Hello everyoneeeee

I am back with Another Update!

Ok guys so honestly I have like a written part of 16K part on my laptop, which I initially thought I would post together with both Arnav and Khushi's POV into this One Mega Update - but then because I still have to Write a little bit More to Khushi's POV - I have decided to Split this Update and Post Arnav's Bit first...because in my Heart I do feel - the full Part on the whole - might just be a lot to Read and absorb at Once.

Ok and now I shall let you all dive in without further Delay.

Will be Eager to know What You All Think As Always.

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EPISODE 3 - PATENTED BY YOU

Eleven Days Later

69,Oceans Drive, Sentosa Cove - Singapore

( Arnavs Family Home)

8:00AM

Arnavs POV

I cant help but feel a Smile curve up my Lips of as I take in the second last bite of the Waffles that I was having for Breakfast.

So, obviously as you all would have already guessed,My Smile - isnt really Like The Friend that I meet very often..naturally...because well like I explained...there's not much that I feel within to Have that Display of Moment on My Lips...However..There are Only Two Occasions or Circumstances in my Otherwise Exiled Mechanical Robotic Life - that Can Make me Smile Naturally.

Number 1 and perhaps the most important One - When a Happy Memory with regards to Khushi comes into My Head..and My Lips quite get into like a Auto- Pilot Mode as they smile on their own as MY Heart starts to indulge in the- Blissful Oasis amongst the otherwise Deserted Heart Moment.( and this Smile ends up being like a 100 percent smile...you know like straight from the corners of my Hearts Memory Drive)

And.

I JUST SMILED THAT Auto - Pilot 100 percent smile because ...I was eating Waffles(Khushis all time favorite)for Breakfast today.

And.

Number 2 - When I am experiencing a Moment with any of my family Members.( this smile is kind off like a 75 percent smile....I have a huge family here in Singapore..you know since my maternal side is also here...however i shall get to the explanations of my Family Tree much Later..for right now is not the Time..)

For right now, as I take the last bite off My Waffle and finish up my black coffee and start making my way from our Patio with the perfect views of the Waterfront - to my Car to get to Work at our office at Raffles Place, which would be a 20 minute drive at this time from our Waterfront Harbour Mansion@ OCEANS Drive ,Sentosa Cove - all I want to do is just close my eyes ,and leanback in the backseat of my Car as Verma uncle drives me to Work - and indulge in a little trip down the Memory Lane as usual - and revisit the memories in my Head of My Geeky Scientist in the Making - because guys the only way I can make it through the rest of the day is if I start my day by thinking of Khushi.

And I Always do.

It's like I give my Heart its Oasis Moments at the start of the day and then at the end of the day as well while I sleep...and then between all of the other time during the day - my heart and being are like the Sahara Desert(you know since it's the largest Desert on Planet Earth)

So Yeah.

Anyways.

Back to My Khushi.

My Adorable GEEKY Scientist in the Making.

She is the first thing on my mind as I wake up at 6am.. and is on my mind all the time when I am working out, then when i get ready and am having breakfast...then when I start to leave for work - she is on my Mind all the time until Verma Uncles brings the car to the Halt at Work.

I nod at Verma Uncle now and give him a polite smile as I get in the backseat and he asks getting in the front driving seat - "Arnav..beta..what time do we leave for Changi tonight? What time is your flight?"

I answer immediately- "Uncle..my flights for 1am..I think we should be good to leave by 1030pm..we will reach the airport by 11pm then...."

Verma uncle nods and smiles and looks back at me through the review mirror and asks politely - " a sudden business trip beta? Wasnt on your itenary uptil yesterday..?"

I nod as I admit honestly- " yes uncle...a sudden business trip...I should be back from Dubai in week maximum.."

Verma uncle - " ok beta, the house is going to be empty, since your parents are on a holiday too and now you are leaving for a bbit.anyways..will you be leaving from office itself??"

I say - "no uncle...will definetly come home Pack for a bit and then we will leave from here.."

UnCle - ".ok beta....let's go then..."

I nod as I say - " yes..let's go.." ,and he kickstarter the accelerator and our daily commute to the office begins.

And I close my eyes now and lean back in my seat like I always do and I think of Khushi.

