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Raghav was in deep slumber when he got a call from his mother. He lazily searched for mobile without opening his eyes. At last he found it under the pillow. He answered with out checking the caller.

"Hello", he said in hoarse tone.

"Raghu", he listened his mother from other side.

"Ha Ammi", he responded.

"Still sleeping?" she angered. He hummed lazily.

"You lazy brat, it's already 11 am. Get up", she taunted.

"Hmm.... okay", he answered with same hoarse tone.

"I have a important thing to say. So get up", she yelled.

"Okay", he got up. He rubbed his eyes to adjust his vision and brushed his unruly hair with his fingers. A yawn slipped from him. "What happen?"

"Do you had any word with your sister in this week?" she asked. He understood the worry in her voice.

"No, Is anything wrong?" he asked.

"We are worrying about her. These days she is not talking to us properly. Something bothering her and she is not sharing with us. I think it's related to cancelation of that wedding."

"She don't want that wedding from earlier right? Then why would she upset with that?" he asked.

"That's what we are worrying. She don't want it, then why is she behaving like this? Will you please go and meet her once?"

"Yeah sure", he said.

"Give me", he heard his father from other side.

"I'm warning you. Don't fight with her. Talk to her calmly. I won't spare you if I listen anything from her", he warned strictly. Raghav rolled his eyes for his father.

He is right. They grew old enough but still bickering like kids. Raghav didn't understand why his father always takes his sister side. His features softened when it came to his daughter.

"Ok", he answered. He continued the call with her mother for sometime on random things.

He finished his daily routine and had breakfast nearly at lunch time. He checked his mobile while eating for any important messages available. He dialed his sister and patiently waited for reply but nothing from other side. He decided to visit her. She might be in her flat as it's Sunday. He drove to her place.

He knocked the door and glanced at surrounding. He heard click of nob and door opened. He expected her sister but some other girl opened it. May be her flat mate.

"Chaitra?" he asked.

"Who are you?" she asked.

"I'm her brother", he said with a smile.

"Get in. She is in her room", she answered.

"Thank you", he said and went to her room.

'Do I have to knock the door? Or else I can go without knocking? May be I can go.' He remembered how they used to fight to share a room when they were kids. Now, he is hesitating to open the door. He don't want to invade his sister's personal space.

He knocked the door before opening. He slowly opened the door. He saw Chaitra balled on bed and sleeping. He stood near the door.

"Akka", he called. She glanced at him and swiftly wiped her tears. He thought that she was sleeping but no. He understood something was wrong. He went near to her casually like he didn't saw her tears and sat on bed.

"Ammi scolded me for waking up late. I will tell her about your timings", he warned playfully. He laid on his back

"What are you doing here?" she asked ignoring him. She got down the bed and went to bathroom.

"Definitely not for you. Ammi said that she brought Laddu for me. I came for them", he answered. He gave a random excuse. Chaitra splashed water on her face.

"Are they still available or you ate them?" he asked. She came out cleaning her face.

"Wait", she said. She made her hair into messy bun and left out of the room.

He casually observed the room. He is thinking ways to approach her softly. He noticed her mobile on bed and took it into his hands. He had taken back by looking her wall paper.

Chaitra and Varun stood facing each other with brightest smiles. She wore a white frock and he was in white shirt. She was pulling his cheek playfully and he gave a funny pained expression with his hand on her waist. It seemed like a random pick clicked at a night party with beach background.

Raghav clenched his fist with anger. He don't like her sister being with a guy. He heard foot steps of Chaitra and quickly kept the mobile back. He could sense the situation. He felt it not wise to confront her or hurt her without knowing completely. After all she is his sister and he loves her.

"Take it", she gave a box without lid. He found Laddu in it.

"I'm waiting", he gave a wicked laugh and took it. He is trying to act normal.

"It's amazing", he moaned after having a bite. He cross folded his legs on bed.

"Idiot, move your legs", she yelled and slapped his arm as he didn't remove his shoes.

"Okay let me eat first", he teased her. He didn't even budge in his place.

"Raghav, I will break your legs if you don't remove it from my bed", she warned. He smirked and continued his Laddu. She huffed in defeat and stared at him for few seconds and went to other side of bed.

'She didn't fight with me?' he glanced her. She opened her mobile and he observed traces of water in her eyes which she blinked back.

