As soon as Maya reached her home, she freshened up and called Sofia.
"Hey Sis! What happened?" As she picked up her phone, Sofia said loudly. It seemed as if she was at a party.
"Are you busy? Where are you!?" Maya was bothered that Sofia was at some weird party.
"Don't worry Maya!" As if understanding Maya's thoughts, Sofia hurriedly explained herself, "I am at a friend's house! All of us are having a sleep- over at her place... Wait let me get out of this room, there is a lot of noise here." Sofia said as she came out of the room. "Yes... now you can tell me. I can hear you clearly now."
"I wanted to ask if you were interested in going to the Capital this Friday with father, me, and well, mom? All of us were going there for some purposes, so father asked me to ask you if you wanted to come as well."
"Ya sure, why not! What will everyone be doing?" Sofia was excited at this thought.
"Well I am going there to deal with something while mother and father are going there for an auction event. You can tag along with them if you have nothing much to do..."
"Can we go for shopping once you are done with your work? It has been sooo long since the last time we went for shopping together."
"Okay... So I am booking tickets for all of us, will send you the details later on.
...
Sofia was in great mood after knowing that she would be going to the Capital city soon. She texted Liam telling him about it. Both of them were frequently chatting from time to time.
[Sofia: Guess what!!]
Liam who was sitting along with Aiden right now, was telling him about his sister, Ella.
"Yeah, so she came back to the country some time ago, but she is currently at her friend's house in Zed city.... That was the reason why I did not tell you about her coming back. I planned to tell you after she came back home."
"No wonder that day you told me that your workload is going to cut down by a lot... your sister is back." Aiden said. "Are you... are you fine with it?" He asked after hesitating a bit.
Aiden knew that not all families had good interpersonal relationships like his. Ella was in fact Liam's step- sister. The daughter of his father's second wife.
"I should be the one asking you that. I am sure you feel much more uncomfortable than me." Liam said as he checked his phone. He saw Sofia's message and replied to it with the series of question marks.
[Sofia: Guess what!!
Liam: ???
Sofia: Me and sis are coming to the Capital city this Friday!
Liam: Wow! When are you arriving? Shall I pick you up?
Sofia: 😂 I'll be coming with my parents so no need.]
Liam looked at Aiden and informed him about them coming to the city as well.
...
Meanwhile, after booking the tickets, when Maya went to her kitchen, she realized that she did not have anything to cook.
So Maya decided to go for some grocery shopping.
Soon Maya reached her apartments' building, she parked her car and waited for the lift to arrive as she went through some dinner recipes that she planned to make tonight.
"I had tried the recipe of this one last time but it did not turn out as good as expected... Should I give it a bad review? That might be a bit too much, I think I'll give it a thumbs down... but-"
"What if it was you who did not follow the steps properly?" Suddenly a friendly voice came from behind her.
Maya felt weird after getting caught badmouthing someone as she looked at the speaker behind her. "Um... hehe"
Maya tried to peek at her again as she thought, "She looks a bit familiar... Where have I seen her?"
Thankfully the elevator arrived at that time, so both of them got in.
Maya pushed the 27th floor button as she looked at the other girl standing besides her with questioning eyes.
The girl, as if not understanding her intension, asked her, "Yes?"
"I am asking about which floor do you want to get off at." Maya explained herself.
"Oh. Sorry, yeah even I am getting off at the 27th floor. Thanks!"
"Ooh." Maya said with doubt, "Are you new here? Because I have been staying her since a few years actually... but I have never seen you."
"Yes in fact this place belongs to my friend. I have recently got back to the country so I came directly to meet her." She said.
"Are you a friend of Liza?" Maya asked, "I think she moved out with her boyfriend sometime ago, right?"
"Haha, yes. Actually she is living with him right now, so she told me that I could stay here for the time being."
"Nice..." Maya said. After their conversation of a few seconds, there was silence in the lift.
They had finally reached their floor when the girl said, "Well, I had never imagined that a famous person like you would check out my recipes! hahaha!"
"My recipes...?" Maya thought. "Wait! I had seen her in the food recipes videos that I often see!! Omg! This is so embarrassing! How could I badmouth about her in front of her!? And what was the name of the chef!!?" But all these were only her thoughts as she said, "You know me?" With a surprised tone.
"Of course I know you, are you not the famous model- turned- make up artist? I have been following your work since your modeling days. In fact I got to know about you because of my close friend!" She said as she took out the home keys. "I remember I had seen you at a fashion show in the Britain, a few years back."
"Wow! I have very few fans left which are there since my modeling days, haha. Sorry if I have been impolite, but may i know what your name is?"
"Umm... Well will you give me your autograph if I tell you!? Anyways... Hello, my name is Ella Moore."
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"Hello Ella." Maya smiled, "See you later?" She said as she entered her home.
