We all woke up at 5:00 a.m. We were all excited about our camping. When I got inside the washroom, I saw Ria brushing her teeth. I told her, "Good morning, you seem excited for the picnic too." She looked over at me, and a strand of her hair fell on her face. Gently moving the hair aside, she said with a smile, "Good morning to you too, bhaiya, and yeah, I am excited about the camping."

"Then you should hurry up," I stated.

"OK," she said. I then started brushing my teeth too. While I was brushing my teeth, Ria got into the bathroom to take a shower. After brushing my teeth, I waited for Ria to come out of the bathroom so that I could take a shower too.

As she came out of the shower, I saw her wearing a white top and shorts. I said to her, "You look good."

Ria chuckled and said, "I know, bhaiya. And don't just stare at me; you need to take a shower too."

"Oh, yeah, sorry," I stated. I got inside the bathroom and took a shower. After that, I got inside my room and started dressing up. I wore a new hoodie and jeans. Packed my bag with warm clothes and a few other necessary things.

After that, I walked downstairs and got to the dining room. I saw my father sitting on the chair while reading a newspaper. My sister was just sitting on the chair, waiting to dig in.

Mum, after seeing me, said, "Good morning, dear. Come take a seat; we need to go too, you know."

I nodded in agreement and took a seat beside Ria.

"So, what did you prepare for breakfast?" I asked my mum.

Mum said, "Omelette and butter toast, dear. Here you go."

The food was delicious as always. We all started eating our breakfast.

After finishing, we got out of the house. Father locked the door. We all had a backpack. We got inside the car and took our respective seats. Father started the car, and the car ran forward.

Me and Ria were in the back seat of the car. I asked Ria, "What are you going to do when we reach there?"

She responded, "I don't know, maybe walk around the forest, take lots of pictures, and enjoy myself."

Father looked in the rearview mirror and said playfully, "I was expecting thanks for arranging this, but you all seem to be lost in your world."

Ria and I realized our mistakes and told Dad, "Thank you for having us, Dad."

Dad said, "You two are welcome."

A little smile was tucked at the corner of Mum's lips, which evolved into joyful laughter. She said while laughing, "You three are so funny sometimes."

Dad replied, "Pleasure is all mine, dear."

Ria and I started laughing too.

After reaching the rendezvous point, Ria opened the car door excitedly and hopped out. After that, all three of us got out of the car. We looked around, breathing the clean air, looking at the trees, and saw birds and other animals. This place was supposed to be free of carnivorous wild animals.

Afterward, we walked toward our campsite. We set up camp next to a crystal-clear river. The water was so transparent that only the sun's direct rays could reveal our reflections.

To Be Continued...