"Do you eat anything from morning?" he asked without looking at her. She hummed.

"Sorry wrong question. Do you at least brush your teeth?" he asked. She hummed again as she still looking at mobile.

"Lets go out?", he asked.

"Where?" she asked.

"You are new here right? So, come on I will show you the city", he said wriggling his brows.

"No.... not today", she said.

"Do I ever asked you come with me? I'm asking for first time, consider it", he said.

"Okay", she agreed. She knew it's vain to argue with him.

She changed to sky blue tunic and dark blue jeans. She didn't bother to ask him for location.

"There is a new ice cream house near. I visited once with my friends. You have to try it", he said.

"No, I don't want any ice cream", she said.

"Did I ask your opinion?" he mocked. She slapped on his shoulder.

They occupied a small table with two chairs. That place is almost empty. He ordered for both. She sat silently. He never saw her sister like this. It hurts him.

"Akka, Can I ask you one thing?" he started.

"Now you came to point. Tell me what you want directly, stop icing me with your drama", she taunted. He rolled his eyes. Raghav used his sweet talks to get things from her.

"Tell me what happen to you?" he asked firmly.

"What happen to me?" she asked avoiding his eyes.

"You know, what I'm asking", he confronted. She continued her ice cream without answering him. He swiftly took her mobile.

"What is this?" he asked showing the screen.

"Nothing", she pulled the phone back. He moved his chair near to her.

"Akka, we are worrying for you. Please tell me what happened? Is he..... cheated you?" he asked holding her hand.

"No", her eyes filled with water.

"Please tell me what happened? I will do whatever I can to make you happy", he said.

"I cheated him", she broke into tears.

"I don't believe that you cheated some one. Tell me clearly. Who is he? What happened in real? Wait.... Is he the reason you wanted to cancel your wedding?" he asked and she nodded. She composed herself by taking deep breaths. Once she controlled herself, she told him everything from beginning. He listened carefully.

"I have to tell everything to Baba", he said and she tensed. "He used to say that you are very smart. He has to know how fool you are."

She took time to believe him. She expected that he would react wild and oppose her but it's complete opposite.

" How can you leave him like this?" he dismayed.

"I'm angry", she mumbled.

"So what?" he asked.

"You have to be on my side", she protested.

"It's your mistake and don't expect me on your side", he said. She didn't say anything.

"Call him", he said after a long silence.

"No, I can't", she said.

"You don't want him?" he asked.

"I want him."

"Then?" She didn't answer.

"Avoiding and running away from things won't help us. You have to face it", he said.

"I'm scared", she admitted. He stared at her.

"I'm scared to face our family... I don't know how will they react. "

"At least you have to try once"

"I know, but..... I'm not ready."

"Being a brother I don't like to say this but I'm telling..... Don't miss him. If we meet a person second time we call it coincidence, if we again meet third time we call it luck. Luck won't knock our door again and again. So don't miss this. You may not get one more chance."

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Chaitra took her time to clear herself. She decided to say everything to her parents. She took leave from her work and went to Vizag with Raghav. Her parents suspected odds and patiently waited for Chaitra to express her problem. Raghav stood with her in that.

They all sat in their living room watching TV. Chaitra insisted her father to take leave from his work for one day. Raghav sat beside her.

"Say it", he mumbled. She gulped the lump in her throat and nodded.

"Baba..... I want to tell you something", she started. He hummed looking at TV.

"Yeah, tell us", Saritha power off the TV quickly as she was desperate to know.

Chaitra went near to her father and sat beside him. Saritha and Raghav turned their chairs facing her. He gave a nod with smile to assure her.

"I have a friend named Varun and..... and.... I... I like him", she said and bowed her head to avoid their stares.

"Means?" her father asked with raised tone.

"Actually I love him and I.... I... want to marry him", she said. Anger evident in her father's eyes.

"Is he the reason you don't want to marry Arjun?" he asked. She nodded.

"Why don't to tell all this earlier?" he yelled.

"Baba, listen...." Raghav started.

"Shut up", he yelled on him.

"I'm sorry Baba....We have some misunderstandings earlier and at the same time you asked me about Arjun. I don't have any reasons to say NO and I don't want to hurt you. I'm really sorry."

"I don't accept your excuses.... you have enough time to say but you didn't", he yelled.