"Yeah, sure." Ella also went inside her place.
...
As soon as Maya got back, she heard a notification tone from her phone. "Who is messaging me right now?" She said as she checked it.
"It is Lucas... So he will be reaching before me." Maya read his message and replied him back with her arrival timings.
"Anyways... the question of the hour!! What should I eat!!?" She spent entire half an hour by herself without being productive.
Just then, *Ding- dong*, her doorbell rang.
"Yes?" Maya asked as she opened the door.
Ella was standing there with a covered bowl in her hand.
" Hey! Actually I had just made something, and I wanted to share with you. I hope you have not eaten anything yet." She pushed the bowl forward to Maya's hands.
"...." Maya did not know how to react. Should she trust someone whom she had just met and badmouthed about, and that too in front of that very person?
"I guess it doesn't matter, I can treat it as fan service." Maya shrugged as she thought.
"Umm.. Thanks. You want to come in?" Maya asked as she took the bowl from Ella.
"Yes! Since you are the one inviting me, why not!?" Ella said as she was about to sit on the couch.
"...." Maya was speechless. She had asked it purely out of courtesy, who had expected that Ella would come in even before replying to her!?
Maya kept the dish brought by Ella on the kitchen countertop as she came to Ella with a glass of water. "Would you like anything else?"
"Since you are asking me, yes! haha. In fact the serving I have brought for you is actually for two people! Both of us can eat together!"
"....." She was speechless again. "Just a second, I will bring it out." Maya said with a smile she could barley raise.
"What an uninvited guest!" She thought as she went into the kitchen. "Well I can not blame her, she looks a bit too friendly to know her own faults. Anyways, I should not make a problem out of it, after all she is the one who made this."
Soon Maya and Ella sat together as they ate the rice made by Ella.
"Mhmm... it is really tasteful! Unlike the one I had made. Haha!" Maya said between their talks. Both of them were casually talking about different things as they ate.
"Yes, this fried rice was actually taught to me by my step- mom! I did not know that one day because of her I would be so interested in cooking." Ella said.
There was something different in her expression, something which Maya could not decipher. She thought that maybe, it might be because she mentioned her step mother. She wanted to ask about it but, realized that they were not that close for her to be asking Ella so personal questions.
Ella, who was constantly observing Maya's reactions, clearly noticed this change and said, "You don't need to hesitate if you want to ask anything. If you are thinking about my step- mother, well... she is dead. She died several years back, I think it has already been six to seven years."
The way Ella said all this so casually, made Maya feel even more weird. Before she could reply with anything, her phone rang.
Since it was kept on the table itself, even Ella was able to see the caller's name, "Mr. Body Heater?" She asked as she handed the phone to Maya.
"Oh he is just a friend." Maya replied with a smile to cover her embarrassment as she thought, "I should change his name soon. It may cause a lot misunderstandings!"
"Hello?" Maya said as she checked the time. "It's so late now. What's up?"
Aiden asked her about when was she going to the Capital.
"You already know about it? I guess it must be Sofia, right? That girl really has a big mouth!"
Both of them talked for a couple of minutes, "Yes... hmm, good night Aiden."
All this time, the girl who was unconsciously ignored by Maya, was just sitting and looking at her empty plate while her hand was skillfully playing with her fork.
She raised an eyebrow when she heard that the person Maya was speaking to, who was saved as 'Mr. Body Heater' was actually named Aiden.
She then thought, "Both of them might be totally different people, but I don't know why, I have a feeling that this 'Aiden' is the one whom I know."
Maya, who did not know of anything, kept her phone back as she asked Ella, "Are you done? It is quite late as well." She was indirectly hinting Ella that maybe it was time for her to leave now.
"Hmm? Yes sorry! Yup I should leave now, but before that can I know where to keep these used plates?"
"Oh there is no need for that! I will put them back later on. As for your bowl, I will return it to you after it gets washed, okay?"
"Anytime, no need to rush. May I know where the washroom is?"
"Yeah, let me take you there." Maya showed Ella her way and then she went inside her room.
When Ella came out, noticed that Maya was standing there with something in her hands.
"....?" She asked from her questioning gaze.
"Well I remember you had asked me for my autograph earlier. So... here it is. Thanks for the wonderful dinner by the way!" Maya said as she handed it to Ella.
"Aww thank you so much!!" She said with a beautiful smile on her face.
As Ella walked out, she asked Maya, "So when can we meet again? Because I will be leaving soon."
"Well, I will be going to the Capital and a few days, maybe after that?"
"Okay! And... can I get your number?" Ella asked as she smiled shyly.
"Yaa sure!" Maya laughed at her shyness.
Aftet they exchanged their phone numbers, Maya closed her door as she thought, "Such a cute girl!"
Unknown to her, the cute girl she was thinking about had a complete change in her expression as she went out.
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