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Ekantha called him up and he answered it within two rings.

"Ekantha? All okay?",he asked as soon as he answered the call.

"Yeah, Abhi all okay. Are you busy?",she asked.

"Not really, tell me",he asked trying his best to not sound irritated.

"All okay, Abhi?",she asked.

"Nothing is fine, Ammu! Everything is going bad and I don't know nothing is going as I planned. I feel so frustrated, I don't want to show my frustration on you but look here I am yelling at you while telling you also. Ugh",he said and breathed out.

"Abhi, calm down! What happened? Tell me clearly. Why are you so frustrated?",Ekantha asked calmly.

"Where should I even start? First of all I woke up late? And then bike tyre was punctured, and then none of the autos and bikes were being booked. I asked Rehman to come and pick me up, I am waiting for him now. I have to edit two albums and also some outdoor work is there. There is so much to do, and here I can't do anything till he comes and oh god",he was ranting about everything that has been happening with him since morning.

"Oh no, Abhi listen that's okay! Why don't you relax till Rehman bhaiya comes? One thing you can't change is you can't fly over to office and do anything. So wherever you are just be there till Rehman bhaiya comes. Or else, if you can do any listing out things or small things till he comes do them. Don't be disappointed, Abhi",she said.

Abhi heard all of that, and slowly cooled down. He thought she was speaking sanely and here he was thinking like a stupid who has lost his sanity.

"You know what? You are right, Ammu! Thank you so much for putting sense in my head. By the way, is there something that you wanted to say?",he asked remembering the fact that she called him and he ended up ranting to her.

"Uh..that..I wore something different from usual today and I just wanted to ask you how do I look?",she said trying to hide her grinning face though they weren't on a video call.

"Woah, what are you wearing, Ammu?",he asked smiling from ear to ear.

She switched to video call and he answered it. She switched off the camera still unsure on how he would react to her attire.

"Ammu, switch on the camera jaanu",he said slowly.

She was sure he wouldn't judge her but somewhere down the heart there was some kind of insecurity that was stopping her from switching on the camera.

"There is nothing to be ashamed of jaanu, you are beautiful and when I say it I mean it. Nothing,I repeat nothing will put your beauty down. Every inch of your body is something you have to be proud of and not ashamed of",he said still looking at the blank screen. Taking a deep breathe,he said.

"It's okay, ammu! Take your time, I am here anytime and take care of your-",before he could talk he saw her standing infront of the camera in a pink and white top paired with jeans. Having seen her always in traditionals, he was surprised to see her carrying these type of clothes with the same grace.

"I don't need more time, Abhi. It's just that some things always are there down my heart and maybe those scars will fade with time hopefully. How do I look by the way?",she asked looking straight into the mirror.

"Ammu, how do you look to yourself?",he asked.

"What does that mean?",she asked getting confused. Never did this question come in her mind.

"How do you see yourself wearing these clothes? Do you think you look beautiful or something else?",he asked.

Thinking for a few seconds and observing herself in the mirror.

"I do look great, Abhi",she said.

"You look so much more than great kanna, the way you carry any type of clothes with same grace you must be proud of yourself and I am not even creating a false hype. Trust me! I'm sure you'll realise it yourself about it soon",he said.

"I understand, Abhi! Maybe as you said I'll know about it soon",she said and turned the camera to front camera and settled down on the bed.

"Isn't Rehman bhaiya there yet?",she asked and he nodded as no.

There was absolute silence after that, neither of them talked but nor did they cut the call. Sometimes they stole glances from each other.

Abhimanyu took out his small notebook and made note of some things that he had to do that day while Ekantha opened her mails and checked for any important mails.

Just when they were busy, both of them heard the door bell ringing.

"I think Rehman is here, Ammu! I'll see you in the evening then? Yeah?",he asked.

"At the shop? Okay! But you don't need to take the trouble. How about you complete your editing work? There seems to be a lot of work and so much to shoot also",she suggested.

"That's right too, but anything wrong in picking up my girlfriend?",he asked and nodded no chuckling.

"Just text me when you are done",he said.

"Bye, Abhi! Good day and I'll text you after I am done",she said.

"Bye, love you",he said giving her a flying kiss.

"Love you too, Abhi! Now go and open the door",Ekantha said.

"Acha, bye bye!",he said and disconnected the call.

Both of them had a smile on their face. Isn't it true that some people just do nothing just few words and some assuring actions bring some kind of peace and happiness.

Ekantha was planning to meet Arya today and discuss about what opportunities she can explore in future.

She changed into something more comfortable of course this wasn't uncomfortable but she felt more confident in her sarees. She picked another saree which she owned, it was a casual blue colour saree with a contrast blouse.

