Chapter 45: Chapter 45

Brad wakes up to find he was in Helena’s apartment. He was surprised. As he opens the door he finds Dorothy.

Dorothy:Hay Brad you woke up atlast?

Brad: Why?

Dorothy: It seemed you smoked too much yesterday.

Brad: Ya maybe that’s why I am at Helena’s apartment.

Dorothy: No that is not it.

Brad: So?

Amber brings the breakfast.

Brad: Wait Amber is here. So where is Alan?

Dorothy: Alan? Oh god we forgot Alan of course.

Brad: Forgot? What do you mean?

Amber: Ya what do you mean? What happened at the zoo actually?

Brad: Zoo? Weren’t we at the Wonder park?

Dorothy: Well both of you were right and…………….

Brad: And?

Dorothy: Well stoned too …………you three?

Brad: Ok if I am here my mom will kill me.

Dorothy: Don’t worry I called her and told her you were at my place.

Brad: Ok glad to know but why I am here actually.

Amber: Ya?

Dorothy: Well after Mr Stevens reached the zoo and took Kanchi away we came back here.

Brad: Wait what? Mr Stevens was with us?

Amber: Oh yeah I remember the panther and him had a moment.

Brad: Ok you are still stoned.

Amber: Well all thanks to Alan.

Dorothy: Thank god he isn’t here.

Brad: Ok guys so where is Alan? And why the fuck we went to the zoo after the park.

Amber: Well that was Alan’s idea.

Brad: So where is Alan?

Amber: You mean we left him?

Amber: I guess…But where is Helena?

Dorothy: Her father was here early at 6 and took her.

Brad: Why?

Dorothy: Well she told that her father was gong to buy her some lands near Tibet.

Brad: Tibet. She is at Tibet?

Amber: Well atleast we know whers she is?

Dorothy: Ya these rich people do have strange behavious. Couldn’t he buy her at the afternoon?

Brad: So we are stuck here at her apartment?

Amber: Well if we find Alan. We will know.

Dorothy: We are back at the same thing.

Brad: Ok guys let’s finish our breakfast. I wil call Mr Stevens and ask what happened?

Dorothy: Well he was with us for only half an hour. What would he know?

Brad: What and you know everything?

Dorothy: Well everything except where Alan is?

(Phone ringing) Dorothy answers.

Brad: Who was it?

Dorothy: It was Helena. She says she had reached Tibet. Seeing the panther her father wanted to buy her a snow leopard.

Brad: Wait what?

Amber: This is getting really strange now.

Brad: Ya and like Tibet is like a million miles away.

Dorothy: Her father has a private jet Brad. Three as I have heard. I saw one today.

Brad” You saw a private jet.

Dorothy: Well the airport is only 15 minutes from here. Helena’s father sure has many fast vehicles.

Brad: Wow how did Alan manage to make her fall for him is a question I will ask to myself always?

Amber: He is Alan. HE can doa anything. Remember he convinced the guard to take the panther on the swing.

Brad: Wait what?

Dorothy: Ya the panther was on the swing.

Brad: You mean the 360 swing.

Dorothy: No iddiot animals can get brain injuries if taken in a 360 swing.

Brad: Would you two stop blabbering and snswer my question?

Amber: Well the panther was in the pendulum swing………………..and

Brad: And…………?

Amber: Well you nad Alan were riding the panther without seat belts.

Brad: We were riding a swing in a panther without seat belts how?

Amber: Well we need to thanks Will. He was the one who managed that?

Brad: Will Coleman………………….I will see him at the term.

Dorothy: Well he did because Alan asked for it.

Brad: Alan asked for it?

Dorothy: Actually I asked for it. Though I felt scared and you rode the panther in my place.

Brad: Ok and then?

Amber: Well you vomited after that?

Brad: I what?

Dorothy: Ya you did. Look at the stains in your shirt.

Brad(smelling the collar): Oh god I did.

Dorothy: Well after that you slept in thr car aad also in the zoo.

Brad: But why did we go to the zoo.

Amber: I don’t know but I remember me and Dorothy talking about a common thing we shared.

Brad: Ok and moving ahead……?

Dororhy: Ya I remember we were talking about a common thing when we left the swing and went to the zoo.

Brad: Ok guys.

Amber: Well Brad I don’t know but were talking about the common thing and we went to the zoo.

(Phone rings and Amber answers)

Dorothy: Hey ask Helena.

Amber: Ok.

Brad: Ok Amber what did she say?

Amber: Well she said her father bought her a lion after a snowleopard.

Brad: What? There are no lions in Asia.

Dorothy: Wait what? She can’t be in India can she?

Amber: Well she told me she is in some Gujrat.

Dorothy: Ok that’s India guys.

Brad: Ok what happened after the swing as Helena said?

Amber: Well she told me we played a game called the common thing.

Brad: Common thing?

Amber: Ya like you and Alan said puka…………..though I don;t know what that means.

Brad: Oh yeah we called our leg size as puka when were kid. Alan and I have the same 9 size.

Dorothy: So that’s your common thing. I thought that was something cool.

Brad: Well feets are cool …………I guess.

Amber: And then Eva and Will said parks. They both loved parks.

Dorohty: And Helena and Brad had jealousy in common as said by Will.

Brad: What no?

Amber: Well it was true. You looked like you would eat Will’s intestine after he said that.

Brad: And?

Dorothy: And then Alan and Will said they share a common thing about going to the zoo.

Brad: Really Alan loves zoo?

Amber: Yes that is why we went to the zoo. And Will called Mr Stevens so that he could take the panther away.

Brad: Oh yes I remember now. I was vomiting at the Van.

Dorothy: Yes and you got Kanchi sick too so that Will had to call Mr Stevens.

Brad: Jeex………what was in those weeds?

Amber: Hey don’t blame the stcks. They were good. And what happen after that Dorothy?

Dorothy: Well after Will and Alan’s common thing we visited the zoo. And we were asking about yours and mine common thing.

Amber: Oh yeah I remember throwing stones at the Lion when Heleena and Brad had the common thing about throwing stones at Lions.

Brad: What I said that. Only Alan knew that.

Amber: Ya dude I mean who says I love throwing stones at Lions.

Dorothy: Well Helene and Brad answered at the same time like we did.

Brad: Ok and what did you two answer?

Dorothy: Well it was something about strawberry or something?

Brad: What?

Amber: Ya I remember but wait we can’t tell that to brad.

Dorothy: Oh yeah.

Amber: But Alan knows.

Dorothy: Really?

Amber: Yes he must have you know after……………

Brad: After what?

Dorothy: Oh yes we went to but strawberries ofcourse( whispering at Amber)

Amber: Oh yes that’s the common thing.

Dorothy: Ok Brad we need to leave ok. Alan will be here.

Brad: Ok that’s soothing ro know Alan is fine. But why are you leaving so soon?

Dorothy” Well my mother will kill me if id on;t ok.

Amber and Dorothy leave. Brad is confused as to what common thing that they were talking about,Alan enters the room.

Alan: Hey bud you ok.

Brad: Ya but where were you?

Alan: Well I won the bet?

Brad: Bet?

Alan: Ya remember we betted if someone can tell two people’s common thing he or she will get a 50 by the two.

Brad: Ok and?

Alan: Well I have found what Amber nnd geekster Dorothy had in common?

Brad: What? I know strawberries.

Alan: No…………….(whispers something in Brad;s ears)

Brad(shouting): What? Really?