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Chapter sixty-four

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Writer's POV

After spending an hour at the Museum, Mia and Alex went to the park. It was Mia who had insisted on them heading to the park, because according to her, they had not get started with the fun here. Something which made Alex curious. And he wondered what next they were going to do.

"Pack your car here, we'll have to walk from here." Mia said unbuckling her seat belt. When they were half a mile away from the park.

"Why?" Alex inquired, staring at her incredulously. 

"Cause it's fun. Don't tell me you can't trek a bit?" Was Mia's reply, with a pout which made her looked like a kid. And Alex made no response to that. He unbuckled his seat belt and they hopped out of the car together.

It was five pm in the evening and the pack was crowded with people, both young and old, having all kinds of fun together. 

The light wind blew Mia's hair as she walked ahead of Alex. Making him inhale the strawberry smell from her

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