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Chapter 4 - Welcome to North Dakota

The date was 5th July 2021, Monday. Daniel and his friends, along with Uncle Marcus had went to Mike's one of Uncle's home in Bismarck, North Dakota.

Mike's Uncle 'DRACO RAWSON IBRHAMOVIC', he is a lawyer in 'North Dakota Supreme Court'. Mike's aunt name is 'CASEY EVLIN IBRHAMOVIC' and they all live in a Suburban area in Bismarck named as 'Maxine', which is located at the Northern Parts of Bismarck City, with about less than 1000 residents and 100 households.

Mike's Uncle lives in a two story house, at 22 Basin Street, which is about a few steps away from the main road, from where the area starts.

'Everyone come for dinner!" Casey called out everyone from the kitchen. All of them were in a guest room, in the upstairs. It was about 0900 at Night.

Daniel and his friends except Mike were lying on the beds and were gossiping, while Mike was sitting on a chair and talking to them. His cousins were sitting on their beds and were watching phones, both of them. There were four sets of double bunk beds in that room.

"Coming, Mom!" Gisele answered back, while scrolling her phone.

'GISELE EVLIN IBHRAMOVIC', she is Mike's cousin. Gisele is 16 years of age and just a year younger than them. She is a very pretty girl with blonde hairs and black eyes. She is of same height of Sahel. She is in the 12th Grade and studies in the Bismarck High School.

'MARCO REGANNE ISAAC', he is Mike's another cousin. He is 21 years of age and he is older among all of them. He is a good looking guy with blonde hair and black eyes. He looks very fit and he is taller among all of them. He is a 3rd year student in the Bismarck State College, studying Bachelor of Science in Technology.

"Alright!... Hey guys, let's go for dinner." Daniel added.

"Yeah! Let's go!" Mike replied, "Otherwise, aunt Casey won't even spare a piece of bread for us."

"If we are late, then!" Marco added.

"I know that, now let's go!" Mike replied.

All of them came out of the room and went downstairs to the kitchen. Daniel and his friends, Gisele and Marco, all sat down at a single large table. Marco's parents and Uncle Marcus sat down around another small Dinning table in the Kitchen.

"So, what are you guys plan for this Summer Vacation?" Draco asked.

"Actually, you should ask Uncle Marcus about that!" Sahel replied, while having a piece of Chicken.

"Mr. Marcus Auterman?" Draco turns to Marcus, on the same table.

"Yeah!" Marcus said.

"What's the plan now?" Draco asked.

"Actually, we have decided to visit Los Angeles this time!" Marcus replied, "And also by the RV!"

Daniel and his friends had come to North Dakota, in that same RV 'Black-Berry' with which they had visited the other places in the United States during their last summer vacation before the pandemic. Actually, after returning from their first trip back in 2019, Marcus had brought the RV at a price of $50,000.

"Do you guys want to have some coke?" Marco asked to his cousin and his friends, after they had finished their dinner.

"Yeah! I would like to have one!" Nariana replied.

"Hey Mom! Do we have coke in the fridge?" Gisele asked.

"Yeah! About 10 maybe." Casey replied.

"Hey, Mr. Marcus! Do you want some beer? Huh?" Draco asked.

"I would love to!" Marcus replied. Draco stands up from his seat and went to the fridge, at the left side of their dinning table; next to the kitchen cabinets and the gas-stove, at the left side of the Fridge.

Gisele and Mike grabbed 8 coke cans from the fridge and distribute it among their friends. Draco grabbed two Beer cans and then gave one to Marcus. Casey had moved up to clear the tables. She took the dishes from the tables and puts all of it in the sink.

After having her coke, Florence went up to Casey and said, "Can I help you in washing the dishes?"

All of the others had went out of the kitchen, after their dinner. Daniel and the others had went back to their room in the upstairs, while Marcus and Draco sat down in the living room sofa to talk little minutes.

"No. Thank you Dear. You are our guest!" Casey replied to Florence.

"Oh! Let me help!" Florence replied, she helped her with the other works in the kitchen, "You know, actually. I love helping others with their household works! I can't stop myself from helping in their works."

"You are just like my Elder Sister." Casey replied.

"Elder Sister?" Florence asked.

"Yeah! She is in Michigan. But where, I don't know!" Casey replied.

"Why?" Florence asked.