And guys because I had the Waffle today-( and Khushi and the Waffle had always been in like a committed food affair) - I definitely want to revisit the very first memory of her that I have with the Waffle in the picture too - and coincidentally it's a memory from later apart of the day when I first met her.

My Auto-Pilot 100 percent Smile Mode Comes on- on reflex now as the Memory starts to Now Replay it's way in front if my eyes - still feeling so so fresh as if it were just yesterday!

( Authors Note - Adding a picture Collage of Arnav and Khushis appartments places in London - so that you can visualise better and hope that enhances your reading experience as we go along)

Flashback

Later that Day - September 6,2011

5PM

I was comfortably lounging in the living space of my appartment catching up on Some Reading and Cases for my Starategic Management class the Next day,when there was a loud knock on my Door.

Knocks actually.

Not just a Knock.

THUDS OF KNOCKS THAT WERE LIKE MUSIC BEATS.

There were like Thuds off it one after the Other...and that too in systematic Rhythm of like a group of 5 knocks each that it Was safe for me to Conclude that those knocks were Like Rhythamatic Beats of Music.

I walked up to my door nonetheless...keeping the notes and reading material I was going through on the center table and just as I open my door ...I see Khushi standing in front of me with the same natural powerful smile up her face and the Sparkle in her eyes - wearing the same clothes that she had on this morning..the same bag on her shoulders and the only thing that was Different was a Huge Brown Take Away Paper Bag tucked under the side arm and another take away cup in the same hand.

I should have known that those rhythmic knocks were her doing.

And even before I could say hello she spoke immediately with a mischevious grin up her face - " hey you...Mr Tycoon in the making...good evening...so you know i was thinking that you did tell me your name already..Arnav..which is quite nice actually..but somehow I feel that Mr.Tycoon in the making or Mr.Tycoon would sound more interesting ...dont you think so? I mean dude I am so sure everyone calls you Arnav...so I was like thinking to myself on the tube ride back...that why must I call You Arnav...I mean...I was contemplating on another name to call you from keeping Arnav in mind too I did think of Arnav - my kind front door neighbour and Arnav-TheManofFewWords you know since you are pretty much the silent type but then I'm like nooo..Khushi...Mr.Tycoon in the making sounds better..or you know I could totally sans in the making bit and call you just Mr Tycoon too...so then I thought..ha..I'm reaching home in like a bit..I'll just knock on your door and check with you just incase you are home..so now tell me what do you prefer.. and just Arnav is too boring ok...so either I call you Mr.Tycoon in the making or just Mr Tycoon...or wait..please dont tell me you prefer being addressed as just Arnav??????please dont say that ok...atleast you have to agree to being addressed as Arnav - the Man of Few Words ...ok???"

Yeah - now you know what I meant by that this Girl belonged in the Museums. This rant from her in that very moment of Time was the first time - this thought flashed in My Head.I voiced it out to her much later in time though- I think almost a month after we got together which would mean by almost the end of a period of three months from this very above moment in Time.

Back to My Memory.

I looked at her totally Amused and Stunned as I re-comprehended everything she had just said to me and I see her looking at me with widened curious eyes and I say on reflex now - " good evening Khushi..."

Khushi continued to look at me with widened, curious eyes and she spoke in a matter of fact tone,still grinning - " oh good evening...cmon then tell me first what name would you prefer..because I then have something like super important for you.."

I looked at her puzzled,not knowing what to say to that and I admitted honestly - " well Khushi to be honest...no ones ever asked me to choose from a list of names to be addressed with..ever before...so I dont know what to say.."

Khushi grins and groans and rolls her eyes...and I totally wondered in that moment how could she pull of all the three expressions together in that amusingly intriguing way.She spoke with a glint in her eye - " well like I figured..that's why I mentioned..that I am sure that people just call you Arnav.. and I totally have no plans in joining the crowd.. I mean your name is nice ofcourse...no offence...but it's like too serious serious type ok...so cmon then..choose fast..and I hope you are not offended."

Ha! Was I offended? Obviously not.

I was Beyond Stunned - with Amusement.

