Ishq sukoon hai

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Annika's flight landed in Mumbai and she took a cab to her hotel. Being in Mumbai after over a year brought back memories of that trip. The drive to the hotel was slow and tiring. The roads were packed with traffic and she was super irritated because of the blaring horns. She wanted to go back home, this was harder than she expected.

Finally she reached the hotel and checked in, thanks to her assistant Emily for making all the bookings in advance. She collapsed on the bed. Right now she did not care about the sea view of her window, she just wanted to lie down and sleep but sleep was far away. Her body was still at London's clock, and even though it was midnight in India, it was evening in London which meant, it was going to be a long restless night. She hated this, jet lag and time differences. Traveling between Paris and London was easy peasy, it was just an hour's difference but this was killing her. 

She ordered a black coffee to freshen up. She spat it out as soon as her brain registered the taste, it was horrible. She picked up her phone and called him

[Annika - A, Shivaay - S, Rudra - Ru, Gauri - G]

A: Ollie, I don't think i can survive here

Oliver: Annie, relax, how was your flight

A: flight was okay, and then I almost died in the cab ride. Traffic was terrible and the driver took some sharp turns to get us out of it. For a second I was sure this would be my last ride. This is one of the best hotels in Mumbai but the coffee is hot garbage, I'm so tired and I can't sleep

Oliver: Annie you need to calm down, it's an adventure. And this isn't your first time in Mumbai, who knows what's in store for you

A: yeah, who knows

Oliver: they have starbucks, go search for one and get a nice coffee

A: I doubt it'll be open, it's post midnight here. I'll ask the manager. Bye ollie, i miss you already

Next morning in the Oberoi mansion, Jhanvi was waiting for Annika to show up. She was sitting in the study with her assistant and their in-house designer.

S: Good morning badi maa, your designer isn't here yet?

Jhanvi: good morning shivaay. I have been waiting for an hour. Her assistant informed me last night that she has arrived in mumbai.

S: that's very unprofessional of her, i wouldn't wait for her anymore if i were you

Jhanvi: I'm sure she has a good explanation for this. I have been speaking with her regularly and she's always on time for our meetings.

S: Okay, then I hope it goes well for you. I'll see you later

Annika finally arrived around 1 o'clock and waited in the living room for Jhanvi. She was dressed in a sleeveless jumpsuit.

A: Jhanvi aunty I'm so sorry for being late. I couldn't sleep last night, I'm still adjusting to the time difference. I should have come a day earlier to settle down in mumbai first

Jhanvi: Annika, it's okay, I can understand. How are you feeling?

A: Oh I'm a mess right now, but that's not important. Let's get working

Jhanvi: Annika, you've come just in time for lunch, would you like to join us?

A: thank you aunty but i'm fine, you please go and eat. I'll wait