Arielle Reddy

**Arielle Reddy** is a classmate of Aru Shah. She makes an appearance in *Aru Shah and the End of Time*.

## History

### Pre-series

Arielle Reddy was a classmate of Aru's, and they got along well. They went on a lake trip together, along with Poppy Lopez. However, Arielle discovered that Aru was lying about her family when Arielle asked who Aru's driver was and Aru pointed to Arielle's driver. Since then, Arielle seemed to have it out for Aru for initially lying about her family's wealth, home, and more.

## The Pandava Quintet

### Aru Shah and the End of Time

Arielle arrives at the Museum of Ancient Indian Art and Culture along with Burton Prater and Poppy Lopez to meet Aru. They discover that Aru has lied to them about rescuing an elephant from India, going to Paris, living in a condo downtown, and more. Aru brings them to the cursed Diya of Bharata - an item she had been truthful about - to prove her innocence. While going through the Hall of the Gods, Arielle rolled her eyes at the full-bodied curves of the goddesses. She claimed that the Mahabharata war between the five Pandavas and their 'one hundred' cousins was impossible. Arielle dares Aru to light the diya, believing that she's lying about the curse. Arielle then decides if she tells the truth and gives Arielle, Burton, and Poppy each ten dollars, Burton won't post the video he's recording.

After Aru lights the diya, Arielle Reddy is frozen in time while Aru and and her spiritual sister, Mini Kapoor-Mercado-Lopez, attempt to defeat the Sleeper. Once she's unfrozen, Arielle, along with Poppy and Burton, tell Aru that they'll show Burton's video to the whole school. Arielle tells Aru to get help, saying that she's a liar. While Burton is taping, Aru reveals things the three of them had lied about with the help of Chitrigupta. Arielle learns that Burton once gave her a cookie from the ground that had his boogers on it, which causes Arielle to almost throw up upon hearing this piece information. Aru also reveals that Arielle wore her mom's first engagement ring and lost it at recess, then told her mother she saw the housekeeper with it; Arielle turns red when Aru announces this. Afterwards, Arielle, Burton, and Poppy give up trying to get $10 each from Aru and leave her alone.

When winter vacation arrives, Arielle says she is going to Maldives, where her family has a timeshare on a private island. She invites Aru to a New Year's party, but Aru declines, saying she has family plans, which is partially true.

## Appearance

Arielle was described to have dark brown skin and shiny black hair. Aru also called Arielle the prettiest girl in her class.

## Personality

Arielle seems stuck up and focused on popularity, saying that the only thing Aru was good at was lying or that Aru should "get help". She was nice to Aru at first, but seemed to dislike her once she found out that Aru had lied to her. At the end of *Aru Shah and the End of Time*, she invites Aru to her family's New Years Eve party, but Aru declines. Arielle smiles at Aru, but Aru thinks that it looks more like a wary "*are-you-a-witch?*" grin.

## Trivia

* Aru remarks that Arielle is the prettiest girl in her class.
* Arielle is a "Reddy" which means that she is Indian as well, just like Aru. Reddy's are a caste of people, similar to Shah's.