attempts to catch her attention.

They engage in a short conversation while Mona rests her head on her mother's shoulder as she listens to them with fond eyes.

"Don't even ask mom. She is a missed devil from hell. Why can't we have someone like you as our principal?" Mona groans.

"Who told you I am all sunshine in school? My students, too, think I am a walking devil," Swala said as she caressed her hair.

Mona looked up. "You are at least a better devil."

Swala shook her head and looked at Saish. "Feel at home. I will just be back."

"Maa, I left your night suit on the bed", Mona's voice became incoherent as she stuffed her mouth with the snacks. However, Swala understood and nodded.

Days pass in bliss..... Their workload was reduced to 1/4 from the moment they took the decision to train and leave some of the responsibilities to the ones on the planet. Their matches were almost coming to an end.

"Don't panic. You are trained for this," Nishan said, pacing in the room, sweat dripping from his forehead.

"I am definitely not the one panicking" Saish replies as he picks up his helmet.

Nishan got pissed and threw the notebook he is holding at him. Saish caught it with one hand mid-air and looked daggers at him.

"Stay calm, cool and collected. WHY THE HELL DOES HE HAVE TO BE SICK NOW!?" Nishan lost his cool, shouting his lungs out. Seemingly burning with anger at the contestant who got sick right before his horse riding competition, causing Saish to swap for him, as he was one of the best, even without participating in the last competition of their in-school.

"Listen here, Einstein. If Lily wasn't feeling bad that day I would surely have been the one to compete in the matches. Now that I am, stop being dramatic" Saish pinned him with a stare.

"You are stubborn and strong-willed"

"Yes"

"Come back without winning, I will break your bones. Come back getting hurt, I will break your bones"

Mona, Jesvi and Sunaira stood at the corner of the room, enjoying the drama more than they should. "It's fun!" 😂

Saish smirks and walks out.

Nishan walks behind him. "It's ok if you don't win. Just don't get hurt. Don't focus completely on being fast. Focus on Max and you. You will win as long as you know your horse."

They did a fist bump.

"Watch your back girls. They can cheat on you with each other," Sunaira jokes.

"Would never want more than that. It's better than having some unknown character in the picture," Mona whispered.

"Geez" Jesvi griemaced 🤢. They burst out laughing.

Bickering and banters always lightened up the mood. But deep down everyone was tensed. It has invariably been the same from the day they met one another. A problem of one, then it's the problem of all.