I shrugged and admitted honestly - " well no I am not offended...but I don't know what to choose...as in which one to choose so well you can decide for yourself Khushi..."

Khushi grinned - " ok then...I gave you a choice ok Mr..but you left it upto me..so disclaimer in this moment of time..you must not blame me for the choice I make..so I think I am going to keep switching in between Mr Tycoon and Mr ManOfFewWords..and obviously sometimes I might just call you Arnav too..and oh yes...sometimes I also might just say Mr Future Tycoon...so these four names...ill just go with the flow of whatever I want to address you as in moments of time after this...works ok???"

I nod puzzled and amused and I asked- " ok khushi..no worries...you said you have something super important for me..what is it??"

Khushi chuckled, gesturing towards the brown paper bag in her hand- " oh yes.. you mind if I come in Mr Tycoon??"

And I had realised that she was still at my door and I immediately nodded and spoke- " yeah sure c'mon in...", and she walked into my apartment and I walked back in, leaving the door open adjusted against the door magnet and I saw her look around my space and she grinned- " nice space Mr Tycoon..do you have some plates in your little kitchen?i am sure you must have some...and no no you don't need to help me get them..just gesture to me...I shall help myself with the process"

I nod and I gesture to the cabinet.. totally wondering when would she stop amusing the hell out of me? I was so Amused.

Well now that I look back it..the answer to that would be Never! As in she never stopped amusing me and well - I think Smitten would be a better word to describe my emotion in that moment.

Not Amused.

I was Smitten.

She kept her bag on the island table along with the cup and the brown paper bag and then turned around and tiptoed a little towards the cabinet and took out a mini plate and she placed it on the island table and she said looking at me with that same sparkle and smile - " so Mr Tycoon...remember I told you this morning..that one could just have those Waffles from around that little kiosk outside the Bond Street Tube Station..and fall in love with London just because of that? I totally had to get them for you to taste... because well I do want to thank you for helping me this morning..and My Mom always taught me ever since I was a kid that if someone helps us..we must return a kind gesture at least three times over could be in different ways...but definitely at least a minimum of three times over..as a token of thanks from our side..so....you know after classes and my reading time in the library.. I was just thinking..how must I thank you for your help this morning..for it's because of your help that I reached in time or my Guinness world book of record of never missing on a class would have been broken...because the professors whose class I had is like super strict ok...he doesn't allow anyone to enter once he enters in..so yes..then I thought...I can make a little detour in my tube ride and pick these up for you to taste as I gesture of a thank you from my side....and you did also say that you are new in London as in just a month right...and because you look like so so serious..I just thought you probably don't like it here that much yet..so then I thought..if you have these waffles...it'll be like the perfect excuse to love London ...I mean..you will surely fall in Love with London..for these..I am telling you...Mr Tycoon...", she finally finished up her adorable rant and placed out a huge Belgian waffle on the plate and shoved it in front of the amused me who was standing on the other side of the island table opposite her with my arms folded and she spoke further - " so Mr Tycoon...they do have like a zillion toppings to go over the waffle ok...which are like super yummy...but for the first time tasting.. I think its only fair that you taste these beauties as is..like in their natural flavour...cmon cmon...taste it...dont feel awkward..this is your home...I am the intruder remember...", she finished with a adorable chuckle and she sat herself on one of the chairs around the island table and took out another waffle from the brown bag and took a bite off it and then took a sip of her drink from her take away cup too.

I nodded and smiled on reflex as I took a chair opposite her and I asked inquisitively with the intention of pulling her leg- "do you really have the Guinness record of never missing on a class khushi??"

She chuckled taking another bite - " haha..as if...you know but in my head I would like to believe so that I have one..for sure..in my very own Guinness book of Khushi's records...cmon now eat ya...that Mr.Waffle on your plate..is almost on the verge of feeling dejected and neglected..."

I chuckled and picked up the Waffle from the Plate and I took a bite off it and it really was Yumm and I nod at her as I admit taking another bite - " ok this is really good...."

She grinned - " I told you..this waffle...and this...",she gestured to her take away cup - " and hot chocolate...its like heaven for your tastebuds..its all I ever drink you know in the hot beverages..like no tea and coffee for me...just my hot chocolate....what about you? You prefer tea or coffee...??or the hot chocolate maybe??",she chuckled.