"And that's all your mistake", Saritha interrupted and blamed his husband.

"My mistake?" he shocked.

"Or else? I said at beginning to ask her opinion but what you did? You discussed with their family without asking her and forced her into this without understanding her problems", she said.

Raghav and Chaitra exchanged confused glances. They didn't except that she would support her.

"I didn't force her", he protested.

"You did. You are excited for Arjun and she accepted for not disappointing you", she replied.

"I think your love story will lead to their divorce", Raghav mumbled to Chaitra between their parents bickering.

"Shut up", Chaitra whisper-yelled.

"I excited for my daughter's wedding. What's wrong in that?" he defended.

"But you have to ask her first", she protested.

"Ammi, just... just listen to me.... Baba please", Chaitra stopped them.

"It's all my mistake. I have to tell this earlier. I'm sorry for everything...... I'm scared to tell you", she said.

"But your father have to ask you", she said harshly.

"I won't agree if you say it as my mistake", he answered.

"Ammi, Baba. Instead of listening her, why you both are fighting like kids", Raghav yelled.

"You shut up. You are still kid and behave like that", Saritha yelled on him.

"Kid? Me?.... Okay", he annoyed. He leaned towards Chaitra.

"It's our mistake to ask them", he whispered. She nodded.

"What's his name? What's his job? What about his family?" he asked with raised tone. Chaitra said everything she knew about Varun. She said about his profession.

"Okay..... I want to meet him once", he said after a very long silence. Raghav and Chaitra faces perked up with smile.

"Thank you Baba", she squealed and hugged him. He patted on her head.

"Thank you Ammi", she said to her mother. Saritha pecked her forehead.

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Chaitra sat on edge of bed in her room. She is staring at mobile and lost in her thoughts.

"What are you thinking?" Raghav asked. She didn't realise his presence.

"I can't believe what had happened this morning", she said with smile.

"Thank you so much", she gave him a side hug.

"It's not any help. You have to take my side when I bring my girlfriend", he said.

"You have a girlfriend?" she asked.

"No. May be I will have someone in future. So you have to support me", he said.

"Okay", she chuckled. She leaned her head on his shoulder and staring at her screen.

"I want to talk to him once", he asked.

"He might be angry on me. I have to face him first..... Does he hate me?"

"Left about hate I think he is not even angry", he said.

"How do you know that?"

"May be male psychology", he shrugged. She smiled to herself.

She remembered her father words towards Varun's profession.

"I don't know how would you react about his profession. I remember what happened to Aunt. I'm scarred that you will reject him."

Chaitra's Aunt also married to a business man and they faced loses in business and she faced difficulties in her life.

"I agree that I'm scarred about that. But there is difference between your generation and our generation. Now a days business have different perspective. Your generations kids rely mostly on education and education never failed."

"I want to see him", she whispered after some silence.

"What?" he asked.

"I want to see him", she repeated.

"There is a flight at 7pm", he said checking his mobile. She stared at him confused face.

"Why are you looking at me like that?" he asked.

"Are you really my brother Raghav? You are supporting me continuously and it's very hard to believe", she chuckled.

"Don't worry I'm counting everything and you have to repay", he mocked.

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It's 10:30 pm when Chaitra reached Mumbai. She took cab to her previous flat. She stood at Varun's flat door. She tensely fidgeting her fingers before knocking the door. She took few deep breaths to calm herself and knocked the door. Her heart rate increased with each passing second. Her heart dropped beat by listening click of nob.

"Hey....Chaitra", Kumar whished with bright smile.

"Hi", she answered with disappointment. "Where is Varun?"

"He was little upset, you know...... he went to beach", he said. She understood.

"Come in... I will call him", he invited.

"No, I know where he might be..... I will meet you later bye", she bid bye and left. She got down the elevator in 10th floor as she wanted to meet Narmada.

She knocked the door and it opened in few seconds. Rahul stood there in his night pants and t-shirt.

"Darling... how are you?" he hugged her with bright smile.

"What are you doing here?" she asked.

"It's my place now", he answered.

"Leave me", she wriggled "Where is Narmada?"

"Chai", Narmada squealed before he answered. She ran towards and hugged her tightly.

"I miss you", she shouted.

"I miss you too."

"Me too", Rahul chirped.

"Wait, what is he doing here?" Chaitra asked.

