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Song : One Kiss - Calvin Harris & Dua Lipa

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"Mom's gonna call in..." I said.

"3..2...1..."

And the phone rang.

Wah! Video call!

"Happy Birthday my babies." Ma said.

"Thanks Ma."

"Happy Birthday Puchki and Dodo." Dad said using one of the many pet names we had.

"Thanks Baba."

"We know it's not your birthday yet in New York, but it's 12 here and we wanted to live on with the tradition."

"You're about 9 hours early." I said.

"It's 3 in the afternoon right now."

"Okay, you kids have fun." Ma said.

"Your gift is waiting for you. Come back soon." Dad said.

"Yeah three more days and then we'll be back." Aarav said.

"Where's Rishi, Ma?" I asked but the call ended.

"Maybe he'll call later." Aarav said.

"Let's go."

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"Sleepover!" Lee yelled.

"All of us, in a Waverly Place apartment?" Naina asked.

"Asher & Company shift to the guest room. Aaron's staying over at his friend's. Dad's on a business trip. Mom's got a night shift." Lee replied.

"So we're gonna be unsupervised?" I asked.

"Yup." CeCe replied.

"Yo, baby sis, mom's calling you. Even you, Nina." Ash said.

They still can't pronounce our names. We're still Ally and Nina.

They came back after a few minutes as I helped CeCe set up everything for the movie.

"Something important?"

"Nope." Naina said.

"Just that since we're responsible people, we're supposed to keep an eye on the guys as well as you."

"That means, no drinking and no inviting any more friends over." Naina said.

"The second part we can follow, not the first." CeCe said.

"Cecelia Emily Adams, please don't tell me you brought alcohol."

"Stop middle naming me. And technically, I didn't. "

"We did." Scott said.

"Just one bottle per person, promise. We can't get drunk tonight. We've got a lot of stuff to do tomorrow." Ash said.

"Okay, then." Lee said.

"Never have I ever 'Brooked' myself." Naina said.

"Again with that OTH reference!" Sam said.

"Jo samjhe woh wise, Jo Nahi samjhe, Woh otherwise."

Everyone drank from their bottles, including me.

"Ally! You too?" CeCe exclaimed.

"What? Am I supposed to be Sati Savitri  or something?"

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