I admitted taking another bite off the waffle - " I prefer coffee...and I like it black...no sugar.."

Her eyes widened at that as she asked in horror - " really no sugar??????you dont like sugary stuff or what?? And here I am making you eat a waffle..god I'm sorry.."

I admitted honestly chewing on the waffle - " well it's not that I don't like sugary stuff Khushi...I just don't like sugar in my caffeine dose that's all.."

She smiles a smile of relief as she spoke - " oh thank God.. or else I was thinking...that this may not come across as a thank you then.. more so like a forced punishment...by a intruder.."

I said on relfex ,getting up to fill myself a glass of water and I walk back to my chair and sip on water - " you are not intruding Khushi.."

She smiled- "ok then..now that you have had a couple of bites off the waffles tell me are you In love with London already now...I fall in love with london everytime I have these..which is like almost every second day ok...??", and she took another bite off her waffle with a grin.

I had never seen anyone feel so delighted while eating a Belgian Waffle - ever in My life - until that Moment of Time. It became a very common scene after though - since Khushi would literally eat them every second day and she would always get one for me too.And only always - from this Kiosk.She would always say to me Later on in the days of our lives - that Mr Tycoon - if I love something - I am like Super Loyal to it - so its like If I feel like Waffles - im totally going to eat one from this Kiosk in the vicinity of London ofcourse - but maybe when I am elsewhere then it shall be a different story - because obviously geographical boundaries would become a hindrance to my taste buds and cravings - but Mr. Waffle - know this everytime I have a Waffle in anypart of the world apart from London...I shall think of you, always (she said this totally looking at the Belgian waffle in her hand with so much emotion in her eyes that it was insanely crazy)

Yeah.

The Museum was exactly where she belonged.

She was One of a Kind.

God had made Just One of Her.

And then he got Greedy because he realised how Awesome she was - and called her upto Heaven for company- well before her time.

Anyways.

Back to my Memory.

And I chuckled on reflex as I asked taking another bite off my delicious waffle,wanting to pull her leg a little again - " well to be honest.. I do like London...but I would use the word Like and not love though..i most definetly cannot use the word Love so easily Khushi...in any context... anyways you tell me are you normally like this everyday?? Or today you are just too excited because you moved out of your campus accommodation?"

She grinned and her eyes sparkled as she took a sip off her drink - "well to be honest and fair..I am pretty much like this all the time...you know that's why I mentioned that my mom had me tested in Queenstown..everyone back in Queenstown surely thinks my brains crazy haha..and I tell them..dude it's just different because duh...I am destined to be the scientist of the lot..and we function differently..."

I chuckled again as i asked - " really? Do all geeky scientists in the making talk this much??no offense...just a query.."

She chuckled to that -."haha...no offense taken.. and I was expecting you to ask me this actually you know since you are the man of few words..only natural for you to be appauled by my chatter...but to be fair.. I do think I'm the craziest of the lot..when it comes to the chatter...you know my brother his name is Rahul...he calls me his chatter box.."

I asked on reflex- " wont you miss your friends since you moved here?

She continued to eat - "hmmm not really... you know what..back in my college campus...I do have a couple of friends in class but the friendship kind of only lasts uptil the classes and the study time and the library time.. has not transcened beyond into social circles since I am not the usually into partying or drinking or going out too much socially... like all everyone wants to do is bar hopping and stuff..well you get the scene....I couldn't really mix well with anyone around me easily because of my interest in just my books and love for science and chemistry...so I would say the people I know from college would be more like acquaintances...Not really friends..and then like I said socially too I'm just not into the stuff that they are in...so...iv been quite the recluse in my time in there...so I was glad that I moved out...I can be myself and not worry about being looked upon as a geeky scientist weirdo..but because this place is new and coincidentally I bumped into you this morning...I just thought...it would be nice to atleast know someone around...you know just incase.. I end up triggering a fire alarm by one of my experiments gone wrong in my home lab that I will be setting up...soon...I can ask you for help..."

I asked amused - " wait what??? You are going to set up a home lab??"

