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“ Hurry up! we must rush to the station now! It’s already 9.10 pm. The train will depart by 10.20 pm, please get the cab at the earliest. “
Shruti told her sister Ranu. For they were all traveling to Puri for their Christmas Holidays. By the time they boarded the train, it started moving. This told Shruti that, this holiday was going to be full of unusual experiences.
The next dawn, when the train reached, KhurdaRoad,the chilly breeze told them that it was going to be quite cold outside.
“ Hey ! Shruti why didn’t you tell us dear, that it was going to be so cold here. We could have carried our warm clothes!”
Shruti’s father exclaimed. They had come prepared based on Shruti’s suggestions. She had clearly told them not to carry any warm clothes, as it would be warm In Puri. So the only warm clothes they had carried were a few shawls to wrap around during their night travel.
On their way to Puri the chilly breeze of winter, the fog and the beauty of the road were their constant companion.
Once they reached, their hotel in Puri everything appeared amazing except for the chilly winter breeze. Ranu got a bad cold, their mother developed a headache, and even Shruti was feeling shivers running down spine.
A visit to the beach, The Jagganath temple and Konark turned out to be pleasant after they bought warm clothes.
The most thrilling part was a visit to the Chilka Lake to watch the Dolphins. It was a splendid sight when they got their first glimpse of the dolphins. They were absolutely excited and shouted so loudly that their boat almost turned over. Moreover, Shruti and Ranu lost their ballerina shoes too during all their hullabaloo and chaos.
They returned home five days later, only to start another series of hullabaloo when they realised their luggage got stolen.
