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of tears.

"My nana-nani will be worried too" Vivek bit his lip.

Before Nisha could say anything, the phone rang. It was her
husband. He said he would not be able to make it home and
would stay the night in office.

Then Tania had an idea. "May be I can call Papa in office,
and he can tell Mama when he gets home. Then Mama and Papa
will tell all your parents too". Tania's eyes shone with
hope and everyone nodded.

"It is worth a try." Nisha conceded.

Tania knew Papa's office phone number. "Oh Tania! Thank
goodness you are safe at Nisha's house. I was wondering
about you. I can't get home today, you know. The roads are
really bad. I'll have to stay in office all night. And I
can't contact Mama either." Tania's hopes were dashed in one
fell swoop. "But then how do we get the message to Mama? She
will be so worried about us."

"I don't know. But I am working on it. May be Nisha will be
able to figure something out."

Tania returned to her friends looking hopeless. Each of the
kids took turns at calling their parents in office. Both of
Karishma's parents worked, but they usually left around
10:00 and the rain was so bad then, that they never went.
Tanisha's and Nikhil's dads were out town. Vivek's parents
were stuck in their offices, and were worried about how to
reach his grandparents who may be panicking at home. Rajiv's
dad's office phone wasn't working and Sonali did not know
her parent's office phone numbers, because she usually
called them on their mobile phones.

"What now?" Rajiv's hand cupped his chin. "We are safe, but

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