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Chapter 2 - Cramming For the Journey

Everyone had gone to their rooms after finishing their lunch. Rian was looking forward to the layover. He was telling Ryan that we both (referring to Rian and Ryan) would enjoy the trip and that I had read that the Slow Roasted Lamb of the Gullfoss, Iceland is famous, which we could share? What are your thoughts, Ryan? Ryan exclaims with delight, "Yep, I also heard about that Slow Roasted Lamb from my friends who went there last year." Rian: "Oh, no! The clock had struck fourteen and we hadn't even begun cramming." "I don't know how to cram, who will help us?" Ryan says.

"Don't worry, I'll help you in cram," Filbert says as he enters the room. "I know you're good at everything," Rian says. "Please give us instructions on how to cram in order to learn something from you," Ryan says. "All right, I'll help you," Filbert says. So far, everything was going swimmingly under Gilbert's direction, until he asked,"Aren't you going to put sweaters in?" "I thought today I'd buy myself a new sweater, isn't this one cosy?" Ryan added. Filbert stated,"It is not the right time to buy a sweater; pack this sweater, and I'll see if I can find a sweater for you." Rian: "If you find a sweater for him, please buy the same sweater for me as well. I'd like to show some photos of me and Ryan to my friends. You two are insane; okay, if I find something nice for you as well, I'll buy it for you? But first, says Filbert, put the sweater in your bag. It didn't seem like a long job for Filbert, and he finally finished the bags. Ryan sat on the bag and asked Filbert to help him in strapping the bag, so he said Rian will help you in strapping the bag. I have something else to do, he said as he exited the room. He was in a rush. To see if Adrian is all right?

He went into Adrian's room to see if he was there? And discovered him in his bed. He was snoozing hard. When he saw this, he realised he hadn't done any cramming, so he went in search of the bag, promising to do it for him. While looking for the bag, he accidentally knocked over the flower vase on the table. The flower vase broke when it fell to the floor. Adrian was startled awake by the noise, and he noticed that the flower vase had collapsed due to Filbert's action. He inquired of Filbert: "What exactly are you doing here? And have you inflicted any harm on yourself?" "No, I'm fine, I was just packing a bag for you," Filbert replied. Why haven't you started packing yet?" "Listen, I don't want to be rude to you, I didn't pack because I don't want to join the rest of you in layover; your trip will be ruined because of me." "Why are you thinking like this?" Filbert asks. "Speak your mind and let me know if I can help you." "You know how our family is, We don't even know how our parents could behave; so, there is no point in going with them, they always keep us alone at home and never spend time with us, how could we go with them?" Adrian says. "I'm sorry, but you're thinking wrong because we know they never spend time with us, and this is an opportunity to get to know each other; why are you ruining your future from the past, just live in present, don't you think dad has changed, he wants all of us to go with him for Layover isn't? "Umm, I'll think about it, just give me some time," Adrian says. Filbert: I'm giving you half an hour, and please let me know if you change your mind; I'll go and call Aunt Maya, and she'll clean up these broken vase pieces. Adrian: Okay, bye.

As Filbert exited the room, Adrian began to reflect on what his brother had said to him. He was thinking when he overheard someone say, "Put your worries in a bubble and blow them away." Then he realised that by overthinking, he will often create problems that aren't even there and overthinking is the leading cause of unhappiness; so he changed his mindset and began packing. After a while, Ryan and Filbert entered Adrian's room and discovered that He had finished packing; seeing this made them happy. Meanwhile, Adrian noticed them and asked, "What are you both doing here?" "Could you please assist us in determining which sweater is the best choice?" Ryan asked. By saying this, Ryan showed him two sweaters: one was V-neck with brown checks and the other was a Lightweight Crew neck with grey straps. So Adrian made the suggestion to him to go with the first one. Filbert placed the order, and the sweaters arrived within two hours. Rian and Ryan were overjoyed and expressed their gratitude to Filbert. Then, late at night, their father texted them, "Are they done with packing?" "All of us are done with packing, except me because I had something else to do, but it will only take me 10 minutes to finish it, Bye," Filbert said.