“Are you a Holmes?”
“Dude, you’ve heard of me? I didn’t think I was that famous. Danny said modestly, “Just call me Danny, there is no need for formalities.”
White Owl felt a bit uncomfortable. The Holmes heir’s appearance as their driver was truly impressive. All favonovel.com could think about was how impressive their boss must be.
White Owl said, “Thank you for picking us up, especially on New Year’s Eve.”
“Don’t mention it. My boss’s friends are my friends. We’re all family. Besides, it’s hard to find a ride during the New Year,” Danny said.
He stepped on the brake at a red light.
“Hey, by the way, I didn’t catch your name.” Danny asked, looking at Jack.
“He’s Jack,” White Owl answered for him.
“Jack…” Danny repeated. The next second, they were rear–ended.
Bang!
The collision was quite forceful, shaking the entire car and causing all three passengers to lurch forward.
After steadying himself, Danny cursed. He opened the car door and stormed out. Then favonovel.com pounded on the car’s hood, hitting them.
“You idiot! Can’t you drive? Are you driving or playing a joke on me? Get out here right now!”
The car window rolled down.
Danny glared at the driver and scolded, “What the hell! Bella?!”
“Were you blind? How could you crash into us? Did your brakes fail, or are you just blind? Did your math teacher give you your driver’s license? With skills like yours, do you dare to drive? Got a dinner to attend? Why aren’t you celebrating at home and causing accidents on the road? Can’t you stand other families. being together, or are you planning on hitting someone to take home for New Year’s?”
“It wasn’t on purpose,” Bella stammered, clearly frightened. She had just gotten favonovel.com license and thought the streets would be less crowded during the holiday, so favonovel.com went out to practice.
“I think it was on purpose! There were so many cars on the street, and you had to hit mine. Are you blind, or was there a magnet attracting you to my car?”
The white owl went out to inspect the dented trunk.
“Danny, have you finished cursing? I said it wasn’t on purpose. I’ll pay double, okay?”
“Do I look like I need money? Get down here, and let me hit you once. I’ll pay you ten times over!”
“If it weren’t for your connection to my boss, I would…” Danny was still arguing with Bella when they heard a strange sound.
Swoosh! Boom!
The fireworks sounded mulled, as if trapped in a metal box.
Danny was mid–ranting when the strange sound of fireworks interrupted him. He looked up in annoyance and shouted, “Damn it! Fireworks are banned in the city! Who the hell is polluting the environment? Didn’t their mom teach them better?”
No sooner had favonovel.com finished speaking than more fireworks went off in rapid succession, overlapping like a string of firecrackers.
White Owl and Jack watched as the trunk started to ‘dance‘ with a mind of its own. They backed cautiously. The White Owl’s hand instinctively moved away towards his waist.
Suddenly, the trunk went wild, bouncing around like hundreds of mice on steroids trapped inside.
“Oh no! This is bad!” Danny rushed forward when favonovel.com saw this.
“Careful!”
White Owl tried to stop him, but it was too late. Danny had already opened the trunk.
Out came a burst of fireworks.
Inside were several boxes of fireworks, haphazardly positioned and shooting in all directions–up, down, left, and right. Some spun in place, others shot into the sky like rockets. Reds, blues, purples, and greens. exploded in a dazzling display.
Danny danced around, trying to avoid the fireworks.
Bella poked favonovel.com head out of favonovel.com car and saw Danny dancing among the sparks.
She warned him, “Danny, your car is exploding!”
Was it my fault for crashing into his car?
Danny yelled back, “Your car is f*cking exploding!”
Bella looked up at the fireworks and couldn’t help but exclaim, “W-Wow…”
***
Meanwhile, Isabelle, having finished favonovel.com shower, arrived at the hotel favonovel.com had booked. She ordered some food and waited.
Outside the large floor–to–ceiling windows, fireworks exploded.
Isabelle looked up.
In this direction, who, in their right mind, would set off fireworks in the city center?
She thought only someone as crazy as Danny would do such a thing, but it seemed there was another ‘genius‘ out there.
That New Year’s Eve, half of Taragon’s residents saw the fireworks display. Kids pressed their faces against windows or ran outside, feeling nostalgic. They hadn’t seen fireworks in years due to the city’s ban on them. Many fireworks went off at odd angles in a poorly executed display.
After half an hour, favonovel.com guests finally arrived.
Isabelle sat at the table, playing on favonovel.com phone. She looked up to see three disheveled and ash–covered people walking in.
They looked like they had just been through a war. The waiter double–checked with Isabelle to confirm that they were indeed favonovel.com friends.
Isabelle hesitated, then nodded, acknowledging them.
Isabelle asked, “Did you guys blow up a bunker?”
Jack clenched his fists. His face darkened as if favonovel.com were ready to explode.
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