"Oh, a saree again? How many sarees do you own missy?",Vennela asked pulling her leg.

"Uh.. A few only",she said trying to hide her nervousness.

"Cool, cool! Why did you change by the way?",Vennela asked.

"Just like that",Ekantha shrugged while saying.

"Can I wear one too? Looking at you I feel like wearing one! But I don't know how to. Help me, will you?",Vennela asked with a cute pout on her face.

Ekantha helped her wear a saree. It wasn't everyday that Vennela wore a saree and she wanted to make the most of their day together twinning in an almost same outfit.

"Arya would never believe that I would ever wear something traditional",Vennela said laughing.

She pulled Ekantha to click some pictures together and after a good one hour of almost getting ready again because Vennela couldn't maintain her saree.

They booked a cab and left to Arya's office. They were listening to the mutual favorite, Taylor Swift's songs when they were travelling.

They got down near the office and Vennela held her hand and took her to his cabin.

She knocked on his door and heard a come in from the other side.

Vennela went in first and looking at her, a sweet smile crept on Arya's face. He stood up from his chair and walked towards her. They hugged each other for a few seconds with broad smiles on their faces.

Ekantha who was looking at all this, just prayed that no body should cast an evil eye on their happiness.

"Ekantha! Please come, sit down. What would you like to have?",Arya asked settling in his chair.

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No, nothing! I'm fine",Ekantha said scanning her surrounding. It was a small cosy corner which was arranged with office set up but one corner of the office was filled with non fiction books and self help books.

"Okay, so Vennela was saying you want to pursue something related to the environment and something like that?",he asked to which Ekantha nodded.

"And now you have done your BBA and working as an office staff in school. Right?",he asked.

"Yes, right! I want to explore something like the side profession I have right now. I have also been working part time in a florist shop and that did seem interesting for me",she said.

"Alright! Any other interests that you always wanted to do?",Arya asked.

"I wanted to do something on my own and psychology was also something that was interesting",she said.

"Which kind of psychology, if you have any specification in mind?",Arya asked.

"Something related to counselling psychology",she said and he nodded.

"Why don't you consider doing your masters in business administration, Ekantha or maybe you can set up your own shop soon maybe after working in a handful shops and gaining experience?",he asked.

"Masters was something that I planned for but right now I think I need to concentrate on gaining experience about this field",Ekantha said.

"That's good, you might as well do some certification courses which will help you gain knowledge",he suggested.

"I'll keep that in mind",Ekantha said.

"I'll share the required information regarding it with Vennela and she'll forward it to you. Also, you can do distance education for counselling psychology or if you wish to I'll suggest you some good colleges that I know",Arya said.

"That'll be a great help, Arya! Thank you",Ekantha said.

"I know some contacts who are into flower supplies, I'll have a word with them and maybe you can go meet them once",Arya said.

"That's really something too much, but thank you Arya! I'd like to know and learn things from scratch. Of course I'll go meet them because since you said about them there is no way I am turning you down about it. Thank you for helping me take steps towards my dreams",she said.

"That's nothing, I'll be glad if I could be of some help. Feel free to reach out whenever you feel like you need some help",Arya said to which Ekantha nodded.

The three of them further engaged in some casual conversation and though the couple insisted that she joined them for lunch, Ekantha escaped from there saying that she had something else to do.

Ekantha called Anika and Dikshit to their usual meet up spot and the two gladly joined her.

"So, you mean to say that you'll be working as a decor?",Dikshit asked.

"Floral decor, dumbo! Ekantha, I don't know about anything else but you are doing my upcoming birthday's background decor and I am not asking you, I am just informing you",Anika said to which Dikshit rolled his eyes while Ekantha giggled.

"What? I am not joking! I am serious",Anika said.

"Ani, I still have a lot to learn and certainly I have to experiment sometime but maybe this isn't the right time. Definitely, my first ever proper decor will be an event which you will be hosting, that's a promise! Deal?",Ekantha said and Anika nodded.

They had their lunch and Ekantha joined her duty early today after bidding bye to Anika and Dikshit. Emma and her were slowly becoming comfortable and that was something good. Emma welcomed her with a broad smile, Emma taught her things slowly and Ekantha admired Emma's teaching skills.

Emma was such a patient and understanding teacher. She wouldn't force her opinions on the student rather correct them and help them make their own style.

Just when her shift was almost going to end, she texted Abhi regarding it and he replied that he would be there soon. Ekantha helped Emma close the store and when Emma offered her that she would stay to accompany her but Ekantha insisted her to go since it was already night.

She was standing near the closed store and just then she heard some sound and..

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