My family was going for an outing. As it was summer, everyone had vacations. Leaves weren’t a problem for me though. I had a long break. A one year break. Perks of flunking Maths 4 consecutive times, you see. An entire year wasted. A career flushed. My world had collapsed. But my parents had no qualms about putting their ashamed son for public display. They were going on a trip. With Relatives. With Cousins! Embarrassment doesn’t even start to depict the exact emotion I was going through. After 5 hours of non-stop driving, the family decided to take a break