She nodded with a smile - " totally...that's another reason I moved out ya..I wasn't allowed to take my chemistry experiment stuff in to the college accommodation.. not that I didn't try..I mean but the head was all like no way...so not allowed.. you might just end up triggering off the fire alarms everyday...and then I let it be too you know since because it was like yes sir.maybe you are right...but dont worry..its not going to be like a full on chemical lab that will blow up this space haha..Mr tycoon..just some safe organic stuff and low grade science lab stuff that I would need to keep researching in...as I go along my course and research...I do a lot of research by dissecting make up and skin care products ok..and it gets messy hence i most definetly need to set up a space for it...which I shall soon... ."

I looked at her amused and stated immediately- " well I do think your brother chose quite an apt name for you Khushi...quite the chatterbox you are...and I most definitely haven't come across anyone like you in the almost 25 plus years of my life...and on that note..how old are you..second year college in graduation..you mentioned..so 19 then?

She gave me a sheepish smile - " well technically not just 19 ..19 years Ten Months old...I am like five years six months younger to my brother rahul...he is as old as you...and you know whar sometimes he calls me not just the chatterbox..sometimes he says I'm like a permanent walkie talkie too who doesn't have a pause button...like that god totally forgot to put a pause button in my VOICEBOX..and that my larynx doesn't gets any rest all day...and it must be jumping in glee when I sleep at night...because it finally gets rest...and now that I just told you that...I think my brother is right about the latter.....", she finished with a deep though touching on her voicebox and then grinned to herself - " good job you dammit...look at how much I tax you...and you support me so so so well anyway...thank you dear voicebox...I have no clue what would I do without you..."

YEAH.

GUYS.

SHE LITERALLY HAD THAT CONVERSATION WITH HER VOICEBOX IN FRONT OF ME - IN THAT VERY MOMENT OF TIME.

Oh Khushi - I totally have everything about you Stored - in the Museum of my precious Memories.

And to be honest guys - I would do anything in this moment of time - trade away my very own life if I had to - to just hear her Voice once - in like Real.

I obviously have like a Lot of Videos in which shes Talking and ranting - I totally make it a note to Watch a lot of those Later Tonight in the Flight.

Getting back to the Memory.

I nodded on reflex with another chuckle - " oh well your brother is most surely right about that too...you surely are a walkie talkie too with no pause button at all..."

She gives me a sheepish smile as i see her eyes fall on my living space behind and she then said immediately - "ya I know....oh shoot...I was about to go on my rant again..and I just spotted your files and stuff behind you.. I'm sorry I think you were busy reading and studying when I came in..and I took so much of your time with my rants..",and her voice softened and her gaze turned into a innocently worried one as she stated - " i didnt mean to disturb you....it's like my family and friends back at home are used to this...but i know it can come across as a annoying habit.. I'm sorry...incase I disturbed you..", and her gaze softened even more as she picked up her drink and sipped on it and got up from the chair and smiled at me - " well now that I have thanked you Mr Tycoon through the Waffle...I shall not be the annoying constant chatter chatterbox walkie talkie front door neighbour and take your leave..but this was just me thanking you one time over..i have to get around to two more times over....thank you Mr Tycoon/Man of few words..I'll get going now...", and she started to leave.

I said on reflex,immediately getting up from my chair too - "hey..I didnt mean to offend you..it was just a statement made on reflex.."

She smiled and she rolled her eyes - " ya ya..you are just being polite...I know my rants can be totally annoying too...and I mean it that I haven't taken any offense ok..I have to start unpacking no..remember I told my suitcases that I have a date with them tonight...so yeah...I'll see you then..bye for now...",and she started to walk out.

And I nod as I walk her to the door and she now makes her way to the door across and opens it up and I said on reflex - " I'm sure you need to stock up your groceries and stuff right? I'm going to go around to Tesco express in a bit a little further than around the block to stock up on some stuff that I need...I could show you around there..since this is a new area for you.."

Khushi grinned as she opened her door and stepped into it and faced me standing in my door on front of her - " oh that would be great Mr Tycoon...I do need to stock up on everything..like food stuff and other essentials too and see you are helping me again...now god...I will have to thank you like 5 more times...you know 2 more times pending from before...and 3 times more for this..."