"She is my girlfriend", Rahul announced proudly placing his hand around Narmada.

"You find no one other than this jerk", Chaitra scrunched her nose.

"Darling"

"Chai" Narmada and Rahul said in unison. Chaitra laughed for their expressions.

"Doesn't she know about us?" Rahul asked.

"She knew", Narmada answered.

"Just kidding", Chaitra chuckled.

"I'm very happy for you", she hugged Rahul.

"I have pity on you", she said to Narmada. Rahul narrowed his eyes. Narmada and Chaitra exchanged Hi-Fi

"Come on get in", she invited.

"No, I'm going to meet Varun", she said.

"Really?", Narmada excited.

"I'm so happy for you", she gave another tight hug.

Rahul and Narmada whished her luck and Chaitra bid bye to them and left.

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Varun sat at the shore. It's the place they used to sit together. Chaitra found him staring at tides. He was shinning in white shirt. She remembered everything happened this day. Her eyes pooled with mixture of happiness and guilt.

"Varun", he heard a most familiar tone, actually he waited long to listen that sweet voice. He turned back. Chaitra stood there with tearful eyes. He got onto his foot staring at her. A enigmatic smile appeared on his face.

" Little more fights...... little more silence...... little more smiles..... little more trust..... little more friendship....... little more love.... little more time I want with you", she said smiling between her sniffs "I think I deserve one more chance."

"I miss you", he hugged her. He removed his own tears and hold her near to him.

"I'm so sorry ... really .. really sorry ...", she whispered at his ear with her painful tone.

"Ushh", he shushed.

"Don't you angry on me?" she asked

"We deserve one more chance", he whispered. They stood in silence comforting their embrace. They checked time in their mobiles without knowing each other. It's November 7, 12:30am.

"I love you", she whispered. He cupped her face and kissed her forehead.

"I'm ready to accept that job offer. Lets talk to your family", he said wiping her tears. She chuckled.

"There is no need of it....... I already said everything to my parents and they accepted", she smiled.

"Really?" he asked and she nodded. He lifted her and twirled with joy.

He placed her on ground and moved two feet back. His right knee touched the ground and he drew a small box from his pocket. He forwarded it to her.

"Hey Ms. Chaitra Narayan Rao, will you please give me privilege to call you as Mrs. Chaitra Varun.......Will you marry me?" he asked looking at her eyes which already pooled with happy tears.

"Yes", she nodded with smile between her tears. She is about to lean down to hug but he held her raising to his feet.

She wounded her arms around his shoulder and he hold by her waist. He placed one hand on left side of her jaw line. He captured her lips into a passionate kiss.

"May I?" he asked showing the small box in his hand.

She took it from his hand and opened it. She saw a pendant with different patterns in it. There a round sun like outline and white crescent moon shape at middle and unsymmetrical creepers like patters around it in different colours. She looked at him with confused eyes. He took that into his hand.

"It's made with different metals. This is gold and represents Sun and it represents moon made with platinum and these patterns represents nature and drawn with different metals. All these metals won't mix with each other. Complete opposite to each other but they can stay together and looks beautiful together."

"It's so beautiful", she said tracing fingers on it. She turned to other direction.

"When I went to Jaipur there I visited a jewelry exhibition with my mother. There I saw it. That jewelry designer explained about all this. I felt it near to us. Actually I planned to give it on your birthday but I couldn't. May be it's the best time", he hooked it around her neck.

"But I expected a ring by looking at that box", she chuckled. He stood behind her and wounded his hands around her waist.

"Um...I will give you that before our families", he pecked on her shoulder. "Sounds good?"

"Perfect", she smiled. He tightened his grip around her and placed his chin on his shoulder.

"Varun, I saw it", she excited looking at sky. And she looked down as a tide struck their feet.

"What you saw?" he asked.

"At the ends of this world, the cold water soothing their feet, soft breeze from the sea playing with their hair, the terrific roars of the ocean playing a rhythmic music, full moon with his beloved stars radiating their shine on them and the whole planets, comets, stars, galaxies watching them from far."

He didn't understand her words but didn't disturb her. They both stared at sky peacefully.

The END

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Yes, they deserve one more chance. Lets hope they will be happy together forever.

If you want to know what Chaitra saw, just go to first chapter. You will understand. You will definitely like it.

I will give the bonus chapters soon.

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