Person - Bai Cao, we can't find coach Chang An.

Bai Cao - What! Are you serious?

Person - Yes. He is not in his room and he didn't even come for the morning practice.

Bai Cao - Really! This is for the first time he didn't come for the practice. Don't worry Xiao Ying I am coming there.

Xiao Ying - Okay. Come fast.

Ting Yi - What happened, Bai Cao?

Bai Cao - Senior Ting Yi, Coach Chang An has not come for practice and He is not even in his room.

Ting Yi - Ok, I'll also help you in searching for him.

Bai Cao - No, Xiao Ying and others are already doing it. You stay here and take a rest.

Ting Yi - Bai Cao!

Bai Cao - I promise, I'll call you if something goes wrong. Okay?

Ting Yi - Fine

Then Bai Cao left Ting Yi's house. After some time, Bai Cao reached Song Bai hall. She opened the door. It was fully dark.

Bai Cao - Xiao Ying, Senior Yi Feng, is anyone here? Why is it so dark?

She walked towards the centre of the hall. Then, suddenly all the lights switched on. Bai Cao saw pictures of her, her matches and also pictures of her with her friends. Bai Cao was shocked.
Bai Cao's mind went blank. She was perplexed at the sight present in front of her.

Then suddenly, someone came from the back. It was Xiao Ying.

Xiao Ying and other song bai members - Surprise.

Bai Cao(angrily) - What is all this? What are you guys doing? We should find coach Chang An.

Then suddenly someone came from Bai Cao's back and said.

Person - Whom do you want to find, Bai Cao?

Bai Cao turned around. She was shocked.

Bai Cao - Wait! You are here then why did Xiao Ying say that she can't find you?

Bai Cao looked at Xiao Ying, angrily.

Person - Because I told her.

Bai Cao - But why coach? You know, how worried I was.

Chang An - We did this to surprise you. If you have forgotten then I want to remind you, today is your birthday.

Bai Cao - What! Today is my birthday?

Chang An and & other song bai members(nodding their heads) - Yes.

Xiao Ying - Someone, show her today's date, please.

Person - See Bai Cao, we are not lying. Today is your birthday.

Bai Cao - You are here too.

Person - Yes. It's your birthday, I wouldn't have missed it for the world.

Bai Cao - Thank you so much, Senior Ting Yi.

Ting Yi - Again, senior.

Bai Cao - Sorry.

Bai Cao started weeping.

Xiao Ying - Why are you crying, Bai Cao?

Bai Cao - Because during my last birthday, Senior Ruo Bai and Senior Ting Hao were also there.

She again started crying. Seeing her, Ting Yi started crying too.

Ting Yi - It's all my fault because of me older brother is not present here today. I am really sorry, Bai Cao. I was so selfish. I just wanted to destroy you, but see, I destroyed my own older brother.

Ting Yi was sobbing a lot.

Bai Cao - It's not your fault. It's min--

Before she could even complete Chang An interrupted her.

Chang An - It's your birthday, Bai Cao and you're crying. Please, Bai Cao and Ting Yi, stop blaming yourselves. Everything will be fine.

Bai Cao was sad but seeing Ting Yi she felt sadder.

Bai Cao(to console Ting Yi) - Yeah, in the end, everything will become alright! Right Senior Ting Yi?

Ting Yi - Right!

Yi Feng - What are you guys waiting for then? I'm hungry. I haven't eaten anything.

All Song Bai members began to laugh.

Xiao Ying - Senior Yi Feng, you're so hungry! Hahaha) Since, how many years you haven't eaten anything?

Ting Yi(laughing) - Oh, Yi Feng! She likes to taunt you. So, beware of Xiao Ying, next time.

Chang An - If you guys are done blaming yourselves and making fun of each other then shall we cut the cake now? Because I am also hungry.

Bai Cao & Ting Yi(smiling) - Yeah, sure.

Then Bai Cao cuts the cake and everyone ate it. Everyone was going to their home. Bai Cao too walked towards the door but a person grabbed Bai Cao's wrist. Bai Cao turned around.

Bai Cao - What happened, coach?

Chang An - I want to talk to you, alone.

Bai Cao - Okay. Xiao Ying, you go first I'll be there after some time.

Xiao Ying - Okay.

She saw Chang An holding Bai Cao's hand. So, she decided to stay there and listen to what they were talking about. She went outside the hall and hide and was listening to everything.

Chang An - Bai Cao, I have a gift for you.

Bai Cao - No need, coach. You have given me a really nice surprise. That is all that is needed, coach.

Chang An(with a puppy face) - Please, take it.

Bai Cao - Thank you so much.

After taking the gift, Bai Cao was about to leave. Suddenly, Chang An told her to stop.

Chang An - Bai Cao, stop.

Bai Cao - Is there anything else you want to say, coach?

Chang An - Yes. I want you to open this gift, here.

Bai Cao - Okay. But why?

Chang An - Just do as I say.

Bai Cao - Okay.

Bai Cao opened the gift. At first, she was surprised and then gradually her surprise turned into a shock.

TO BE CONTINUED