Chapter 95 – "Wait... Ahmedabad?!"
The Angelo call had ended.
The mansion was peaceful again.
Well...
As peaceful as a mansion containing Percy could possibly be.
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Everyone was spread across the living room.
Snacks.
Movies.
Random conversations.
Absolute laziness.
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Then Care casually looked up from her laptop.
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"Oh."
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Nobody paid attention.
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"I need to go to Ahmedabad next week."
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That got attention.
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JJ looked up first.
"Why?"
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Care shrugged.
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"Diwali."
Pause.
"And some paperwork."
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Silence.
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Then—
Percy sat upright.
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"WE'RE COMING."
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Care blinked.
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"What?"
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Honey nodded immediately.
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"We're coming."
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"Absolutely."
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"Obviously."
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"Definitely."
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Soon the entire room joined in.
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Aries:
"Sounds fun."
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Ella:
"I've never celebrated Diwali in Gujarat."
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Freya:
"I need vacation after my vacation."
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Edrix:
"That doesn't make sense."
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"It does emotionally."
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Mica and Calix agreed.
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Rakhi and Cin agreed.
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David, Felix, Rory and Eman agreed too.
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JJ immediately pointed.
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"See? Democracy."
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Care stared.
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"This is not democracy."
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"It is now."
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The Flight Problem
Then Lyra asked the obvious question.
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"Okay."
Pause.
"How exactly are twenty people going to Ahmedabad?"
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Everyone froze.
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Fair point.
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Keifer opened his phone.
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"No flights available this late probably."
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Aries nodded.
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"Especially during Diwali."
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JJ looked disappointed.
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"Aw."
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Then—
Cole quietly took out his phone.
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Dialed a number.
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Walked away.
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Nobody thought much of it.
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Until five minutes later.
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Cole returned.
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Sat down.
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Took a sip of coffee.
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"...done."
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Silence.
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Alex slowly lowered his tablet.
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"What is done?"
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Cole looked confused.
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"The flight."
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"...what flight?"
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"The Ahmedabad flight."
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Everyone stared.
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Cole blinked.
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"What?"
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Keifer frowned.
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"What do you mean done?"
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Cole answered casually.
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"First-class section is booked."
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Silence.
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Complete silence.
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Even Percy stopped talking.
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A historic moment.
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JJ blinked.
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"...all of it?"
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Cole nodded.
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"Yes."
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Aries nearly choked.
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"THE ENTIRE FIRST CLASS SECTION?"
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Cole:
"Mm."
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Keifer stared.
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"How?"
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Cole:
"A phone call."
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"THAT DOESN'T ANSWER ANYTHING."
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"It answered the airline."
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Alex immediately started laughing.
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Because somehow this was the most Cole answer possible.
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Suspicion Level: Maximum
Now everyone was staring.
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Keifer.
Yuri.
Aries.
Percy.
Felix.
David.
Rory.
Eman.
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All looking at Cole.
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Suspiciously.
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JJ narrowed her eyes.
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"You are hiding something."
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"No."
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"You absolutely are."
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"No."
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"You booked an entire first-class section."
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Cole took another sip of coffee.
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"And?"
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"AND?"
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The entire room shouted together.
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Alex was laughing so hard he nearly fell off the couch.
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Lyra buried her face in her hands.
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Rhys looked completely unsurprised.
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Care just sighed.
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"Good luck getting answers."
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Another Problem
Yuri raised a hand.
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"Okay."
Pause.
"Where are we staying?"
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Everyone looked at Care.
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Care opened her mouth.
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Then Lyra spoke first.
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"They're staying at the mansion."
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JJ blinked.
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"...mansion?"
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Care pointed at Lyra.
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"She means Cole has a mansion."
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The room froze again.
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"A WHAT?"
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Cole looked mildly confused.
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"A house."
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Rhys immediately corrected:
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"No."
Pause.
"That's not a house."
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Alex nodded.
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"That's definitely not a house."
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Care laughed.
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"The first time I saw it I thought Google Maps made a mistake."
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JJ slowly turned toward Cole.
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"You have a mansion in Ahmedabad too?"
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Cole:
"Yes."
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Keifer:
"...too?"
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Everyone paused.
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Too?
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How many mansions was that now?
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Nobody knew.
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And apparently neither did Cole.
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The discussion continued for another hour.
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Diwali plans.
Shopping plans.
Food plans.
Travel plans.
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And underneath all of it—
one growing mystery.
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Who exactly was Cole?
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Because normal people didn't:
Own multiple mansions.
Book entire first-class sections with one phone call.
Have everyone obey them instantly.
Act like all of that was completely normal.
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As everyone continued planning—
Keifer glanced toward Cole.
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Cole was quietly reading something on his phone.
Like nothing unusual had happened.
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And Keifer had only one thought:
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"One day we're finding out who this man really is."
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Unfortunately for him...
