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Stranded
"What do we do now?" cried Miss John in dismay.
"Now let's calm down and think." Miss Gupta switched to
crisis mode, and she was good at it. "Any of you kids have
relatives nearby?"
"I am not sure. Where are we?" Tanisha asked confused.
"I know where we are!", Tania exclaimed. "I recognise that
tall building. My aunt Nisha lives there. She is my mother's
cousin."
"But will your aunt be home? I don't want you all scurrying
there in the rain, only to be stranded again." Miss Gupta
sounded sceptical.
Tania gave Miss Gupta, Nisha's cell phone number. Nisha
offered to keep the kids overnight if necessary. She even
offered to have the teachers stay over, but they said they
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