I chuckled - ok Khushi...you can continue holding the accounts of thank you's...but it's nothing much...just relax..and I'll leave in an hour..works?

Khushi grinned- " totally works Mr Tycoon..totally...I'll be done with settling one suitcase of mine by then surely..stepping out to Tesco will be like the exact break i'd need...because I do need to get stuff no...or how else willl I cook dinner for myself....Oh thank god for the reminder..do you know Mr Tycoon I maybe 19years and 10 months only..but I am quite a ok ok cook..another reason why I moved out...you know because on campus..we didnt have kitchens in our en-suites only a little on floor pantry...and I was so so so bugged of the food in the food halls and ...like seriously I'd prefer to starve rather than to consume the same again and I also want to avoid take aways for a bit....oops..sorry I started with my rant again now didnt I...sorry...did I annoy you again???",she paused as she asked softly looking at me with innocent widened eyes.

I gave her a amused look - " well you did start with your rant again ...yes...but Khushi no...you didn't annoy me and to be honest it's kind of intriguing to know someone who is a constant walkie talkie...I could do a research on this and learn maybe you know since I am the man of few words.."

And we shared a instant comfortable chuckle and I added immediately - "And Khushi...thank you for the Waffles..they were really good..the best I have ever had..for sure..."

Her eyes sparkled - " seeeeeeeee....I told you...didnt I?? Trust me Mr Tycoon...one day you will fall in love with London...just for them...and maybe you never know one day my company will actually end up rubbing on you...and you might not just be a man of few words then ..anymore..."

Oh yes my adorable geeky scientist in the making...I did fall in Love with London eventually but never was it because of the Waffles or anything else for that matter - I fell in Love with London...because of You...and I wish I had realised it when there was Time.

And oh guys...I did learn to open up and talk a lot in the ten months I had known Khushi..eventually...but I could only be so Carefree with her and never around anyone else...it was really was a Pity that I hadn't realised the Importance of everything that I had felt - in its truest essence when there was Time - and ever since she passed...I returned to Being the Man of Few Words.

But You know what guys...Now that I look back into this..I can easily say that I offered to Help her and take her to Tesco in that moment of time because a part deep Inside of Me was Smitten...Smitten so so bad...that I actually wanted to Spend More time With Her - that was what it was about...It really was a Pity that I hadn't realized it in that moment- that Khushi had filed the first document for Copyrights on MY Heart - the very first Day I Met Her!

OR MAYBE GUYS... Copyright isnt the right word...because even though I didnt realise thAt it was Love for me too when there was Time - it was Love...in its Truest Purest Sense..and thats why My entire Being...My Heart...My body...my soul...every inch off it...is like so so Loyal to Khushi even today! And Hence I THINK THE RIGHT WORD FOR ME TO USE IN HERE Instead of Copyrights WOULD BE - PATENT.

MY ADORABLE GEEKY SCIENTIST IN THE MAKING had Filed For a Patent On EVERY DAMM Inch Of MY being on that very first Day...and it really was too Bad that I hadnt realised that This Patent had been successfully approved by the Council of MY being - when there was Time.

Nonetheless - you know everything now don't you Khushi? You are watching over me...you Know surely now...that I have Been Patented By You...in Everyway!

" Arnav.....we are reaching in a minute Beta...", comes Verma Uncles voice into My ears now and I instruct myself to Pull out from my walk down the memory lane.

I was reaching Work.

It was Time to Switch back into the Present.

I smile to myself one more time as my Heart basks in its Oasis Moment of the Beautiful Memory it had just relived and I now open my eyes and straighten up in my seat and see the car getting pulled to a Halt in front of our Office building at the central downtown Business District of Singapore,the Raffles Place - which very much could be called the WALL STREET block of Singapore.

I smile politely at uncle and I step out and just as I am about to enter in - I spot my Sister Anjali and my cousin Akash walk upto me and they both smile - "goodmorning Arnav..."

" Goodmorning Di...goodmorning Akash...",I smile and greet them with my 75 percent natural auto-pilot mode - Family Smile.

Akash - " ok then bhai..so you are leaving for Dubai tonight then..."

