"It is grey which lies between black and white,
But what lies in between death and life are the brown eyes."

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A muscle ticked in my jaw. My breath whooshed out of my lungs to calm. But I couldn't hold it for any longer. A fresh sob escaped from my mouth. You need to hold yourself, Zelda! You need to.

But, I failed. Miserably.

A second later, I made myself sat on the bed. And wiped off the tears. I have to stop this. I kept abusing my lips to a point, where it bleed. It was to be done to control my sobs, but it didn't actually happened like one.

"Why? -Why should I g-get this punishment, God?"
Continuing my statement,  I whispered,

"Do I really deserve this?".

Soon, a knock on my door dodged me from my place. I flinched at the sudden noise.

"Zelda? Are you there, dear? Please have your lunch soon."
My mother verbalized against the door.
Not to bother her to wait for long, I spoke up, ofcourse before harshly wiping off the tears to not let her suspect anything.

"Yeah, mom. I am coming."
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"I think, I should take a break now."
I dropped my pencil and tried to get a look of the timings.

19:13 pm, it says.

"Oh my! I have been studying for 3 hour straight. Wow."
With this, I grabbed my phone, and opened the youtube section.

The echoes of my laughter occupied the room. It's not have been 5 minutes, I heard someone unlocking my room. Without even knocking. I am sorry, but privacy was never such a thing in my house, atleast for me.
That was my mother. She stepped towards me, her face was not so in any pleasant mood, unlike during the lunch. It was quite fill with inflamed expressions.

"So this is what you were doing since last few hours?"

"What? No mum-"

Without letting me complete the sentence, she seize a hold of my phone. And locked it.

"You are always in the phone Zelda! Why don't you understand study is very important."

"Mum, but I just was scrolling-"

"What you all do other than scrolling and watching shorts? Nothing!"
She said aggressively, that made such a loud scream in my room. Why does she always think me like that?

"Atleast let me compl-"

"I am informing you already, if you score less in your upcoming exams, I won't even let to get a view of this phone. And you would regret that. MARK. MY WORDS. "
She finalized herself, and went out.

And here, I was absolutely disappointed. How could she just assume everything by her own?
There are some sections, where she should let me stand for myself. But no, she always thinks herself as the correct side.
I am really tired of all these.

She is just adding fuel in my sorrows. What I did to deserve all this? Don't I am entitled to get some faith of her?

I wiped my tears and started studying. Again.

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"How are you, love? "
I said, and took a seat.

He glowed more and more, informing about his doings.
I continued to adore him. Even, in his not so complete state, he shines so gracefully and make me fall for him harder.

If this is what I would get, after waiting for whole day, I am delightfully ready to wait for even eternity. No one could ignore his beauty and grace. I repeat NO ONE.

"Nothing happened today much. Just great scoldings from mum, and a cute moment with kim. "
I continued gossiping with him about today incidents. And it felt so light over there. Since, a long time, I couldn't express myself to anyone in person. Whereas, with Moon, there are not enough words to express my comfort.

I smiled. After such a long time.

"I love you and will do for my whole life!"
I exclaimed this. And I actually meant this. There's no going back, when you start to love this creation with your whole warmth and tenderness.
You could never back off.

"Let me capture you!"

(Image is mine)
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"So, how's day going?"
I halted, as Luna approached me with a packet of chips.
I rolled my eyes, due to her sudden stupid question.

"It's just have started, Luna."

"Still."
I glared her. And the next second she proceeded towards asking another question.

"Fine, tell me, you had a meet up with my cousin yesterday, right?"
An astounded expression was dripping on my face. How did she knew about that. I was still shocked, and there she said something.

"Don't be surprised, I saw you both together."
I goggled my eyes at her. No way she-
Soon, she came near my ears and whispered that made me go red.

"And that too, in a same umbrella."

If anyone was asked, they could easily answered me being all red. I blushed scarlet at my embarrassment.
My face was quite similar to the color of top I was wearing actually.
And here, she was laughing so purely. She didn't even hesitate to raise this topic.
The only way to defend myself, I spoke up
"So w-what it happens!"

"Yeah I see how you are blushing."

I need to avoid all these.

"Oh wait! I wanted to ask you something!"

She continued her laughter, and said,
"Yeah, now I know, you want to escape this don't yaa?"

"Shut up! And tell me, you are french, and kim is Korean! But you guys are cousin, how is this possible?"

On that spot, she stopped. A long quietness followed my question. The only thing which was veiled in the atmosphere between us, was silence.
Her revelation was met with stunned silence. 

"Uh, actually, yeah, my mother's brother in law, uh, has a cousin and his uncle's daughter in law is his mother. Yeah! This is o-our family tree. And, his mother married a korean so.."

I was trying very hard not to look shocked. But failed. Her improper and non-structured family tree actually left with utter astonishment.

"Hey! You there?"
I flinched and nodded, not to bother myself much or else I would get mad.

But her mother brother in law, cousin's uncle daughter in law-

"Luna, I am going to washroom."
And left without any response from my side.

"Ah! She does this everyday."

"Hey, Zelda?"
This voice, resembles someone I actually know. I could feel some familiarity with the perfume and the hoarseness of the man's voice. I looked up, craned my neck to visualize the person. And boom! What a entry!

"You?"
Kim Taehyung, you again!

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~Hey! How are you all? Not fine? It's fine...it's ok to be not okay sometimes. At last, you got yourself to collect. Best of luck. Meet you in the next. (After 5th May)
Take careeee<3
~Jiya