That day wasn't today. 😌🏛️✈️🎆
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"The 11 PM Wake-Up Disaster"
Whoever invented early morning flights deserved jail.
That was the unanimous opinion of the mansion.
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Because their flight was at dawn.
Meaning everyone had to wake up at...
11 PM.
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Which felt illegal.
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JJ stared at her alarm.
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"...I just slept."
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Keifer opened one eye.
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"You slept for three hours."
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"Exactly."
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"That's not a full night."
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"That's a nap."
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"THAT'S MY POINT."
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The Girls Were Not Functioning
Nobody had enough energy to dress properly.
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Nobody cared either.
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So the girls collectively decided:
Night suits.
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Care came downstairs first.
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Oversized hoodie.
Pajama pants.
Hair everywhere.
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Half asleep.
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Fully doctor.
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She looked at the clock.
Looked at everyone.
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"...why am I awake."
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Nobody answered.
Because everyone was asking the same question.
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JJ's Outfit
Then JJ appeared.
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And immediately—
the room lost it.
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She was wrapped in a giant fluffy blanket.
Like a human burrito.
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A yellow hood sat on her head.
Tiny duck face.
Tiny duck beak.
Tiny duck feet slippers.
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Silence.
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Then Percy pointed.
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"WHY ARE YOU A DUCK."
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JJ blinked slowly.
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"...quack."
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The room exploded.
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Even Keifer laughed.
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"That's my wife."
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"Quack."
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"Still my wife."
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Lyra vs Wall
Upstairs—
Lyra had just woken up.
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Or rather...
partially woken up.
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Alex watched her walk down the hallway.
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Slowly.
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Sleepily.
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Directly.
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Into a wall.
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THUNK.
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Silence.
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Lyra stared at the wall.
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The wall stared back.
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Alex covered his face.
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"Lyra."
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"...yes?"
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"The stairs are that way."
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"...I knew that."
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"No, you didn't."
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"...probably not."
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Then she almost walked into the wall again.
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Alex immediately grabbed her shoulders.
Turned her around.
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"This way."
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"Thank you."
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"You're welcome."
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Rhys witnessed everything.
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And nearly fell laughing.
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The Cars
By midnight—
everyone was somehow loaded into cars.
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Like exhausted migrating birds.
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Or kidnapped university students.
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Hard to tell.
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Car One
Cole driving.
Care in passenger seat.
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Care lasted exactly three minutes.
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Then her head slowly tilted.
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And landed on Cole's shoulder.
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Fast asleep.
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Cole looked down briefly.
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Then continued driving.
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Not saying a word.
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But not moving away either.
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Car Two
Alex driving.
Lyra beside him.
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Lyra was asleep before the car left the gate.
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At one point she accidentally leaned toward the window.
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Alex gently moved her toward the headrest.
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Without waking her.
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Rhys from the backseat:
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"Oh wow."
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Alex:
"Quiet."
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Rhys:
"No."
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JJ the Burrito
Keifer never even let JJ walk to the car.
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He simply picked up the blanket burrito.
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JJ made absolutely no effort to resist.
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Because she was asleep.
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Mostly.
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Halfway.
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Maybe.
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Nobody knew.
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She just mumbled:
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"...quack."
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Keifer almost dropped her from laughing.
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Aries looked horrified.
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"She's delirious."
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Percy nodded.
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"No."
Pause.
"She's always like this."
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Airport Arrival
At the airport—
they looked less like rich university students.
And more like survivors of a natural disaster.
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Freya's hair was chaotic.
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Yuri looked half asleep.
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Ella was walking carefully because Aries kept making sure she didn't trip.
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Honey was trying to wake Percy.
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Impossible task.
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Cin was asleep standing up.
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Rakhi was threatening violence.
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Felix looked offended by existence.
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David looked offended by airports.
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Eman looked offended by mornings.
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Rory looked offended by both.
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The First-Class Discovery
Then they entered the airport lounge.
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And froze.
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Because the entire first-class section was empty.
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Completely.
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For them.
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Only them.
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Everyone slowly turned toward Cole.
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Again.
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Cole sighed.
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"...don't."
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Keifer narrowed his eyes.
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"You are suspicious."
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Cole:
"Thank you."
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"That wasn't a compliment."
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"I know."
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Final Scene
Boarding was called.
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Everyone shuffled toward the gate.
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Half asleep.
Half alive.
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JJ was still wrapped like a burrito.
Being carried by Keifer.
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Care was asleep against Cole's shoulder.
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Lyra was asleep while Alex guided her.
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Rhys was documenting everything for future blackmail.
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Percy almost boarded the wrong plane.
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Aries stopped him.
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Again.
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And as the massive group finally stepped toward their Ahmedabad flight—
only one thought existed in everyone's mind:
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Diwali vacation had officially begun.
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And based on the last five minutes alone...
Ahmedabad was absolutely not ready for them. 🎆✈️😂🦆💛