"OMG! OMG! OMG! We are late! We are totally going to miss the train!"

I tried to ignore my sister's ecstatic voice behind me, as I forced my legs to keep running, lugging the two heavy suitcases behind me with both hands.

It must have been a scene, considering that people were actually stopping in their tracks to point and laugh at us.

Ugh!

"I can't wait for the train to leave the station!" Cherry, my sister, began singing behind me.

How the heck was she even able to breathe, let alone sing, while running like our life depended on it? I, myself, felt like I was going to die soon, with the way my lungs were burning.

If that wouldn't do the job, then, I was sure that the amount of times my hair had slapped my face by the force of the wind, was going to kill me anyway.

Suddenly, my train of thoughts Came to a halt when I spotted the train.

Oh my God! Yes!

"Yay! I am not dying today!" I turned around and stuck out my tongue at Cherry. "We are going to catch the train!"

Big mistake.

The next I knew, I was letting out a shriek, shutting my eyes instinctively, as my body collided with someone who was coming from the opposite direction. Within seconds, I was on my behind, along with my two suitcases.

Okay, I am not going to lie; I was expecting to see the white light after death, upon opening my eyes.

But, what I got instead was my sister's eyes peering into mine, with amusement.

"Wow, Juliet, I see, you brought along your best friend, clumsiness, with you," she snorted.

I groaned and sat up, rubbing my head, "Hey! It was not my fault! Someone collided with me." I looked around for the sign of the said 'someone,' only to see that he was getting on the train, without a care in the world.

"Ooh, that blue t—shirt guy?" Cherry laughed, "He actually walked away from here like he had only kicked a pebble on his way."

Wow…people these days...

"Hey! Do you wanna get on the train or not?" Cherry exclaimed suddenly. "It's about to leave in um…," she glanced at her watch, "two minutes."

"Damn!" I quickly got up to my feet, and dusted off my hands. Then, I pulled the suitcases to the door of the train. All of this, I did, while my sister stood there…blowing at her nails.

"Care to help?" I glared at her.

She made a face, "Ew. You are the elder one here. Do the work or I will call mom," she smirked, "I will go and look for our seats."

With that she disappeared inside the train, leaving me on the platform. She always used the elder card with me even though she was only seventeen, a year younger than me. and, don't even get me started on the mom card.

I took deep breaths to control my rage, making a mental note to deal with Cherry after successfully boarding the train.

I was just wondering how a girl like me—who had never even picked up a bucket of water in life without falling face first multiple times—was going to get two heavy suitcases on a train, which was about to leave the station soon, when, a girl appeared on my other side, carrying a big bag on her shoulder.

"Looks like you could use some help," she commented, eyeing my luggage.

I smiled sheepishly at her, "Um…yeah…"

She chuckled, "Come on, we can do it together." And, she bent down to pick up one suitcase.

She actually lifted it but, soon…dropped it.

"Damn! These are heavy," her eyes widened, "what is in there?"

I sighed, "Don't even ask…I don't know what my mom and sister packed in there. I am not allowed to look until I reach my dorm."

The girl raised an eyebrow, "Hm…interesting," then, she eyed the suitcase again, "it's heavy, but, nothing that I can't handle."

Huh?

She braced herself, "One…two…three…" and then, lifted the suitcase again and within a second it was on the floor of the train.

Wow…

She leaned against the train, huffing, "See? There's nothing that Kris Noodles Mendes can't handle."

"Is that your name?" I asked her in awe.

She nodded and was about to open her mouth, when a guy appeared at the door, with two bags, one on each shoulder and two suitcases, one in each hand.

My eyes almost popped out of their sockets. Hulk much…?

The guy took in the scene before him, glanced at the girl, called Kris then, rolled his eyes and without saying a word, he dropped all his luggage inside the train, then, proceeded to pick mine and dropped it in too.

"There," he dusted off his hands, "now, get in, before the train leaves."

"Alexander the great!" Kris scolded the guy, "who told you do that? I was doing just fine without you!"

"Is that his name?" I blurted in wonder again.

The guy shook his head, while Kris laughed, "Yes, yes, it is!"

Wow…people kept exotic names these days…or was it that they were kidding me?

I jumped in fright when I heard the announcement about the train leaving. I quickly thanked Kris and Alexander or whatever their names were…and got on the train.

Yes! Phase one: getting on the train with the luggage, was successful!

I almost groaned when I realized what the next phase was…