'Oh, come on, Sonia. Just lose it up a bit. Be reckless for once. We don't visit Australia daily.' Ayaan whined, sounding more like a child than a grown-up teenager. The boys nodded their assent on Ayaan's statement while I stood mum, hands stuff in the pocket. It had been forty-five minutes since they had started to convince somehow, but Sonia was adamant to shift an inch from her decision.
'No! No! No! What if someone catches us, sneaking around like that? I already pulled a stunt at the airport. I don't want to get into any more trouble. You guys can carry on. I am tired. I don't want to come. I'd rather sleep.' She whispered yelled, stuffing a spoon full of rice in her mouth. Our eyes met for a brief second; she looked at me timidly and dropped her lashes. I could still see the discom
