'I dare you, kiss that football'

'I.... kiss that chasmish...that football...yuck' I say looking appalled at my friend.

'I double dare you...' says my friend, Ruchi. I bit my lower lip, she has double dared me. Now I will have to do this.

That one dare, though done with the intention of fun, changed three lives and one relationship. One of Aleesa Siddiqui, that's me, Adnan Siddiqui, my brother, and Riad Nawab Ali. Once a strong friendship now turned into a bitter rivalry between the two boys.

15years later, I get a project and once again come face to face with the chasmish. Only now, the ugly duckling has transformed into a drop-dead gorgeous swan.

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