Elders do tell us to stay among the family when we are in a crowd. Had I known it was applicable for a bus in dim lights too, then I wouldn't have walked into the lion's den. From the window, I could see Jessy smirking as she relished chicken pieces and bones, while Alona was swinging her legs, chatting with the boys who had surrounded her. I sighed. I felt bad for Alona. She had ended up saving me all the time, with her bad boy skills and raised eyebrows which would make any boy pee. She did have a life other than that. Finding me weird and as an introvert, she barely got time to converse and enjoy. She would be by my side, giving up her fun. I just felt it was for good that I walked into the empty bus by myself. The hotel was a few feet away only, and everyone inside looked small