Di smiled - " well ofcourse..ya Akkash...Dad and Mom are busy holidaying which means that this comes on Arnav.. you do know Dads been wanting to make these real estate investments in Dubai for so so long now...and with Arnav gone you and me are going to get screwed with Work pressure..."

Akash was my MamA's son...and we were close as cousins..and he was also my backbone of support in Businesses since he was the CFO of the Group.

Di was Head of Operations in three of our Business Verticals.

I look at Di and Akash - " guys just a week...I'll be back soon..."

Di smiles - " well Arnav I think this trip to Dubai will do you good...I mean..you might just have some time to unwind a little and relax too...you know even a robot needs its charging..and in here you are always working...so maybe a different place..a different ambience will do you good..."

I roll my eyes at my Sister, she says that to me every time - every single time I take a business trip out of Singapore.

She just gives me a worried - Please Arnav...do chill around a little this time.

Akash - " bhai..di is right...do use the time in the evenings to just relax and roam around...you never do so..and I think its about time you understand that importance of rejuvenation too...."

I nod at them as we start walking in - " ok ok...guys...fine...ill see about that once I get there.... cmon then...let's get to work..we have lots to do since I am leaving tonight..for a week , I need to dicuss out so many things and then my schedule is jammpacked until 8pm with back to back meetings...cmon...work mode...", and they nod at me and three of us get into the Elevator now.

And I remember Khushi on reflex.

GUYS..I always remember her when I get into the Elevators - since that's where I first met her...(and also the last I saw her was in the very same elevator where I had first met her - as in I didn't technically see her because I was so so angry at that time at her, at the situation ,at the things she was making me feel, at the conflict in between my mindgames and my heart in that moment in time - that I had my back to her when we had our final spat...the spat that made her leave..the spat that I ran away from to Oxford...not wanting to talk things out smoothly even though she did try to tell me that she was leaving for Queenstown in the moment in time - but in my defence I didn't think she would actually leave...we had been fighting a lot in the last 14 days...and I thought she'd still be there like she had been anyway for the last 14 days even though she would keep telling me - that she was going to leave...and so I had assumed that she wouldn't really leave..and honestly on my way back from Oxford I realised that the posinous words that had left my mouth in the anger at the conflict that had consumed my being - were like the Most Brutal of the Lot...the were way before the Belt...and on my way back from oxford the first thing I had on my mind was to just find her and apologize and then explain things out to her a little smoothly...but by the time I reached back..she really was Gone - Leaving me that Beautiful Letter - you know what guys - my precious geeky adorable scientist - left me a letter full of so so much Love in her usual adorable rants style - even though in the morning - I had been the beast to her of the highest in my anger - all because she had mentioned that she didn't want to leave London on a sour note from her end.

Yeah.

AND PROBABLY THE BIGGEST REGRET IN MY BEING THAT IS GOING TO HAUNT ME TILL THE END OF TIME IS THAT LAST SHOW DOWN WITH HER IN THE ELEVATOR - WHEN I SAID THE THINGS I DID...HURT HER IN THE WAY I DID...AND MORE SO I DID NOT LOOK AT HER IN THE FACE - EVEN THOUGH SHE LITERALLY BEGGED ME TOO.I SNUBBED HER, DISREGARDED HER, DISRESPECTED HER, IN THE WORST POSSIBLE OF WAYS AND PLUCKED HER OUT OF MY LIFE IN THAT MOMENT OF TIME THINKING THAT I COULD GO ON WITHOUT HER..THAT I DIDN'T NEED HER IN MY LIFE , THAT IT WASN'T LOVE.

WHAT I DIDN'T KNOW THEN THAT SHE WOULD REALLY BE SNATCHED AWAY FROM ME FOREVER - FATE AND LIFE DECIDED TO PUNISH AND SCREW ME BACK ROYALLY.

SO YES.

ONE OF MY BIGGEST REGRETS THAT WILL GO WITH ME TO MY GRAVE IS THIS - THAT I HAD BEEN THE BEAST OF THE HIGHEST ORDER TO HER THE LAST SHE SAW OF ME....THAT I DIDN'T LOOK AT KHUSHI THE LAST ...SHE WAS AROUND ME. THAT SHE SUCCUMBED TO DEATH THINKING I NEVER LOVED HER - BELEIVING THE WORST OF WHAT I HAD PROJECTED TO HER.

