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Later back at home,

"Lucy, Gaby, where you both got disappeared, you are there to help me in my insane situations but where did you both go now?"

I was shouting like a mad in my room, obviously after closing my doors. I don't want anybody to think me crazy; well they already think that I am!

"What's your problem my child, you look so confused!" Lucy asked me who suddenly appeared from nowhere.

"We are there to help you, go on!" Gaby added.

"Ok! Guys you know I am love with Sid"

There was a suppressed laughter.

"But he doesn't know that, right?" Lucy asked.

"Well, he too has a crush on me. I suppose."

I said with strongly with folded arms.
"Okay..."

"But...."

I stood puzzled, I don't know how to tell them.

"But you don't know whether you're in love with Mike, am I right?" they asked.

"No...not like that..." I replied at once.

Gaby and Lucy frowned at me.

"Well yes." I said with a sigh.

"Looks like a serious teen problem" Lucy stated.

" Yes. We need to do something!" Gaby added.

"You stand 5 feet no... 10 feet back, we need to discuss" they both said.

After a 5 minutes gap they said,

"According to what we have discussed, we came to a conclusion that..."

"That?"

I asked curiously.

"...that, we feel..."

before they could finish there was a knock at the door.

"Honey, dinner's ready, hurry up!" My mom's voice said behind the door.

"Mom, I'll be there in 2 minutes!" I said back.

"No, you have to come, Now" her voice hardened.

Fearing for the consequences I hurried downstairs. All were seated, it was me the last to join them.
Everyone chatting and me sitting with clouded thoughts.

"You're okay Mina?" Sid asked me holding my hand.

It was only then I realized that he was sitting beside me.

"No! I am fine", I replied and gave him a sheepish smile and quickly removed my hand from his grip. I could feel the butterflies in my stomach.

But he got hold of my hand again,

Now what?

There were now so many butterflies in my stomach that they can anytime fly out through my mouth.

"Look at your hand Mina!" Sid said smiling.

"Why, what's wrong with it?"

"It's so small and cute!" he continued with still his sight fixed on my hand.

My sight was fixed on him, wish he could hold mine forever, never mind the butterflies!

Then my father started to speak clearing his throat, he didn't mind us but his clearing sound, made me and him back to our normal positions.

"As we are planning to go to Jasper National park, I would like to inform you that, we are leaving tomorrow and not day after tomorrow!!"

"Why so early?"

I shouted, unaware that everyone still there.
All placed glances on me.

"Is there anything wrong, you don't like it?" Mr. Mohammad asked.

"No! I... mean... does Samantha's family know about this?" I asked.

"Oh dear, it was them who changed the plan." My mom said.

I kept my hand resting on my cheek and was drinking water from the glass in the other hand. Suddenly Sid hit me with his shoulder.

"You, know it was Mike's plan actually." Sid said.

I was about to spit the drinking water, then I swallowed it slowly and gave him a tight smile.

"Him? really! But why did he change the day?" I asked Sid.

"Ugh... he said that there is a cracker night on Wednesday night, so he said that it would be something which is never to be missed, and that's it!"

"And I hope you like cracker lights Mina?" he asked me.

"Crackers, I have never seen a full cracker night!" I replied back with a shrug.

"Trust me it will be nice, won't you trust me, Mina?" he said with full eye contact with mine.

I could not resist by saying no. And it's awesome to have a cracker night with your loved one, isn't it? I could not stop imagine me and Sid, hand in hand watching the night sky filled with crackers.

"Mina? Mina!"

My imaginations were interrupted by my mother calling out my name.

"Yes mom"

"The food", she narrowed her eyes to my plate.

I almost forgot about it and continued with my dinner.

Later back in my room, I was busy packing things, I almost emptied the entire closet, packing suitcases is the most tiresome thing; I don't know what to take and what to leave behind. Just then I got a call from Lia.

"Yah what's up?" I asked her while packing the clothes.

"Mina, can we go to a movie tomorrow, I really feeling bored at home, my parents are leaving to New York today, they will be back only after a week."

"Sorry, I cannot join you, we have planned a tour to Jasper National park; we are leaving tomorrow and will be back after 3 days.

"Hey, Lia why can't you join us too? Mike's too joining!" I added.

"Mike? How come?" she asked.

"Oh, you see, Mike's gonna be Sid's cousin, so they too are joining!"

"What you're saying?" she asked me in confusion.

"That's a long story, I'll tell you later! I was getting many heart attacks today!"

"I wonder how on Earth only you're experiencing such coincidences, must be your lucky fate!" she said teasingly.

"Okay! Are you joining me?" I asked her.

There was silence.

"You won't like to miss a cracker night, with Mike?" I asked her and I knew for sure that the answer would not be no!

