Chapter 85

She and John got into major trouble and were called to the principal’s office and both their parents had to show up and both were grounded for a week when she was fifteen. Their competitiveness got out of hand and ended up with the fire in the chemistry lab. To her surprise John was defending both of them, not just himself; he did not rag her out. She was surprised, she hadn’t spoken much that day, since she was upset and felt that it was an insult to be called to the principal’s office. Somehow John had convinced the principal to go easy on them, before their parents showed up.

She apologized to her dad and promised him that she will not do such a thing in the future and didn’t receive any capital punishment in-spite of her brother’s contribution. After a couple of days, she appreciated John for mellowing down their punishments. He just nodded and walked away, bit their rivalry still continued, but they just made sure that don’t get caught and they actually started to respect each others pranks.

She wanted a Sweet Sixteen Birthday party and after a tough fight with her dad she finally one with some compromises. She let her dad pick the location and the guest limit and the food and she would give the guest list and pick the band. She was not totally satisfied but was happy. She had all her classmates in her list and forced she knew not all of them will show up. Her father had rented a hall in one of the clubs and the band was a common band, since she chooses the day of her favorite band, even though they were not playing on the same day as her birthday and all the RSVP’ed friends showed up. Sara’s parents and Chari’s wife and her dad were there to keep an eye on everything.