Crossing The Lies

Chapter 1

We know what we are, but know not what... We maybe.

:- William Shakespeare

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**It's your life... live it your way**

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**Sukirti P.O.V**

"Flight number AI344 Mumbai to Hawaii will depart in 20 minutes. All passengers are requested to begin boarding."

That was the final announcement so I hurriedly walked through the hallway and passed the security panel, ignoring the weird glances people gave me. My hair was all over my face and I dragged my luggage in my right hand, while holding my heels in the left one.

My legs ached from wearing my heels because I reached the airport practically running a marathon. Yeah, I forgot to mention the reason behind this marathon. Well, my favourite and only car ditched me when I was about 25 minutes away from the airport. I started running so that I wouldn't miss my flight. It was my once in a lifetime opportunity. I was going to Hawaii for one month. I couldn't afford to miss this.

My cousin, Shanaya, just got married and she was given the chance to enjoy her honeymoon in Hawaii for one whole month. There's a reason behind this extended honeymoon. Her husband, Aditya, had some business in Hawaii which was going to take time away from their honeymoon, so they extended it for one month so they had more time.

I was asked to tag along to accompany my cousin because Aditya wouldn't be with her all the time and our families worried about her being alone in a foreign country. Shanaya and I are very close so it wasn't a problem and we both were happy with the arrangement. Little did she know, I had my own mischievous plans in Hawaii. It would be the first time I was going somewhere without my parents so it was a golden opportunity, and I wanted to take advantage of it.

My mother wasn't happy about me going and she tried her best to convince my father to change his mind because she was worried about me but I managed to win by using some emotional drama.

Aditya offered to pick me up on their way to the airport because my father had some urgent work and wasn't able to drop me off. I declined his offer because I didn't want to be a burden to them. It's their vacation after all. I also decided to give them proper space once we reached Hawaii. I intended to enjoy the vacation on my own.

Then I got stuck here and I immediately regretted my decision. I should have taken his offer to pick me up.

Luckily, I managed to pass all the formalities and made it on time. After showing my boarding pass to the flight attendants, I jumped in my seat and took a breath of relief.

"Where the hell were you? I thought you were going to miss the flight," I heard Shanaya's voice behind me.

"Not at any cost," I grinned and turned around to gave her an evil wink.

She rolled her eyeballs and stumbled back on her seat. "You owe me big for this."

"Of course. I'll pay you back when we land," I winked again.

"Meaning?" Aditya interrupted, removing his dark brown eyes from the laptop he was working on.

"Nothing Jiju, chill. Enjoy your work," I replied, giving a last glance to my cousin, who was trying to hide the smile. I turned back and got comfortable in my seat.

"Okay get some rest," I heard him mumbling.

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I shook my head and pulled out my I-pod to listen to some music,closing my eyes so that I could sleep. The flight would take 21 hours to reach Hawaii, pheww! I seriously needed to sleep.