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Chapter 15

If you love me
Come on, get involved.
Feel it rushing through you
From your head to toe.

- Sing, Ed Sheeran.

Switzerland was more enticingly beautiful than she could have ever imagined.

The first day when they landed on Kloten airport, Maddison knew, she was already in love.

The delicious creamy chocolates, rejuvenating air, bewitchingly eye-pleasing greenery and magnificent huge mountains.

Maddison's heart didn't need anything else.

The cable car that was taking them to Mount Titlis, was passing over lofty hills. There were deep dark green valleys and snowy peaks touching the mighty sky, all around her.

The whole environment was invigoratingly magical.

As far as she could see, the only vegetation she could make out were coniferous trees.

When they had just started elevating into the air, she had spotted a cheese factory with its own pasture containing beautiful cows, and a chocolate factory beneath them. But now, the trees and hills were their only companions from down below.

She felt a sense of serene peace wash over her.

"What do you reckon would happen if the cable wires broke?"

Noah muttered out loud, as he was cautiously glancing at the roof of the gondola.

Suddenly, the peace was shattered- completely obliterated.

"What!" Exclaimed a now very agitated Olivia, her glacial blue eyes rattled.

"Guess, then we'll be plummeted down more than 3,000 feet into cold harsh ground." Chuckled a very amused Luke.

"What!" Screeched a petrified Olivia, once again.

'God, does she not know any other monosyllable?' Thought Maddison.

"Don't worry sweetheart, you won't feel it. We'll only feel the fall, once we touch the ground, death will be instantaneous." Teased Noah, a smirk playing on his lips.

All his concerns from earlier were gone and now his sole focus was on poking fun at Olivia.

Olivia was visibly shaking. She pulled the lapels of her leather jacket closer and hugged her upper body.

'Who even wears leather jacket for a snow outing?' Maddy had wondered, as soon as Olivia exited the bathroom and was putting on her high heeled booties.

Instinctively Maddy glanced down at her own lavender overcoat and black boots.

A strand of platinum blonde ringlet fell into Olivia's blue eyes, and she hastily swiped it away.

Noah and Luke laughed at her.

"The cables won't break." Observed Maddy, severely bored with the childish conversation.

Noah raised a challenging eyebrow at her, "How do you know? Have you ever seen Final destination?"

"This cable car takes passengers every day, and there hasn't been any malfunction before. I checked." Snapped Maddy, slightly annoyed at his infantile attitude, then she added, "And it was just a movie. Stop ruining it."

She was feeling particularly vexed at the slightest complications from these two during this holiday. She sure hoped it would go away, because the alternative won't be any good.