"Yes, of course! I'm coming to your house now" she said with excitement.

"Now? Isn't it too late?" I asked her.

"It doesn't matter, make sure, is it okay with everyone with me accompanying.

"They never say anything like that; you are free to join us!" I said and we hung the phone.

Later that night, Lia came to my house. I heared the doorbell ringing and hurried downstairs.

"Weren't you the girl I met in Pizza Planet?" Sid asked Lia.

"Yes, that's me!" she replied.

"What are you doing here, now?" he asked her in confusion.

Okay, I just said my parents that she is joining, not to Sid and Aaysha.

"She... she will be joining us tomorrow to Jasper National park" I answered instead of Lia.

"That's great, see you tomorrow, Sid said and left to his room"

Then I took Lia to my room, we were the whole time chatting and totally forgot something called sleep!

Next day morning, we all first headed to Samantha, well Mike's house, she said she have got some cool surprises and according to me, surprises are really shocking attacks.

But it was indeed a very cool surprise!

"So it is in this we are going to go guys!" she said.

There stood infront of us in the garage, 4 Ducati motorbikes. I stood there with mouth opened position. It was really so cool to travel a long distance in motorbikes.

"You like it?" Samantha asked.

"Oh man, I'm loving it! You drive?" I asked her.

"Not me, but my brother and my sister!"she replied.

I thought for that time, that Daniel must be lucky, to have Rita as his girlfriend.

I want to show that to Lia, because Samantha showed this only to me and Aaysha.

I found Lia standing outside with Mike and Sid. She was indeed flirting with Mike. But the good thing in her is that, she gels with people very easily.

"Hey guys, we are going to make our tour on this!" I said to them showing the bikes.

"Wow" Sid said, removing slowly his blue shades.

"This is really gonna be cool!" Lia freaked.

Lia pulled me closer and whispered,

"Look Mina! It's the awesome chance you've got!" she said with a wink, I know what she really meant.

Later, around 3pm, we started our journey, Samantha and Arshad took the first bike.

"Anyone knows to ride?" Aaysha asked while fixing her helmet.

I and Lia exchanged glances.

"It's fine we will take care, you leave" Mike said to Aaysha.

And she leaves with the second bike.
I somehow managed to get in the third bike with Sid. I am dreaming, am I? Because it really looked like a dream. Lia looked very happy when she sat with Mike. Although this is not her first ride with him, she was still flying.

Our parents were following us behind, in their cars.

Shall we begin! It almost looked like a race between Sid and Mike. Both were ready, twisting their bike's handlebars. That Grroomm.... Sound was so high that it would pierce the ears.

3....2....

And 1.... We picked up speed, so fast that the road would burn.

We were like leading, I was so happy, I can't help myself but just shout and live that awesome moment. It was past 1 mile, something strange happened.

"What? A puncture?"

I asked Sid.

He nodded. We were standing in the middle of the highways now. Sid was standing with his arms fixed in his hips and head looking the sky, sighing and cursing the bike.

Soon, Mike's bike reached us.

"What's the matter?" Mike asked,

"Puncture!" I replied.

He gave a quick chuckle, I just frowned at him.

We 4 stood there thinking what to do next.
Our parents' car reached us; everyone started to ask the same question.

"I ve got some tools but I need someone's help!" my dad said.

"I have a few knowledge on repairing bikes" Mike said.

"Good! So why you waste time? Lia get in Sid's bike and you guys leave now!" my father commanded.

"Mike, you and I will make it right!" he added.

So Sid and Lia left. I was cursing the bike; my ride with Sid din't last for even 1 full mile.

In 10 minutes time the bike was fixed alright.

"Get on minion" Mike said rolling his eyes towards the bike.

Why my stupid, idiotic and pointless fate, brings me and him together, always! Which I really hate!

We started to leave. Mike kept saying weird and funny things while driving but I din't respond.

"Why are you silent girl?"

he asked me.

"Nothing!" I said.

I was upset because I couldn't have a bike ride with Sid. But this crazy dumb fellow did not leave me without bothering; he kept asking me the same thing again and again. So I simply said,

"I thought if I went with Sid, I would reach the place fast, he is such a good biker!"

"But look at you, I could rather walk than coming with you" I simply added.

"So that's your problem?"

he asked me in a joking tone.

"Now you see,"

He said wearing his shades from his pocket and screwed the bike's handbar fully until the speed crossed 140km/hr and increasing. This crazy took it serious!

I am scared to death, if I fall off I can reach heaven, I was sure about that.

"How you like that?" he asked me.

I was not in the position to answer; I could barely hear his voice because of the rushing wind. I was holding him so tight, I din't care what he thinks about me, my life is way more important.

"Slow down Mike!!" I was shouting at him, but he din't hear. I don't know where this is all going to end!