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#2

Zara

Yesterday, I was almost caught by Myra while seeing Anmay's texts. Had she seen it, she would have known everything about the break up. Well, Myra and I am really, really close but then I don't want to talk about my break up in this whole trip. That is the last thing on my list. 

So today is the day. The Comic Con Hyderabad. I am resembling Katniss Everdeen from Hunger Games. I am wearing the clothes which she wore in the hunger games arena and I have a bow and arrows hung on my back. This is so cool. I always wanted to be Katniss. 

"I need my wand! Where the hell is my wand," Myra screamed in the car. She is Hermione Granger from Harry Potter. 

"It is in your bag. You put it there because you knew that you will loose it if it were kept out," Alisha said. She looks really sexy in the Black Widow outfit.

"Selfie time guys," Vicky said holding her phone high to accommodate all of us in the screen. She became Astrid from How To Train Your Dragon. She looks super cute. It is just crazy how all of us look perfect in our characters. Alisha spent two hours in the salon today morning to get her hair actually look like Black Widow. She gave a temporary blackish red color to her hair and did prominent loose curls. Just perfect. 

We step outside the car in front of the board reading 'Comic Con'. We click photos in front of it and then go ahead. There are people staring at us and kids pointing at us. Many even came to us to click pictures. It is so fun. Plus we made sure we got into the characters. Hence my part was to hold a stern look and think about how to kill President Snow. I just held a straight face but the smile came more often when kids approached me. Vicky stood in front of a dragon structure explaining people that it was actually her dragon and how these people had abducted him. Alisha moved around with a gun in the hand making sure everything was done smoothly. And Myra being Miss. Granger, she made sure she was talking logic and something really intelligent otherwise she just noticed everything skeptically. This is really fun. 

We roamed about and saw the stalls. Comics, party hats, super hero and super villain merchandise, painted converse shoes, painted t-shirts and so much more were on sale. Vicky was engrossed in the comics and then deciding on which diary to pickup. Alisha is seeing the shoes. Myra is jumping from one shop to another to find some particular accessory that she wants. I am still wondering what to do. I don't think I will buy something. At most I might buy a souvenir. I like collecting mementos. I am just staring everywhere until I spot this sexy 'Captain America' crop top. I need to have that. Before anyone makes its way to it, I go and get a hold of it. There are other crops of Superman, Batman and other Marvel characters but I guess I am satisfied with Captain America. I guess I will buy the batman crop top for Myra. She likes Batman.

"Zara?" calls a guy from behind. I turn around to find Vivan. Not Myra's Vivan. This is the other Vivan from our school. He was one of those guys who were really close to our group. I gave him a hug. 

"Hey! Long time no see," I said as we parted.

"Katniss Everdeen, it is a great pleasure to have come across you," he said. 

"And what are you? Hulk?" Well, he was all green wearing shorts which were torn right near his knees.  This was obvious. I looked down to find a cute girl holding his pant. I waved to her and she smiled at me in return.

"For the record, yes I am. I asked this little one what I should wear and she said that I need to be Hulk. She finds 'Hulk' cute," he said. Oh, who doesn't find hulk cute? You just need to be on his good side. 

"So what are you doing here?"

"I came here to visit my sister. This is her daughter, my niece," he said. 

"Oh.. she is really cute," I said. She asked Vivan to bend down and then spoke something in his ears. 

"She says that you look beautiful. She likes you," he told. Awe! I really love this girl. "And what are you doing here?"

"I came here with the girls. We are on a trip," I told him.

"A trip? I thought Alisha just got engaged," he asked doubtfully.

"Yeah, she did, and there is no change in plans. We were just lucky enough to convince our elders that we need to take a break in our schedule and make this trip happen. This trip means a lot to us," I told. 

"Means she is here as well," he said taking in the information. I nodded wondering why he is reacting this way.

"Zara," Alisha and Vicky called out for me from a distance.

"I'm here," I said loudly. "Look who I met here!"

"No, I really need to go," he started to say but then I managed to cut him off.

"You just came. Plus, don't tell me that you will leave without even meeting all of us."

"Which one, Batman locket or batman showpiece," Myra flashed both of them on my face. 

"Dude, easy, I'll go with the locket," I said. She nodded the head in confirmation. 

"Who the.... wait a minute.. Vivan?" she said looking at him. He gave a smile and nodded."You are the most non-violent Hulk I have ever seen." He laughed at her remark. That's when the Vicky and Alisha joined us. I could see Myra being a little uneasy with extra company. 

"Vivan," Vicky said hugging him. "Where have you been?"

"Just busy, busy busy, like you," he told her. "I am curious to read the first issue."

"I bet you are," she said. 

"Alisha," he said looking at her. 

"Vivan," she said nodding at him. "You didn't attend my engagement."

"You really expected me to show up after your fiance 'happily invited' me," he said. That sarcasm was easily notable but it didn't made us laugh. That intensified the atmosphere. Realizing what he said he then took his words back, "Sorry.. I was busy that day... I had to catch a flight back home so that I could pack up and come here."

"Okay," she said giving  him an apologetic smile. I thought the 'intense' topic was close but she brought it up again. "He shouldn't have reacted that way. I apologize on his behalf."

"Lets just chuck it," he said and she nodded. "Wanna grab some soft drink?" I know that this topic has been chucked only because we are around and because we don't know a thing about this matter. She did not tell us! 

"I am buying these tops, so I'll join you in some time," I said and looked at Myra and Vicky and trying to tell them to do the same. I think our telepathy is really good since they both got it and dismissed themselves.

"I need to purchase this locket and return this piece, so even I'll join you after I have done this," Myra said. 

"And I have kept the shopkeeper waiting with two of my choices, so why don't you finish your work and help me decide my diary and we both will join them," Vicky asked Myra.

"That sounds cool," she said and they both left. 

"Yeah, go ahead, I'll join you in a few minutes," I said and turned around to face the shopkeeper hoping that they went to the juice corner together, which they did. I hope everything is fine between them. I guess we are going to have a crispy topic to discuss about tonight.

A/N Hey guys! Thanks for the reads/ comments and votes! I hope you are enjoying reading my story. If not, feel free to tell so and suggest your theories. I'll be glad to read them! And I have a friend who has posted his own story on Wattpad. The name of the book  is 'The Guile' by Sid Jagtap. It is a remarkable book (completed, short novel) and I hope you guys give it a read. Thanks!
And Gala, this one's also a long chapter :D