"I haven't talk with her for the last 10 years." Casey added.

"But why? What happened?" Florence asked back.

"Leave that. Where did you got that habit of helping everyone?" Casey asked, "Your Mom!"

"My parents died in an accident when I was in 2nd Standard!" Florence said, "Since then, I have been leaving with Mike's parents."

"But, how is Mike's family relatives to you?" Casey asked. She had only known that she is Mike's cousin, but she didn't know that Florence is that same girl, who had been living with them since her parents dead.

"Yeah. My mother and Mike's mother were siblings!" Florence replied.

"Do you remember any memory relating her?"

"I just remember her name." Florence said, "It was Eva! But, I never fell like being an orphan. Mike's parents always have loved me like their own!"

"You're lucky!" Casey said.

"Really!" Florence exclaimed with a smile. She was helping Casey with cleaning the dishes.

It was about 10:00 in the Night. Daniel and his friends, Marco and Gisele were still gossiping in their room. Some of them were lying on their beds, some over the sofa in the room.

"Hey guys, any of you had tried beer or champagne?" Marco asked.

"Uh! No, I haven't." Daniel replied. Steve also denied by nodding his head. Both of them were lying on their bunk beds, Steve was on above of Daniel.

"It's haram for me!" Sahel replied. He was sitting on the floor. Still having coke.

"Hey, haven't you yet finished that coke still?" Gisele asked.

"It's another one!" Sahel replied.

"He have a full stock of Coke in his bag!" Mike replied.

"What the hell!" Marco added.

"Yeah! That's right!" Nariana said.

Florence entered into the room about a few minute later. She saw that everyone were still gossiping. She was standing at the door, "Do you know that, if Aunt Casey came to know that you all are still not asleep! What she will do, now?"

"Hey, what's the time?" Marco added. He looks at the wall clock at the opposite wall of the door. It was 10:15 of the Night. Marco said, "Okay everyone let's go to bed or Mom will sing rap song in our ears for the next one hour, without any break."

All of them, one by one went to bed. Marco switched off the lights of the room. Casey and Daniel also had fallen asleep in their room at downstairs, Marcus was sleeping in the guest room which is also at downstairs.

Next morning, all of them had waked up at about 0630 early morning, except that regular customer of laziness, 'Daniel Martin Ackerman'. Everyone went downstairs to the bathroom and brushed their teeth.

When Casey calls them for breakfast, Steve quickly ran upstairs to the bed room and calls Daniel, "Hey Daniel, wake up man! Aunt Casey is calling for breakfast."

"Okay, I am coming!" Daniel said, while stilling sleeping. Steve pulled him off his bed, on the floor. Daniel finally wakes up and then took out his brush and puts paste on it and went downstairs with Steve .

"Come for the breakfast quickly!" Steve said to him and went to the kitchen. He went inside and sat next to Nariana, at the dinning table.

"Where is Daniel?" Draco asked, after keeping the newspaper away.

"He is in the bathroom, brushing his teeth!" Steve replied.

"He was the brand ambassador of laziness in our school!" Mike added.

"Damn!" Marco exclaimed.

"Yeah! That's the truth!" Sahel added. A few minutes later, Daniel joined everyone at the dinning table. "I thought that you might have slept again in the bathroom while brushing." Sahel speaks up after he saw Daniel in the kitchen. Everyone started laughing after hearing Sahel's joke.

Daniel sat down on the chair next to Mike and said, "Ha-ha, very funny!"

"Okay enough! Now, have you breakfast quickly." Marcus said to them.

"Hey Uncle, when are we living room for LA?" Sahel asked.

"What's your emergency? Huh?" Steve added.

"E…" Daniel said.

"Ayyyeee!" Sahel interrupted before Daniel could call out the name.

"Who is that?" Marco asked, biting his piece of toast.

"No one!" Sahel kept looking at Steve .

"You can share with us!" Gisele added.

"You will get to know after we leave for LA tomorrow!" Marcus said.

"Tomorrow? Seriously!" Mike exclaimed. Marcus didn't said anything, he just nodded his head.

"Then, we should start packing for bags, today!" Gisele suggested.

"Okay. Finish your breakfast first!" Casey jumped in their conversation and speaks up.

"All right. Mom!" Gisele added.

All of them, quickly had their breakfast and then moves up to upstairs to discuss about their Vacation.