AND

YET.

SHE LEFT ME A LOVING LETTER - AS A WAY OF SAYING GOODBYE.

I know..i know...You WANT TO KILL ME.

I GET IT.

But AS I RETURNED BACK TO MY APARTMENT ALL BY MYSELF AFTER I GOT THE NEWS OF HER PASSING.... AND EVERYTHING ABOUT US STARTED TO HAUNT ME - I FLED FROM LONDON THE VERY NEXT DAY (AND NEVER HAVE I RETURNED THERE, EVER SINCE )and then once I WAS home, broken and scarred.. I totally thought I couldn't even Die in peace- BECAUSE I KIND OF DESERVED THE TORTOROUS PUNISHMENT FATE HAD SHOVED MY WAY.

I deserved to live with the Pain - my Desitny and Fate had sent my way.

And eventually I figured out that the only way I could make up to her for the Beast I had been to her then - was by Holding onto her Memories and still Love her and Be fiercely Loyal to her till the end of my time - until Life decided that my Punishment was Over...and decided to Give Up On Me - Itself.

Now you know why I used the Word - Patended Right?

Now you know.

Just like how Khushi knows too since she is surely watching over Me.

And hence I have to say this in my Head before we step out the Elevator - just like I do everyday...everytime.. I get out of One.

I am sorry Khushi...for tainting the memory of how we first met...in that elevator by the way I behaved the last I saw of you...I am sorry that I didn't look at you...but know this......My Adorable Geeky Scientist in the Making - even though I didn't get to tell this to you when there was Time...I will keep chanting this out to you anyway every freaking day for the rest of my life...Until my Last Breathe....until My life Gives up On Me.

I loVe You Khushi...

I always Did...and

I always Will.

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In the Skies

Love smiled to herself as she spoke into the phone, talking to Time - " yeah...I know...that's why I told you Patended was a better word to use in context Time..yes yes...I just checked with Fate and Destiny...Khushi is already on the plane to Dubai...she just boarded two hours ago...it's a longer flying time for her to reach Dubai...yes yes...they will Land at the Same Time...yes..all is going as per the Plan Time...don't worry..."

And she hears Time say - " ok then I gotta start reading up on some cases...speak later, Love?

Love smiled to herself - " Later Time...later...",and she hung up.

And she smiled to herself - she liked the way the Stage was Being Set up for the Epic Encounter in between these two long - lost Lovers - but - before that - she still had a very important Vision to Look into - she had to get a sneak peek into Khushi's pure and Innocent Mortal heart - for Khushi - was actually so pure in her heart - that she could literally say that she was like a Angel down there on Planet Earth.

An Angel - who had encountered a lot of Damage to her Wings in all this Time - and yet she Smiled and She Lived - radiating Positivity and Love - hiding her scars bravely from the World - under her Man Made - Concealers.

But Love knew - because she was watching everything...the condition of Khushi's heart wasn't hidden from her and hence she knew with conviction- that Ironically - the only one destined to have the Power to band-aid and fix this Angels Broken Wings - was the One who had given her These Scars in the First Place.

He was the Only one - who could Conceal her wounds for Real.

And that is why she had Taken upon herself to make sure - that everyone would agree to Re-Open this Case.

And that is why - She was Sending Him Her Way Again - because even though Grave mistakes had been made in the Past by this Man.

Brutal Mistakes.

But the Time of his Exiled Punishment was Nearing Completion too.

He had repented enough - truly from his heart - and that his why he was being Blessed with this Second Chance Too.

For Now was the Time for the two Injured Hearts to Heal.

Now was the time - that these Two hearts realised - in a moment of Time - that sometimes - it takes WHATS COMPLETELY BROKEN -BECOMING WHOLE AGAIN.

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Tadaaa...let me know what you guys thinkkkkkk!!!!!

But Expect Another Update Tomorrow too - or Maybe Later tonight with Khushi's POV too...since I have already written 3/4th off it.

Much love Guys.

Always.

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